Jack Grealish reacted as all Aston Villa supporters would to news that Birmingham City are being deducted nine points.
Blues breached the EFL’s profitability and sustainability regulations and have been docked points as a punishment, with Garry Monk’s side set to drop well down the Championship table as a result.
Having been sitting comfortably mid-table on 50 points, Birmingham are now only five points ahead of the bottom three, and their recent woeful form suggests a relegation battle is on the cards over the final weeks of the season.
Blues have lost each of their previous four matches without scoring a goal, with the Second City derby earlier this month the second game of that shocking run of results.
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That match hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons as a Birmingham supporter invaded the pitch and punched Jack Grealish in the back of the head.
Grealish got the last laugh, however, as he scored the winning goal and then saw the supporter, later named as Paul Mitchell, jailed for the assault.
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And Villa’s local hero had another jab at Birmingham upon confirmation they are being docked points.
Clearly seeing the news on social media platform Twitter, Grealish ‘liked’ a twitter announcing Blues’ punishment.
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Grealish later ‘unliked’ the tweet
Grealish ended up ‘unliking’ the tweet, as confirmed upon later checking his Twitter account.
While Birmingham drop down to the lower reaches of the Championship table, Grealish is hoping to fire Villa back into the Premier League.
Dean Smith’s side currently sit in the final play-off place after 38 matches, with an intense fight going on to win promotion to the top flight.
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