Radio WM

[Clampy]

I've not listened to it for years. I remember some girl used to ring up moaning about Darren Bent every week.

[edgysatsuma89]

Wanting to listen to a football phone-in is so alien to me. I would rather listen to H from Steps gargle One Direction's* greatest hits on repeat whilst a scouser reads me the bible. Everyone to their own though, I've got some uncles I can talk to if I want to hear some dickheads.

*Couldn't say Step's, even gargled they have some bangers.

[tomd2103]

Does anyone listen to their phone-in anymore?

I didn't know they still did it. Is Franks still there?

Hasn't had anything to do with the football coverage for a couple of years now. 

[kippaxvilla2]

First time I have had it on for ages.  I am greeted by Eddie.  He has been on a cruise and come back with a broken leg.

[The Edge]

First time I have had it on for ages.  I am greeted by Eddie.  He has been on a cruise and come back with a broken leg.

Good. He's a Villa hating racist bigot.

[kippaxvilla2]

Franksy has retired everyone.  He was supposed to reveal which team he supported on his last show but the jolly jape station did a crackling noise on the big reveal.

[levico]

Apparently BRMB is coming back.


I’ll get me coat.

[mrfuse]

Franksy has retired everyone.  He was supposed to reveal which team he supported on his last show but the jolly jape station did a crackling noise on the big reveal.

If you cant bare the tension of not knowing its...Villa.

[The Edge]

Apparently BRMB is coming back.


I’ll get me coat.

Great. Hopefully the Sports Argus too.

[oldtimernow]

Don’t forget the Blue Mail 😉

[dave.woodhall]

I (briefly) listened to their phone-in last night, for the first time in ages. Daz Hale - who I like - played some of Unai's press conference. Never mind football, Daz had been asking about protests today. They never change.

[Steve kirk]

Back in the day I’d religiously tune in to the phone in’s but got tired of the same old callers plus Franksy was an annoying twat, I especially remember a bitter thick Albion guy who when I was listening kept calling us little Aston in a brief period when they were finishing above us, think his name was Eddie, that phone in hasn’t changed in 30 years or more, it’s long overdue for the scrap heap.

[kippaxvilla2]

Eddie yes the racist thick twat.

[kippaxvilla2]

Begrudging as always.

Mike Taylor, BBC Radio WM reporter
Football clubs are all about history - a club’s history is one of the main reasons why their fans care so much about it. Villa’s history weighs heavier than most. Specifically, for modern Villa players, there is 1982, an achievement that fills their supporters with pride, but sets a mighty yardstick by which their successors are matched.
Equalling that really would be something extraordinary, but the fact that Villa have returned to this level sets the current cohort of players - and of course their manager - apart from all the others who have followed the European Cup winners. The competition, after all, has changed since then in almost every respect, up to and including its name. Being back in Europe at all last year was a pleasant surprise at the time, and it meant a lot to fans. It matters to be in Europe, and being in the bigger competition now matters more.
But it’s not enough for everyone. Witness Emery, with his team leading 3-0 and obviously in total command, flapping and fussing over tiny details in the final minutes. Just being here will not do for him, and the demands he makes of his players and by extension his club remind everyone who deals with him of that, every day. Listening to the players speak, that feeling is clearly infectious.
How far that energy can carry them in the Champions League is hard to gauge in Bern tonight, but after the next game, against Bayern Munich in two weeks’ time, we’ll know more

[Toronto Villa]

I think that’s generally fair and complimentary. Emery is a man obsessed with details. It’s fair to say that in the end quality probably wins out if you also have a great manager like Ancelotti for example. But can he get one over on Kompany, despite Bayerns array of talent? It’s going to be fascinating to watch.