Tom Watt on Talk Shite

[curiousorange]

Wasn't it Tom Watt who, in around 2005, got caught during his radio show describing Crystal Palace versus Aston Villa as "a shit game between two shit clubs"?

I hated him before that anyway. Saw him play Iago in Stoke when I was in sixth form and he spent the whole performance giving my girlfriend the eye. And Lofty, as Iago?

[cheltenhamlion]

It was Tom Watt who pissed his pants laughing at us abusing John Terry the other year.

Anyhow, how Is the old man JG?

[Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle]

I think Lofty was a poor man's Curly Watts.

[Ron Manager]

Tom Watt has a connection to Aston Villa. He is married to Joy Craddock's daughter. Joy Craddock is the sister of Miller Craddock our highly promising post war forward who tragically had to give up the game with a serious heart complaint. She is 81 and never misses a game on the box. Very nice lady.

[JG]

It was Tom Watt who pissed his pants laughing at us abusing John Terry the other year.

Anyhow, how Is the old man JG?

He's very well thanks pal, good of you to ask. He's relieved Lambert is gone, like the rest of us! I know over the years he hasn't always come across as someone who loves the club, but he really does. It was his job to be impartial & he was determined not to be too 'Alan Hansen' about the club, but 75-79 at Villa was the favourite time of his whole career. He was at his peak as a player, before his knees went and he lost his pace, he scored goals for fun and loved playing for that team. He obviously has a big soft spot for Everton having won so much there, but that only lasted 18 months and forced to choose it would be Villa every time. It's true that he's actively doing what he can to find a buyer for the club in the Middle East too.

[john e]

It was Tom Watt who pissed his pants laughing at us abusing John Terry the other year.

Anyhow, how Is the old man JG?

He's very well thanks pal, good of you to ask. He's relieved Lambert is gone, like the rest of us! I know over the years he hasn't always come across as someone who loves the club, but he really does. It was his job to be impartial & he was determined not to be too 'Alan Hansen' about the club, but 75-79 at Villa was the favourite time of his whole career. He was at his peak as a player, before his knees went and he lost his pace, he scored goals for fun and loved playing for that team. He obviously has a big soft spot for Everton having won so much there, but that only lasted 18 months and forced to choose it would be Villa every time. It's true that he's actively doing what he can to find a buyer for the club in the Middle East too.

Your dad was the best centre forward I've ever see at Villa,
Can't comment on your mother as I would need photos

[JG]

It was Tom Watt who pissed his pants laughing at us abusing John Terry the other year.

Anyhow, how Is the old man JG?

He's very well thanks pal, good of you to ask. He's relieved Lambert is gone, like the rest of us! I know over the years he hasn't always come across as someone who loves the club, but he really does. It was his job to be impartial & he was determined not to be too 'Alan Hansen' about the club, but 75-79 at Villa was the favourite time of his whole career. He was at his peak as a player, before his knees went and he lost his pace, he scored goals for fun and loved playing for that team. He obviously has a big soft spot for Everton having won so much there, but that only lasted 18 months and forced to choose it would be Villa every time. It's true that he's actively doing what he can to find a buyer for the club in the Middle East too.

Your dad was the best centre forward I've ever see at Villa,
Can't comment on your mother as I would need photos

Very kind of you to say. Goes without saying I'm very proud of the fact that he's a genuine legend at the club I love & I wish more than anything I could have seen him in action, but I wasn't born until 1980 & there's very little footage about, so I can only go by what I'm told & read. He's still the last Villa player to score 25 league goals in a season, which seems incredible.

As for my mother, fair to say Dad was punching......

[richard moore]

It was Tom Watt who pissed his pants laughing at us abusing John Terry the other year.

Anyhow, how Is the old man JG?

He's very well thanks pal, good of you to ask. He's relieved Lambert is gone, like the rest of us! I know over the years he hasn't always come across as someone who loves the club, but he really does. It was his job to be impartial & he was determined not to be too 'Alan Hansen' about the club, but 75-79 at Villa was the favourite time of his whole career. He was at his peak as a player, before his knees went and he lost his pace, he scored goals for fun and loved playing for that team. He obviously has a big soft spot for Everton having won so much there, but that only lasted 18 months and forced to choose it would be Villa every time. It's true that he's actively doing what he can to find a buyer for the club in the Middle East too.

