BRIAN LITTLE WALKS ON WATER | An unmissable chat with an Aston Villa legend
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- čas přidán 5. 04. 2021
- Brian Little walks on water, and joins us on the Claret & Blue podcast to chat through his lengthy Villa career! From the 15 year old who joined the club to the manager who took us to League Cup glory... enjoy a whopping 100 minutes with Brian Little
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Loved doing this. Brilliant to spend so long in Brian's company (albeit over a video call). We thought about splitting this into a two-parter because he's got so much to say and so many stories to share, but we decided to do it all in one feature-length episode. If you can't watch it all in one go, then do enjoy it in smaller parts, because (even if I do say so myself) it's a really compelling chat covering his long love affair with the club. Brian Little walks on water and - spoiler alert - he likes walking his dog in the rain too! What an absolute legend and gentleman he is. UTV!
One of the greatest Villa players I've had the pleasure of watching. Two of our greatest players are both from Durham, Brian and Sid Cowans.
The word "Legend" is vastly over-used in this day and age but Brian truly is a legend if ever there was one - and an absolute gentleman too. UTV VTID
Mat, have to say this 58 year old Villa fan loved listening to Brian’s interview brought back so many great memories UTV 👍
Love it Steve. I'm jealous that you got to see the great man in action!
Lovely fella. Always stops for a chat when he walks through the players car park to his seat in the Trinity Road stand. Always makes me smile that dads recognise him but young lads haven't a clue as to the good times Brian's given the Villa in so many capacities. Thanks Brian 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Haha, he'll be disguised behind his beard now, but we'll still recognise he who walks on water when we see him!
One of the most underrated players from that era by people outside of villa. I didn't get to see him play but lucky enough to watch his side win at Wembley, didn't think I'd be sat here in 2021 not having won anything since !
Such a lovely and genuine bloke who's heart is firmly with our club, UTV
I could listen to Brian all day. My favourite player of all time & so many fond memories of the 76/77 season. Thanks for a great interview Matt.
Thanks Barrie. What a brilliant bloke he is. Loved every minute of it!
I wasn't lucky enough to watch him as a player but I'm ever so glad I got to experience him as our cup winning manager. What a thoroughly nice guy! Legend is appropriate.
Wonderful. Simply wonderful. Another one of those golden threads that runs through my life.
I’m a Scottish villa fan, started supporting when I was 11. 95/96 season and little holds so many great memories for me. Seems like such a lovely guy too
That's still my favourite Villa team, Draper and Taylor were bosses in midfield. People also forget how many goals Savo was involved with in clever build up play
@@lordvadertheleftie9703 even the bench had the underrated Tommy Johnson etc. Great team
@@neilyringworm his goals against West Ham in the 4-1 away in 95-96 was unbelievable. I still remember it 25 years on
Brilliant Mat, thank you. Many of the memories you and Brian discussed I was lucky enough to witness. Brian for me is the greatest player in my time following AV and he would walk into any top club of the current era as easy as he "walks on water". Real gentleman 💯% AV. What a legend.
Thank you for watching. Glad you enjoyed it. What a bloke Brian is. A truly wonderful footballer and an absolute gentleman.
Thanks all who signed up to our newsletter to get this (and other things) a little early. Hope you enjoyed it! It's nice :)
Yep, bless you all. Thanks for your support, you legends!
Great video Mat & Brian is captivating with all of the stories, a true Villa legend! Would love to see Thomas Hitzlsperger in a future video (if possible)! 😉
Hi Mikey. Thanks for your kind words. Brian is a proper, fully-fledged legend. Will put Der Hammer on our wishlist!
What a fantastic interview. Absolutely love this man. A true Villa legend who I was privileged to see play his whole career and be a season ticket holder during his tenure as manager. I was 8 years old in the Holte End for his debut as a sub against Blackburn and also the Torquay game he mentioned. I’ve said it numerous times on Twitter that his partnership with Andy Gray still remains the best I’ve seen at Villa Park. That 76/77 season with those two and John Deehan where they scored over 70 between them also remains my favourite season even though a few years later we won the title and European Cup. Those 3 ripped holes in many sides in 76/77 and were a pure joy to watch. It still remains a footballing crime that Brian played for approximately 25 minutes for England and that was all. Loved every word and minute of this. Thank you Mat and please pass on a thank you to Brian for everything he has done for our club, as I’ve already said, a true Villa legend.
