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Happy Clappers Not So Happy. Euros&Villans. Will Lyden Earn New Contract & A Return For Green

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Unoial Villa News…

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A round up of Aston Villa news, views and social media coverage, via the uno fish ial one… Multiple article authors … you can see who wrote each one at the top of articles.

And a warm welcome to award-winning winning writer Crippy Cooke to the Vital Villa team.

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https://twitter.com/ThatGarateyjc/status/1059556962415923201

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My last blog… This one might sound strange but I love Dean Smith’s reaction when the interviewer says the 2-0 win over Bolton was a ‘convincing display.’

He retorts, “I thought we were average tonight to be honest.”

Read more: The Fear Blog: This Really Could Be Mouthwatering For Aston Villa

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I’m proud to have arranged for a few extracts of the Euros & Villans book by Rob Bishop to be serialised on Vital Villa. Here is the first. Euro & Villans: Aston Villa’s First Competitive European Game In 1975

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Obviously, there are still improvements to be made and nobody is denying that, but a second win for Smith is a second win and the performance was another step – Smith criticising the showing and pointing out that there was a ‘distinct averageness’ to lots of our play tells its own message. Read more: “It’s About Time” “Swagger Back” “Cheeky Smile” – Villa Man Takes His Praise Following Bolton Improvement

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Jordan Lyden? I do wonder if he will make a return. Smith does like to develop younger players, so maybe. Read more: Midfielder reveals Aston Villa could agree new deal on one condition

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Forum thread on Lord Ron Saunders: click here…

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Not sure we’ve been left with that many options centre back wise, but Crippy looks at what they might be:

Villa sign Welshman, outcast returns, defender recalled – 3 ways to fix centre-back problem

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Aston Villa Fixtures And Results

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Heard mixed things on this player since he went on loan. I always really fancied he’d be our star. I wonder now if the injuries will at any stage be put behind him or if they will be the reason he never quite makes it?

On-loan winger returning from injury, can he impress Aston Villa’s scouts?

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Very good this! They were laughing a little too loudly, not that they could hear themselves over the poxy clapper things the club gave them.

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Madness lies this way I tells ya! The Vital Villa January Transfer Thread…

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After a six-week layout, Portsmouth confirmed that Andre Green has returned from a knee injury. Manager Kenny Jackett revealed the on-loan winger, who’s made just two appearances at Pompey since leaving Villa in August, began full training this week and could soon return to the matchday squad.

On-loan winger returning from injury, can he impress Aston Villa’s scouts?

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FCG forum thread: https://forums.vitalfootball.co.uk/threads/the-new-fcg-agenda-thread.83485/page-3#post-1613625

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Fulham fans did go rather overboard laughing at us after our no-show (1st half mostly) at Wembley. I’m not sure how loud they were laughing because their club hadn’t provided them with more clapper monstrosities and they’d not be able to make the noise themselves obviously. Read more: The Fear Blog: The Fulham Fans Said Our Wembley Loss Would Ruin Our Club. How Wrong They Were

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Aston Villa youngster Rushian Hepburn-Murphy is on the road back to recovery after being hit with injury in 2018/19.

Big things continue to be hoped for from the 20-year-old striker following his early substitute debut in the clash against Sunderland back in 2014/15, but since then he has only made 13 sub showings in league competition, with four appearances in the domestic cups.

“Top News” “Big Things Will Happen” – Villa Youngster Makes His Mark As He Returns To The Pitch

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Thought for the day: “I saw Van Gogh in the bar the other day. I offered him a drink but he said ‘no thanks, I’ve got one ‘ere’…….”

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All The Points But The Gaffer Isn’t Satisfied, Memories Of Milner, £8m For A Former Player And More..

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