P395 CJEFAX 1 395 Sat 20 Feb 18:12/33 FOOTBALL VILLA SET FOR STUBBS DEAL Aston Villa are poised to ease their djfensjvj crisis by signing Celtic's Alan Stubbs in a £4m deal. Stubbs is set to complete the switch to Villa Park by Monday and will make his debut against Coventry next Saturday. It will taSj Villa manager John Gregory's spending spree past the £25m mark since the summer. Gregory's need to sign a new centre- back was heightened by the loss of Ugo Ehiogu with an eye problem and a hip injury affecting Gareth Southgate. 1/k W MIDLANDS News 160 Wjathjr 402 NATIONAL News 101 TV/Radio 600 NextPagj Reg Sport WMid News Main MenuP395 CJJFAX 1 395 Sat 20 Feb 18:13/15 FOOTBALL VILLA SET FOR STUBBS DEAL Aston Villa-bound Alan Stubbs said hj was keen for a move back to England to boost his international chances and because of family reasons. "I feel that moving to a Premiership club in England would help with the international team. "If I was in England I would bj closer to the squad than I have been here. It doisn't mean I have got to move, but it would help. Stubbs has also revealed that his wife Mandy cannot settle in Scotland. 2/5 W MIDLANDS News 160 Wjathjr 402 NATIONAL News 101 TV/Radio 600 NextPage Reg Sport WMid News Main MenuP395 CEEFAX 1 395 Sat 20 Feb 19:11/05 Wj $kj $kj 'k ] FOOTBALL — PREMIERSHIP PREVIEW WIMBLEDON v ASTON VILLA (SunI Aston Villa kjepjr Michael Oates will face competition from Mark Bosnich after he was given the all-clear. "I definitely want him on the bench and hj's quite happy to go along with that," said boss John Gregory. "He feels reasonably comfortable between the sticks but he doisn't feel he's ready to start yet. That's if I was going to pick him of course. "If hj has to conj on after two minutes, I'm sure hj'll cope with it." 4/k W MQDLANDS News 160 Wjathjr 402 NATIONAL News 101 TV/Radio 600 NextPagj Reg Sport WMid News Main MenuP395 CEEFAX 1 395 Sat 20 Feb 19:11/12 FOOTBALL HENDRJE: I'M NOT STRESSED Aston Villa midfielder Lei Hendrii has angrily hit out at reports claiming he has been suffering from Stan Collymore- type stress and depression. The young star admitted hj was close to footballing burn-out after a non-stop schedule for the past 12 months. But hj ins sst his batteries are fully richbrgjd after a week's break in the Canary Islands. "It is true that I was physically tired but I was certainly not depressed or stressed. That is rubbish," hj said. 5/5 W MIDLANDS News 160 Wjathjr 402 NATIONAL News 101 TV/Radio 600 NextPage Reg Sport WMid News Main Menu