Steve Crossman

You know, I'm not going to diss the Conference League, but, you know, they were so close two years ago against Olympiacos, but they were never really in it after losing the first leg.

The Champions League is everything for Aston Villa if they are to challenge, you know, the other top clubs in the Premier League.

And they've buried, they've put aside their Premier League form, they've brought their European game here.

They were never in any danger.

Never in any danger.

Forest, I think once I realised that Gibbs White wasn't playing, I thought that Forest are going to miss him because he's such a talisman for them.

He's in outstanding form.

And I felt for Forest in that respect because, you know, injuries haven't been kind to them of late.

But this was no contest in that respect.

Villa thoroughly deserved the win.

A great night for two different types of royalty, Dion.

Actual royalty, because Prince William was here.

Absolutely.

And villa royalty, likes of Ian Taylor and Andy Townsend and you trying your hardest to focus on the radio as people all over the place shout your name and give you a thumbs up.

Yeah, it's a night that I don't think any of us will forget.

Steve, it's not happened in a while, let's say that, to be honest with you.

And these fans here are hanging about just to take in the last little bit of atmosphere in this stadium.

see Andy Townsend over there just doing his bits and bobs for the media Ian Taylor's done his bit as well I can see Lee Hendry down there doing the TV for Aston Villa as well so we're all here we all wanted to experience this but it wasn't as Nick said and Nick's rightly said it wasn't a given that it was going to happen it's not a given that this football club

are going to be there just because they're a big football club.

Tonight, Villa have worked incredibly hard and they've shown what they can do.