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Alfie May has insisted he’s ‘only human’ after being criticised for celebrating a Birmingham City goal on social media.
May left Blues for Huddersfield Town this summer following Chris Davies’ side’s promotion to the Championship amid fierce competition to play up front for them.
The striker spent just one season at St Andrew’s, but quickly became a fan favourite and a key player for them during their record points total League One title winning campaign.
Birmingham’s Lyndon Dykes – who has struggled to get into their starting XI and missed out on a loan move to Hibernian – scored a late winner against Swansea City on Saturday, and May has stood by his decision to congratulate his former teammate on social media despite backlash from some Terriers fans.
Alfie May defends posting his support for Birmingham City’s Lyndon Dykes
Huddersfield are currently fifth in League One, but were frustrated by bottom of the table Burton Albion in a 0-0 draw on Saturday.
“I’ve been criticised over the weekend because one of my friends that plays for Birmingham scored the winning goal,” the striker said before the Terriers’ Carabao Cup clash against Manchester City on Wednesday night.
“I tweeted something on the Birmingham page and there’s fans out there criticising me, saying ‘we’ve just drawn to Burton’. Understandable, but I am human.
“When one of my close friends at Birmingham, Lyndon Dykes has just won the game for them, I tweeted that and you think you’re doing the wrong thing but, he came off the bench and won a game. So, I’m supporting my mate.”
May has netted two goals and grabbed two assists in 10 games for Huddersfield so far – but if history is anything to go off, he will bag many more for the Terriers.
Charlton Athletic spell shows Huddersfield fans don’t need to worry about Alfie May’s ‘goal drought’
Speaking about Huddersfield still having a long season ahead of them and plenty of time to push into the automatic promotion spots, May backed himself to go on a scoring run.
“As a striker, I go on goal droughts,” he said. “I’ve done it my whole career, but when I get one, I’ll go and score five or six in the next five or six games and go on a run. So it’s just keeping level headed and making sure you’re doing the right thing.”
When May won the League One golden boot in 2024 with Charlton Athletic, he waited five games in all competitions to get his first goal. He went on to score 23 league goals, 27 in total.
May followed this up with netting 17 goals in 57 games for Birmingham, often playing out of position or coming off the bench.