Vandals leave groundsman 'numb'

A new set of goals will cost the club £3,000 (Getty Images)

Birmingham City's head groundsman has said the vandalism at St Andrew's following the club's relegation from the Premier League has left him 'numb'.

The set of goals at the Tilton Road End was broken as angry fans ran onto the pitch after the win over Blackburn, causing £3,000 worth of damage.

"I realise now that it wasn't the genuine fans," Martin Kelly told the club's website.

"I watched it happening and felt totally numb."

Kelly added: "Regardless of what those people were thinking at the time, to go on to their own club's pitch and vandalise the goals was completely wrong.

"I still can't take it in."

Birmingham City are working closely with West Midlands Police to try and identify those responsible.

CCTV footage has already been handed over to the force's football intelligence department with banning orders ready for anyone found guilty.