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Blue ROI

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  1. 1 hour ago, davieG said:

    Why Unai Emery has named Leicester City as a cautionary tale in Aston Villa pursuit | Leicestershire Live

     

    Why Unai Emery has named Leicester City as a cautionary tale in Aston Villa pursuit
    The Aston Villa boss has spoken about competing for the Premier League title, but is wary of how Leicester City have fallen in the decade since they lifted the trophy

    Jordan Blackwell
    06:37, 22 May 2026


    Leicester City are a cautionary tale for Aston Villa manager Unai Emery as he targets a Premier League title push.


    Emery guided Villa to their first major trophy in 30 years with a 3-0 victory over Freiburg in the Europa League final on Wednesday night, former City midfielder Youri Tielemans lashing in the opener.


    The next step is to compete for domestic honours. Villa have already cracked the top six, and will claim their second top-four finish in three years with a draw in their final Premier League fixture this weekend.


    But Emery is looking even higher, and wants to replicate what City did a decade ago in winning the title.


    However, the Spaniard pointed to City’s recent fall into League One to show that any push for honours needs to be done with “sustainability” and “responsibility”.

     

    “What we must establish is being able to repeat it over time,” Emery told AS in Spain. “Ten years ago, Leicester City won the league here, above all those other teams. This year, unfortunately, they've been relegated to League One.

    “So, we at Aston Villa, with this project I joined, came to be able to grow sustainably and maintain our position.

    “That's what gives me the most satisfaction right now: being a team capable of competing naturally with the big teams these past few years, close to Arsenal and Manchester City without quite reaching them, and close to Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea, Tottenham, and Newcastle, but even above them.


    “The next step, if we can be consistent, would be to be able to do something similar to what Leicester did, or come close. But with sustainability in mind. That's the Aston Villa project, the one that demands the most, earns the most recognition, and carries the greatest responsibility.”

    Villa’s league position would have secured them Champions League football even if they hadn’t won the Europa League. That’s something City were unable to do after their title win, finishing fifth twice in 2020 and 2021.

    Emery added: “Being in the Champions League will allow us, beyond the Premier League, to compete against the best teams.


    “Last season we played in the quarter-finals against PSG, and even came close to winning that tie. For me, as a coach, seeing your team compete at that level is comforting, motivating, and makes you want to continue being part of this project, to be a coach who wants to achieve things.”

    That's Emery top of the list of the Happy Clapper enemies

     

    #KPFC4EVA

     

  2. 1 hour ago, teblin said:

    Very true its such a waste if here we go too.

     

    If Covid hadn't have happened they'd have likely gone down in 2020. But it did and the stayed up, since then they have made changes at the right point, made a poor appointment in Gerrard, but rectified that quickly. 

     

    Was crazy to think that was their 1st trophy for 30 years, in that time we have had 4 (5 if you included the shield) But I fear it will be us that goes 30 + years without any success now.

     

    We have just follow bad decision after bad decision. 

    And our wimpy happy clapper fanbase will still make excuses for KP 

  3. 6 hours ago, sm1 said:

    Everytime I see Villa do well, it makes me think that should've been us. Both of us were doing badly in 2022, they sack Gerard and get Unai. We wait and end up with Dean Smith. 

    And we'll still be stuck with Rudkin thanks to the knunt Top.:mad:

  4. 2 hours ago, Claudio Fannieri said:

    With local charities  such as Loros, Lamp and Leicester Hospitals as the back of shirt partner. With the club making a donation to that charity for each and every shirt sold that they appear on. Imagine if the price of a shirt increased by say a £1 or £2 but that money went direct to those charities, sales would go through the roof and both the club and local charities benefit. Win win. 

    That would be great.

     

    Surprising the owners havent throught of that.

     

    They do so much for the city of Leicester dont ya know

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  5. 9 hours ago, SemperEadem said:

     

    At least wolves engaged the fans.

     

    Not a surefire way to succeed but at least they are doing something before the current season ends.

     

    Let's be avin' ya Rudkin x Nepo Baby

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