Chief constable Craig Guildford said the public outrage had become a "significant distraction" to "all the great work" of the West Midlands police. LONDON: A top UK police chief who oversaw a contentious decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv football fans from a Birmingham match retired on Friday (Jan 16) after public pressure for him to step down. West Midlands Police and its chief constable Craig Guildford, 52, have been under mounting pressure about their recommendation to bar the fans from the