Youri Tielemans

[Axl Rose]

I know I'm way over the top when it comes to them, but it's been a whole lifetime of having to put up with them and their delusions of grandeur.

I loathed them winning the league. The fact that we went down and were so shit that year just fanned the flames.

******

[Risso]

I know I'm way over the top when it comes to them, but it's been a whole lifetime of having to put up with them and their delusions of grandeur.

I loathed them winning the league. The fact that we went down and were so shit that hear just fanned the flames.

******

It was my daughter's birthday party at the weekend, and we had quite a few parents over. A fair few of the dads are Leicester fans, and the common opinion amongst all of them was "why has Tielemans gone to a team like Villa?"

Because a team like Villa are playing in front of a packed 42,000 stadium every week, are back in Europe with one of the best managers in world football, have a team full of quality internationals and are going to have a proper crack at the top 4 next season. We're also not going to be "looking forward" to trips to Rotherham and Plymouth on a Tuesday night. That's why, ******!

[chrisw1]

I think that's a reasonable summary.

[Drummond]

I'd love the success Leicester have had. The League and the Cup? Yes fucking please. I'd die happy then.

[Axl Rose]

You're spot on Risso, mate.

My dad is truly the only Leicester fan I truly respect. Even a couple of mates who I've known for over thirty years are massive wankers when it comes to Filbert Fox and his rubbish family.

It says it all to me that my dad would much rather come to Villa Park with me, would rather watch Villa than Leicester, has admitted to me that it doesn't matter what Leicester do, they'll never be anywhere near the size of Villa. His tone of voice suggested resignation that they'll never get anywhere near.

I'm still rejoicing in their relegation

[LeeB]

I fucking hated them under O'Neill, they were the natural successors to Wimbledon, and just like those tossers we'd always end up get dragged down to their level when we played them

[chrisw1]

I've never had a big problem with Leiceter tbf.  And I thought it was incredible when they shook up the PL and won it, I still think it's one of the greatest sporting achievements of all time.

Following it up with an FA cup was the icing on the cake.

As always follows a bit of success it went to their fan's heads.  I don't think Twitter helps, it brings out the worst of all fan bases including our own.  Ultimately I was happy enough to see them go down to put them back in their box.  I only hope the same happens to Man City in the next decade when their owners get bored or the PL grows some teeth.

[VinnieChase84]

Loving the Leicester hatred, sums up my feelings about them having lived in Leicestershire for last 12 years. They are utterly deluded in terms of where they see themselves in football

They have been awfully bloody quiet last few weeks and its glorious.

[pauliewalnuts]

For me, I always think, there's a bunch of clubs who play in relatively new, purpose built stadia of 30k capacity thereabouts - soulless, out of town bowls with all the feeling and spirit of a shopping centre.

The clubs that play in them are at best mid size clubs, and all of pretty much the same level - Derby County, Hull City, Middlesborough, Southampton, Stoke, Cardiff and Leicester definitely belong in this group.

They had a remarkable spell of five years or so, but now we are seeing 'regression to the norm', where after an anomaly, over more time, they'll sink back to their natural place in the order of things, which is bobbing between Championship and Premier League.

I was going to say a bit like Albion, but Albion are a much bigger club than Leicester.

[villabear]

I still think about that 4-4 game at home*








*does Mr Burns shudder

[PeterWithesShin]

Hull and Cardiff are nowhere near the size of those other clubs.

It's a sign of how shit we've been that since 1996 Leicester have been far far more successful than us, despite just suffering their 4th relegation in that time and spending 11 of those season outside the top flight, and about to start a 12th.

[chrisw1]

I remember laughing when their fans thought they were big enough to sign Veretout ahead of us.  They were actually surprised he chose Villa. 

Ha, we fuckin' showed 'em, right?  Right??

[Risso]

For me, I always think, there's a bunch of clubs who play in relatively new, purpose built stadia of 30k capacity thereabouts - soulless, out of town bowls with all the feeling and spirit of a shopping centre.

The clubs that play in them are at best mid size clubs, and all of pretty much the same level - Derby County, Hull City, Middlesborough, Southampton, Stoke, Cardiff and Leicester definitely belong in this group.

They had a remarkable spell of five years or so, but now we are seeing 'regression to the norm', where after an anomaly, over more time, they'll sink back to their natural place in the order of things, which is bobbing between Championship and Premier League.

I was going to say a bit like Albion, but Albion are a much bigger club than Leicester.

The King Power's not really out of town though, like Stoke and the others, it's just over the road from where Filbert Street used to be, probably a mile out of the city centre.

[LeeB]

For me, I always think, there's a bunch of clubs who play in relatively new, purpose built stadia of 30k capacity thereabouts - soulless, out of town bowls with all the feeling and spirit of a shopping centre.

The clubs that play in them are at best mid size clubs, and all of pretty much the same level - Derby County, Hull City, Middlesborough, Southampton, Stoke, Cardiff and Leicester definitely belong in this group.

They had a remarkable spell of five years or so, but now we are seeing 'regression to the norm', where after an anomaly, over more time, they'll sink back to their natural place in the order of things, which is bobbing between Championship and Premier League.

I was going to say a bit like Albion, but Albion are a much bigger club than Leicester.

The King Power's not really out of town though, like Stoke and the others, it's just over the road from where Filbert Street used to be, probably a mile out of the city centre.

It is the most soulless of all the bowls though, weirdly enough

[Dave]

Reading through that bitter Leicester thread, they've suggested that his contract with us is €5m per annum, which in weird footballer-only terms is about £90k per week.

Which doesn't seem in the least bit unreasonable, considering the sums that players command these days.