The Game's Gone with Tom Ross

You can tell how excited he is after talking to Tom Wagner and hearing the ambitious plans for the club.

Ian talks about his journey from watching on the terraces to running the club as its new Managing Director in 2022. He talks about his aims and hopes for a brighter future for the club, how he will always try to do what's best for the supporters, his relation ship with Craig Gardner, who runs the football side of the club- the issues with the Lower Tilton and Lower Kop stands and much more.

Paul talks about his battle with addiction after being hooked on drink and class A drugs. On being sexually abused while at school How he contemplated suicide. On scoring the first ever golden goal at Wembley and of course that T shirt. How a serious injury cost him a move to Spurs. Why he turned down the chance to play for Scotland. How he changed his life around and who helped and how he loves h...

Kenny talks about being converted from a striker to a defender by Ron Saunders on being one of the few players to make over 100 appearances with 5 clubs Chelsea, Villa, Nottingham Forest, Portsmouth, and Crewe - winning the First Division, The European Cup over a 19 year career - managing with 2 clubs coaching with England, now working with the Premier League - and what happened to the socks he th...

Ally talks about the highs and lows- the managers he loved and the ones he didn't with some wonderful and funny stories from one of the games genuine hardmen of the 70's and 80s and arguably one of the best uncapped defenders ever. He talks about his team mates and how close they came to winning first division. Europe, Cup games its all here in Ally's funny and engaging way of telling his story. 

Affectionately known as Baz he talks about his second book The Smell of Football 2 and frankly about how tough it was/is to be relevant in a young man’s game going from playing for Birmingham, and Blackburn to becoming one of the games top physios at Man Utd, Everton, Forest, and England and now at Salford City. How he coped with being sacked by his best mate David Moyes to ending up back at Evert...

Martin talks about winning promotion with Colchester and Birmingham, The anger at how they Blues lost to Liverpool in the Worthington Cup Final, The play off final against Norwich and why he had no worries when 17 year old Darren Carter stepped up to take the 100'000'000 million pound penalty. The managers he loved and the ones he hates The players he played with and his special relationship with...

Bob talks about his family coming from Small Heath, Joining Blues, being part of a great 3 man strike force with Francis and Hatton, on how he wanted Bob Hatton to join him at Everton, How good was TF. How it was a wrench to leave Blues but also how he loved it at Everton where he became a goal-scoring legend. why he only got 12 England caps and scoring 2 against his goalkeeping brother Dave, Turn...

Richard talks about playing for Johan Cruyff at Ajax -playing with great Dutch stars and how he started as a centre forward and Denis Bergcamp started as a centre half. The opposition player who used to put in a gumshield before going onto the pitch, The Baggies boss he did not like, the way the game should be played and how he has fallen out of love with football. The greatest player he played wi...

Jeff talks about playing with Matt LeTissier, Alan Shearer, Roy Keane, playing for Steve Bruce, Kenny Dalglish and Jack Charlton-Over 500 games in an amazing career. The biggest influences, best he's played with and against

Trevor talks about his special relationship with Blues fans, winning the European Cup with Forest, how he loved playing in Italy, playing for England, scoring hat trick in Premier League at age of 35, the best players he signed, managing Blues, QPR, Sheffield Wednesday, Toughest opponents and best he has played with.

David talks about not getting his chance at the pro level until he was 24, his promising Premier League career that was horrifically cut short with a shocking injury at Old Trafford. How he was told that amputation was the next step but at the last minute his leg was saved. The managers he played under, the players he played with and how he is now putting something back into the community at Coven...

Tony talks about his love for Villa, scoring vital European goals, playing for England, Chairman he has no respect for, His great admiration and respect for Ron Saunders, The fans who booed him on his debut despite him scoring, and much more.

With 588 games 73 goals, 65 caps for Northern Ireland -2 main clubs Sheff Weds and West Brom Chris talks about playing for 22 different managers- growing up in Belfast, leaving home for England at 16, his inspiration as a boy, the manager who changed his career, and his famous sport playing cousin, and much much more from one of the games genuine nice guys. 

