The Villa Podcast

Aston Villa are Europa League champions. We have montages and poems and the whole kit and caboodle to mark the occasion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Champions League baby! What a way to end the league season (effectively) and send us into a European final. These boys are heroes. The squad gets weaker each year and they still scale new heights. Even Austin MacPhee is getting praise again. But Liverpool are a mess and perhaps MacAllister sums that up right now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

That was special. That was joyous. That was football and Aston Villa at its best and we deserved it. This team deserved it. And under Unai Emery, Villa are headed to their first European final in 44 years after dismantling Nottingham Forest. We talk about how good that was and just how bad it got for Forest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It all comes down to this. We could be in for the greatest three weeks ever. Or quite possibly some of the worst. We haven't set it up well with an all-time stinker against Spurs so how else could we mark it but a full show dedicated to WhatsApp Whinges. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The most unnecessary of defeats. Villa lose to Nottingham Forest thanks to Lucas Digne's moment of madness. Time for some real talk and emphasise this is a European semi-final. How we're fixed for next week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Liam talks about Rocky. It's not what Conán wants to hear. Things get heated over Ollie Watkins via Rocky III and the original instalment. We discuss a point away to Forest which might look good later, which might've looked good before but it doesn't feel great right now. Liam says we can forget about Chelsea but has Morgan Rogers forgotten how to score? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

Sympathetic Sancho is top of the Weimann Meter. Youri Tielemans' return has us feeling better. But the hero that is John McGinn drags the team and club forward again. Great performances over West Ham and Lille, big victories and our striker is even scoring too. The vibes are good, we had to recall Drury's Corner as well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Old Trafford brings out the worst in Aston Villa but it brings out the best in Liam. From an Austin MacPhee WTF nomination, to Leon Bailey not turning to Unai Emery and Ollie Watkins' alarming form, we pick the bones of the Man United loss, a bit on the Lille win and ponder what life could look like with Youri Tielemans back. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Villa Park crowd nailed it... the team didn't, did they? For the first time, it feels like there's a fracture in the relationship between this group and the fans and with nine games remaining, it's difficult to see how things turn around from this Chelsea defeat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Arguably the worst night in Unai Emery's reign. Villa were bad at Mollineux again. They lost to Wolves, again. Dropped points against a lower half of the table team. Again. And now it's a dogfight for Champions League and we're left hoping that Liam Rosenior is David Brent - but is that even good? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Out of the FA Cup but marching on in the league, Unai Emery fields a weakened team against Saudi Arabia... but they were actually good, until you know what. Lucas Digne disappoints again and Leon Bailey doesn't inspire much confidence and should Tammy Abraham be the main striker now? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The big question to ask from the Bournemouth game... would a punch in the face to Lucas Digne, a red card and suspension to one of our players and zero points from the match been better in the long run? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A third loss of the season to Brentford and two bad home defeats in January to burst the title challenge. Lots to discuss including the disallowed goal, the red card and an argument over Matt Cash and Conán's run-in with Damian Vidagany. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What a result in Newcastle. What a result in Turkey. Two strong performances and this group earn even more of our admiration as Leon Bailey returns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One of those bad days that has you questioning everything again so come join us to wallow together. Outside the obvious annoyances, we're also looking at Tielemans not running the show like he can, Villa not making Roma wait two weeks and the boy George Hemmings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A game away to Palace and we lose no ground in the title race? I'll take that please! Lots to talk about, including Sancho, Weimann champion Lindelof and Matt Cash's longevity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A joint Arsenal and Forest podcast and an explanation too. A lot of fun at Villa Park and a lot of WTF nominees at the Emirates. We talk Arsenal's emotions, Emi Martinez's state of mind, THE HANDSHAKE, and starting a new streak again thanks to Sean Dyche's Nottingham Forest. Ruben Amorim has been sacked by Manchester United so we make time for that as well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f...

A win that wasn't priced in. Villa go to Chelsea, a direct rival for the top five, and instead they stay in the hunt for top 1. A huge three points, another turnaround for this team full of character and this entire squad that's pulling together in the same direction. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gary Neville thinks Manchester United were by far the better team. Ruben Amorim thinks the better team lost. Both don't seem to tally that Morgan Rogers plays for Aston Villa. And they're both missing A LOT about their own points. We discuss a SECOND victory over Man United in Unai Emery's tenure.å Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nine wins in a row for Aston Villa and the noise is loud. They're talking about the title race in one room and they're scratching their heads in the numbers room, needing to believe that this won't keep going. We talk about the West Ham game, the mistakes, the goals and, yes, the EXPECTED goals - and how Villa are actually USING the data in their favour. If you'd like to support us in any way, you...

Unai Emery haunts Arsenal again. Aston Villa arrive in the title race and we dedicate the WhatsApp Whinges to Arsenal fans. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is Maatsen good? Do Villa have any respect for Brighton? Is the seagull the most annoying of all the animals? We have a lot to talk about after Aston Villa make it 8 from 9 and beat Brighton again. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Maybe teams should start doing something about Villa's outside of the box goals? Rob Edwards and Wolves taken care of at Villa Park but it wasn't for the want of Chris Kavanagh's whistle and lack thereof. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What a win after a great turnaround after a terrible first half - podcasting wise, this is nearly a perfect game! Is there a more likeable player than John McGinn during our time watching? What has happened to Ollie Watkins? Emery, with a fresh haircut, is gaslighting Liam about Morgan Rogers too. McGinn trigger Morgan Rogers loves MacPhee Cup Champion Sancho Watkins leverage Hosted on Acast. See...