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Ex-Aston Villa striker Stan Collymore has hit out at his former club following the departure of Roy Keane.

The talkSPORT host said that today’s news is yet another blow for Villa who are winless in eight ahead of tomorrow’s trip to Burnley.

Explaining his feelings in full, Collymore tweeted a link to the extract below which questions where Villa are heading in these times of uncertainy.

He wrote in a social media blog: "Roy Keane. Had to write something about the state of Villa for a while because it’s becoming increasingly clear that all is not well at the club, and frankly to many fans the whole situation is an embarrassment. An owner who wants to sell, a team with no playing style or direction, and now an assistant manager leaving midway through a season. Add the last few years of struggle, the manager or owner who both seem reluctant to speak openly to fans about the direction of the club, plus 25k at Villa Park for the Southampton game, Villa fans everywhere could be forgiven for thinking “ What on earth is going on.

Look: Roy Keane at Villa

“Relevant questions for management are,

1.Is the club any closer to being sold?

2. Why was Roy Keane brought to Villa Park unless there was a cast iron agreement that Villa was his priority, he’s a “football man” after all, so did the manager sound out which of his jobs was most important? Seemingly not.

3. What style of play are Villa actually playing? Passing team? Counter attacking? All i’m seeing is defending on the edge of the box? That’s not coaching, that’s hoping.”

“All Villa fans want is to see the club sold, a progressive ownership come in with fresh, vibrant ideas, complimenting a playing style befitting one of England’s great clubs and traditions.

“As we celebrate our 140th birthday, it’s about time the process of sale was accelerated and a vision created by the current ownership of a club moving forward, not stagnating. This is not good enough for Aston Villa Football Club, and it needs to change quickly.

“This isn’t any ordinary football club, we started the whole damn thing.”

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