Gary Talks about the managers he has played for including Brian Clough and Jack Charlton, Getting sacked at Sheff Weds with 3rd best win % in clubs history and having won the steel City derby. Scoring an own goal in East Anglian derby, and the truth behind his sacking at West Brom and the boardroom battles, the promotions and his relationship with the Baggies fans and some funny story's to boot. 

David talks about his career that went from Walsall, West Ham,Leicester, Newcastle, Wolves, Sunderland, Tranmere, Sheff Utd, Motherwell, Mansfield and Derry City- the manager he had a bust up with, his first meeting with Jack Charlton, winning a Cup final in his last ever game, who replaced him at Newcastle , Playing for Ardiles, Keegan, Buckley, Reid, Aldridge, Pleat, Little, Macari, Lyall, Bonds...

Martin talks about the influence of manager Bobby Hope at Bromsgrove, Coming into the pro game in his 20's, wanted by Villa and others but chose Crystal Palace, being captain of Blues with great Premier League players, How he took a bet to nail an opposition player, winning promotion with Walsall, Reaching a Cup Final with Blues, and now running his own successful academy in Walsall. 

Garry Talks about playing and managing Birmingham City, being treated badly by the owners at when they sacked him, getting Steve Bull to Wolves, Great times at Walsall, how being honest saw him sacked by Torquay, being Gordon Strachan's assistant at Coventry, Southampton, Celtic and Middlesbrough and why he said no to being his assistant at Scotland.

Andy talks straight from the heart on his 17 year career as a striker and 20 year career as a TV pundit, he explains why he left Villa, his first derby game v Blues, Success at Everton, his joy at playing for Rangers, Being sacked by SKY and what he thinks were the real reasons, unable to cope, being suicidal and how talkSPORT saved him, how he loves BeIN TV and how the World Cup will be brilliant...

Curtis talks about supporting Leyton Orient, ups and downs, on the managers who were not honest with him. The managers and Coaches he rates, How West Brom tried to get him on the cheap, The time Alex McLeish let him down, How he loved playing for Chris Hughton especially in Europe, Playing for Sven-Goran Eriksson, Wayne Rooney, being on the bench for England but not getting on and much more from a...

Tony talks about being joining his boyhood club Villa, How be could have made a career in Athletics, Winning the League Cup playing for England, Great players he has played with , How Graham Taylor brought him down to earth at Bodymore Heath, Pride in playing for England and the truth behind his publicised fallout with Bryan Robson 

Bomber talks about leaving Oldham as a 15 year old-spending 20 years at West Brom- winning League Cup and FA Cup and taking the Cup back to Oldham- how he compares Jeff Astle to Harry Kane- & playing for England- how angry he was at the way he was let go by the Baggies - and his rekindled love for the club he calls his home - and having a statue  outside the Main Stand - and how his wife thoug...

Lukas talks about overcoming the disappointment of not being wanted by Southampton's academy - him and siblings brought up by Mom who drove him everywhere. Being overawed as a 17 year old pro at Premier League Everton-then confidence sapping loans to lower leagues before playing for Coventry, Middlesbrough and Premier League Burnley where he ruptured his ACL in a game and still played on-it saw hi...

Noel talks candidly about life as one of the Birmingham crazy gang to his battle with mental illness that made him comtemplate suicide. Playing with some of the games great players in a 22 year career at 9 clubs. How angry he was at the way England sacked him as coach of the U19s. How proud he is that 13 of the players he helped develop are in the England Euro squad today and how he is now mentori...

Geoff talks about a career than went from Rochdale to Crewe, to Palace, top Wolves, to Forest, to Barnsley, to Notts County, and England - being wanted by Everton, Liverpool and Villa, and the tackle that virtrually ended his career - then dealing with being told you have 3 months left to live-to cycling the whole gruelling Tour de France circuit in 2021 to raise a million pounds for Cure Leukaemi...