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The Villa Podcast

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Home of the 'You Let Glenn Whelan Take a 90th Minute Penalty Award'. An Aston Villa and general football show coming in scolding hot after every game. The Villa Podcast is labelled "funny, informative and a breath of fresh air". Brought to you by Conán Doherty and Liam Doherty.#AVFC

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Episodes

Targett fortune, Gerrard rating, Ultimate Weimann Meter

4:23 - Things that have happened since we've been away.8:46 - Matt Targett and Newcastle fans.18:16 - Steven Gerrard v Dean Smith.23:37 - End of season awards.54:47 - The Ultimate Weimann Meter. Every player ranked.01:20:20 - Questions We Can't Answer (Son, Haaland, 5 a side problem). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 09, 20221 hr 29 min

Watkins waste, Dougie coma, Bee Gee Pep

Man City win the league thanks to a five-minute Aston Villa collapse. A brilliant performance for 70 minutes from Steven Gerrard's men but changes to personnel and shape and tired legs and sloppy play all combined to squander a two-goal lead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 22, 20221 hr

Mings saves Leeds, Bertie T diet, City chances

Aston Villa see out the season at Villa Park with another draw. Two points from home games against Palace and Burnley means it's just 2 wins in 10 for Steven Gerrard who can still decide the fate of the Premier League for Liverpool with a trip to Man City on Sunday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 19, 202244 min

Mighty McGinn, sideshow Zaha, Villa play PL God

Some really good Aston Villa performances in a not so brilliant overall display. Missed chances and some tactical bits to discuss as well as Manager of the Season. Matt Targett has been sniffing around Jack Grealish's instagram replies and faces a backlash. Just one fashion item to talk about. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 15, 202259 min

Nakamba, Gerrard, Moss and Pep needs Haaland

Liverpool take all three points at Villa Park as Aston Villa lose 2-1 to Jurgen Klopp's side. A lovely header from Sadio Mane wins it for LFC but we discuss the mistakes that led to both Liverpool goals.Jon Moss' referee performance gets discussed (15:44) as well as a host of missed chances and the awards to hand out at 27:52 before we get to Coutinho and Pep Guardiola in Questions We Can't Answer (57:45). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

May 10, 20221 hr 8 min

Pillow head Watkins, Chuk emoji, Nyland WTF award

Two wins in a row for Aston Villa after dispensing of Burnley 3-1 at Turf Moor. Steven Gerrard’s men looked excellent as they kept the ball better and opened up the defence more in a heartening performance ahead of Liverpool on Tuesday. Conán and Liam discuss the match, Emi Buendia and, of course, Orjan Nyland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 09, 202253 min

Buendia joy, Bertie T warm up, Ten Hag chant & Big Sam

Liam returns from 9 days away and, well, a lot has happened since he's been gone. Man United fans have a new chant, talkSport is buzzing, Sam Allardyce rocks up at Old Trafford and Jake Humphrey does it again. And Aston Villa win!Some great individual performances at Villa Park as Norwich are relegated. We're back! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 03, 202257 min

Coutinho slander, Bailey balloons, Leicester clappers

Aston Villa draw 0-0 away to Leicester. Steven Gerrard picks up his first point in five games but some fans have started criticising Coutinho. Leon Bailey’s inclusion over Buendia continues to frustrate whilst Tim Iroegbunam really impresses. There’s time for Pickford and Thiago talk in Questions We Can’t Answer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 25, 20221 hr 1 min

Polite Konsa, lost Ings, 45-minute Gerrard

Steven Gerrard oversees four successive defeats for Aston Villa as the manager’s record now sits at nine losses in the last 15 games. Antonio Conte’s Spurs team rock up at Villa Park to cruise to a 4-0 win with a hat-trick from Son but, once again, Villa were treated to a “good 45 minutes”.17:58 starts a longer WhatsApp Whinges than usual.37:25 kicks off the awards categories with the You Let Glenn Whelan Take a 90th Minute Penalty chat at 50:40.Questions We Can't Answer features United and Lamp...

