Birmingham City Football Club will offer its respects to little Arthur Labinjo-Hughes on Saturday.
Supporters at the home match with Cardiff will be invited to pay tribute to Arthur after six minutes — his age, in years, when he died at the hands of his stepmother — a flag of remembrance will be installed and two memorial bricks will be cemented into the St Andrew’s stadium. It is a thoroughly decent and well-intended gesture.
We do not know if Arthur ever watched a game at St Andrew’s, but we know they were his favourite team.