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RAFA BENITEZ has continued his war of words with Martin O'Neill by insiting Liverpool have done everything by the book in their bid to sign Villa skipper Gareth Barry.
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VILLA will have to play 18 European matches to get to the UEFA Cup Final at the home ground of Fenerbahce, in Istanbul, on May 20, 2009.
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MARTIN O'Neill says the time is right to talk to Randy Lerner as they set about giving Villa the best chance of competing on two stages next season.
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MARTIN O'Neill says Aston Villa's long-term ambitions are the Champions League and just not the UEFA Cup as the club look towards a first European adventure in seven years.
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VILLA in London equals Sweeney Todd to good barbering. The InterToto it is then, writes BILL HOWELL.
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GARETH Barry was today hailed as a "Demi God" at Villa by Martin O'Neill - just 24 hours before a crunch meeting between the Villa boss and Randy Lerner to discuss his future.
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GARETH Barry may have pointed to a Villa side on the up and up - but he kept his own future well and truly under wraps following the final day draw at West Ham.
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MARTIN O'Neill says Nigel Reo-Coker thrived against his old club and also praised Olof Mellberg for his farewell shirt gesture to Villa's travelling fans.
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MARTIN O'Neill conceded that Villa were unfortunate not to get all three points at the Boleyn Ground.
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MARTIN O'Neill today angrily hit back at Rafa Benitez for claiming he was involved in dialogue with him for three weeks over the sale of Gareth Barry to Liverpool.
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NIGEL REO-Coker has revealed he has received letters of goodwill from some West Ham supporters on the eve of his return to Upton Park.
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OLOF Mellberg believes leading Villa to fifth place in his final season at the club would represent a "fantastic" achievement because he says the Premier League is tougher than ever.
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MARTIN O'Neill says Villa head to West Ham this Sunday "with plenty to play for" but he admits that a Blackburn win at Blues could leave them with nothing.
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MARTIN O'Neill has warned Liverpool they are "a million miles away" with their valuation of Gareth Barry.
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MARTIN O'Neill has held pep-talks with Gareth Barry in an attempt to take the pressure off his skipper amid fevered speculation he is on his way to Liverpool.
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MARTIN O'Neill says Wilfred Bouma thoroughly deserves the two or three-year contract that will be coming his way at the end of the season.
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CRAIG Gardner's season is over as he has no chance of recovering from a thigh injury in time for Sunday's final match at West Ham.
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PATRIK Berger was today repremanded by Villa boss Martin O'Neill over weekend comments to the media which urged Gareth Barry to sign for Liverpool.
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ASTON Villa legend Gordon Cowans believes Martin O'Neill's summer spend could yet tempt Gareth Barry to stay at the club.
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MARTIN O'Neill has told his Villa team they must continue to believe they can over-reach themselves as they bid to beat Everton to the final UEFA Cup place.
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Bill Howell started covering Midlands football for the Sunday Mercury in March 1998. He moved to the Birmingham Mail, writing solely on Aston Villa, following the 2000 FA Cup Final. Previously he was a sports reporter in Aberdeen, covering the Old Firm, and before that he was a news reporter in East London.
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