Soccer Blogs Posts Tagged Martin O'Neill

Liverpool Snubbed By Gareth Barry

2008-12-01T07:35:17+00:00

Premier League and UEFA Champions League contenders Liverpool have been snubbed by their summer pursuit Gareth Barry as the Aston Villa midfielder himself has admitted that he is sticking onto Villa Park for the moment. Liverpool were involved in a much publicized and protracted summer transfer saga in regards to Barry.

Football video: Nike Mercurial Rosa pink boots

2008-11-19T10:15:09+00:00

The must have accessory for the camp, flash or attention seeking footballer You're all thinking of Cristiano Ronaldo, right? This superb viral from Nike shows the reactions of various personalities to their new Mercurial Rosa pink boots. My personal highlights are Jeff Stelling mulling over whether to take a macho stance against the Rosas from the [.

Preview: Chelsea v Aston Villa

2008-10-03T23:49:12+00:00

You have to go all the way back to 21st February 2004 to find the last time Chelsea lost at home in the Premier League. Since then 85 teams have attempted to beat the Blues at Stamford Bridge but none have left with more than a point. One of the teams to go closest to ending [...]

Premiership Prospectus 2008/9 -- Aston Villa

2008-08-22T12:42:00+00:00

Martin O'Neill...A Simple Plan

2007/8 Review

When Martin O'Neill joined Aston Villa in August 2006, he had spent most of the previous six years managing in Scotland. However the Premiership had already seen the prototype of O'Neill's Aston Villa in his final year at Leicester. With his last major signing for the Foxes, he bought athletic striker Stan Collymore.

Aston Villa in for ANOTHER defensive signing with £7.8m Rangers capture

2008-08-13T01:16:56+00:00

Aston Villa have revealed that they have agreed a fee for one of Glasgow Rangers' stand-out players who was part of the chase for four trophies last season. The Villans have activated the £7.8 million release clause in defender Carlos Cuellar's Ibrox contract, and he is now free to speak to the Midlands club, most probably [.

Aston Villa in for ANOTHER defensive signing with £7.8m Rangers capture

2008-08-13T01:16:56+00:00

Aston Villa in for ANOTHER defensive signing with £7.8m Rangers capture

2008-08-13T01:16:56+00:00

Premiership Preview–5. Aston Villa

2008-08-09T01:32:44+00:00

Aston Villa surprised many neutrals last season, and probably even some of their own supporters, with their 6th-place finish. In 2006-2007, the Villans checked in at a respectable 11th, a nice improvement from 16th the season before. Villa's emergence, led by manager Martin O'Neill, came with one of the smallest, if not THE smallest, [.

Premiership Preview--5. Aston Villa

2008-08-08T23:38:00+00:00

Martin O'Neill Would Be Wise To Play Barry This Weekend

2008-07-24T14:34:00+00:00

In one of my recent poll questions, which you can find on the left-hand side of the homepage underneath the blog archive, I asked which story you believed to be the biggest so far this summer. One of the choices was Gareth Barry and his desire to leave Aston Villa for Liverpool, and although I can't remember the exact number, it got its fair share of votes.

Aston Villa Boss Confident About Intertoto Cup Performance

2008-07-20T18:02:05+00:00

Martin O'Neill is confident that Aston Villa will be able to improve in the Intertoto cup. He said: "I'd expect by this time next week we'd be much fitter and that's important. "It was so important for us to stay in the competition. We've scored two goals and we'll be better for it next week. "I felt for [.

Rafa Benitez v Martin O'Neill and Could a Trade Been Worked Out

2008-07-19T20:59:00+00:00

Photo from here.

I have to admit, when I got home yesterday and saw that Scott Carson had been sold to West Bromwich Albion for a grand total of 3.25 million pounds (depending on benchmarks, that fee can rise...to only 3.75 million), the lunch I had just enjoyed with Kartik Krishnaiyer of the American Soccer Show nearly escaped me.

Aston Villa Eyes Three American Players

2008-07-10T11:10:00+00:00

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill is looking to strengthen his squad on the defensive end which has him targetting a number of players, including three Americans.
The team needs a roster deep enough in quality to hold its own in League and European play this season. "I would hope for us to have a real proper squad, at least the size of, say, Everton.

Benitez Burns His Bridges

2008-07-02T18:59:04+00:00

Liverpool seem to have decided on a new transfer policy this summer which makes the same impact as Real Madrid's lovelorn chase for Ronaldo. Liverpool seem to be using their local paper, The Echo, to release transfer target information into the public domain to unsettle players at other clubs. Gareth Barry became the first and now it seems [.

Aston Villa captain banned from training! Will Liverpool sign an unfit midfielder?

2008-07-02T15:56:59+00:00

Welcome to the latest chapter of "The Gareth Barry Saga" and this one's a cracker. It appears that Martin O'Neill has stopped taking the nicely nicely approach with his captain (or should that now be ex-skipper?) and banned the player from returning to pre-season training! According to CNN, the Aston Villa manager is furious that Barry [.

Spurs stopper keen on Villa switch

2008-06-27T20:47:50+00:00

After losing his way through most of last season, Tottenham Hotspur's ex-number one is casting his eye elsewhere after the signing of Heurelho Gomes from PSV Eindhoven, with Aston Villa his preferred destination. Despite them not actually indicating they'd like to sign him, Paul Robinson has made it clear he wants to move to Villa Park [.

