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Old 02-01-2009, 03:49 AM   #1 (permalink)
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MARTIN O”NEILL
Full Name: Martin Hugh Michael O’Neill
Born: 1st March 1952, Kilrea Northern Ireland.
Nationality: Irish
Current Position: Manager Aston Villa FC

Management Career:
1987-1989- Grantham Town
1989- Shepshed Charterhouse
1990-1995- Wycombe Wanderers
1995-2000- Leicester City
2000-2005- Celtic
2006- present- Aston Villa


Management Honours:
Wycombe Wanderers FC 1990-1995
Football Conference: 1993
FA Trophy: 1991, 1993
Division 3: Play Off Winners 1994

Leicester City FC 1995-2000
Promotion to Premier League: 1995/96 season
League Cup: 1997, 2000

Celtic FC 2000-2005
SPL Championship: 2000/01, 2001/02, 2003/04
Scottish Cup: 2001, 2004, 2005
Scottish League Cup: 2000/01


Management Awards:
SFWA Manager of the Year: 2000/01, 2001/02, 2003/04

Playing Career:
CLUB
1971 Distillery FC
1971-1981 Nottingham Forest
1981 Norwich City
1981-1982 Manchester City
1982-1983 Norwich City
1983-1985 Notts County

INTERNATIONAL
1971-1984 Northern Ireland



MM INTRO
Former Northern Ireland football captain and Aston Villa manager Martin O’Neill, lives in the shadows of many of his Premier League counterparts. He is a quiet achiever who possesses a formidable footballing mind. Best known for his time with Scottish club Celtic, O’Neill led the club to 3 Scottish Premier League titles and the 2003 UEFA Cup Final where they were unlucky to lose to Portuguese outfit FC Porto 3-2.

With Aston Villa since 2006, O’Neill has rebuilt the team into an attacking force that has many believing, Villa will be one to watch this season. Sitting on the brink of Champions League qualification, O’Neill and his squad will be looking to give Villa fans what they have wished for for so long, European glory beckons, all O’Neill and Villa have to do is take it.........

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Old 02-01-2009, 03:58 AM   #2 (permalink)
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ASTON VILLA FC
Full Name: Aston Villa Football Club
Abbreviation: AVFC
Nicknames: The Villa, The Villans, Villa, The Lions
Established: 1874
Stadium: Villa Park
Owner: Randy Lerner
Manager: Martin O’Neill
League: Premier League
Current Position: 6th

Board Members
Chairman/Owner: Randy Lerner
Non Executive Director: Charles Krulak
Non Executive Director: Bob Kain
Non Executive Director: Michael Martin
Lifetime President: Doug Ellis


Technical Staff:
Manager: Martin O’Neill
Assistant Manager: John Robertson
First Team Coach: Steve Walford
Reserve Team Coach: Kevin MacDonald
Goalkeeping Coach: Seamus McDonagh
Strength and Conditioning Coach: Jim Henry


Original 2008-2009 Squad
GK- Brad Freidel
GK- Brad Guzan
GK- Stuart Taylor
RB- Luke Young
CB- Carlos Cuellar
CB- Martin Laursen
CB- Curtis Davies
CB- Stephen O’Halloran
CB- Zat Knight
LB- Nicky Shorey
LB- Wilfred Bouma
RWM- Wayne Routledge
RWM- James Milner
RWM- Ashley Young
CM- Gareth Barry
CM- Nigel Reo-Coker
CM- Craig Gardener
CM- Isaiah Osbourne
CM- Stiliyan Petrov
CM- Steve Sidwell
LM- Zoltan Steiber
CAM- Moustapha Salifou
ST- Marlon Harewood
ST- Nathan Delfouneso
ST- John Carew
ST- Gabriel Agbonlahor


January Transfer Window

Transfers In:
Denis Kolodin < Dynamo Moscow £5 mill
Daniel Sturridge < Manchester City £3.8 mill


Transfers Out:
Craig Gardener > Charlton £2,000,000
Stuart Taylor > Portsmouth £2.2 mill
Moustapha Salifou > Southampton £1.5 mill
Marlon Harewood > Wigan £3.5 mill
Stephen O’Halloran > Doncaster free


Loans In:

Loans Out:
Isaiah Osbourne > Gillingham Till end of 08-09 season

Post January Transfer Window Squad
GK- Brad Freidel
GK- Brad Guzan
RB- Luke Young
CB- Carlos Cuellar
CB- Martin Laursen
CB- Curtis Davies
CB- Zat Knight
LB- Nicky Shorey
LB- Wilfred Bouma
CDM- Denis Kolodin
RWM- Wayne Routledge
RWM- James Milner
RWM- Ashley Young
CM- Gareth Barry
CM- Nigel Reo-Coker
CM- Stiliyan Petrov
CM- Steve Sidwell
LM- Zoltan Steiber
ST- Daniel Sturridge
ST- Nathan Delfouneso
ST- John Carew
ST- Gabriel Agbonlahor

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Old 02-01-2009, 04:06 AM   #3 (permalink)
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January Transfer Window

