1874 - A show about Aston Villa

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 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 your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 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 the crowd, were strangely flat. What explains the muted atmosphere at Villa Park of late? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 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 season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 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 season, but how high are they aiming next season, and can we expect significant reinforcements? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 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 academy prospect Cole!). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.