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O'Neill Plays Down Great Expectations

O'Neill Plays Down Great Expectations

MARTIN O'Neill is determined not to let his Aston Villa players get carried away by their momentous victory at Manchester United. 13 Dec 2009
Villa Can Keep Up European Push - Young

Villa Can Keep Up European Push - Young

LUKE Young believes Aston Villa now have the strength in depth to sustain a push for a Champions League spot until the end of the season. 7 Dec 2009
Downing Impact Delights O'Neill

Downing Impact Delights O'Neill

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill insists there is more to come from Stewart Downing after the winger marked his first start for the club with a goal in the Carling Cup quarter-final win over Portsmouth. 2 Dec 2009
Spurs And Villa Share The Spoils

Spurs And Villa Share The Spoils

MICHAEL Dawson's first goal of the campaign rescued a deserved point for Tottenham after they had exerted relentless second-half pressure against Aston Villa. 29 Nov 2009
Argyle Want To Keep Roo Lowry

Argyle Want To Keep Roo Lowry

PLYMOUTH Argyle boss Paul Sturrock has indicated he wants to extend Socceroo Shane Lowry’s loan deal from Aston Villa. 21 Nov 2009
O'Neill Sets Scoring Challenge for Midfielders

O'Neill Sets Scoring Challenge for Midfielders

ASTON Villa boss Martin O'Neill has challenged his midfield players to start delivering goal-power on a more consistent basis. 14 Nov 2009
O'Neill Unworried By Heskey Injury

O'Neill Unworried By Heskey Injury

Martin O'Neill is optimistic Aston Villa striker Emile Heskey will be fit sooner rather than later after suffering a recurrence of a back problem. 11 Nov 2009
O'Neill Makes Peace With Reo-Coker

O'Neill Makes Peace With Reo-Coker

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill insists his training-ground spat with Nigel Reo-Coker has been consigned to history, and claimed: "I'm too old to start holding grudges now." 10 Nov 2009
Carew Backs Milner For World Cup

Carew Backs Milner For World Cup

JOHN Carew believes the versatility of his Aston Villa team-mate James Milner should guarantee him a spot in England's 2010 World Cup squad. 9 Nov 2009
Win Could Be Turning Point for Zola

Win Could Be Turning Point for Zola

Gianfranco Zola believes West Ham's first Barclays Premier League home win of the season could be the turning point for his side as they lifted themselves out of the bottom three with a 2-1 victory over Aston Villa. 5 Nov 2009
Barry Sympathy For Heskey

Barry Sympathy For Heskey

ENGLAND midfielder Gareth Barry admits he sympathises with Emile Heskey's situation at Aston Villa after leaving the club himself in the summer. 13 Oct 2009
Heskey Will Consider Villa Future

Heskey Will Consider Villa Future

Emile Heskey has admitted he will consider leaving Aston Villa in January in a bid to secure his place in the England squad for next summer's World Cup. 12 Oct 2009
Villa Progress Pleases O'Neill

Villa Progress Pleases O'Neill

Martin O'Neill was relieved to see Aston Villa avoid further Carling Cup humiliation as an early goal from Gabriel Agbonlahor earned them victory over Cardiff. 24 Sep 2009
Player Power on the Rise - O'Neill

Player Power on the Rise - O'Neill

ASTON Villa manager Martin O'Neill believes player power is more prevalent in the game today than at any time during his own distinguished playing career. 23 Sep 2009
Carew Keen for Gabby Recall

Carew Keen for Gabby Recall

JOHN Carew has urged England coach Fabio Capello to give his Aston Villa strike partner Gabriel Agbonlahor another chance. 22 Sep 2009
Champions League Is Gabby Goal

Champions League Is Gabby Goal

GABRIEL Agbonlahor believes Aston Villa's early European exit could prove "a blessing in disguise" and allow Martin O'Neill's side to push for a Champions League place. 20 Sep 2009