O’Neill refuses to commit to Villa

MARTIN O’NEILL yesterday passed up the opportunity to commit his long term future to Aston Villa but insisted there is “no fall-out” with chairman-owner Randy Lerner.

The 58-year-old plans to sit down and “assess” everything with American businessman Lerner at the end of the current campaign.

O’Neill rubbished reports from earlier in the week that he was ready to quit Villa after unsubstantiated internet claims that he was unhappy with Lerner’s transfer policy.