All about Villa with Grealish, Smith, Mings and more

Football Daily

BBC

Soccer, Sports

4.3 • 4.6K Ratings

🗓️ 1 August 2019

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

In the first of our Premier League specials, Steve Crossman goes behind the scenes at Aston Villa ahead of the new season. Learn how Jack Grealish's Mum was more worried than he was when he was attacked by a Birmingham fan, why Tyrone Mings knew he'd 'made it' when he upgraded his Citroën Saxo to a Vauxhall Corsa, why manager Dean Smith 'had to' sign over 10 players this summer and how we've all been pronouncing Conor Hourihane's name incorrectly. If that isn't enough we also catch up with club captain James Chester and new signings Jota and Matt Targett. Joining Steve throughout the pod is Villa legend Dion Dublin.

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0:00.0	BBC sounds, music, radio, podcasts.
0:04.7	Hi there, I'm Steve Crossman. Welcome to the Five Live Football Daily.
0:08.0	I'm here at Aston Villa's training ground at Bodymore Heath.
0:11.2	This is our Special Aston Villa program, and if you're wondering why I'm rushing,
0:14.2	it's because we've got five minutes with the Aston Villa Captain Jack Grielish.
0:17.0	And he's here now, hi Jack. Hello, you're right.
0:19.1	I'm fine, here comes the stopwatch we're off.
0:21.7	Listen firstly, I'm liking the boots because the last time I saw you in football boots
0:25.6	with those, those tatty knackered ones in the player final.
0:28.3	Yeah, now I've had to give him a little change this season.
0:31.2	No one will look you on's last year, so I had to keep them going, especially for the final.
0:35.9	But yeah, they've had the day now, so I've had to get some new ones.
0:38.4	Sound quite emotional about this.
0:39.7	Yeah, now I was devoured, devastated.
0:42.2	Which person is more excited about the upcoming season?
0:46.3	Jack Grielish, the footballer or Jack Grielish, the villa fan?
0:50.5	No, Jack Grielish, the footballer, obviously, it's a massive season for me,
0:54.9	and I feel like now is the perfect time for me to come back into the Premier League and start
0:59.8	and start playing here again and hopefully showcase him, I tell you.
1:03.5	When Villa went down, I mean, as both a player and a fan, that must have been heartbreaking.
1:07.8	Not just the fact that it happened, but the way that it happened.
1:11.3	Does that give you extra motivation to be back?
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