Martin O’Neill was showing concerns over how much money Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner would make available for new signings only 72 hours before quitting the midlands club.
O’Neill dropped a bombshell today by ending his four-year reign in charge of Villa just five days before the start of the new Barclays Premier League campaign.
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