1874 - A show about Aston Villa
by The Athletic
The Athletic's Aston Villa reporter Gregg Evans joins Villa fan and broadcaster Dan Bardell and Holly Percival from The Athletic to bring you the definitive word on Aston Villa football club every single week. Subscribe for instant match reaction shows, top guests, breaking news and opinionated comment.
Episodes
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Underwhelming & Inconsistent: The Season in Review
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…
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Coutinho Deal: Villa Push it Good
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…
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Gerrard's Men Finding Form & Record WSL Crowd
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…
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Carla Ward Exclusive
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...
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Clean Sheets Mark Progress
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…
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Pause for Thought: What Next?
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…
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Does the Team Need More Leaders?
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...
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Mauled by Wolves: Part 2
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Did Villa Win the Transfer Window?
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...
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Wins at Everton & Leicester + Transfer News
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...
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Reds and Blues: From Manchester to Merseyside
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....
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At Least VAR Can't Spoil Coutinho
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...
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Sting in the Tail at Brentford
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…
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Conor Hourihane
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.
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The Pod Before Christmas
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…
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No Sleep 'til Burnley
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...
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Leicester Dispatched: Next Stop, Anfield
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....
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More Progress & "Owning the Centre"
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…
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"Perfect Start" for Gerrard
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...
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If the Tracksuit Fits: Gerrard's First Game
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...
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Gerrard Appointed
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…
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Sadness as Smith Reign Ends
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...
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Fourth Consecutive Defeat Sees Pressure Build on Smith
Dan Bardell brings you the latest episode of The Athletic's podcast all about Aston Villa with club correspondent Gregg Evans and data specialist Mark Carey. A strong West Ham side came to Villa Park and made it four defeats in a row for the Villans; Dean Smith's future as manager will come into...
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Emirates Frustrations Boil Over: Rice & Co Next
Dan Bardell hosts The Athletic's weekly podcast all about Aston Villa Football Club with club correspondent Gregg Evans and Junior Editor Holly Percival. The disastrous collapse at Wolves rolled over into a miserable first half performance at the Emirates on Friday night, and Morgan Sanson was...
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Big, Bad, Wolves Breakdown: Gunners Next
Dan Bardell is back in the hotseat for The Athletic's podcast all about Aston Villa football club, joined this week by the new team of regulars Gregg Evans and Holly Percival. First on the agenda, the disastrous collapse against Wolves at Villa Park on Saturday. In total control, two-nil up after...
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Smith-versary, Lethal Archer, and Spicy Wolves
The Athletic's Holly Percival takes the reins of our podcast all about Aston Villa Football Club. She is joined by podcast-regular, club correspondent Gregg Evans, and Wolverhampton Wanderers writer Tim Spiers. Dean Smith celebrated his third anniversary as Villa manager this week and the...
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Son Burn and WSL Hopes
Dan Bardell hosts The Athletic's podcast all about Aston Villa football club. He's joined this week by Junior News Editor Holly Percival and London-based football journalist Flo Lloyd-Hughes. After a disappointing defeat at Tottenham on Sunday, we think about why Villa's midfield misfired and how...
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Hause Party at Old Trafford
A jubilant Dan Bardell hosts The Athletic's podcast all about Aston Villa with club correspondent Gregg Evans. Saturday's win at Old Trafford may be Dean Smith's best single result as manager, it might even make our top three away wins from the Premier League era. Kortney Hause was the hero for…
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Bailey Creams Everton
Dan Bardell hosts The Athletic's podcast all about Aston Villa Football Club, in conversation with correspondent Gregg Evans. Leon Bailey had an enormous impact in the weekend's win over Everton but was forced off with a thigh injury scoring the third goal. We look at the potential line-ups for…
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Shaking off The Blues to Move Forward
Dan Bardell hosts The Athletic's Aston Villa podcast in conversation with club correspondent "Global" Gregg Evans. A frustrating trip to Stamford Bridge saw a ruthless Romelu Lukaku punish Villa mistakes while chances were squandered at the other end. The resulting 3-0 scoreline didn't tell the...
