Dan Bardell hosts a review of the season with club correspondent Gregg Evans on The Athletic's podcast all about Aston Villa. A remarkable match on the final day of the Premier League saw Villa lead Manchester City by two goals only to concede three times inside six minutes. The frustration of that collapse mirrored the sense of disappointment that ran through most of our listener messages. Here's hoping for a more settled preparation and a positive start to the next campaign. Learn more about y...
May 25, 2022•39 min
Dan Bardell celebrates the permanent signing of Philippe Coutinho with club correspondent Gregg Evans on The Athletic's podcast all about Aston Villa. At a reduced fee, and with a significant wage cut for the player, it looks like Villa's administrators have played a blinder, but is Barcelona's 50% share of a future transfer fee significant? Considering the ink was still fresh on that deal, and with a tribute to Villa's European Cup winners before kick-off, the performance against Palace, and th...
May 18, 2022•41 min
Dan Bardell hosts The Athletic's podcast all about Aston Villa with a special appearance from The Athletic's Senior Football Writer Oli Kay. It was a good week for Villa's men who won comfortably at Burnley before giving quadruple-chasing Liverpool a run for their money at Villa Park. And, while it was a disappointing result for the women's team in the second city derby, a record crowd saw off Anita Asante in style and there's hope that the Villans can add goals to their strong passing game next...
May 11, 2022•44 min
Dan Bardell hosts a special edition of The Athletic's podcast all about Aston Villa FC with regular contributors, club correspondent Gregg Evans and Junior Editor Holly Percival, and an exclusive interview with the manager of Aston Villa Women, Carla Ward. Can Villa fans really justify disappointment with a 2-0 win, even if it was against the bottom side, and now relegated, Norwich City. Spoiler alert, we don't think so. Carla Ward has provided stability and drive to Aston Villa Women this seaso...
May 04, 2022•45 min
Dan Bardell hosts The Athletic's podcast all about Aston Villa with club correspondent Gregg Evans and Junior Editor Holly Percival. Villa's Men's and Women's teams both drew nil-nil at the weekend, but both results represented a step in the right direction. Jacob Ramsey signed a new contract with the club, a fair reward at the end of his breakthrough season. Meanwhile, his brother Aaron scored the first goal of his professional career (and there's a third Ramsey on the way in the shape of acade...
Apr 27, 2022•36 min
Dan Bardell hosts The Athletic's podcast all about Aston Villa with club correspondent Gregg Evans and Junior Editor Holly Percival. Villa's men had a weekend off so we took the opportunity to have a little think about what we want to see from them for the rest of the season with help from Athletic subscribers. There are plenty of questions, primarily in midfield, but in the attacking third as well, and as the WSL season reaches its own endpoint, are Carla Ward's charges in a good position to im...
Apr 20, 2022•40 min
Dan Bardell hosts The Athletic's podcast all about Aston Villa with club correspondent Gregg Evans and Junior Editor Holly Percival. Spurs' strikers put us to the sword at the weekend, while our attackers (especially the strikers) continued to misfire. As Villa Park emptied halfway through the second half, it felt like the end of the season couldn't come soon enough. Is there a shortage of leadership in the team, and what can Steven Gerrard and the club's backroom staff do to fix that? Will it b...
Apr 13, 2022•47 min
Dan Bardell hosts The Athletic's podcast all about Aston Villa with club correspondent Gregg Evans. Yes, Global Gregg is back after three weeks away but, just when you thought we'd have a full complement, Holly Percival's entire neighbourhood suffered a catastrophic internet breakdown. On the agenda, cutting out the individual errors that are undermining the team's performances, and then putting the progress of the last few years into some perspective. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg...
Apr 07, 2022•43 min
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/adc...
Mar 30, 2022•33 min
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...
Mar 23, 2022•41 min
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 Marschal...
Mar 16, 2022•42 min
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/pri...
Mar 09, 2022•43 min
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 tryi...
Mar 02, 2022•37 min
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...
Feb 23, 2022•39 min
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 f...
Feb 16, 2022•33 min
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 ...
Feb 10, 2022•37 min
Dan Bardell hosts The Athletic's podcast all about Aston Villa with regular contributors, club correspondent Gregg Evans and Junior Editor Holly Percival. With Emi Martinez extending his contract and Callum Chambers added to the signings of Philippe Coutinho, Lucas Digne, and Robin Olsen, we're feeling pretty chirpy about the club's business in January. We also take a closer look at Matt Targett's departure and the future of Douglas Luiz; will it be in claret and blue? Learn more about your ad c...
Feb 02, 2022•38 min
Dan Bardell hosts The Athletic's podcast all about Aston Villa with regular contributors, club correspondent Gregg Evans and Junior Editor Holly Percival. Steven Gerrard and Carla Ward led their teams to crucial victories this weekend as Villa's men and women both effectively ended any relegation fears. We look at the form of the match-winners, Lucas Digne and Alisha Lehmann. The women were also celebrating a transfer coup in the shape of midfielder Jill Scott, could the men repeat the trick wit...