Ah brilliant stuff. Thanks for your kind words. Glad the interview brought it all flooding back. I can't pretend Im not envious of you lucky lot who got to see him play!
Won as Villa Player and Villa Manager! Absolutely legendary status! Doesn't get better than that! 🙏👍😎
Best interview yet! Brian was my first real Villa hero, the swagger and flair he brought to the game. The fantastic partnership with Andy & Dixie. Really pleased he had success when he became manager. Should've been capped more than once (why didn't you ask him about this?) Don Revie was England manager and he came on as a sub in the home internationals against Wales with England trailing 2-0 and he set up 2 goals for David Johnson to earn a draw. I believe he couldn't play against Scotland on the Saturday as he was getting married.
Mr Brian Little is one of the main reasons I chose to support Aston Villa. Fabulously gifted and original footballer. Good manager too, and his team could of won more but thank you, Brian, so much for the great way Villa won that 1996 League Cup.
Big thanks to Mat & Claret and Blue for this interview.
Brian is a great football man and a very decent man too. I recommend Brian's book, "Return of the Little Villan", which is a great read for any true Villa fan.
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Cheers Rob. Glad you enjoyed it. Was an absolute delight to chat to Brian and I'm grateful that he gave us so much of his time to share his brilliant stories.
Fantastic just fantastic he really did walk on water
Great interview Mat, you know how to put your interviewees at ease and get the best out of them.
Ah cheers Nick. I just try to spark them off and let them go! Especially when they've so many brilliant stories to share. I reckon lots of my chatter must get chopped out in the edit though!
I love this bloke
Legend and what an absolutely beautiful man .
UTV .... loved it ( again)
I've seen some players in a Villa shirt since 1969..but Brian Little was and is still a great favourite. And so underestimated..
John Gregory next plz mat . Excellent show
On CZcams loads of vids have been put up of Villa from the 70's. It was before my time, but Little looked like a really classy player. He's a really classy guy.
I remember his team's in the 90's and really appreciate now more than then how tactically ahead of the curve he was, and how well balanced his side was with good passers from back to front.
I'm looking forward to hearing this. 👍
Brians full debut for Villa against Torquay,was also my first game watching Villa .. He went on to be my favourite player
I watched every game brain played at villa park, magic. I also watched every game he managed villa. Its a long time ago now but i went to the training ground near the end of his management.
I can always remember, coming from there thinking Brain never looked to good. Just listening to him say he wasnt in a good place near the end, is the first time i heard anyone confirm my thoughts back then. When you think he left the north east at 15, yet he still has his accent to this day. God bless you brian.
My favourite manager, cheers guys!
Great to hear the local reference points,Nelson road,Witton island,the man is a Villa legend.
Loved it. Bang on my era (64 yr old). Watched him throughout his sadly foreshortened career. Another great interview Mat.
Ah brilliant, thanks Terry. Glad you enjoyed it. What a legend Brian is!
Brilliant stuff, another class interview. so good to sit back and listen too. Would love to see a John Gregory one soon. #utv
Come back in a couple of weeks, for an episode with John - even longer than this one!
@@ClaretBluePod I'll be there, looking forward to that!
@@KarlONeillK37 Haha, book a week off work. It's a long one!!!
Literally in stitches laughing. He's had a. Nose job! Puts the phone down. 😂👃Fantastic interview guys. My favourite one my far. Brian Little top man.
What a legend and a super nice man
People talk about Brian clough player career over at 27 and then became legend manager
Well, Brian little was up there in that regard too
Career over at 26 .. then a legend manager for villa
them memories ! that team was golden !
Never forget when you signed Draper, savo, Taylor and Alan Wright and just built something so special so quickly
... well you knew what was right with savo Dwight up front and your vision was the best !
I'm a younger fan, started following Villa in 2012, and this was still an incredible interview. Love learning the history of this club and this man is an absolute legend for me.
There is nothing better than listening to these interviews whilst editing.
What do you edit Craig?
@@ClaretBluePod photographs! I'm a portrait photographer :)
Same here; although I am a wedding photographer, so not much editing for me at the moment!
Great Interview - privileged to see Brian play in the Claret and Blue back in the day. Happy memories!
Great interview Mat with a top Villan. Loved the stories from Brian. Keep the interviews coming. UTV.
