“There are still people ringing me left right and centre to see if I am available. I don’t believe I am available any more."
But Young opted to remain at Villa Park once it became clear O’Neill was close to resigning and says he is now happy to stay.
I think the most telling part of that interview is his opinion on Kev Mac. I think its essential that he remains involved with the first team under the new manager, because hes obviously got a lot of really good ideas about the game and all the players appear to really like and respect him.
I heard a story that O'Neill told Luke that he was "weak" following his compassionate leave.
However, we seem to hear this over and over again with many managers. It never ceases to amaze me that that those appointed to manage the players very often dont do this. I would have thought continual communication with the extremely valuable and highly paid personnel in your charge was one of the most important aspects of the job.