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title: "Aston Villa: Fans react as Tyrone Mings is named club captain"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Charlie Smith"
section: "Aston Villa"
published: "2021-08-15T10:05:53Z"
modified: "2021-08-15T10:05:53Z"
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# Aston Villa: Fans react as Tyrone Mings is named club captain

**Aston Villa [announced](https://twitter.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1426498844137828353) on Saturday morning that Tyrone Mings is the new club captain, and unsurprisingly a number of Villa fans were quick to share their thoughts on the news via social media.**

Villa had an opening for a new permanent club captain after Jack Grealish sealed a [£100m](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57818660) move to Manchester City earlier this month.

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Mings skippered Villa in [12](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/tyrone-mings/leistungsdaten/spieler/253677/plus/0?saison=2020) successive Premier League games last season when his England team-mate was out injured, and he has now taken the armband on a full-time basis under Dean Smith. The 28-year-old still has [three](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/tyrone-mings/profil/spieler/253677) years remaining on his Midlands deal and is [eight](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/tyrone-mings/leistungsdaten/spieler/253677/plus/0?saison=ges) appearances shy of reaching 100 for Villa.

His first game as permanent captain came against Watford on Saturday, with Villa slipping to an opening weekend [defeat](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58124896) at Vicarage Road, but the defender still gave a decent performance as he won [six duels](https://www.sofascore.com/aston-villa-watford/zsP) against the Hornets.

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### Villa fans react

Villa shared the news on Mings on their [official Twitter page](https://twitter.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1426498844137828353). Here is what these Villa supporters had to say in reply, with one labelling the update as ‘excellent’.

**“Things we love to see”**

[Credit: @JoshBuzzard](https://twitter.com/JoshBuzzard/status/1426502977486036993)

**“ahh finally they announced it!! so happy”**

[Credit: @kacey04661760](https://twitter.com/kacey04661760/status/1426519426745176065)

**“Excellent choice.”**

[Credit: @yellowmarlin](https://twitter.com/yellowmarlin/status/1426499126888439813https://twitter.com/yellowmarlin/status/1426499126888439813)

**“It would be impossible for someone to deserve it more than Mings does. Everything a captain should be, one of the best leaders the club has had in years. Excellent news, this.”**

[Credit: @rad\_nauseam](https://twitter.com/rad_nauseam/status/1426499359613538305)

**“BOOM!!!!!!”**

[Credit: @IanMcGr42738303](https://twitter.com/IanMcGr42738303/status/1426512912869466114)

**“Filed under: things you love to see”**

[Credit: @SheldonLT](https://twitter.com/SheldonLT/status/1426498937612034050)

***In other news:*** [***‘I’m actually done’ – Many AVFC fans react as ‘worrying’ news is confirmed.***](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/aston-villa-news/aston-villa-fans-react-to-richard-okelly-exit/)