The Press Association has just announced that Stewart Downing's signed for Villa in a 12m deal.

The Press Association has just announced that Stewart Downing's signed for Villa in a 12m deal.

i thought he was injured ??

he is and will miss the start of the season, it's a gamble (even if he was fit).

he's a reliable premiership performer, good left foot, but also very much a player at villa's level rather than one that would push them on.

o'neill's transfer policy is amazingly dull, I wonder if he is aware that there is football played outside of the uk and ireland.