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Aston Villa sign a new right back – Twitter reacts like Twitter reacts

Published 15:05 23 Aug 2016 BST

Conan Doherty
Aston Villa sign a new right back – Twitter reacts like Twitter reacts

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Tony Xia pulled this one out of the hat.

Aston Villa have gone and signed a Premier League medalist and a former Manchester United defender in Richie De Laet. The fee is believed to be in the region of £2.5m and no-one saw it coming. Not even the "In The Knows." https://twitter.com/JulieBayleyIFA/status/767836289613828096 The 27-year-old Belgian is another strong, reliable recruit for Roberto Di Matteo as Villa continue to search for an elusive second win in the Championship. It also means Alan Hutton will finally be put under a bit of pressure for that full back position and it means the team are slowly but surely infesting the poisoned squad with experienced pros. And Lescott and Richards. And Agbonlahor. https://twitter.com/AVFCOfficial/status/768030041917775872 Still, even in the face of a good signing, people are not happy. Of course they're not. Feedback. https://twitter.com/jrwyke/status/768030692475297792 Just delete. https://twitter.com/samhuxley/status/768032382855372800 https://twitter.com/liamhappe/status/768031672495398912 Some were even more offended than that. https://twitter.com/JabHookNQPR/status/768032402073608192 Signing Ritchie De Laet comes with all sorts of expectations... https://twitter.com/imjoshuasmith/status/768048799696687105 https://twitter.com/AVFCSAMVTID/status/768031559295328257 Well... https://twitter.com/LozaDB/status/768039935433728000 Some people were happy though. https://twitter.com/harryiacopo/status/768039230887104512 But Leicester fans were happier. https://twitter.com/ethan_henson_/status/768030774687858688 This is unfair. https://twitter.com/EEL__55/status/768037378405511168 Mind your own business! https://twitter.com/Jenkins569/status/768033212455120896 https://twitter.com/IITemperZzz/status/768031348108001280 Stats. Of course. https://twitter.com/TheFace34/status/768033091092942848 https://twitter.com/TheFace34/status/768033872474992640 https://twitter.com/TheFace34/status/768034740519706624 The stats that matter. https://twitter.com/J_J_Farrell/status/768032530780000256 Really though... https://twitter.com/Rafi69247/status/768030623382372352 The latest GAA Hour football podcast features Colm Parkinson, Senan Connell and Paul Galvin. Subscribe here on iTunes

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