May 26, 1982 is the most famous date in Aston Villa's history and in appointing Unai Emery, the club hope to take a step back towards those glorious times.
Nobody expects Villa to win the European Cup for a second time - at least not yet. But returning to continental competition during Emery's time in charge is viewed as a realistic target.
After signing a three-year deal, the former Arsenal boss' first task will be to guide Villa away from the danger zone in the Premier League.
Villa produced an emphatic 4-0 win in the first game since Gerrard was sacked by the owners
Steven Gerrard was sacked to stop the slide towards trouble and even though Villa beat Brentford 4-0 under caretaker-boss Aaron Danks, they are still only three points above the bottom three ahead of Saturday's trip to Newcastle.