It feels like the saga over James Milner is not going to end anytime soon, but it is likely that the England man will not be a Villa player by the time the season kicks off. If I was Martin O'Neill, I would be looking a the City squad that they have to dramatically trim before the campaign stars and picking a number of players to take to Villa Park as part of the deal. As I sit in my front room and think about it then I would get Wright-Philips, Steven Ireland and Nedum Onouha and money for Milner, as the player seems determined to leave Villa.