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Sep 5 2008
Gareth Barry has offered a huge olive branch to his Aston Villa manager Martin O’Neill after the pair’s summer of discontent. ...
Sep 2 2008
The transfer rumour mill went into meltdown last night with a string of star names thrown into the Aston Villa melting pot but by the stroke of midnight manager Martin O’Neill had accepted his lot and will go on for the next five months of the season with the players he has already....
Sep 2 2008
The transfer window slammed shut at midnight last night and while no-one actually got their fingers trapped, Tony Mowbray must have felt the breeze as he dragged Ryan Donk through with a matter of hours to spare....
Aug 29 2008
Aston Villa’s signing of James Milner took Martin O’Neill’s summer outlay to roughly £50million, a figure the manager believes he has earned the right to spend. ...
Aug 22 2008
Martin O'Neill believes Aston Villa winger Ashley Young is worth nearly £30million in the current transfer market. ...
Aug 21 2008
Martin O’Neill has admitted he was concerned Aston Villa’s pre-season preparations had not been sufficient enough to prepare his squad for the opening game of the campaign last Sunday....
Aug 17 2008
Martin O’Neill believes Gabriel Agbonlahor and Ashley Young will break into Fabio Capello’s England squad in time and has urged his young stars to be patient....
Aug 13 2008
Gareth Barry has declared himself “ready and willing” to play in Villa's Uefa Cup qualifier - even though it could torpedo his dream move to Liverpool. ...
Aug 13 2008
Martin O’Neill has urged his Aston Villa team not to play into the hands of Icelandic Uefa Cup hopefuls HF Hafnarfjordur and become a Premier League scalp....
Aug 5 2008
Martin O’Neill Wednesday, July 30 2008, just after tea-time: “Naturally we’re all absolutely delighted that Gareth will be staying at Villa Park and relieved to find a resolution and closure to this saga.“Liverpool were informed that the deadline came and passed. Now we can all look forward to the coming season with relief, anticipation and ambition.”Martin O’Neill Saturday, August 2 2008, just before tea-time: “Gareth and his agent came in to say they still felt Liverpool could do the deal. I gave it some thought and realised at the end of it all there is little point in pretending.“Gareth wants to join Liverpool. Therefore, there will be no deadline. Liverpool have got all the time in the world to raise the money.”...
