Before Grealish made it cool to win games with a flick of the boot, Young made it his staple.Three player of the month awards in a year showcased his mainstream brilliance, and often he'd bring the sunshine to Villa Park himself.Somewhat a shadow of Young, Maloney stood out as a gifted footballer and was yet another Celtic signing for O'Neill.Ironically, if Young wasn't at the club, Maloney could've had a fair crack at making up some of what the Villa were missing - but that was never to be the case.An abundance of riches at the club saw Maloney turned into a bit-part player despite some crucial goals, and the forward was left with no choice but to seek a move back to Celtic.

For using this site, please activate JavaScript. He left in January 2007 with five appearances to his name.O'Neill quickly bound the Villa dressing room to his will, and three ex-Celtic players helped that transition, including Chris Sutton.The veteran striker adapted well, but that was all he managed to do.It'd be unfair to make a true judgment on Sutton's time at Villa as it was quickly curbed when he took a whack on the head that left him with vision issues.Sutton spent just about two months at Villa Park due to that.Hollywood John Carew was the striker Villa had been missing for a long time. Celtic are psychologically in a good position at the moment.

... Agathe returned to Celtic in 2013 for a charity match in aid of the Stiliyan Petrov Foundation, playing in a “Celtic XI”. He grew into a club captain and became somewhat a Villa great.Then, he became a legend.
You can also sign up If you decide later that you no longer wish to receive the emails, simply follow the unsubscribe link in one of the newsletters - but we don't think you'll want to.You can also get all the latest updates by following us on social media here We also have a free app which you can download. Young at Villa was like bringing a chaingun to a bar-fight.

Has a particular fondness for Tom Rogic among the current Celts and both Lubo and Henrik form his earliest Celtic memories.The Celtic Star is the independent Celtic Supporters site. Ourexplains more about how we use your data, and your rights. Desperate for deals, I was. Mar 1, 1952 (68) The striker netted 26 times last season and is likely to command a fee upward of £5m and Celtic could be ready to return and test Posh’s resolve.“They mentioned they may be selling one or two. Rangers have to be up for the challenge. Martin O'Neill believes Rangers' away record may be their undoing as they seek to stop his former club, Celtic, winning 10 league title in a row. term as coach :Preferred formation :Most games for : "It's really going to be an exciting season," said O'Neill. With 48 goals in two seasons, Toney is hot property at the moment. Super 6: Who makes play-offs? It took a while for Petrov to settle in and on-the-pitch, it seemed as though a few of the Villa old-guard weren't brilliantly happy with his matchday performances.That changed by some measure. But also, when you were doing well for 25 minutes and it was 0-0, they can turn on their own players.

There's not the fear as such.

Tom English assesses his chances.Seven Scotland caps will be among the pundits this week as Sportscene shows all the Scottish Premiership action.The fabled 10, no VAR and daftness off the scale - why should you watch the Scottish Premiership?Want a cause to throw yourself behind? Although Fry has accused Celtic of trying to get Toney on the cheap with their low-ball first offer.


Martin O’Neill has told BBC Sport that he believes Rangers need to strengthen and bring in more depth if they are to finally stop Old Firm rivals Celtic – and prevent Neil Lennon’s side from the coveted 10 in a row. The Irishman oversaw a 36-point swing in his first season at Celtic following an ignominious title loss of 21 points in 2000.