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05th Apr 2016

Gabriel Agbonlahor’s suspension is lifted and nine other reasons for Aston Villa fans to be cheerful

Conan Doherty

Yeah, yeah, you’re getting relegated and it’s difficult to see if the fall will ever stop.

Yeah, yeah, your owner has deserted you, you used to to be a proud, successful club and now you’re being branded as the worst team to ever play in the Premier League.

Yeah, life is just one miserable game of awful football but what are you worried about? Here comes Gabriel Agbonlahor.

Here comes your all-time leading Premier League goalscorer whose career ratio of 1 goal in every 4.4 games is better than what any other player has ever managed for the club.

Here comes the man who was named club captain at the start of the season.

Aston Villa have lifted the club suspension placed on Gabriel Agbonlahor. The Englishman was sidelined for the Chelsea game pending an internal investigation after reports that the striker – alleged striker – was caught smoking a shisha pipe while on holidays in Dubai. While his team sat bottom of the league.

But he is back and ready to go.

Well, he’s back at least.

There was no proof of his wrongdoing obviously.

https://twitter.com/amifollos/status/717299231074164737

Well…

https://twitter.com/lewist1989/status/717310885669298176

The fans didn’t take too kindly to the notice however, even though they’re getting back a player who has hit one goal in 12 league appearances this season. If he keeps going like that, he could score again before the campaign is over.

You never know.

https://twitter.com/MrB_W/status/717307622005870594

https://twitter.com/Iniesthaz/status/717304044646240256

https://twitter.com/OfficalBuckley/status/717344334102859776

Others got more aggressive.

https://twitter.com/Jordann1874/status/717298927079464960

But just say – just pretend for one little second – that it was a good thing to get your record goalscorer back – even if he is Gabby Agbonlahor – we’ve been thinking of 10 positives for Villa fans that make the league table seem a lot less gloomy.

AVFC

1. Gabriel Agbonlahor is back.

2. David Bernstein and Adrian Bevington are here.

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10. The season is nearly over.

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