Steve Crossman
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Do you want to do the bit where you wait when they do the hi-ho, Aston Villa deal?
Yeah, I'd love to, Steve, I don't mind at all, but they're not going anywhere, Steve.
They are staying in their seats, they're waving their flags, some have got their scarves above their heads, they're just trying to enjoy the moment, because this doesn't come around very often, Steve, and you know when it does, you have to enjoy it, you really, really do.
Right, well, there goes my job.
Nick, this has been quite some night for Aston Villa.
Absolutely.
Was it ever in doubt, really, from minute one?
We spoke about the changes that Unai Emery made on Sunday against Tottenham Hotspur and the criticism that the performance got.
But now, as you said, who cares?
None of these Villa fans are worried about what happened on Sunday now.
And it's really intriguing.
I'm looking at the north stand at the minute.
The redevelopment has started.
The corner's been knocked down where the hospitality was.
That's going to send the capacity to around 50,000 when it's finished towards the end of next year.
And it just feels like everything starts to fall into place for Aston Villa.
on and off the pitch.
They need to get back into the Champions League and expanding Villapark then helps them be able to start reducing that gap to the top tier sides.
Financially, that's a massive thing for them.
But they have to be doing this, though, this football club, don't they?