With the news of Dean Smith's appointment as Aston Villa boss, it's fair to say that the reaction amongst the majority of Villa fans, has been an excited one. 

Smith takes over an Aston Villa side that have been struggling for a good run of form, with his team sat 15th in the Championship table.

A more concerning statistic for the new Villa boss will be that his side have won just once in their last ten league games in an appalling run of form for the former Premier League side.

Big name players such as Jack Grealish, Yannick Bolasie and Mike Jedinak are just some of the players that have struggled this season at Villa Park and they will be keen to put this bad form behind them, ahead of a fresh new start with the former Brentford manager.

With Smith's first game in charge at home to Swansea at the weekend, it's sure to be an electric atmosphere inside Villa Park.

See the best of the reaction on social media to the countdown to Smith's first game in charge here....