Fed Up

2008-06-23T16:37:00+00:00

Is anyone else fed up with the speculation about Cristiano Ronaldo and whether he will leave the ManUre to go to Madrid?

Yes? Me too. So lets not talk about it.

Lets talk instead about last night's match.

I mean are those Italians spoilsports or what? Their style seemed to me to be characterised by a script along the lines of "We aren't actually going to put much effort into winning but we want to make sure you don't either".

Chelsea accept Villa offer

2008-06-18T12:53:10+00:00

Aston Villa are on the verge of taking in poor Chelsea reject Steve Sidwell. Having proved all the doubters right, sitting on the Stamford Bridge bench all season, the ginger dynamo is finally making moves towards trying to be a footballer once again, a la Scott Parker. Villa have apparently had an offer of £4.

BBC pundit chastised for enjoying EURO 2008

2008-06-18T10:36:00+00:00

The BBC have controversially given Aston Villa manager and Raymond Domenech lookalike, Martin O'Neill a written warning for breaking British broadcasting guidelines and stating that EURO 2008 has been 'bloody brilliant' without England's talentless, overhyped, leaden footed, retards stinking up the tournament.

Premier League Fixtures Start Countdown

2008-06-16T09:16:33+00:00

So it's here, the day the gets us all excited and begins the countdown to the new season starting on August 16th, a mere 61 days away. Everyone eagerly checks the fixtures, scanning to see when they've got that away trip to Old Trafford, Anfield, The Emirates and Stamford Bridge, who'll they'll be playing near their [.

Aston Villa captain confirms he wants to join Liverpool

2008-06-10T15:03:34+00:00

It was a case of when, rather than if for Aston Villa and their crushing blow has now arrived, with Gareth Barry's agent confirming that the midfielder wants to sign for Liverpool and experience the delight of finishing fourth in the Premier League rather than sixth. The Sun reports that the opportunity of playing Champions [.

Aston Villa make fantastic gesture - will other clubs follow suit?

2008-06-04T13:07:32+00:00

It's always nice to report something heart-warming on COS, away from all the usual transfer speculation and sniping between clubs, managers and players. The Times reports that Aston Villa have made a tremendous gesture by forsaking any shirt sponsorship next season and instead having 'Acorns' emblazoned across the claret and blue, which is the name [.

Liverpool captain ‘desperate’ for club to make this signing

2008-05-31T11:24:31+00:00

Will he or won't he? That's what Aston Villa fans are asking about whether Gareth Barry intends to stay at the club this summer or make the journey north to Anfield. Liverpool supporters seem pretty keen to land the England midfielder, none so more than their very own captain Steven Gerrard. The Daily Mirror reports [.

Liverpool target set to discuss Aston Villa future

2008-05-29T12:56:24+00:00

As we all know, the Reds are in the hunt for Gareth Barry, despite a more glaring need for some decent wide players in the team. Surely the Aston Villa captain is much of a muchness when you have the likes of Gerrard, Mascherano and upcoming Leiva in the squad. Nevertheless, Sky Sports report that [.

The Liverpool v Aston Villa spat continues on Carson fee

2008-05-23T16:53:43+00:00

It's unclear as to whether Gareth Barry will be signing for Liverpool or not this summer, although there's another tug-of-war taking place over goalkeeper Scott Carson going the other way. The 22-year-old spent last season on loan at Villa Park and is visibly frustrated at the £10million price tag that Rafael Benitez has slapped on [.

Aston Villa gaffer effectively tells Liverpool to sod off over Barry bid

2008-05-08T14:48:04+00:00

Don't get Martin O'Neill mad. The Northern Irishman has got one hell of a temper on him and, like a dog with a bone, the Aston Villa manager is mad keen to retain the services of Gareth Barry at the Midlands club. This will serve the dual purpose of keeping arguably Villa's best player, while [...]

Martin O’Neill throws Rafa over his knee and spanks him (metaphorically)

2008-05-03T14:56:13+00:00

The Sun are telling anyone that can read that Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill is in a mouth frothing frenzy over Liverpool's Gareth Barry bid. Apparently the Anfield club sent over a fax to their Aston Villa counterparts offering some dosh and several anonymous players in exchange for Gareth Barry - a veritable [.

Liverpool Wants Gareth Barry–Why?

2008-05-03T00:52:32+00:00

Numerous reports today have confirmed what has basically been common knowledge over the past couple of weeks: Liverpool is interested in signing Aston Villa's captain, Gareth Barry. Villa manager Martin O'Neill came out today criticizing Liverpool for publicizing this interest; a part exchange offer has been made for sure, with Peter Crouch, John Arne Riise, [.

Liverpool start the bidding for Aston Villa captain

2008-05-02T18:18:58+00:00

Do I hear £11million for this England international? It's not yet clear whether Chelsea or even Arsenal will enter the race for the Aston Villa midfielder although it appears that Liverpool have wasted no time since their Champions League exit on Wednesday night trying to recruit Gareth Barry. The Daily Mail report that there is [.

Aston Villa captain takes step nearer to Liverpool or Chelsea

2008-04-23T13:05:15+00:00

It's one thing when a player states that his future at a club is uncertain and that he might have to be 'selfish' when it comes to the rest of his career. However, when his manager also comments that he's uncertain of retaining said player, it appears that the writing is practically on the wall. Gareth [.