Jan 26, 2022•33 min
Dan Bardell hosts The Athletic's podcast all about Aston Villa with regular contributors, club correspondent Gregg Evans and Junior Editor Holly Percival. Debutants with links to both halves of Merseyside played significant roles in the club's creditable draw with Manchester Utd at the weekend. With a trip to Goodison Park next, we welcome Greg O'Keeffe to the show to give us the inside track on the turmoil at Everton. Both clubs should be OK with regards to relegation from the Premier League, a...
Jan 19, 2022•40 min
Dan Bardell hosts The Athletic's podcast all about Aston Villa with regular contributors, club correspondent Gregg Evans and Junior Editor Holly Percival. We're still celebrating the signing of Philippe Coutinho from Barcelona, with Lucas Digne poised to follow him through the door, as Steven Gerrard looks to bring in high-calibre players. It hasn't totally taken the edge off things, but VAR did spoil our weekend (especially Dan). The FA Cup defeat at Old Trafford was in spite of a very positive...
Jan 12, 2022•36 min
Dan Bardell hosts The Athletic's podcast all about Aston Villa with regular contributors, club correspondent Gregg Evans and Junior Editor Holly Percival, plus special guest Andy Mitten. We've all had a chance to calm down after the Brentford loss, but we're hoping Steven Gerrard has impressed upon the players that he won't tolerate a second-half performance like that. Into January, then, and not much transfer business yet, but we do have the pressing matter of a league/cup double header with Ma...
Jan 05, 2022•47 min
In this special episode of The Athletic's podcast all about Aston Villa, Dan Bardell and Gregg Evans sit down with Conor Hourihane for a full and frank breakdown of his time at Aston Villa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 29, 2021•1 hr 19 min
Dan Bardell hosts The Athletic's podcast all about Aston Villa with regular contributors, club correspondent Gregg Evans and Junior Editor Holly Percival. After the Burnley game fell foul of Covid at the last minute, we look at the latest news from the squad and think tentatively about the Chelsea match scheduled for Boxing Day. And, with Christmas just around the corner, there's news of a special treat for listeners and we pick out our top three festive Villa moments. Learn more about your ad c...
Dec 23, 2021•27 min
Dan Bardell hosts The Athletic's podcast all about Aston Villa with regular contributors, club correspondent Gregg Evans and Junior Editor Holly Percival. The team have been short on Zs recently, but a win at Norwich has us in good spirits nevertheless. We look back at a great night for Jacob Ramsey and the academy in general. Burnley next, and that should be three more points. Liverpool wasn't so much fun, but we also talk about the reception various old boys have gotten in recent days, and che...
Dec 15, 2021•43 min
Dan Bardell hosts The Athletic's podcast all about Aston Villa with regular contributors, club correspondent Gregg Evans and Junior Editor Holly Percival, as well as Liverpool writer Simon Hughes. Villa hosted Leicester on Rainbow Laces weekend and, despite a slow start, it was a convincing win. That makes it three wins from four for Gerrard as he takes the team to his old stomping ground this weekend. We round up the latest news with the hilarious FA Cup draw, a tough week for the youth teams, ...
Dec 08, 2021•47 min
Dan Bardell hosts The Athletic's podcast all about Aston Villa with club correspondent Gregg Evans and Junior Editor Holly Percival. Steven Gerrard suffered his first defeat as Villa manager but it was an encouraging second-half performance against Manchester City and, while only one member of the team spotted the incident, they could have taken a point with a late penalty. Dan loved his luxurious trip to Palace, Gregg tells us what the younger players will be up to now they're out of the Papa J...
Dec 02, 2021•42 min
Dan Bardell hosts The Athletic's podcast all about Aston Villa with Junior Editor Holly Percival and Crystal Palace writer Matt Woosnam. No fireworks at Villa Park, but Steven Gerrard described the 2-0 win against Brighton as the perfect start, and it's difficult to disagree. It's a trip to Selhurst Park next as the fixtures pile up and we talk about Christian Benteke's recent upturn in form with Palace writer Matt Woosnam. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on...
Nov 24, 2021•40 min
Dan Bardell hosts The Athletic's podcast all about Aston Villa with club correspondent Gregg Evans and Junior Editor Holly Percival. Steven Gerrard has been in charge at Aston Villa for a few days now, although he won't have seen most of the players yet with the international window taking centre stage. We hear from the man himself, as well as Rangers reporter Jordan Campbell, as we consider "Gerrard's Villa" and the impact he'll have in his first game against Brighton at Villa Park. Learn more ...
Nov 17, 2021•45 min
Dan Bardell hosts a special edition of The Athletic's podcast all about Aston Villa FC with regular contributors, club correspondent Gregg Evans and Junior Editor Holly Percival. We've barely had a chance to draw breath since the departure of Dean Smith and Steven Gerrard has already been appointed as the new manager. He's expected to bring his highly regarded support staff with him from Rangers and we're all excited to see what he can do starting with Brighton at Villa Park a week on Saturday. ...
Nov 11, 2021•14 min
Dan Bardell hosts The Athletic's podcast all about Aston Villa with club correspondent Gregg Evans and Junior Editor Holly Percival. Dean Smith has presided over a remarkable spell of improvement at the Villa, but five consecutive Premier League defeats after a dismal end to the previous season forced the ownership's hand and he was dismissed with the team just two points above the relegation zone. Steven Gerrard is the favourite to take over, but can he be lured away from Rangers half way throu...
Nov 09, 2021•50 min
