Curtis Davies won't let sleepless nights halt Aston Villa's progress
Nov 28 2008 by Robert Tanner, Birmingham Post
There may be a few bleary eyes in the Aston Villa dressing room but defender Curtis Davies has vowed they will all be wide awake and switched on when Fulham visit Villa Park tomorrow.
Davies is one of three new fathers in the Villa camp after Marlon Harewood and Isaiah Osbourne all broke out the cigars after the births of their baby daughters.
Their new arrivals have been settling into their new homes, causing a few sleepless nights, but Davies said the players were ready to face the Cottagers and help Villa into the top four of the Premier League.
“Three babies and all three girls,” Davies said. “I think they’ve said we must have had a sweepstake at the club or we must have had a crazy night out taking well-man pills or something like that! It’s just a coincidence but we’re all happy we’ve got our girls and they’re all healthy.
“To be fair the lads are so tired we don’t really talk, it’s just ‘how’s the little one? Yeah, she’s fine’.
“My daughter is not too bad. She’s being good for her dad. Her mum had the brunt of it while I was gone on England duty.
“She’s sleeping quite regularly. She is as good as gold. I’ve been managing to get a good seven hours sleep in and I’m all right. You know when you have a baby they’re going to make a bit of noise and stir up a little bit of trouble.”
Davies has been in superb form after forcing his way back into the Villa line-up and is fully focused on cementing his place in Martin O’Neill’s back four, and admits he is champing at the bit to shackle the attacking threat of Andrew Johnson.
