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Paul Lambert wants the best from Barry Bannan

Express & Star — Boss Paul Lambert today called on Barry Bannan to avoid the comfort zone and hailed the midfielder’s part in Aston Villa's revival.

Aston Villa March 20, 2013

More international news: the funnies from Scotland

7500 To Holte — Sky Sports News have announced that Barry Bannan has been called up to the Scotland squad, probably due to the fact that West Bromwich Albion midfielder James Morrison has pulled out with a hamstring injury. In addition, Ross McCormack, James Forrest and Danny Fox all withdrew from the squad on Monday. Apparently no one wants to help Scotland beat Wales and Serbia. No one, that is, except Barry Bannan, the Scottish Messi. Despite the fact that the Aston Villa midfielder has only earned his recent starts due to other injuries in the squad, Gordon Strachan has seen it fit to include him ...

Aston Villa March 19, 2013

Do footballers know Twitter is public?

7500 To Holte — This is a genuine question I've had for quite some time: Do footballers know anyone can see anything they post on Twitter? Sometimes even a direct message, if they push the wrong button. Sometimes I only wonder this in relation to their conversations with one another. For instance, Chris Herd and Andreas Weimann seemed awfully surprised when Barry Bannan caught them having dinner together without inviting him. But then there are other times that I honestly believe footballers don't have a clue how social media works. Perhaps they missed the "social" part? Or "media"? Do they not rememb...

Aston Villa February 19, 2013

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