By Jon Couch
RICHARD HILL was living the dream. Not only the fact he had been headheaded by Steve Bruce to join Aston Villa’s recruitment team, but his beloved Leicester City were treading unchartered Champions League territory.
It was February 22, and Hill had taken time out from his busy schedule at Villa Park to jet over to Sevilla to watch the Foxes’ last 16 clash. But just he was preparing to head off to the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium, the phone rang.
“It was [Eastleigh owner] Stewart Donald,” Hill explained. “He told me Martin Allen had left and asked ...