Happy birthday to the great man

[dave.woodhall]

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-brian-little-hopes-6335506

[TheMalandro]

Brilliant player and loved him as our manager, legend.

[Nelly]

I wish I had been around when he was playing, but I loved him as our manager. Finished higher than all of the people after him and brought in silverware, so for me, our best manager of recent(ish) times. Plus he's a proper Villa bloke. Happy birthday, sir.

(Cheers again to Curious Orange for uploading this!)

[eastie]

Best wishes Brian on your 60th  - a great player and a great man too!

[richard moore]

God, really, another marker in the all too quick passing of time. That night at QPR (well, Highbury actually) is etched on my brain as one of my best as a teenager ever. Football wise, that is!!!

[Clampy]

His playing days were before my time but I loved him as our manager.

Happy Birthday Sir Brian.

[flybo]

Happy Birthday Sir Brian. He still walks on water

[brontebilly]

A great Villa man. Really loved the side he put together and the football we played.

Never hear an ounce of bitterness from him and still loves the game and the club.

hard to fathom his decline as a manager since Villa, thought he would be ideal for Lambert as an assistant manager or upstairs at the club.

[Dr Butler]

Sir Brian.....what a player and what a manager ! 

Happy Birthday. UTV

[Lizz]

He comes across to me as having almost too much integrity for football nowadays. Or at least the premier league.

[not3bad]

My favourite Villa player and I loved his sides when he was a manager.  happy birthday Sir Brian!

[Damo70]

Also nineteen years to the day since he became Villa manager.

[olaftab]

Happy 60th Brian. Watched you from the youth team  to an England international (criminal that you did not get selected more often) I have nothing but total respect for you. A great footballer, decent human being and the best Manager in my era  bar Sir Ron. Thank you for making my life good  by your association with the Villa.

[PGW]

Happy 60th Brian. Watched you from the youth team  to an England international (criminal that you did not get selected more often) I have nothing but total respect for you. A great footballer, decent human being and the best Manager in my era  bar Sir Ron. Thank you for making my life good  by your association with the Villa.

Olaftab - i don't think i could have described my affection for this man any better. My life has certainly been enriched by his presence....i had been watching Villa since mid 60's but this man became my first real Villa hero.
Loved him as a mere 16/17 year old in that youth team that done the devil's own Blues and winning the cup at Anfield and i still love him as a 60 year old - great great Villan.
Incidentally in the video clip above showed another great Villa man who is no longer with us - running across the pitch and shaking Sir Brian's hand - Terry Weir - he would have taken some great shots that night!!!

[darren woolley]

Happy Birthday Sir Brian.