MARTIN O'NEILL'S AWFUL TIMING

Martin O'Neill praises the Aston Villa supporters verbally and then kicks them in the proverbials the next.His resignation just a few days before the start of the season is awful.Owner Randy Lerner claims he and the manager differ on how to take the club forward.O'Neill has by all accounts,had huge control at Villa Park in many areas and until recently conducted all the transfer deals.Lerner has spend something like £148 million in buying and strengthening the club.No doubt that both are responsible for improving Villa.O'Neill is highly paid and obviously a good manager but I believe he should have given notice of his intentions and served some notice time until a new appointment is/was made.The managers are often sacked but if they and the League Managers Association want the level playing field most of them deserve it has to be both ways.If a club has a sensible looking policy and I believe Villa have that then highly paid employees should accept it.Martin O'Neill clearly does not agree.