Bruce scathes 'prat' Winter

Birmingham manager Steve Bruce has launched an attack on former referee Jeff Winter after the retired official branded Robbie Savage a “coward” after a bust-up with Aston Villa skipper Olof Mellberg.

Winter was scathing about the Welsh international in his newspaper column and alleged Savage had tried to gouge out the eyes of Mellberg during a flare-up in the Birmingham derby last Sunday, which the Blues won 2-1.