I don't know if Ellis will go - O'Leary

Aston Villa boss David O'Leary insists he remains in the dark over the future of chairman Doug Ellis.

Ellis has presided over another dismal season at Villa Park and pressure is mounting for the unpopular club chief to step down.

But O'Leary — whose own job is under threat with Villa still not safe from Barclays Premiership relegation — insists he has been given no indication of Ellis' plans.

"I don't know if Doug will move on," he told BBC Radio 5 Live's Sportsweek programme "I don't buy into that agenda. I'm like the fans waiting to see what is going to happen at the club. I don't know what is happening behind the scenes."

O'Leary has provoked the wrath of Villa fans for the club's slide down the Premiership and the calls for him to quit have intensified, but the former Arsenal star refuses to walk away.

"It's been a tough two or three weeks because when you're not doing very well people come out of the woodwork and knock you," he said.

"That's the age we live in and the life we lead. You must expect that and move on. when you walk out on the pitch you're aware of the feeling.

"It's sad because we had a local paper say I don't have feelings for Aston Villa or their fans. I do passionately. I feel like the fans — very frustrated.

"I want to put it right and be successful with it. What we have to do in the meantime is get this club safe and then we can move forward.

"I've never considered walking away. It can be frustrating but the more I'm at the club the more I want to do well.

"My staff and I have worked very hard. We're working with the kids and trying to build for the future."