We stumbled across the 1874 bar via Pride Rewards & later became paid members for 2 seasons. Mick was an amazing host... When he learned my Son and I were going to Qatar 2022, he told everyone and later encouraged us to get our photos submitted for use in the match day program. Then, v Wolves we arrived at the bar for Mick to greet us excited and show us how we featured in the program and made sure we got about 6 extras (no cost) for the family Great guy. Last saw him and Burnley Away. Shook our hands and said hello

Watched the whole of this with a massive smile on my face. Can only echo what everyone else says about Mick, an absolute diamond of a man who gave me and my family lasting memories of our Villa Park tour!

Like Mick, I thought it was relatively common in the 70’s to go and see Villa one week Blues the next and sometimes Albion. Remember Villa were in division 3. It was cheap and the only way to see football as it was so rarely on TV. It would be great to have a video on divided loyalties within families Villa/Blues or Villa/Albion. Remember rivalry is not all about hostility as the “MOM” song suggests.

Mick took me on a tour, great bloke, and made it that extra special. Thank you, Mick.

Great pod. Matt, you should ghost write Mick’s biography. It would be a great read. What a gentleman.

Cracking listen lads. UTV 💜

A great watch. Mick took me and my mate Eric in the tour a few years ago when I was over from Australia. It was an incredible experience, not only the tour, but meeting Mick. Really emotional. UTV

Mick has taken me and my kids on at least 3 tours of Villa Park, absolute diamond of a guy, gutted for him that he isn't still there

Great content , Mick your a legend mate , should be still at AV GET HIM BACK

That was brilliant.

Met Mick boarding a connecting flight from Zurich to Düsseldorf for the Dortmund game. Lovely bloke could have chatted for hours, nearly missed the flight 😂

Thank you Mat for this. It was an absolute delight to watch. Mick’s such a wonderful man, and is certainly missed on match days. He is stories never cease to captivate. UTV! Dani (Beds Lions) Alex and baby Georgia

Top, top man! So generous with his knowledge and time. Great to see you Mick 👍

Brilliant....40 minutes wasn't enough!!! There should be "An evening with Mick".... take my money now!!!

We had a tour guide a few months ago and apart from a few bits about the older days pre 60s I knew nearly as much, I would love to be a guide and show people around as Im very outgoing and chatty, my auntys next door neighbour for 50 years was Jack watts and he was always giving me stories back in the day. ❤️

What a lovely guy, tut ok and you Matt, great insight and great stories from old . Whem we went on tour it was Diane who took us, and a few from Holland and America was on the tour ( prob on holiday also ) Maybe have Diane soon Get well soon Rolinson 👍😁

One of the kindest most genuine person you will ever meet. Lucky to call a friend now. Villa made a mistake on this one.

I love this channel because the balance of content is so varied , top interviews in a nice warm environment apart from the big black curtain it needs something Villa inspired. I like the fact that it’s not over produced. Matt is such a funny guy. My favourite thing is when Dan trying to have a serious chat with Mr Townley and his internet foibles. Keep it up guys

I love Mick Dale such a great guy UTV 👍

What a thoroughly lovely chap - his stories were fab! Great interview Matt!!! 💯

Thank you Mat Kendrick for having the time to interview Mick Dale on this podcast, that I have been following for years. I have been on a tour around at Villa Park once, with the Norway Lions a few years back. I had the pleasure of having Mick Dale as our tour guide. He was brilliant, with a lot of humour and lots of good small stories about Villa Park, players, people inside the club and so on. We spoke for a little while a few times, and he came across as a very kind and humble man. Best regards, Tor Hadrian Løvstad

Everyone you speak to loves mick ! Such a humble guy who really goes out his way to look after you ! Mr villa 💜🩵

Amazing interview. One of the best. Great insights, such an interesting fella. Great viewing for those who love Villa and it's history. Well done on this.

Hi Dan I have a quick question for ya you might want to talk about on a future podcast. According to our 1st two home games attendance was 41,500 approx, then against Wolves it was 39,000 approx. The Wolves game might not of been a sell out but its 2,500 seats short. A friend that went to the Wolves game said there was approx 250 empty corporate seats by him, which he went and sat in for the space with his kids. My question is...are the corporate seats selling? Obviously it doesnt seem so, if not, what happens to them? Do they just stay empty or would the club release them on match day as a "seat only" without access to the corporate facilities? Is that at all possible? Its alot of lost revenue if staying empty and also affects matchday atmosphere with 2500 less supporters. Im intrigued to find out the answer to this, may John might have some insight into this? Cheers

Re the captain and talking to the ref - I’m sure if the goalie is captain they nominate an outfield player who can talk to the ref during the game

Duran is going absolute beast mode, not only did he score again but he stole the ball to create Watkins goal and also stole the ball on several other occasions in enemy territory as well

Picturing john getting hit in the nuts by a shot from luca digne then him shouting another one 😂

Can we find out from John what the press food was like at Wycombe or whether he ended up ducking into Lidl to grab a ham sandwich?

Wolves isnt a makeshift derby 😂 It just is a derby now and I think we have to accept that. They're local rivals and we play them far more than Blues and Albion nowadays. They treat it as a derby and there are areas in thr West Midlands where you're either Villa or Wolves.

are Arsenal really a level above Villa? really Ollie should have scored twice against them. spanish Tony Pulis. the amount of credit they get for scoring jammy goals and having everyone behind the ball. a cure for insomnia the games against atalanta and Man city. But yes, lets continue to shower lego head with praise.

And into my🍒? Mings, right footed!

John was having none of that question about selling Watkins or Duran 😂

Un salut à l'équipe

JT mentioning Schofield… 😮😮😮😮

Cash is our best RB

We have to accept that football is a business, & sentimentality & favourite’s may have to be sold

Re clean sheets - we’re the new ENTERTAINERS! Ala Kevin Keegan’s Newcastle United of the 90s!!!!

If anyone was around in the 90s - MAN U MINUTES was a thing… they would play & play & play, & it wasn’t a coincidence they’d come back again & again

Re Captain with McGinn out, in cricket you rarely have the wicketkeeper (UNLESS IT’S THE UNIVERSE JOS!) because like the goalkeeper, away from the bowler/action… Youri is my shout 💜💙🦁

Titles contenders? YES

If we have to sell for PSR isn’t Kamara the logical choice? He would be pure profit and we have depth in midfield. I also hope we don’t need to sell and Kamara is an awesome DM

Wasn't the Cardiff match in memory of an ex player,whittingham i think ? Utv

Re AD/VENTURE… get Susie Dent on the case…

Re Duran, yes, it’s attitude - the things he’s done still hasn’t changed my mind: proceed with caution… 💜💙🦁

Carlos was in the team who finished 4th, and POTM in both Arsenal wins was he not?

Re their goal, Carlos should have played it right not into the middle, but 1/50 it looks awful soooo keep doing it - as Unai said on MOTD, “ we were 💩 “ in the first half: YEP… but football lasts for 90+, plenty of time to change, & to change it, we did, we have the tools, let’s stay patient… 💜💙🦁

In a few years if Emery moves on and we haven't won a trophy, while I will have enjoyed our good form, I would consider it a failure, ultimately. I want to see us win something. I'm pretty sure that Emery feels this way too

Dan aged worringly for a brief moment at 44.24

the mentality of the squad feels different this year. they mean business. everyone seems up for it. having gotten 4th last year has really built confidence and desire to get it again. i think the payers are already locked in and focused on getting 4th or higher this year.

The camera panned to a gary shaw tribute in the media area and im sure u could see johns head in the bottom of the screen