that was 2.3 hours well spent! What bloke, his love for the VIlla is clear for everyone to see. I'm so glad we now have Smith who loves the club like this. Makes you proud to support this amazing club UTV
I love the way you just shut up and let him talk. It's brilliant interview technique that a lot of "journalists" don't seem to understand. His best thing was definitely calling David Ginola "Dave" 😂
John is such a legend. I could listen to him for even longer. I think personalities like his are dying out in the managerial game and that's a real big shame. Great interview as always Mat, I always say it but you give such great space for people to talk.
This is The Best interview you've done.Gregorys passion and pride comes over so well.His personality too.Great Villa bloke.No higher compliment could I pay him.Thanks for your service to our club.
Brilliant Interview - if only Doug had backed him he would have been our Sir Alex. Very honest and pure love for the Villa, thanks Mr John Gregory for the memories.
Class... Great memories of his time as manager, such a shame Doug held us back from pushing on to the next level. Would have been nice to have heard Johns thoughts on the club/team today and the progression over the last few years, but still a quality listen to accompany my working day. Cheers all
GREGORY'S CLARET N BLUE ARMY, AVFC. A great time and gave us so much hope & good footy back then, just wished he had been given the funds to push us on and win the league in THAT season. Cheers fellas ✌🏻❤😁 UTV
Excellent interview and what a Villa legend. I was at some of the games John talked about including the 3:2 win against Arsenal with my son when we were 0:2 down at halftime, the parachutist hit the Stadium roof, got badly injured and Villa came back to triumph. Special memories, thank you John Gregory, one of our best.
Terrific interview. Always loved JG. Think DS has a similar passion for Villa, but he is much more measured in public. He will do what JG was not given an opportunity to do.
What a class act JG is. A lot of fans are locals who follow the Villa from a young age, but it's easy to forget just how many of todays faithful were lucky enough to fall in love with Villa under JG from afar. As an Irishman I was one, and I'm forever grateful.
Excellent interview Mat! Love John Gregory to bits. He gets it, everything about the club, he gets it! I was at the Liverpool Easter Monday game he mentions near the start, great afternoon eclipsed by John Deehans nutmeg of Ray Clemence for the 3rd! His passion towards the club is so forthcoming all the time. Another Villa great I’ve been privileged to see play, coach and manage.
@@rickbarley3263 no mix up mate. Time stamp 18.26 when he’s talking about needing to wear the number 8 shirt to complete the outfield set is the game he talks about in 1978 on Easter Monday when we beat them 3-1.
This is such a great interview. Brilliant work Matt! I love John Gregory - remember him well from his time at the Villa. Great player - very versatile. A very humble man too
Great interview! Always liked JG as our manager, coach and player. I didn't know he wore every outfield Villa shirt - how many players can say that? He used to make me laugh with his quips, he was great with the media, puting them down when needed. Much respect for a man that loves AVFC. Thank you, John, for all your work and love for Villa. UTV
Love it, might make a 2nd account so I can like this twice. Can't get enough of JG's passion for Villa, he is truly one of us. Our adopted are our favourites
Probably the best episode ever , you can feel JGs passion as he talks about our great club. He gave us fans some great memories as we played with a fair bit of swagger and desire as well as quality. He bought some tremendous players like Merson,Mellberg,Carbone and many more who really did entertain us fans. Forget the 2000 cup final, shit happens and I hope he doesn't let it get to him for ever. Top man is our John Gregory, and thanks to you guys at Claret and Blue for arranging this to happen. UTV
Another good one Matt. I love hearing the behind the scenes stories by those that were there, and I never really realized John Gregory was there so much!
Now that was something special Matt. Brilliant interview and thanks John for some very special times and for being part of my Villa footballing lifestory.
Thanks, million thanks, for putting this together. So many memories for me, such as the 4-1 against Spurs when Ardiles and Villa had just been bought. But lots of insights - about Ron Saunders, Doug Ellis, so much. Means so much when you have managers (like Brian Little, John Gregory, and Dean Smith) who live and breathe Villa. Want to thank John Gregory for everything he's done for our club. Wish we had a Villa Hall of Fame for the likes of him and others. Why do we let such heroes fade into nowhere?
