Villa, Villa, Villa

[IN_RAFA_WE_TRUST]

Has resigned

[Vermilion]

Martin O'neil Resigns.

Gone.

[McDermotX]

Grand.............overrated manager.......ridiculously overrated.

[Vermilion]

Grand.............overrated manager.......ridiculously overrated.

I don't disagree, but this is a bit out of the blue.

[PTP]

yeah! serious....not on twitter yet which is the fatest news in the world! haha **** him and **** villa - we should move for warnock - meets the home grown quota and better than koncheskey luke young and whoever else we've been linked with for left back. Oh i'd look at ashley young and i'd take either /abonglahor/carew to help fill our striker shortage.

[PTP]

wait...on twitter now.

[Shaggy]

Bye Martin

[Vermilion]

http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/ClubNewsDetail/0,,10265~2116445,00.html

Club News
Club Statement


Aston Villa can confirm that Martin O'Neill has resigned as manager of the football club with immediate effect.

Kevin MacDonald, reserve team manager, has assumed the role of caretaker manager and will prepare the team for the opening Barclays Premier League game of the season against West Ham on Saturday at Villa Park.

Paul Faulkner, chief executive of Aston Villa, said: "The club would like to thank Martin for the great work he has done at Aston Villa over the past four years. He has helped to establish the club in the upper echelons of the Premier League, has taken us to Wembley and we have also qualified for European competition for the past three seasons under his management. We wish him the best in the future."

Martin O'Neill said: "I have enjoyed my time at Aston Villa immensely. It's obviously a wrench to be leaving such a magnificent club. I would like to pay tribute to the Villa players, my coaching staff and the Villa supporters for all the support and encouragement they have given both the club and me personally during my time as manager. I wish them all the best for the future. I will obviously be assisting the club in the immediate short-term with regard to the handover of my duties."

No further comment will be made by either Aston Villa or Martin O'Neill until further notice.

[Baracus]

I'm glad he took my advice and decided to wait until the LFC manager's post was filled before resigning

[-V-]

Tbh i expected this. I heard Lerner agreed to sell Milner to city and Ashley young to spurs. Obviously he was going to resign after that

[Baracus]

Said on radio he went because the milner funds would not be made available. Cruse of the yank owners strike's again

[Lee]

What?!

Guessing this had something to do with Milner going?!

[Bender]

wow money has ****ed up football.......dissapointing for football

[RedReet]

Even if you despise the man, you have to respect that he has some balls and stands by his principals. Fair play to him.

[Fierce]

Dodged a bullet there methinks