Savage was an idiot and wind up merchant on the pitch and he's just the same off it. Not excusing the response, it was pathetic, but his intention from the outset here was to get a reaction.
He did also say after the comment about his dad that 'Villa fans are showing their true colours'...thus painting us all with the same brush. I have no sympathy for him whatsoever and him being nutted by Dublin is still one of my all-time favorite Villa memories.
I think Savage is a decent pundit to be fair. He made a bold call in predicting us to go down and lets face it, he wasn't far off. I've also read some of his other articles on the Beeb and they are pretty spot-on. I'm more upset with the Beeb trying to groom Michael Owen to become a permanent fixture on MOTD. He makes Claridge and Rosenior on the Football League show seem insightful and interesting!