Villains eye bright new era

PREMIER LEAGUE:

A year ago it had more of the same for the Scotland international, whose status as one of the highest earners at Villa Park had, in the eyes of an owner trying to bring down costs, made him unpickable.

Then the idea persisted to try and move Hutton on. But two years on from his last Villa appearance, the stance has changed, with Randy Lerner, who has put the club up for sale, wanting all his players available to manager Paul Lambert.