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A near-fatal blow to Aston Villa's top 4 prospects as we lose our captain, our confidence and our control in the Premier League race. Unai Emery set the team up more defensively and a nervous mindset overwhelmed Villa's approach. Mistakes, a red card, another gluttony of goals, mixed in with some posturing instead of running back. A bad day. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Weird refereeing performance makes things hazy and confusing on another weird night in Amsterdam. Villa take a draw back to Villa Park without a good performance so it's an even bigger week ahead now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aston Villa win ANOTHER ONE - and it's in spite of conceding from set pieces again! Lucas Digne is the hero, Ollie Watkins is elite and Unai Emery sees enough and makes a triple substitution. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Incisive, dynamic, beautiful attacking Aston Villa were back in force at Villa Park as Nottingham Forest got sliced open time and time again. Our defensive set piece scandal continued to briefly make a game out of it but world class Leon Bailey put it to bed again. Meanwhile, Pep calls all the journalists a bunch of losers and they love it and we discuss Michael Beale's Twitter propaganda. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aston Villa are back in the top four with 13 games to go. Excited? We are, again. It's war time now, we're in the trenches. Let's go! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Imagine losing six points to that Man United team. We finally get around to discussing the sickening nature of the latest Aston Villa defeat, probably the worst of them all despite playing so well. And there's a lot on the menu from Neville, to Bobby Jones, to Ramsey to Bailey to Austin to Carlos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Out of the domestic cup again. Thumped at home again. Chelsea completely get the better of Aston Villa, Nicolas Jackson even scores. And we have to talk about it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The boys are back in town after thumping the most depressing team in the league. Youri Tielemans impresses, Konsa dazzles and Watkins kills as a fired up Unai Emery forces Aston Villa to bounce back. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
After the unbelievable highs of 2023, it's been a rough six weeks. And we're trying to figure out what happens next and more importantly, what's the point? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The football is back but it starts with FA Cup and it starts with a draw and a replay and we're not really sure how to feel about it. Plus Jurgen Klopp is stepping down as Liverpool manager and the Ireland hotseat cools down. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A frustrating day at Goodison Park as Villa fail to capitalise against a poor Everton team. Emery's side gifted Sean Dyche what they wanted too often and were actually fortunate their big chance fell to Calvert Lewin. Alex Moreno and Lenglet have goals disallowed but we have a lot to get off the chest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aston Villa win an FA Cup match! It wasn't the prettiest affair but there's a lot to talk about from the trip to Middlesbrough. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023 - the greatest year yet? Conán thinks so... and it's all Unai Emery related. Aston Villa start 2024 joint top of the Premier League table after a late Douglas Luiz penalty spared the blushes of Diaby and Ramsey and Diaby and Watkins and Diaby in a Rosenthal Award to rival the best of them. We talk about Austin McPhee's new inventions, Lenglet and Diego Carlos running mechanics and big Jhon Duran's impact off the bench. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
The worst performance of the Unai Emery era? Aston Villa serve up a Christmas stinker of the vintage variety as it all goes wrong at Old Trafford and a lot of Manchester United characters get their redemption story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
They just couldn't let us enjoy Aston Villa being on top at Christmas, could they? Villa's draw with Sheffield United had something to be heartened about but for the most part, it was a disappointing evening. We look through the decisions, the non-decisions and the performances ahead of the Man United trip. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A LOT to talk about as Aston VIlla come from behind to beat Brentford. We go through all the incidents of a tetchy encounter, all the Shithousery nominations and all the WTFs - looking at you, Leon Bailey! Watkins and Konsa show they're Villa men through and through and Alex Moreno drags himself back from the break like only Andi Weimann could. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aston Villa want more. You can see it all over their faces. We break down another spectacular evening at Villa Park, full of flashpoints and chances and topless Diego Carlos. Leon Bailey's improvement, Emi Martinez's different mentality for Arsenal, and Pau Torres the elite footballer - not the "good for a defender" footballer. We also talk about the interviews of John McGinn and Martinez after the game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Never have Pep Guardiola's Man City been outplayed like that. Unai Emery's Aston Villa strung them up at Villa Park and gave us one of the most complete performances in most of our lifetimes. Aggressive, hungry, smart, strong, class, relentless. Villa have arrived. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ollie Watkins' screamer header ended a frustrating day on a high but it feels like an opportunity missed for Aston Villa. We talk about Ezri Konsa's role and Emery subbing him off, the need for reinforcements and the City game ahead on Wednesday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Where has Austin MacPhee been hiding these Douglas Luiz free kicks?! Villa progress in an eventful night in Europe. Crowd trouble, a Watkins injury and game of football. We also look at the Spurs reaction to Matt Cash, Steve Bruce's odds being slashed for the Ireland job and what if Jack Grealish never got injured in 2021? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
9 wins out of 13 for Aston Villa. Top four. And on this episode, Liam discusses the difference between Unai Emery and Conán trying to cross a river. Emi Martinez does match-winning bits, Tielemans changes the game and we look at Everton's 10-point deduction as Pep and Man City look on. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
13 home wins in a row in the league - it's actually frightening how consistent Unai Emery's Aston Villa team is. We talk about how the Champions League door is being left ajar for Villa this season (54:50) even if some in the media can't compute it. Have we seen the Rosenthal to end all? (34:36) And in WhatsApp Whinges (18:01) we discuss the use of the bench and a real-life text is brought to attention. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Konsa at right back is a thing of beauty sometimes, even when it looks like he's going to lose the ball - he doesn't. Villa look like they're on their way through their Europa Conference League group with a win over AZ Alkmaar and the first goal came with a lot of luck as Kamara won a corner for the miss of the season. We talk future managers, Man United Twitter and answer listener-submitted questions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Can we never just lose a game without this feeling? Nottingham Forest hand Emery's Villa their third defeat of the season. A lot of WTF awards to go through, every chance ballooned over the bar and should we move Diaby's position in these games? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A fun show as Aston Villa rack up another home win and ease to victory over Luton. Diaby runs the show this time, Pau Torres and Lucas Digne continue to impress, Watkins is denied the season's greatest assist and were we looking at Peter Enckelman all wrong? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aston Villa make light work of AZ Alkmaar in the Netherlands as Youri Tielemans and Leon Bailey shine. Some nice goals and moments to talk through before we get to the Issue of the Week: How do we deal with being on everyone's radar now? Liam answers some FPL dilemmas and we do dinner party guests. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
That's 10-2 in the last two games at Villa Park against Aston Villa's disruptor rivals. Emery bounces on, literally, keen to waste no time. Sky obsess over Lucas Paqueta as Douglas Luiz runs the show. Ezri Konsa leaves Antonio crest-fallen and Matt Cash brings the dog to the fight. New-look Leon Bailey continues to rip it up and his socks aren't the only thing impressing. WhatsApp Whinges (19:55) features David Coote and that positioning of the James Ward Prowse free kick, before some of our own...
Another tough game playing Wolves that started well, got bad fast and picked up in injury time. Villa had big chances to win it all at the death and Wolves had their opportunities too as a down week for Douglas Luiz saw no control in midfield. Matt Doherty finally catches up with an attacker only to bundle Watkins over but another good process from VAR lets it go. We also talk Arsenal v Man City and the new strategy Ten Hag should lean into. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...
What a night as injury time John McGinn heroics deliver Aston Villa's first win of the Europa Conference League group stage. Matt Cash and Bertie T combine to set up the HEADER as Zaniolo gets closer and closer to the spectacular volley he's after. We talk about Gareth Southgate's England squad, his comments about Ollie Watkins and his exclusion of Ezri Konsa before discussing Troy Deeney's take on Harry Kane and dive into the Instagram accounts of Steven Gerrard and Robbie Keane. Finished up wi...
As well as Aston Villa crushing Brighton, as well as Ollie Watkins banging in another hat-trick and Dougie showing serious pace, Matt Cash's performance and McGinn's domination, we have FIFA cards to go through, VAR controversy, Michael Beale, Gareth Southgate and Pep Guardiola to talk about! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