Dean Smith reminds me of John Gregory. Ambitious. Loves the club with all his heart and only wants the best for it. Both men live and breathe Aston Villa. Only difference is Dean has NSWE who are on the same wavelength as him whereas John had deadly Doug who thought Top Ten was a successful season.
This was brilliant Mat. Fantastic interview with the boss! JG was my favourite manager at Villa and I was absolutely gutted when he left. It is clear that it still pains him with the way the FA Cup Final turned out and Doug not backing him which led to him leaving the club. I’ll never forget that night on the Holte v Atletico Madrid. Great memories. UTV! 💜💙
Great interview. I used to write to JG when I was a kid, offering advice on team selections. I'd always receive a signed letter back thanking me for my insight. Hopefully Springsteen plays Villa Park one day.
What an absolutely fantastic interview the way Matt let John talk without interrupting was great. You can just see the love John Gregory has for the Villa shines through. I remember him when we signed him as a player and when he took over as manager. but he still never really said why he left us. UTV
What a fantastic person JG is. A very candid insight into the dealings he had down the years. I loved him as a player and also as coach and manager and had he been backed that little bit more - who knows. As Graham Taylor used to say, Doug would loosen the purse strings to make you good but not great. Also loved the Frank Carradous mention. Such an underrated player. All the best for your future JG UTV
@dean I only watched bits of it I had the Welsh game on, the commentators said Jack had a good game though? I just don't see the point in Southgate playing players he isn't taking to the euros?
its taken me 2 months to getting around to waTching- but this podcast is sheer quality. The honesty of JG is amazing. I have always thought that Ellis was the man behind Villa not really pushing on and now I know its true. Our 2 biggest achievements as a club came about when Doug was not there. Kind of tells you alot. Lets hope our new owners are here for the long haul. If they are, we will develop a better, stronger squad and compete with the bigger teams. Alaways a place in my heart for JG !! UTV
Brilliant chat Matt. Love JG - he’s such an unassuming bloke, very down to Earth, has a real Villa passion and as mentioned, a person you could just have a pint with and chat all day. Brilliant 👍
Loved this episode... John brings back so many great memories! Thanks for putting it together and bringing a smile to many a Villa fans face for sure! 👍👏
Speaking as not a Villa fan (although I have a soft spot for the club) I must say what an absolutely amazing character John is. I honestly didn't realise what a brilliant raconteur he is and what a truly honourable person he comes across as. I always used to think he was a moody, downbeat character looking at him on the touchline, it just shows how wrong you can be about people. Thanks for the great interview
I liked John as a manager at Villa, had something about him, bit of a maverick, dressed like a gangster, had an edge and a personality...had some decent league finishes too if I remember rightly.
I loved JG as a manager. Last of a breed really. A maverick manager who wasn't afraid to go out and get the big name players, albeit slightly older due to his budget. Great times under JG
Really enjoyed this, my abiding memory of John is his honest and forthright game assessments, not like todays scripted rubbish. Happy memories and all the best to you JG, Villa legend.
Great interview! What a top bloke. Was always my favourite manager growing up as a kid. Was so so gutted when he went! Hopefully Deano can live up to his reputation!
My thoughts exactly. Best interview you have done Mat. What a guyJG is, his passion came though really strong. Gorden Cowens would a good guest. Top Top player. Won major medals with Villa left and came back. Horrendous leg break. And his dad trained good greyhound too. Get him on...
Atkinson and JG were by far and away my favourite Villa managers. I was gutted when JG left - how I wish he'd stayed and continued the lineage back to Ron Saunders.
Gregory's first interview on football focas when he said "here we dont call it the Dugout we call it the managers seeting area " 😂 every week youd see 'Doug Out ' banners and hear the chant
It's really frustrating how Doug wouldn't push that little harder back in the day. Like Gregory said, he was happy to finish 15th with a small profit. We all knew it. Missing the CL gravy train really put us so far behind financially for years. Then again I think I'd have refused to sanction a move for Izzet, he was crap, so maybe Doug wasn't all that stupid...
Brilliant interview!! Little story , when Gregory was at derby he found himself in a bit of hot water with some transfer business and at the time I lived and worked down the road from pride Park at a hotel witch just so happened held the hearing of the inquest to the dodgy dealings . Long story really short the media got wind of the hearing and turned up at the hotel (mickleover court) I remember waiting out back in my buddy's car witch was parked round the back whilst my mate popped back in to get his wallet. After waiting for what felt like a life time my mate turned up with about 5 blokes all suited and booted and 1 of witch was john ! They wanted to get him away from the hotel without being seen and was bundled in the back of a shity Little Renault clio, stinking of weed and other paraphernalia. I swear to god he never said 1 fucking word on the short little trip to the petrol station down the road where he got out , brushed himself down and jumped in to a Mercedes benz . Again brilliant interview!! Loved hearing about how he found out about landing the villa job !! Must of been a brilliant feeling. UTV
Two and a half hours whizzed by, could have been twice as long. Loved Gregory when he was manager, still a class act. I don’t know who you are going to get to top this one Matt. You’ve had some of the greats on, Andy Gray, Sir Brian etc. No doubt you are working on the likes of Denis Mortimer, Gordon Cowan, Allan Evans, Tony Morley, Gary Shaw, God etc. Steve Stride would be class too, forgive me if any of the above have been in and I have missed them.
that was 2.3 hours well spent! What bloke, his love for the VIlla is clear for everyone to see. I'm so glad we now have Smith who loves the club like this. Makes you proud to support this amazing club UTV
I love the way you just shut up and let him talk. It's brilliant interview technique that a lot of "journalists" don't seem to understand.
His best thing was definitely calling David Ginola "Dave" 😂
John is such a legend. I could listen to him for even longer. I think personalities like his are dying out in the managerial game and that's a real big shame.
Great interview as always Mat, I always say it but you give such great space for people to talk.
This is The Best interview you've done.Gregorys passion and pride comes over so well.His personality too.Great Villa bloke.No higher compliment could I pay him.Thanks for your service to our club.
Brilliant Interview - if only Doug had backed him he would have been our Sir Alex. Very honest and pure love for the Villa, thanks Mr John Gregory for the memories.
Re: backing from Deadly - good call, I think you’re right my friend
Agreed. Great comment. Great interview and honesty from John Gregory. Keep up the good work.
Class... Great memories of his time as manager, such a shame Doug held us back from pushing on to the next level.
Would have been nice to have heard Johns thoughts on the club/team today and the progression over the last few years, but still a quality listen to accompany my working day.
Cheers all
GREGORY'S CLARET N BLUE ARMY, AVFC. A great time and gave us so much hope & good footy back then, just wished he had been given the funds to push us on and win the league in THAT season. Cheers fellas ✌🏻❤😁 UTV
Excellent interview and what a Villa legend. I was at some of the games John talked about including the 3:2 win against Arsenal with my son when we were 0:2 down at halftime, the parachutist hit the Stadium roof, got badly injured and Villa came back to triumph.
Special memories, thank you John Gregory, one of our best.
Terrific interview. Always loved JG. Think DS has a similar passion for Villa, but he is much more measured in public. He will do what JG was not given an opportunity to do.
Yes - well said
Remember watching JG doing the pre match training with the team; first time I had seen a manager do it. Without doubt my favourite manager
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What a fantastic insight into the goings on at Aston Villa. John Gregory did a fantastic job for us, loved the interview 👏 UTV
What a class act JG is. A lot of fans are locals who follow the Villa from a young age, but it's easy to forget just how many of todays faithful were lucky enough to fall in love with Villa under JG from afar. As an Irishman I was one, and I'm forever grateful.
Absolutely brilliant Mat. Loved every minute of it. Never wanted it to end...
What a brilliant interview. This has brought back so many good memories. I still have and have read John's autobiography also. UTV
Fantastic interview, thanks both. Who needs the tosh on the telly.
Excellent interview Mat! Love John Gregory to bits. He gets it, everything about the club, he gets it! I was at the Liverpool Easter Monday game he mentions near the start, great afternoon eclipsed by John Deehans nutmeg of Ray Clemence for the 3rd! His passion towards the club is so forthcoming all the time. Another Villa great I’ve been privileged to see play, coach and manage.
You've got mixed up mate we beat Liverpool 2-1 that day and Collymore got both goals, the game you're on about was several years before.
@@rickbarley3263 no mix up mate. Time stamp 18.26 when he’s talking about needing to wear the number 8 shirt to complete the outfield set is the game he talks about in 1978 on Easter Monday when we beat them 3-1.
@@VillaBravesGaming Sorry mate my bad .... bit confusing how both Liverpool get mentioned . UTV
Absolutely brilliant watched from start to finish another fantastic interview Mat.
This is such a great interview. Brilliant work Matt! I love John Gregory - remember him well from his time at the Villa. Great player - very versatile. A very humble man too
Great interview!
Always liked JG as our manager, coach and player. I didn't know he wore every outfield Villa shirt - how many players can say that? He used to make me laugh with his quips, he was great with the media, puting them down when needed. Much respect for a man that loves AVFC. Thank you, John, for all your work and love for Villa.
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Can't believe this is over 2.5 hours, enjoyed it so much it felt like 20 minutes. Thank you!
Love it, might make a 2nd account so I can like this twice. Can't get enough of JG's passion for Villa, he is truly one of us. Our adopted are our favourites
My fave manager growing up. Thanks for the memories John. Great interview
Great interview, what a manager, shame he didn't get more support from chairman
Brilliant! The Muller Yoghurt story had me in tears haha!
God damn Villa legend for me, love John Gregory 💜💙
Excellent interview Mat. Over 2 hours long was a great effort. I really enjoyed this.
Probably the best episode ever , you can feel JGs passion as he talks about our great club. He gave us fans some great memories as we played with a fair bit of swagger and desire as well as quality. He bought some tremendous players like Merson,Mellberg,Carbone and many more who really did entertain us fans. Forget the 2000 cup final, shit happens and I hope he doesn't let it get to him for ever. Top man is our John Gregory, and thanks to you guys at Claret and Blue for arranging this to happen. UTV
Another good one Matt. I love hearing the behind the scenes stories by those that were there, and I never really realized John Gregory was there so much!
Now that was something special Matt. Brilliant interview and thanks John for some very special times and for being part of my Villa footballing lifestory.
loved him as a manager,, him and little are legends to me,,,,
The Boss, what a great guy. Superb interview enjoyed watching Villa under him. That Athletico game was something else, what an atmosphere.
Thanks, million thanks, for putting this together. So many memories for me, such as the 4-1 against Spurs when Ardiles and Villa had just been bought. But lots of insights - about Ron Saunders, Doug Ellis, so much. Means so much when you have managers (like Brian Little, John Gregory, and Dean Smith) who live and breathe Villa. Want to thank John Gregory for everything he's done for our club.
Wish we had a Villa Hall of Fame for the likes of him and others. Why do we let such heroes fade into nowhere?
Watched this again and brings back such great memories of when villa were challenging and what could have been!
Thoroughly enjoyed listening to that. John Gregory was 1 of 3 of my favourite managers.
Brilliant interview! One to be proud of!
Dean Smith reminds me of John Gregory. Ambitious. Loves the club with all his heart and only wants the best for it. Both men live and breathe Aston Villa. Only difference is Dean has NSWE who are on the same wavelength as him whereas John had deadly Doug who thought Top Ten was a successful season.