Legend .met him at Silverstone.
Was my Favourite player, legend! 👍🙏😎
Great interview. Never understood why Brian never got another Premier League job after Villa. Really should have.
Utterly Brilliant. One of my all time faves. Hearing him talk about the 75 team which is the 1st team i can really recall as Villa fan in a family of noses brought back many memories. Have to say, best part of whole interview for me were the Deadly Doug memories. My 1st heros were Little and Gidman if i recall correctly before i went on to Andy Gray adoration.
Great Episode Matt.👍
Thanks Phil, I was never lucky enough to witness him in action, so getting him to talk us through it was the next best thing as far as I'm concerned. What a legend!
@@matkendrick9179 Such a shame his career was cut short. Was one of those players that would glide passed as much as run passed the opppsition. How he only got 1 cap i'll never know.
Has there been one with God Mat.? Only recently got into the podcasts.
@@Phil_MinesaGuinness Not yet. It's the dream one, but not had any joy yet
@@matkendrick9179 Well, he generally appears to find interviews difficult whenever ive watched him, rarely seems relaxed, often appearing uncomfortable. That said, he often says how much he enjoys fans forums so you never know, maybe you can get some success. Lets hope so.🤞
Cheers Mat.👍
In terms of adoration, Little was our ‘Grealish’ in the mid-seventies. At times a palpable hush would overcome the Holte End when he got the ball - just wondering what piece of magic he was about to produce. Some great players around him though, Graydon, Nicholl, Robson, Gidman, Hamilton - and Gray of course to name just a few. I remember jumping over the barrier from the Witton stand (I’d treated myself to a seat that day) as a 14 year old to congratulate him on scoring the second goal against Sunderland in front of 57,000 on the last home game of our promotion winning season (1975) after 8 years in the lower leagues. Most of us were on the pitch not long after the final whistle. My only disappointment was the way he left Villa as a manager. I feel he could’ve achieved more. Villa legend, great guy and wonderful to still see him associated with the club. Another great interview Matt. UTV!
Pure Class
Legend is very apposite to describe Brian Little. Along with John Gidman, Ray Graydon & Andy Gray, one of my first Villa heroes
Well done mat, very entertaining with the great man
Really good interview mat🤝very insightful 👏I think you should try and get Nathan delfouneso on for a chat. Would be really interesting to see his story :)
What a top fella
Great interview, top bloke. Would love to see an interview with John Gregory next.
Stay tuned!
Anybody for Villa v Blues. Kenny Burns lets the ball slip under his foot, it was raining like crazy, Little puts in the bottom corner. Ooh yes! That youth team that won the Youth Cup was a terrific team - met Roy Stark when he was playing in Hong Kong - 1977? He never quite made it, but he was a great guy. Youth Cup semi-final (I think) against a good Blues team (Joe Gallagher etc) was memorable - big crowd at Villa Park on a cold, dark Wednesday night. Always thought that Tony Betts, also from Nottingham the same as Stark was, would make it. Never did. And of course, Gray, Deehan and Little - Villa 5 v Liverpool 1 - half-time.
Brian Little Aston Villa legend.
Haha, I used to wait around on the Witton End after games in the early-mid 70s hoovering up the dropped money. I'd often make back the entrance fee, programme and pie money
Haha, love that!
@@matkendrick9179 You can laugh mate - as it turns out I was stealing from He Who Walks on Water... :-D
The greatest end of,Met the gent twice and he is so nice in the flesh also,UTV
Too young to see him as a player.Loved the 95/96 season.Still my favourite.Think the palace defeat was in the league cup👍
Good stuff. A bit long, but I listened to it right through.
Thanks Geoff, we thought about making it into a two-parter, but decided to stick it out in one feature-length episode. Glad you liked it.
I remember the atmosphere at VP when he came in from Atkinson , he might stabalise things now it cant get any worse!
*_💯% A TRUE LIVING LEGEND💜💙💜_*
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Savo was a class act could hold the ball up better than anyone and proved it in Europe
Mat...what about a David O'Leary interview?
Brian has turned into Ken Bates
A legend, thank you Brian.
Saunders used to think that everyone with long hair were posers thats why he gave BL Shaw and Morley a hard time
That way of talking to Brian, Ron had noted at around 35 mins in, is high risk. What if it demotivated a player?
Savo Milosevic is Aston Villa’s best ever player