Football: Villa Boss Looks Beyond Midland Bragging Rights ; Football: Second City Derby Barclays Premiership Aston Villa 3 Birmingham City 1

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David O'Leary had just become the first Aston Villa manager to do the league double over Birmingham City since Ron Saunders more than 25 years ago - but he is looking far beyond the city of Birmingham.

Villa should follow up their derby double over Blues by finishing above them in the Premiership table for the third year running. But O'Leary wants more than just to be in charge of the best team in England's second city. He still believes that Villa are capable of once more emerging as a footballing force in this country.

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Football: Villa Boss Looks Beyond Midland Bragging Rights ; Football: Second City Derby Barclays Premiership Aston Villa 3 Birmingham City 1

"When I came in," he said, "all the fans ever said to me was 'Make us top dogs in this city again'. ...

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