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They may not be playing in the same league anymore, but the rivalry between Aston Villa and Birmingham City holds no bounds, and this latest update will only aggravate things further.

The ‘Second City’ derby as it is also known is one of the fiercer duels in English football and their last meeting back in March was hugely controversial for all the wrong reasons.

Villa came out on top in a 1-0 victory at St Andrew’s Park thanks to a Jack Grealish strike in the 67th minute, but earlier in the match, the visiting skipper was on the receiving end of a blow from a member of the home support.

In just the tenth minute a Birmingham fan entered the field of play to punch Grealish from behind. He was jailed and fined following the controversial moment.

Now the club have been given a penalty themselves after an independent regulatory commission ruled that they will have to pay £42,500 as a result.

This news hasn’t gone down well with several of the Villa fanbase as they feel the fine was far too lenient considering the severity of the incident.

One said the punishment seems 'wholly inadequate' while 'pathetic' and 'shocking' were just two other words used to describe it.

Another supporter claimed it should have been used as an example as it effectively tells people that assaulting a player has a pretty small consequence.

You can read more of the reaction below: