Villa Interviews
Aston Villa interviews with players, managers, supporter representatives and the people who shape the club. Not press conference platitudes, but conversations that are hopefully worth reading.
Monchi Breaks Silence on His Aston Villa Exit, Time in Birmingham and Rogers Surprise
Monchi Interview: Post-Villa ReflectionsIt is strange timing to leave a club when things are seemingly going well. European football secured for a third consecutive season, a world-class manager in place, and the squad improving in both style and substance. For Ramón Rodríguez Verdejo - aka Monchi - though, after what he called a "difficult summer" and a frantic last day of the transfer window,...
Gary McAllister Interview – Reflections on Gerrard’s Failure and Emery’s Progress
Gary McAllister InterviewLast week the Betway website ran an interview with two-time Aston Villa assistant manager Gary McAllister, which MOMS has been granted permission to use the Villa-related section of. The interview was done before the last couple of rounds of games, so the Champions League qualifying picture has shifted slightly since then.McAllister served at Villa under Gérard Houllier during the 2010/11 season, whom...
Alan Hutton Recalls How Playing for Scotland Saved Him at Aston Villa
Alan Hutton's Scottish SalvationAlan Hutton's time at Aston Villa will always be remembered for his never-say-die attitude and his phoenix from the flames rebirth....
Discussing the Secrets of the Sharp Rise and Fall of Aston Villa in the 1980’s
Why?If there's a burning question of Aston Villa supporters looking back at the 1980's, it's why after winning the League and European Cup,...
Aston Villa Podcast Special: Ron Atkinson Interview & Podcast from 1991
My Old Man Said goes back in the archives for our newer listeners to put together a special on former Aston Villa boss Ron...
Shay Given Interview Pt 2: Rating Sam Johnstone & Villa’s Play-off Chances
"It’s important that Villa try to tie him down" - Shay Given on Sam Johnstone
Shay Given, speaking exclusively to 888Sport (with questions posed by MOMS),...
Shay Given Interview: Fabian Delph Revenge, Time at Aston Villa, Lambert & Keane
"I got a spicy voicemail and even a couple of weeks after he was complaining that he couldn’t get rid of the smell" -...
Dion Dublin Interview: Almost Scoring Three Consecutive Hat-tricks to Being Cr*p at Wembley
Dion Dublin Interview on Aston Villa Career"it could easily have been three hat-tricks in three games" - Dion DublinDion Dublin, speaking exclusively to MOMS,...
Former Villan Dion Dublin Gives Verdict on Who’s John Terry’s Best Replacement
"If he keeps it simple he can be a horrible player to play against which is exactly how it should be." - Dublin on...
Emile Heskey Looks Back At His Second City Derby Experiences
"Villa are the bigger club, there is no ifs or buts about it" - Emile Heskey
Emile Heskey, speaking exclusively to 888sport (syndicated to MOMS) about...
Interview: Emile Heskey Discusses Aston Villa in the Championship
Emile Heskey Interview on Aston Villa
Former Villa player Emile Heskey, speaking exclusively to 888sport (syndicated to My Old Man Said) recently gave his views...
DWIGHT YORKE INTERVIEW: Dwight Says Villa Have Wrong Mentality
Ex-Villan Dwight Yorke in recent seasons has made some dubious claims about wanting to be the next Villa boss. While it’s hard to take...
TIM SHERWOOD INTERVIEW: Tim Discusses John Terry, Andre Green & Jack Grealish
Despite his ultimate short-comings as a Villa manager, Tim Sherwood gave most Aston Villa fans their favourite memories in the last seven miserable seasons...
Darren Bent Interview Points to Previous Chaos Under Lambert and Fox
Darren Bent Interview Looks Back at Villa ChaosIf there was one thing that defined Paul Lambert's reign at Aston Villa it was a lack...