We're back with things we missed - Aston Villa edition, including Crystal Palace, transfers and season reviews. And things we missed - non Villa edition, which is a hell of a lot also with the Euros, Ten Hag and Chelsea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gravel Union Talks is a podcast series full of inspiring stories, news and events from the world of gravel biking. Each month hosts Carlo and Olly will be chatting with guests who are passionate about riding off the beaten track… adventure riding, bike packing and gravel racing. In this episode: Guest Erik van Kooten, gravel category marketing mana…

We did it! Aston Villa have qualified for the Champions League and we have A LOT to talk about. Great stuff from the Liverpool game, terrible stuff from the Liverpool game. Amazing stuff from the season. The stacked quotes of the week and the outfits at the AVFC Player of the Season awards. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio…

The European adventure is over but we still enjoyed this podcast. Please listen... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One game closer believe it or not. One Villa win or one more Spurs loss and we've made it to the Champions League. My God! So why does it feel so painful right now? More injuries, less shots and a team we are so proud of crawling to the end. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

A bad night, a bad referee but who really thinks we can't beat Olympiacos by two goals? We talk about all six in the Villa Park encounter, the bad habits of some of our players and limping over the line as this amazing season comes to a close. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

Potentially the worst performance of the season so in that sense, we have to say this was a good point! Villa are in control of their top 4 destiny as this spectacular season is reaching its crescendo but we do have some major WTF moments to discuss. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Aston Villa move six clear of Spurs in fourth place with a comeback win over Bournemouth featuring scintillating football, a Diaby redemption, Glitch Konsa is back and Tielemans continues to endear himself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Villa are through to a European semi final! It wasn't pretty... until Martinez got cooking - then it was beautiful. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What a performance from a serious football team with a world class manager. Unai Emery’s Aston Villa do the double over Arsenal and my God they were brilliant. The Weimann Meter is competitive today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A win in a European quarter-final, this has to be celebrated! Yes, there are things to be worried but there's also reason to smile and we tussle with that on tonight's podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cross the ball against Aston Villa and you'll score. Brentford realised that for 9 minutes and thankfully they didn't keep going. A game that was in the back thrown away as we stumble toward the line. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A bad night with a bad team as Villa go down to Man City. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Villa eat wolves for dinner as Diaby strokes in a rasper and Zaniolo and Duran cause carnage from the bench. A good performance and a great win. We discuss Gary O'Neil, United's top four credentials, Morgan Rogers' decision over breakfast and Mings and McGinn on camera. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

A point from the jaws of defeat! A lot of drama to dissect and a lot of Matt Cash praise incoming Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duran's left foot, Bailey's physics, Diaby's confidence and Jordan Henderson's walk. An enjoyable night and an enjoyable podcast and time for some England squad announcement of course. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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…

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 d…

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 inf…

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.

Gravel Union Talks is a podcast series full of inspiring stories, news and events from the world of gravel biking. Each month hosts Carlo and Olly will be chatting with guests who are passionate about riding off the beaten track… adventure riding, bike packing and gravel racing. In this episode: Guests: Carly & Erwin Gravel Union Talks podcast with…

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 mor…

Gravel Union Talks is a podcast series full of inspiring stories, news and events from the world of gravel biking. Each month hosts Carlo and Olly will be chatting with guests who are passionate about riding off the beaten track… adventure riding, bike packing and gravel racing. In this episode: Guest: James Deane head honcho of Grinduro Global Gra…

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 …

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 fo…

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. Hos…

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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 t…

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 acas…

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.…

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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…

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 …

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 in…

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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 th…

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…