ISRAELI club Maccabi Tel Aviv have promised to send only fans who stroke puppies and present old ladies with bouquets of flowers to their match with Aston Villa.

After the Tel Aviv derby was called off due to rioting and ‘risks to human life’, the club has sworn that only those members of its hardcore support known as the ‘ultra-nice’ would come to Birmingham bringing thoughtful wrapped gifts.

A spokesman said: “Your politicians and media calling a police decision to ban fans anti-Semitism were right. Our true supporters exude a Zen-like calm.

“They will pour off the plane, eager to befriend and tip generously. Planting wildflowers as they go, they will invade central Birmingham, cleaning its streets and pick up litter.

“Skin colour and religion are immaterial, for to them all men are

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