Klaas-Jan Huntelaar--Ajax > Real Madrid £17 mill
Lassana Diarra --Portsmouth > Real Madrid £20 mill
Andrei Arshavin-- Zenit St Petersburg > Bremen £18 mill
John Obi Mikel-- Chelsea> Atletico Madrid Loan
Landon Donavon LA Galaxy > Bayern Munich Loan
Gerald Pique Barcelona> Athletic Club Loan
Olivier Dacourt Inter> Stade de Reims Free
Elano Man City > Tottenham £15 mill
Stefano Fiore Unattached > Sampdoria
David Beckham LA Galaxy> AC Milan Loan
Anthony Vanden Borre Genoa > Aston Villa £4 mill

Transfer News

1st January 2009

Even before the January transfer window officially opened, a number of big name transfers had already been agreed to. Real Madrid’s injury plagued season saw the Spanish giants sign Ajax striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and former Arsenal and Chelsea midfielder Lassana Diarra for a joint fee of £37 million, suggesting any move for Cristiano Ronaldo is now far from the club’s thoughts.

Huntelaar’s expected move away from the Dutch Eredivisie finally materialised with Real Madrid paying £17 million for his services. The star striker stating the move will be an easy transition for him, with the club starting to represent a second Netherlands team with the likes of Van der Vaart, Robben, Sneijder, Van Nistelrooy and Drenthe all there to welcome their fellow countryman.

Lassana Diarra’s £20 million transfer fee was the news that many in footballing circles were talking about this week. His failures with Arsenal and Chelsea saw him join Portsmouth last season where he finally got the opportunity to shine. While many suggest a £20 million fee was a little overpriced for the Frenchman, it will only be a matter of days before he gets the chance to silence his critics, with Lassana set to step in for the injured Mahamadou Diarra in Real’s clash with Valencia.

Another big name to sign before January 1st was Andrei Arshavin, who’s deal with Werder Bremen ends weeks of speculation suggesting he would join English club Tottenham Hotspur. Arshavin’s decision to join Bremen was due greatly to the club’s manager Thomas Schaaf who visited Arshavin personally, a move that impressed the Russian hero who will now lead Bremen’s attack. With Brazilian Diego to play off Arshavin should be a huge boost for Bremen who are just outside the qualification zone for a Champions League spot.

With Arshavin joining Bremen, Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp turned to Manchester City’s Brazilian play-maker Elano to bolster his club’s attacking prowess. The £15 million deal for the midfielder will mean Redknapp will have to sell a number of players if he wishes to bring any more players into his squad, with Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy stating he would only be looking to invest around £15 million in this transfer window. Elano is likely to play just behind Bent or Pavlyuchenko in a centre forward position or on the left wing.

John Obi Mikel’s loan to Atletico Madrid has come after a training argument with Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari who stated in a press conference, after the loan was confirmed, that the move would be good for both parties and Mikel would be back in the squad for the start of next season. John Obi Mikel has remained unavailable for comment on the situation, but his manager is said to be looking into a possible deal with Italian club Juventus after his loan spell with Atletico subsides.

David Beckham and Landon Donavon will both go on a short loan spells to AC Milan and Bayern Munich respectively. The LA Galaxy duo both looking to keep fit in the MLS off season, which will end on the 21st of March. Milan manager, Carlo Ancelotti has made it clear Beckham will have to earn his way into the club’s starting eleven and he will not play him in order to sell the expected £3 million worth of jerseys the club is expected to make in the period Beckham will be at the club. Landon Donavon stated before leaving the U.S that he did not expect to get a game with Bayern but just being able to train with a team with standards like theirs would be great to keep him up to scratch for the MLS season ahead.

Transfer News

January 4th 2009
Aston Villa Seals Vanden Borre Deal.
Anthony Vanden Borre has been unveiled as an Aston Villa’s latest signing, the Belgian defender signing a 4 year deal with Villa, as a direct replacement for the injured Luke Young. Starting his professional career at the age of 16 with Belgian club Anderlecht, Vanden Borre was a product of the club’s youth system. In 2007, Vanden Borre joined Italian club Fiorentina, later that season joining Genoa on a loan deal which was made permanent in June 2008. Due to the club’s poor financial situation, Vanden Borre was allowed to search for a new club to take over his contract. Aston Villa paying a rumoured £4 million for the Belgian’s services, who is likely to take part in the club’s match against Hull in 3 days.

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Old 02-01-2009, 04:07 AM   #4 (permalink)
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absolutley stunning. Shame I can't see the rest of it.

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Good start mate, keep this up. Nice layout.
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Brilliant, Its a shame Zac has to leave
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Great start Will this be following O'Neill more or Villa more?? And, damn, Mikel on loan to Atletico!?
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thanks for the comments, zac i just read the reason your leaving and i guess your dads just looking out for you, maybe if you showed him what actually goes on here he might change his mind and hopefully you'll be able to comment more on this thread in the future.
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Great start Will this be following O'Neill more or Villa more?? And, damn, Mikel on loan to Atletico!?
thanks, the thread will follow both Villa and O'Neill equally, but seeing how things go i could possibly switch teams later on and even do an international team, like in the threads i've read so far.
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great work so far KIU
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I hate Reo-Coker, but I can't deny this is a superb start to your thread
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thanks guys just updated third post with transfer news if you missed it!
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I made you a nice signature, as your work is class:
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nice start dude

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hope he uses the sig
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it would be rude if he didn't.
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oh dont know i'm online!!!

mwahahaha!
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Definitely gonna use the sig, its sweet!
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lol... anyway let this guy update now
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