Roy Evans has resigned as director of football at English Second Division Swindon after only four months in charge.

Evans (52), decided to step down after a meeting with new Swindon chairman Willie Carson failed to provide assurances about money to spend on new players.

The former champion jockey Carson heads a consortium of four major shareholders which took over the club two weeks ago from Danny Donegan, who brought Evans to Swindon in August.

Carson said his consortium had inherited debts of £3.2 million sterling, of which £500,000 is owed in tax and £200,000 in rent and council rates.

Liverpool hope to include £3.6 million Milan Baros in their squad at Aston Villa on St Stephen's Day if the Czech international is granted a work permit. Everton defender Alessandro Pistone will miss the Christmas programme after sustaining ligament damage in his right knee in Wednesday's 3-2 defeat at Leeds.

The Football Association has overturned Fulham winger Luis Boa Morte's red card for an alleged bite on Everton captain David Weir in the Premiership match at Craven Cottage on December 8th.

Aston Villa midfielder David Ginola has requested a personal hearing to answer an English FA misconduct charge over his touchline bust-up with the fourth official during last month's game against Leicester. That will not take place until January 24th, so now he can face old club Tottenham at Villa Park on December 29th.

Birmingham manager Steve Bruce has signed 27-year-old Polish international midfielder Arkadiusz Bak on loan.

Arsenal midfielder Patrick Vieira is France Football magazine's 2001 player of the year.

Belgian club Beveren have linked up with Arsenal to give the Gunners' youth players first-team experience.