This was brilliant Mat. Fantastic interview with the boss! JG was my favourite manager at Villa and I was absolutely gutted when he left. It is clear that it still pains him with the way the FA Cup Final turned out and Doug not backing him which led to him leaving the club. I’ll never forget that night on the Holte v Atletico Madrid. Great memories. UTV! 💜💙
Just watched straight through - brilliant watch.
Thanks.
UTV
Loved JG at the Villa. How close we were!!! Superb interview. UTV
What a fantastic interview Mat and what a top fella JG is, his continuing love of the club after all the things he went through is a delight to see.
Great interview. I used to write to JG when I was a kid, offering advice on team selections. I'd always receive a signed letter back thanking me for my insight. Hopefully Springsteen plays Villa Park one day.
What an absolutely fantastic interview the way Matt let John talk without interrupting was great. You can just see the love John Gregory has for the Villa shines through. I remember him when we signed him as a player and when he took over as manager. but he still never really said why he left us. UTV
What a fantastic person JG is. A very candid insight into the dealings he had down the years. I loved him as a player and also as coach and manager and had he been backed that little bit more - who knows.
As Graham Taylor used to say, Doug would loosen the purse strings to make you good but not great.
Also loved the Frank Carradous mention. Such an underrated player.
All the best for your future JG UTV
What a great interview, JG has a lot of passion for Villa, a great memory and a real talent for storytelling. Really enjoyed this.
What an absolute Villa legend... love this superb stuff!!
This could take a couple of sittings to listen to, I'm looking forward to it, cheers fellas UTV
Absolutely loved this guy!
@dean alright matey 👍🏻
@dean I only watched bits of it I had the Welsh game on, the commentators said Jack had a good game though? I just don't see the point in Southgate playing players he isn't taking to the euros?
@dean We have put a 30 mil bid in too bro.
its taken me 2 months to getting around to waTching- but this podcast is sheer quality. The honesty of JG is amazing. I have always thought that Ellis was the man behind Villa not really pushing on and now I know its true. Our 2 biggest achievements as a club came about when Doug was not there. Kind of tells you alot. Lets hope our new owners are here for the long haul. If they are, we will develop a better, stronger squad and compete with the bigger teams. Alaways a place in my heart for JG !! UTV
Cracking way to spend 2.5 hours. Cant wait for the next one. You do us proud with these interviews Matt 👍
Fantastic interview. John is a great character
Brilliant chat Matt. Love JG - he’s such an unassuming bloke, very down to Earth, has a real Villa passion and as mentioned, a person you could just have a pint with and chat all day. Brilliant 👍
Loved this episode... John brings back so many great memories! Thanks for putting it together and bringing a smile to many a Villa fans face for sure! 👍👏
One of the best Villa related interviews I have ever seen. Absolutely brilliant. 👏👏👏
Speaking as not a Villa fan (although I have a soft spot for the club) I must say what an absolutely amazing character John is.
I honestly didn't realise what a brilliant raconteur he is and what a truly honourable person he comes across as.
I always used to think he was a moody, downbeat character looking at him on the touchline, it just shows how wrong you can be about people.
Thanks for the great interview
What a brilliant pod cast, excellent.
Great interview guys!
I liked John as a manager at Villa, had something about him, bit of a maverick, dressed like a gangster, had an edge and a personality...had some decent league finishes too if I remember rightly.
Extremely enjoyable. Thank you for another top interview.
Absolutely loved this. Heart breaks for him a little bit. Great to see the passion never dies. UTV
I'm only just listening to this today, class interview!
Stunning interview
Amazing. Thoroughly enjoyed this.
I loved JG as a manager. Last of a breed really. A maverick manager who wasn't afraid to go out and get the big name players, albeit slightly older due to his budget. Great times under JG
Really enjoyed this, my abiding memory of John is his honest and forthright game assessments, not like todays scripted rubbish. Happy memories and all the best to you JG, Villa legend.
John Gregory will always be a villa legend! All hearts abt villa, i enjoyed the time when he was villa manager when i was a teenager lol
Loved every minute of this.
