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Darius Vassell reckons that ‘exciting and attacking football’ is the only way to fill Villa Park once again.

And the former Holte End hero believes that Villa need a real stand-out performance to remind fans of what their team is capable of producing.

Fans are concerned with their team despite sitting in 12th place in the Premier League and progressing through to the fourth round of the FA Cup.

Attendances have already dropped below 30,000 four times this season and Vassell told the Birmingham Mail it won’t get any better unless the team start to entertain.

“ What the fans need is a big result,” he said.

“They need to beat one of the big boys at home or convincingly see off a team that is close to them in the table.

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“That will excite the fans and they’ll want to come back for the next game then.”

Vassell still keeps a close eye on his former club and is hoping 2015 brings more joy than the last calender year.

“When I was a player there was never an issue with attendances,” he added.

“Fans would always turn up because they knew what they were getting.

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“The team played good attacking football and there were recognised international players all throughout the team.

“Unless they see exciting football they won’t be bothered about going to the games.

“I knew how I wanted to play when I was at Villa and so did the team. We wanted to entertain.

“I hope that they can start doing that again soon.”