That's really good to hear as that isn't always evident from what he says as you point out. I always got the impression he much preferred Everton.

[rob_bridge]

Exactly.  Every club's fan-base will be a mixed-grill.

Quite - I'd rather shallow Dave and the person who fiddled whilst Rome (rather the City if London) burnt us to the ground financially speaking weren't Villa fans.

Not to mention the 3 twats who goaded Myhill the other day.

[JG]

It was Tom Watt who pissed his pants laughing at us abusing John Terry the other year.

Anyhow, how Is the old man JG?

He's very well thanks pal, good of you to ask. He's relieved Lambert is gone, like the rest of us! I know over the years he hasn't always come across as someone who loves the club, but he really does. It was his job to be impartial & he was determined not to be too 'Alan Hansen' about the club, but 75-79 at Villa was the favourite time of his whole career. He was at his peak as a player, before his knees went and he lost his pace, he scored goals for fun and loved playing for that team. He obviously has a big soft spot for Everton having won so much there, but that only lasted 18 months and forced to choose it would be Villa every time. It's true that he's actively doing what he can to find a buyer for the club in the Middle East too.

That's really good to hear as that isn't always evident from what he says as you point out. I always got the impression he much preferred Everton.

Yeah, it's a bit of a bugbear for me when Villa fans accuse him of not loving the club. The fact is we haven't always been great, so there's not been much to champion at times. He said only the other week that he feared Everton were falling into a relegation scrap too, so he's just trying to be honest. If you've heard the interview he did with Jonny Gould recently you wouldn't be in any doubt how he feels about the club.
He won the league, FA cup & ECWC with Everton, so it was obviously a hugely successful part of his career that he will look back on fondly, but it doesn't mean he prefers Everton to Villa. This is why I don't get on the anti Dwight Yorke bandwagon when he's accused of ignoring Villa in favour of Man Utd. I know for a fact that guy loves Villa, but he was an integral part of Ferguson's & indeed Man Utd's most successful team ever, so who do you think the TV companies are going to want him to talk about? To the neutral fan Utd is the point of interest in his career, but he's never forgotten that Villa found him & made his reputation.
Dad, like many sportsman, is fairly ego driven and 75-79 was his time of unrivalled personal accolades & adulation, the heights of which were never really emulated again. It's why he came back in 86, his heart very much ruled his head, when the reality is he should never have come back, as it was a poor team & he wasn't the same player. He goal ratio for Villa was 1 in 2 before then, but he just couldn't resist. Plus, he would probably have succeeded Ron as manager if Sky hadn't come along, but it was too good an opportunity to turn down. I mean, who gets sacked from commentating?

[rob_bridge]

It was Tom Watt who pissed his pants laughing at us abusing John Terry the other year.

Anyhow, how Is the old man JG?

He's very well thanks pal, good of you to ask. He's relieved Lambert is gone, like the rest of us! I know over the years he hasn't always come across as someone who loves the club, but he really does. It was his job to be impartial & he was determined not to be too 'Alan Hansen' about the club, but 75-79 at Villa was the favourite time of his whole career. He was at his peak as a player, before his knees went and he lost his pace, he scored goals for fun and loved playing for that team. He obviously has a big soft spot for Everton having won so much there, but that only lasted 18 months and forced to choose it would be Villa every time. It's true that he's actively doing what he can to find a buyer for the club in the Middle East too.

That's really good to hear as that isn't always evident from what he says as you point out. I always got the impression he much preferred Everton.

Yeah, it's a bit of a bugbear for me when Villa fans accuse him of not loving the club. The fact is we haven't always been great, so there's not been much to champion at times. He said only the other week that he feared Everton were falling into a relegation scrap too, so he's just trying to be honest. If you've heard the interview he did with Jonny Gould recently you wouldn't be in any doubt how he feels about the club.
He won the league, FA cup & ECWC with Everton, so it was obviously a hugely successful part of his career that he will look back on fondly, but it doesn't mean he prefers Everton to Villa. This is why I don't get on the anti Dwight Yorke bandwagon when he's accused of ignoring Villa in favour of Man Utd. I know for a fact that guy loves Villa, but he was an integral part of Ferguson's & indeed Man Utd's most successful team ever, so who do you think the TV companies are going to want him to talk about? To the neutral fan Utd is the point of interest in his career, but he's never forgotten that Villa found him & made his reputation.
Dad, like many sportsman, is fairly ego driven and 75-79 was his time of unrivalled personal accolades & adulation, the heights of which were never really emulated again. It's why he came back in 86, his heart very much ruled his head, when the reality is he should never have come back, as it was a poor team & he wasn't the same player. He goal ratio for Villa was 1 in 2 before then, but he just couldn't resist. Plus, he would probably have succeeded Ron as manager if Sky hadn't come along, but it was too good an opportunity to turn down. I mean, who gets sacked from commentating?

