Aston Villa manager Gerard Houllier has held “positive” talks with club owner Randy Lerner in the wake of the club’s current poor run of results.

RANDY LERNER’S right-hand man General Charles Krulak has hit out at Martin O’Neill’s decision to quit Aston Villa and insisted: “No one person is bigger than the club.”

Randy Lerner’s right-hand man General Charles Krulak has hit out at Martin O’Neill’s decision to quit Aston Villa and insisted: “No one person is bigger than the club.”

Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner’s right hand man General Charles Krulak insists the club will not stand in the way of skipper Gareth Barry if he wants to quit the midlands club.

David Gold has demanded an apology from Aston Villa director general Charles Krulak for his “pig in the mud” attack over comments the Birmingham chairman made about ticket pricing.