“But I signed for Aston Villa because I wanted to be here and I still do. “I was linked with a transfer out of here all through January and I didn’t want that then and I don’t want that now. “It’s not been a great season but this is a massive club and we’ve...
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Alex McLeish sacked by Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner after narrowly avoiding relegation
Club owner Randy Lerner is understood to have flown in from America to speak with McLeish along with chief executive Paul Faulkner in the aftermath of yesterday’s 2-0 defeat at Norwich, which was described as “woeful” by the manager. A statement on the club’s website said: “Aston Villa can confirm that Alex McLeish’s contract...
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Premier League final day: what will happend in the race for the title, Europe and relegration survival
Both City and United go in to the final round of games with 86 points each, but the former have the superior goal difference – 63 to United’s 55; a gulf of at least eight for Ferguson’s side to make up against Sunderland away in the north east. Should City – who have only...
Blackburn owners Venky’s admit a fifth of the squad likely to leave after relegation from Premier League
“We cannot hold back players. Those who want to leave may do so,” director B. Balaji Rao told the Times of India, amid speculation that senior players such as goalkeeper Paul Robinson and midfielder Morten Gamst Pedersen are set to leave. Rao also stressed that owners Venky’s, a family-owned chicken farm operator, are “here...
Chelsea haven’t given up hope of redeveloping Stamford Bridge despite bid for Battersea Power Station
“Not only does that cause us issues with economics, it also causes us major challenges around potential planning applications and all the rest. “We do feel, as a club, that to stay among the elite, we’ve got to have a bigger stadium. “And one of the things that we discussed with the shareholders was...
Blackburn Rovers’ deputy CEO wanted Steve Kean sacked in December reveals damning leaked letter
“With the bank closing in, I fear that they will look to foreclose and have the potential to implement financial restrictions upon the club that could (as a worst-case scenario) enforce administration. “I have kept quiet for a time now out of utmost respect and I trust that you realise that I am only...
Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho warns Chelsea that Gonzalo Higuain is not for sale at any price
Italian champions Juventus, Champions League finalists Bayern Munich and Paris St Germain had all been linked with the striker, along with Mourinho’s former club, Chelsea. However, Mourinho has asserted Higuain’s immediate future lies at the Bernabeu and told ES: “Higuain is staying here. “He will stay at Madrid because I don’t want him to...