Aston Villa Youngster Arrives

26th November 2009

Lincoln City's squad has another addition today......yes, you guessed it, its another midfielder!

Although Lincoln are badly in need of a striker, Imps' boss Chris Sutton has opted to sign midfielder Chris Herd on loan from Aston Villa. In Sutton's defence, Lincoln require more players urgently, as they are set to miss up to seven for their FA Cup clash against Northwich Victoria on Saturday. The seven are either injured, cup tied or not permitted to play by their parent clubs.

20-year-old Herd is an Australian youth international, having been born in Perth. He opted to emigrate to England to pursue his dream of professional football at Aston Villa. However, he has been unlucky with injury, which has caused him to miss most of last season.

Herd does have some experience of playing first team football even though he has yet to make his competitive debut for Aston Villa. In 2007/08 he played on loan at Wycombe Wanderers, making four appearances, having made his professional debut earlier in the season while on loan at Port Vale. He scored two goals for Port Vale in eleven appearances, so hopefully, he can weigh in with a couple of goals for a goal scoring-less Lincoln side!

Aston Villa have given permission for Herd to play against Northwich Victoria. Villa have also agreed to extend the loans of Eric Lichaj and Nathan Baker for a further month.

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