HATCHET MAN: Villa boss Martin O'Neill is only happy when he has something to moan about

Only happy when it rains: O'Neill Martin O'Neill is right to be upset about the never-ending transfer window after the Premier League used snow and ice to skate over the definition of a deadline. But quite why the Aston Villamanager thinks the mid-season trading was a waste of time is a mystery. His signing of Emile Heskey was probably the coup of the window. At £3.5million and with Liverpool sniffing around, taking the striker from Wigan to Villa Park looks like the best deal by far. Heskey adds quality and depth to a thin-looking squad and he has already got off the mark with a goal. O'Neill may have wanted to sign more players but he has already brought in nine since last June and most of them have been a success. Hey big spenders - so refined or profligates extraordinaire? Sportsmail's club-by-club guide to what your team's squad costsAston Villa 3 Doncaster 1: Carew rips heart out of Rovers as Villa book Everton clashAston Villa lead the call for probe into Arshavin's transfer to ArsenalASTON VILLA FC NEWS FROM ACROSS THE NET Martin O'Neill is right to be upset about the never-ending transfer window after the Premier League used snow and ice to skate over the definition of a deadline. But quite why the Aston Villa manager thinks the mid-season trading was a waste of time is a mystery. His signing of Emile Heskey was probably the coup of the window. At £3.5million and with Liverpool sniffing around, taking the striker from Wigan to Villa Park looks like the best deal by far. Heskey adds quality and depth to a thin-looking squad and he has already got off the mark with a goal. O'Neill may have wanted to sign more players but he has already brought in nine since last June and most of them have been a success.

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