Ha ha - very good.

He was a great player for Villa. I was distraught, as a 7 year old, when he left for Wolves. Also surprised, at the time, when he went to Sky.

In all fairness, he didn't do too badly out of either move and on the face of it Villa were none the worse.

[JG]

It was Tom Watt who pissed his pants laughing at us abusing John Terry the other year.

Anyhow, how Is the old man JG?

He's very well thanks pal, good of you to ask. He's relieved Lambert is gone, like the rest of us! I know over the years he hasn't always come across as someone who loves the club, but he really does. It was his job to be impartial & he was determined not to be too 'Alan Hansen' about the club, but 75-79 at Villa was the favourite time of his whole career. He was at his peak as a player, before his knees went and he lost his pace, he scored goals for fun and loved playing for that team. He obviously has a big soft spot for Everton having won so much there, but that only lasted 18 months and forced to choose it would be Villa every time. It's true that he's actively doing what he can to find a buyer for the club in the Middle East too.

That's really good to hear as that isn't always evident from what he says as you point out. I always got the impression he much preferred Everton.

Yeah, it's a bit of a bugbear for me when Villa fans accuse him of not loving the club. The fact is we haven't always been great, so there's not been much to champion at times. He said only the other week that he feared Everton were falling into a relegation scrap too, so he's just trying to be honest. If you've heard the interview he did with Jonny Gould recently you wouldn't be in any doubt how he feels about the club.
He won the league, FA cup & ECWC with Everton, so it was obviously a hugely successful part of his career that he will look back on fondly, but it doesn't mean he prefers Everton to Villa. This is why I don't get on the anti Dwight Yorke bandwagon when he's accused of ignoring Villa in favour of Man Utd. I know for a fact that guy loves Villa, but he was an integral part of Ferguson's & indeed Man Utd's most successful team ever, so who do you think the TV companies are going to want him to talk about? To the neutral fan Utd is the point of interest in his career, but he's never forgotten that Villa found him & made his reputation.
Dad, like many sportsman, is fairly ego driven and 75-79 was his time of unrivalled personal accolades & adulation, the heights of which were never really emulated again. It's why he came back in 86, his heart very much ruled his head, when the reality is he should never have come back, as it was a poor team & he wasn't the same player. He goal ratio for Villa was 1 in 2 before then, but he just couldn't resist. Plus, he would probably have succeeded Ron as manager if Sky hadn't come along, but it was too good an opportunity to turn down. I mean, who gets sacked from commentating?

Ha ha - very good.

He was a great player for Villa. I was distraught, as a 7 year old, when he left for Wolves. Also surprised, at the time, when he went to Sky.

In all fairness, he didn't do too badly out of either move and on the face of it Villa were none the worse.

Absolutely, things have a habit of working out as they are meant too. Many would argue that Brian & Dad were better players that Peter & Gary & should have spearheaded the title and European cup winning side, but that's not how the story unfolded & rightly so. I'm not knocking Peter or Gary by the way, both incredible players in their own right & club legends. Amazing to think that the board offered to sack Ron Saunders if Dad would stay, but thank god he didn't. As I said, everything worked out as it was meant too.
Worth noting that my Dad says Brian was the most naturally talented player he ever witnessed.

[OzVilla]

My first footballing hero was Andy Gray and a bit like cars and girls - you just never forget your first one.

I loved our chant for him too.  Belted it out.

[richard moore]

My first footballing hero was Andy Gray and a bit like cars and girls - you just never forget your first one.

I loved our chant for him too.  Belted it out.

Frank Carrodus, Susan Palmer and a white mini metro TOX 375Y - only old gits can remember their first car registration number!

[Havencheese]

What was the Andy Gray song?