O'Neill: Frustrated

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Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill insists he cannot understand why he is still being linked with the vacant England manager's job.

O'Neill felt he had made it clear that he was not interested in succeeding sacked former England boss Steve McClaren and that he was committed to Villa.

There have been persistent rumours that the former Celtic boss was waiting for the Football Association to contact him about the role, which has been vacant since the McClaren was dismissed on 22nd November.

But O'Neill, who was reportedly interviewed for the England job before McClaren was appointed in 2006, is adamant his loyalties are with Villa.

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Asked if he was still ruling out the England job, O'Neill said: "What else can I say? What other way can I say it? As for people saying I am still in the running, how could I possibly be?

"I get told 'just say you are not in the running'. That is what I said. Then I hear there is a feeling of 'Martin hasn't ruled himself out'.

"That is exactly what I am saying. Are you happy with that? I want to do the job here. How else can I say it?

"You can understand my reticence about talking about this because you are ruling yourself out of something you have never been asked to do.

"The only reason it has cropped up is because I was involved the time before when the job became vacant. It is as simple as that."