Bloody great Matt. Loved JG and his teams
John is so frank. Good man. Should've been named Frank Gregory.
What a top bloke!!
Mat, the best yet absolutely brilliant,has to be said help by a very enthusiastic and vibrant JG some great stories keep up the fab work. UTV
Loved listening to every minute 👍
His dad must have been very proud of John
Love this interview my favourite villa manager great character
Wonderful - love JG 💜💙
Great interview! What a top bloke. Was always my favourite manager growing up as a kid. Was so so gutted when he went! Hopefully Deano can live up to his reputation!
Those 180 minutes have flown by, got me through a stifling hot Saturday afternoon at work!! Brilliant stuff.
Glad you enjoyed it Luke
One of my favourite villa managers. Loved this guy. Can't half talk for two and a half hours.
Absolute legend. Love John Gregory.
Quality yet again JG love him. His time at the villa was far to short. VTWD.
Brilliant interview. He should definitely do a book.
Fantastic interview with a true legend. 👍
I hope John Gregory realises how loved and respected he is by Villa fans..
This is amazing
Always welcome down the villa. What a man 😃👍
My thoughts exactly. Best interview you have done Mat. What a guyJG is, his passion came though really strong.
Gorden Cowens would a good guest. Top Top player. Won major medals with Villa left and came back. Horrendous leg break. And his dad trained good greyhound too.
Get him on...
Atkinson and JG were by far and away my favourite Villa managers. I was gutted when JG left - how I wish he'd stayed and continued the lineage back to Ron Saunders.
Gregory's first interview on football focas when he said "here we dont call it the Dugout we call it the managers seeting area " 😂 every week youd see 'Doug Out ' banners and hear the chant
brilliant interview
My favourite villa manger sir John loved when he said in the paper he wanted to shoot Dwight for wanting to go class . He's villa Jose ❤👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻👍🏻
Brilliant Absolutely Brilliant Thank You!
Atkinson, Little, Gregory was a golden era for managers at Villa in my opinion.
Class vid thanks long but would keep watching if it was longer
FABULOUS! VILLA & SPRINGSTEEN - WE HAVE TEO LOVES IN COMMON!
It's really frustrating how Doug wouldn't push that little harder back in the day. Like Gregory said, he was happy to finish 15th with a small profit. We all knew it. Missing the CL gravy train really put us so far behind financially for years.
Then again I think I'd have refused to sanction a move for Izzet, he was crap, so maybe Doug wasn't all that stupid...
Brilliant interview!!
Little story , when Gregory was at derby he found himself in a bit of hot water with some transfer business and at the time I lived and worked down the road from pride Park at a hotel witch just so happened held the hearing of the inquest to the dodgy dealings . Long story really short the media got wind of the hearing and turned up at the hotel (mickleover court) I remember waiting out back in my buddy's car witch was parked round the back whilst my mate popped back in to get his wallet. After waiting for what felt like a life time my mate turned up with about 5 blokes all suited and booted and 1 of witch was john ! They wanted to get him away from the hotel without being seen and was bundled in the back of a shity Little Renault clio, stinking of weed and other paraphernalia. I swear to god he never said 1 fucking word on the short little trip to the petrol station down the road where he got out , brushed himself down and jumped in to a Mercedes benz . Again brilliant interview!! Loved hearing about how he found out about landing the villa job !! Must of been a brilliant feeling. UTV
Excellent interview again JG my fav manager be great if you could get M. O'Neil
I Would like to think he still goes and watches the Villa now. he is one of my favourite managers,
Two and a half hours whizzed by, could have been twice as long. Loved Gregory when he was manager, still a class act. I don’t know who you are going to get to top this one Matt. You’ve had some of the greats on, Andy Gray, Sir Brian etc. No doubt you are working on the likes of Denis Mortimer, Gordon Cowan, Allan Evans, Tony Morley, Gary Shaw, God etc. Steve Stride would be class too, forgive me if any of the above have been in and I have missed them.
Has to try get God on that would be incredible.
The back ground... Is of us❤❤❤