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South American Mayhem and Your Questions
Arch Villan Dan Bardell hosts The Athletic's podcast all about Aston Villa with club correspondent Gregg Evans. Inevitably, the show is dominated by the huge story that broke on Sunday evening. Brazilian health authorities intervened during the Copa America clash with Argentina in Sao Paulo and...
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Thinking Positive: Transfer Window in Focus
Dan Bardell hosts The Athletic's Aston Villa podcast in conversation, and occasional conflict, with club correspondent Gregg Evans. It was, in typical fashion, a fairly uneventful transfer deadline for the Villans. We're viewing it as a positive that Villa managed to get all their incoming...
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Archer On Target as Villa Hit Their Straps
Dan Bardell hosts The Athletic's weekly podcast all about Aston Villa FC, joined by brother-in-arms and club correspondent Gregg Evans. It's a much happier camp this week after a reasonably comfortable home win against Newcastle to get us off the mark in the Premier League, and a resounding…
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Life After Grealish: It Will Get Better
Dan Bardell is joined by The Athletic's Aston Villa writer Gregg Evans for the definitive weekly round up of club news. This week, the podcast teams up with our sister-outfit Tifo for a look at life after Grealish. It wasn't the start Dean Smith wanted, already three goals down at Watford before...
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Breaking and Enter-Ings
Athletic podcast omni-host Dan Bardell brings you this weekly update on Aston Villa FC with club correspondent Gregg Evans. It was another busy week for the Villans. No sooner had Jack Grealish signed his contract with Manchester City than Danny Ings was announced as the last of a trio of…
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Jack Hits the Road
Welcome back to a new season of The Athletic's definitive weekly podcast on Aston Villa FC, hosted by Dan Bardell with our Villa writer Gregg Evans. It's the news we've all been dreading, but it's finally happened. The club are understood to have accepted a bid of 100m pounds for talismanic...
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The Athletic's Euro Stories - Preview
This summer The Athletic is bringing you the ultimate guide to the past eight European Championships. So as the continent gears up for Euro 2020, you can head back in time to the tournaments of yesteryear to hear memories, stories and music from some of your favourite football journalists. Go to...
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Claret and Bloom: Ready for a Hot Greal Summer
The Euros are almost here and the domestic season is done and dusted. Dan "people say a lot of nice things about me on social media" Bardell hosts The Athletic's last Aston Villa podcast of 2020/21 with our industrious club correspondent Gregg Evans. Thanks to a slightly surprising final day win...
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Finishing with a Flourish
The Athletic's club correspondent Gregg Evans provides a grounding influence on our Aston Villa podcast with host Dan Bardell in rather giddy mood. No, it's not because he's got a truckload of free designer clobber for being a massive influencer, although that is probably true. Dan is cockahoop...
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Stefan Moore Special
Dan Bardell hosts the Athletic's Aston Villa podcast, featuring a special episode-long interview with former player and academy graduate Stefan Moore. Stefan sat down with Dan and Gregg Evans to discuss his career, from FA Youth Cup glory, a goalscoring Premier League debut, to a journeyman...
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Everton Fold for a Jack-Free Win
Dan Bardell, still recovering from a weekend without social media, hosts The Athletic's weekly Aston Villa podcast with club correspondent Gregg Evans. Gregg provides an update from court where PC Benjamin Monk is facing a charge of murder after the death of Dalian Atkinson in 2016. On the pitch,...
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(Much) Better Late than Never
Mega-Villan and social media buzz-generator Dan Bardell hosts the latest edition of The Athletic's Aston Villa podcast with club correspondent Gregg Evans. Keinan Davis got his first Premier League goal and, while it may not have much impact on Villa's league position, it was an important one in...
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The Athletic's Aston Villa reporter Gregg Evans joins Villa fan and broadcaster Dan Bardell and Holly Percival from The Athletic to bring you the definitive word on Aston Villa football club every single week. Subscribe for instant match reaction shows, top guests, breaking news and opinionated comment.
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