Apr 10, 20221 hr 10 min

WTF bonanza, Buendia minutes, supporting Villa

Aston Villa go down to Wolves - we talk wasted time, tame fight back and terrible goals at the top of the show.WhatsApp Whinges at 16:15.Harry Maguire (23:53).WTF Awards (27:23).Tactical discussion (43:25). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 03, 20221 hr 1 min

Fearful setup, Xhaka, Saka and Cheltenham

Arsenal outplay Aston Villa again and beat Aston Villa again as Steven Gerrard's men once again approach a big game with fear first. Bukayo Saka's uncle refereed proceedings at Villa Park but the team selection to go with two 10s didn't work again and Villa were slow to react. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 19, 202256 min

Dougie vibes, Villa dives, Ronaldo jibes

It was all going so well! Back down to earth for Villa as David Moyes' West Ham take a 2-1 victory in London.The Villa Podcast discusses the goals and the kick to Douglas Luiz's face at the top of the show before WhatsApp Whinges gets straight into Ashley Young's injury time cross (15:49). The awards begin at 23:38 with some annoying diving habits from Villa brought up before the lack of a striker on the bench (40:22). Cristiano Ronaldo and the media coverage around his effect is on the menu (51...

Mar 14, 20221 hr 3 min

Cafu, Martinez interview, Ings and PSG

Steven Gerrard has Aston Villa absolutely motoring. Fantastic football, solid as you like and really strong results. Three wins in a row in the Premier League now and Matty Cash continues his unbelievable form.Danny Ings is proving his worth whilst Emi Martinez's YouTube interview with Ben Foster is heavily discussed.WhatsApp Whinges dissects Douglas Luiz getting back involved in the set piece routines (17:30), the award categories begin at 29:10 with the booing Leeds fans on the menu (37:15), E...

Mar 11, 20221 hr 5 min

Watkins' balls, Coutinho's class, Maguire's conviction

Aston Villa are back! And so is the podcast.Philippe Coutinho runs the show, Watkins and Ings link up gloriously, Chambers wants the number 10 spot and even Douglas Luiz is having fun. What a performance against Southampton. Let's go! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 07, 20221 hr

Diamond formation, Mings assist, shirt off yellow card

We move! Good win for Aston Villa away to Brighton. A brilliant Matty Cash goal followed by a Watkins finish (from a Mings long ball!) sees Steven Gerrard and his men take a deserved three points. Another intern gets to referee a Premier League game though and Cash gets a yellow card for a message of support to a Polish team mate in Ukraine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 26, 202259 min

Cash sub, Bailey tricycle, Villa social media

Aston Villa finally find consistency by backing up the worst performance in a long time with the worst result in a while. Struggling Watford - Roy Hodgson’s Watford - are the latest in a long line of beaten down Premier League teams to roll up and pull Steven Gerrard’s side’s pants down. The Villa Podcast goes through the big talking points at the top before WhatsApp Whinges (15:12) and a discussion of the manager's decisions (40:18) and into Questions We Can't Answer (1:00:55). Hosted on Acast....

Feb 19, 20221 hr 11 min

Route one Villa, Dougie's frees, McGinn form

Was this the worst Aston Villa performance in recent memory? Newcastle United steamroll Steven Gerrard’s side who were a mess from start to finish. Ollie Watkins had a goal disallowed by VAR by Villa didn’t deserve a point and it’s one win in seven for Gerrard.WhatsApp Whinges are hotter than usual (16:50) whilst there are plenty of awards to hand out today (30:00) before another United players' revolt in Questions We Can’t Answer (50:45). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat...

Feb 13, 202258 min

Reckless Konsa, Lionel James, predator Coutinho

Aston Villa squander a 3-1 lead at home to Leeds and proceed to waste time to see out the draw. Conán and Liam dissect all the goals and the red card at the top of the show before WhatsApp Whinges (18:51) features some Douglas Luiz talk, listener-inspired whinges and a conversation about Villa's make-or-break attacks.The awards categories are at 30:42 and Questions We Can't Answer with Kurt Zouma and Harry Maguire at 57:02. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Feb 10, 20221 hr 8 min

Buendia air-time, Martinez wastes time, Everton fans assault

Three points on the road for Steven Gerrard's men with a 1-0 win over Everton at Goodison Park. Some Toffees fans cover themselves in shame by throwing missiles at Villa players for celebrating the Emiliano Buendia goal. Emi Martinez has competition for the shithousery award this week whilst Frank Lampard and Thomas Partey are on the menu too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 22, 20221 hr 4 min

Villa bring chaos, Coutinho brings majors, Bruno whines

2-0 and you f**ked it up!Aston Villa claw Manchester United back at Villa Park to deliver a point and a feel-good finish to a carnage-filled second half. Philippe Coutinho takes 14 minutes to register an assist and a goal, Jacob Ramsey brings his big boy boots and Emi Buendia sprinkles some magic throughout. A positive night at Villa Park despite the disappointment of failing to beat a poor United side again - in which Bruno Fernandes has emerged as the frustrating face.Conán records from Spain ...

