
Internationals Excel plus Shaun Maloney
Dan Bardell hosts The Athletic's podcast all about Aston Villa with Junior Editor Holly Percival.It's been a good week for our international contingent with England goals for Mings, Watkins, and Ramsey, World Cup qualification for Matty Cash, and plenty more besides.And Gregg Evans has been conspicuous by his absence on recent podcasts but he did catch up with Shaun Maloney, who had some interesting things to say about his time at Villa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
30 Mars 202233min

Gerrard's Frustration Boils Over
Dan Bardell hosts The Athletic's podcast all about Aston Villa with Junior Editor Holly Percival and football writer Nick Miller.It was a beautiful day on Saturday, but the football at Villa Park failed to match the backdrop, certainly as far as the home side were concerned anyway.Dan and Holly reluctantly go over the ins and outs of defeat to Arsenal, and Nick Miller is on the line to tell us why he thinks Steven Gerrard could have thought twice before advising Bukayo Saka on toughness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
23 Mars 202241min

Upbeat Despite Defeat & Goalies Going Places
Dan Bardell hosts The Athletic's podcast all about Aston Villa with Junior Editor Holly Percival and North-East football journalist Dan Wales.Losing is never a good thing but the podcast team are in good spirits after Villa showed there isn't much difference in quality between themselves and Champions League hopefuls West Ham.Hannah Hampton almost earned the women's side a point against Chelsea, will she be courted by the league's bigger teams in the Summer? And with 18 year-old Filip Marschall doing well on loan at Gateshead, we speak to local journalist Dan Wales. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
16 Mars 202242min

Saints Schooled by Coutinho Masterclass
Dan Bardell hosts The Athletic's podcast all about Aston Villa with club correspondent Gregg Evans and tactics writer Mark Carey.Philippe Coutinho has really hit his stride with Villa now and he pulled the strings as Southampton were put to the sword.We talk about a potential permanent deal for the Brazilian and consider how his performance compares to some of Villa's greatest individual displays. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
9 Mars 202242min

Prospects Brighton-ed
Dan Bardell hosts The Athletic's podcast all about Aston Villa with regular contributors, club correspondent Gregg Evans and Junior Editor Holly Percival.Everyone's feeling much better about things after a win away on the south coast. It may not have been the most fluent performance, but Steven Gerrard's decision to refresh the squad this week looks to have had the desired effect.Southampton are next and, while we are having nightmares about James Ward-Prowse, at least Danny Ings won't be trying to put the ball in the Villa net. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2 Mars 202236min

Post-Watford Inquest
Dan Bardell hosts The Athletic's podcast all about Aston Villa with club correspondent Gregg Evans. Holly Percival couldn't make it this week, but don't worry she's not feeling ruff...Boos echoed around Villa Park at the final whistle on Saturday, but how badly are the team doing now that Steven Gerrard's honeymoon period has well and truly come to a close, and what's to be done to right the ship?We take a closer look at some of the bigger problems using your questions and comments, and try to cheer ourselves up with more positive news courtesy of Hannah Hampton and Cameron Archer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
23 Feb 202239min

Can Gerrard Ring the Changes?
Dan Bardell hosts The Athletic's podcast all about Aston Villa with club correspondent Gregg Evans and Junior Editor Holly Percival.Villa's dismal run in Newcastle continued and Steven Gerrard looked at a loss for the first time since taking charge. We're expecting changes to the line-up for the Watford match, but we have very little idea of where they can come from.Carla Ward spoke to Flo Lloyd-Hughes about the stresses of a hectic life as a football manager and we get a quick update on the fall-out from the abandoned FIFA World Cup qualifier between Brazil and Argentina. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
16 Feb 202232min

Ramsey & Coutinho Provide Spark but Villa Misfire
Dan Bardell hosts The Athletic's podcast all about Aston Villa with club correspondent Gregg Evans and Newcastle writer Chris Waugh.There's no getting away from the disappointment of last night's draw with Leeds, but it was a great game to watch and Jacob Ramsey is now being talked about as a potential player of the season.Of course, he'll have some competition from Philippe Coutinho for that title, but they will both be a handful for Newcastle this Sunday, and they'll need to be if Villa are to put an end to an awful streak at St. James's Park. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
10 Feb 202236min