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17th December 2018
07:53pm GMT

Martin O'Neill talked him up last year and though he didn't lure Bamford over, the rumour-mill kept on going and according to the Irish Independent, new Ireland manager Mick McCarthy is going to give it a lash now.
Bamford, it must be said, has all the shapes of a player who'd be worth the hassle. He ripped it up for Middlesborough in the Championship last year, scoring eight goals in the space of five games at one stage and that blistering form meant Leeds United had to fork out £7 million to bring him to Elland Road.
An untimely injury shortly after his arrival to Leeds has meant he hasn't really got a chance to prove his worth there yet but he returned at the weekend and he returned with a bang, scoring the only goal in his club's 1-0 win over Bolton.
That came just days after he scored a hat-trick for the club's under-23s on his first appearance back.
With pace to burn and a keen eye for a goal, he's exactly the type of player we need with Shane Long's form still patchy and with Scott Hogan usually on the bench for Villa.
This stunner, from training a couple of months ago shows the type of sharpshooter we're dealing with.
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