Martin O'Neill

Aston Villa: Downing's return pleases gaffer

Martin O'Neill has spoken of his delight at finally seeing Stewart Downing in an Aston Villa shirt in his side's 1-1 draw at Burnley. The £12m summer signing from Middlesbrough came on in the 70th minute at Turf Moor to make...

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Bannan confident of getting chance at Aston Villa

Bannan confident of getting chance at Aston Villa READ MORE NEWS ON: Aston Villa Scottish midfielder Barry Bannan is confident he'll get his chance at Aston Villa. Bannan is encouraged by manager Martin O'Neill’s policy of...

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O'Neill hoping Heskey draws inspiration

Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill hopes Emile Heskey's 86th-minute equaliser in the 1-1 draw at Burnley will spur the striker on to more goals. The England international has been spending a lot of time on the bench this season...

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Saturday clockwatch - as it happened | Tom Bryant

Chelsea moved eight points clear at the top of the table, while England lost against New Zealand and Wales beat Argentina Preamble: Welcome to this bumper , super , heroic afternoon of sport. Of course, there are many other...

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Paper Talk: Villans eye Richards bid

Aston Villa are eyeing a £13million move for Manchester City's Micah Richards, while Birmingham want Rangers duo Steven Davis and Kris Boyd. THE SUN Frank Lampard has flown to Serbia for treatment by the Belgrade 'miracle...

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Villa move into top four

From correspondents in Burnley, England Emile Heskey's 86th-minute equaliser has denied Burnley another home win and lifted Aston Villa back into the Barclays Premier League's top four with a 1-1 draw. Burnley skipper Steven...

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Who will go fourth and conquer?

The task of resurrecting Liverpool's season always did look like the mother of all ventures so it's as well that Rafael Benitez has been looking in the right place. "Are you married?" he asked yesterday, when asked to expand on...

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Scotland must get back to basics

John Kennedy's retirement was another blow for a Scotland team short on talent and coherence Perhaps it was inevitable, but the confirmation a week ago that Celtic's John Kennedy had been forced to retire from professional...

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Coyle: O'Neill is perfect role model

Updated: November 20, 2009, 9:07 AM EST Burnley boss Owen Coyle comes face-to-face with one of his role models on Saturday and admits he would love to emulate Martin O'Neill's feats. The 43-year-old Clarets boss holds the...

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O'Neill reveals Dunne's devastation

Martin O'Neill has revealed the 'devastation' felt by Republic of Ireland defender Richard Dunne after seeing his World Cup dreams shattered by Thierry Henry's handball. Villa boss O'Neill is to sit down with Dunne to find out...

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