Jan 16, 20221 hr 2 min

VAR works hard, Googling Rangnick, Coutinho announced

VAR keeps the magic of the FA Cup alive but keeping Manchester United in the competition. A strange non-offside, non-handball, non foul on Cavani by Jacob Ramsey sees Danny Ings' equaliser at Old Trafford ruled out. Liam and Conán talk about the game, Douglas Luiz (14:44), Villa's new shape (33:05), Ralf Rangnick (43:30), Marcus Rashford (44:48) and, of course, the signing of Coutinho (47:59). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jan 11, 20221 hr 2 min

Targett v Lukaku, Ings cutbacks, Villa Twitter

Aston Villa go down to Chelsea 3-1 at home courtesy of two Jorginho penalties. Matt Cash gives the first away and Matt Targett is mostly at fault for the second penalty and Villa Twitter is on fire. Conán says everyone needs to relax and enjoy themselves and Liam is at hand to dissect Villa's mistakes and Pep Guardiola's latest edition of freaking out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 27, 20211 hr 1 min

Gerrard standards, Cantwell fall, Aubameyang leadership

Jacob Ramsey is here and he is beautiful. Aston Villa's academy shines bright at Norwich as the Todd Cantwell links disappear. WhatsApp Whinges at 15:51, awards from tonight's win at 26:53, and a special Weimann Meter mention for Nakamba at 44:03 before Questions We Can't Answer at 47:10. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 15, 202157 min

Robertson v Emi, Gerrard v Liverpool, Raiola v football

Liverpool outplay Aston Villa at Anfield and come away with a 1-0 win. We look at Steven Gerrard's approach, the chances and the referee decisions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 11, 202157 min

Peter Schmeichel's son, Matrix Martinez, big Mings

Aston Villa beat Leicester 2-1 at Villa Park and Steven Gerrard's boys bounce on. Marvelous Nakamba excels once more whilst Ezri Konsa finds his scoring form and John McGinn gives an exhibition in shithousery. Some Brendan Rodgers and James Maddison inspired WhatsApp Whinges (18:06) with Mourinho and McFred starring in Questions We Can't Answer (51:15). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 06, 202159 min

Attacking Dougie, war-time Youngy and Grealish's smile

Aston Villa go down 2-1 at home to Man City but a spirited second half performance had Villa Park rocking. Steven Gerrard rung the changes when he had to, contained Pep Guardiola’s side after half time and missed some big chances to take something from the game. Jack Grealish returned on the same night Rafa Benitez faced off with Liverpool again.WhatsApp Whinges (13:37), award categories (29:02) and Questions We Can't Answer (51:15). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Dec 02, 20211 hr 1 min

McGinn's arse, Nakamba, Carney and Rangnick

Villa win 2-1 at Palace and Steven Gerrard has this side playing some serious football. For the first time since 1998, a new Villa manager has won his first two games. McGinn scores and impresses, Nakamba looks good, and Emi Martinez is still shithousing.Gerrard's best tactical decisions discussed at 29:21 before Questions We Can't Answer (48:03) including Chukwuemeka's contract, Villa's Instagram, Grealish flogging tickets and United's new oracle. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

Nov 27, 20211 hr 6 min

McGinn wins, Gerrard instructions, Arteta & Olé

Villa Park was rocking as Aston Villa got their first win under the new manager with a 2-0 victory over Brighton. John McGinn was masterful and being kept in line by the boss whilst Mings and Targett were improved and Ashley Young changed the game from central midfield!!WhatsApp Whinges (14:33), Steven Gerrard's tactical shouts during the game (32:03) and Xavi, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Mikel Arteta feature in Questions We Can't Answer (50:48). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...

Nov 20, 20211 hr 6 min

Things Gerrard needs to bin, first interview, Terry on Twitter

Steven Gerrard is at the helm at Bodymoor Heath and there's a new dawn at Aston Villa. Conán and Liam DEBUNK some WhatsApp Whinges about the new manager (14:42) after discussing the exit of Dean Smith. A brand new category includes a checklist of Gerrard's priorities - or things he needs to bin (28:38) before Questions We Can't Answer brings up that man again, Harry Maguire with added Dwight Yorke (47:36). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Nov 15, 20211 hr

Team morale, the paper note, and Diego Simeone

Five Ls in succession for Aston Villa. Dean Smith is under even more pressure and so are veins in Conán and Liam's heads. Team tactics, player performances all dissected before Questions We Can't Answer at 47:24, including Diego Simeone, Eddie Howe at Newcastle, Gareth Southgate at England and an unhappy Tyrone Mings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 06, 20211 hr 4 min
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