Ashley the victim.

I AM so glad to hear that Ashley Blake has a lot of supporters.

We have not heard about how and why the fracas began and ended on that night when a once-happy celebration birthday party turned into a freefor-all involving the guests and regulars, who turned into a hostile mob, throwing anything they could lay their hands on at each other.

All we heard about was the incident involving Ashley. He did not start it yet he has been penalised for it. After all, he was only trying to protect his staff, himself and his premises from an unruly mob.

Ashley Blake is not a thug. He is not the type to lash out to someone for no reason. He does not deserve to go to prison for defending himself and his staff - he was the victim here.

Good luck Ashley, we are behind you all the way.

S BARLONE, Erdington