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title: "Aston Villa morning news round-up – 12th October 2018"
canonical: "https://readastonvilla.com/2018/10/12/aston-villa-morning-news-round-up-12th-october-2018/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Brian Gosden"
section: "Aston Villa News"
published: "2018-10-12T07:30:00Z"
modified: "2018-10-12T07:30:00Z"
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# Aston Villa morning news round-up – 12th October 2018

The news cycle surrounding Aston Villa never stops and as such, it can be difficult to keep up to date with everything that’s going on. Therefore, we’ve rounded up everything you might have missed from yesterday into one place.

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### [Former Villa chairman Sir Doug Ellis passes away at 94](https://readastonvilla.com/2018/10/11/former-villa-chairman-sir-doug-ellis-passes-away-at-94/)

![](https://media.readastonvilla.com/readastonvilla/2018/10/457506554-300x300.jpg)

Former Aston Villa chairman Sir Doug Ellis has passed away at the age of 94.\
A report from the Birmingham Mail has revealed that the former Villa … [Read More](https://readastonvilla.com/2018/10/11/former-villa-chairman-sir-doug-ellis-passes-away-at-94/)

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### [Villa-linked Cahill courted by Galatasary](https://readastonvilla.com/2018/10/11/villa-linked-cahill-courted-by-galatasary/)

![](https://media.readastonvilla.com/readastonvilla/2018/10/1045676538-300x300.jpg)

Gary Cahill is a man in demand across Europe, even if his number has been called sparingly this year by Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri.\
Reports in … [Read More](https://readastonvilla.com/2018/10/11/villa-linked-cahill-courted-by-galatasary/)

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### [What Dean Smith and John Terry need to do to fix Villa](https://readastonvilla.com/2018/10/11/what-dean-smith-and-john-terry-need-to-do-to-fix-villa/)

![](https://media.readastonvilla.com/readastonvilla/2018/10/1015024212-300x300.jpg)

Dean Smith and John Terry will face a tough task to right the ship at Villa, after a tough run of games under Steve Bruce.\
The former Brentford man … [Read More](https://readastonvilla.com/2018/10/11/what-dean-smith-and-john-terry-need-to-do-to-fix-villa/)

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### [Five Ex-Dean Smith players Aston Villa could look to sign](https://readastonvilla.com/2018/10/11/five-ex-dean-smith-players-aston-villa-could-look-to-sign/)

![](https://media.readastonvilla.com/readastonvilla/2018/10/1015047482-300x300.jpg)

Dean Smith arrives at Villa Park ahead of a wave of expectation.\
The former Walsall and Brentford boss will take on a squad seen by many as lacking … [Read More](https://readastonvilla.com/2018/10/11/five-ex-dean-smith-players-aston-villa-could-look-to-sign/)

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