Former Toon Star Rubs Salt In The Wound!

Last updated : 17 May 2009 By Footy Mad - Editor
James Milner: "If Sam Allardyce had still been at Newcastle, they wouldn't be in the position they are now.

"The way Allardyce came in at Newcastle, he was planning for the long-term.

"The staff he brought in, he was looking at a bigger picture.

"The plan might have taken three, four, five years. There's always going to be question marks about the way you play football but first and foremost Allardyce's job was to get stability.

"The organisational ideas he had worked at Bolton so why should he change from that? But he never told us to just hit it. We had the players to play and Allardyce wanted us to do that.

"Newcastle have struggled ever since Allardyce left St James' Park

"There's been a lot of managers in a short space of time.

"That's not good. The reason I've come to Aston Villa is there is stability with Martin O'Neill in charge and that should mean you'll see the best of me."