All Villa No Filler - An Aston Villa Podcast

Villans Abroad is a new series where we interview Aston Villa fans living outside the UK. In our third episode, Roisin and Frankie speak to the Chairman of the California Lions, Rick Leong.

Rick grew up in Oakland, California and developed an interest in soccer just over a decade ago. In this episode, he explains how Villa's links with the Acorns charity inspired him to support the team. Rick also tells us how he helped build the California Lions and even managed to get a letter from the U.S. State's most famous Villa supporter Tom Hanks.

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Three lifelong Aston Villa fans from Birmingham take a light-hearted look at the highs and lows of supporting the world's best football team.

This week, the trio delight in Villa's defensive masterclass against Arsenal and give praise to the Marvel superhero that is Tyrone Mings. George's woes on Football Manager continue as he takes on the 'Tim Sherwood Challenge'. Plus, George tests Frankie and Roisin's knowledge of Villa shirt sponsors as they go head-to-head for the prestigious Townsend Trophy (& a free Nando's).

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Three lifelong Aston Villa fans from Birmingham take a light-hearted look at the highs and lows of supporting the world's best football team.

This week, the trio delight in Villa's hard-fought 1-0 win over Southampton and give praise to the defensive heroics of Emi 'The Force' Martinez. George's woes on Football Manager continue and he resigns in fury after an ex-player publicly criticises his management. Roisin's dad talks us through his experience of being in the stadium when Villa won the European Cup in 1982. Plus, Roisin tests Frankie and George's Villa knowledge as they go head-to-head for the prestigious Townsend Trophy (& a free Nando's).

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Villans Abroad is a new series where the team interview Aston Villa fans living outside the UK. In our second episode, Roisin and Frankie speak to the host of CBS Sports' Que Golazo Podcast, Luis Miguel Echegaray.

Luis was born in Peru but moved to the UK as a child. In one of the most personal, fascinating discussions we could have as football fans, Luis eloquently describes how his support for Villa helped him through personal tragedy and the challenge of moving to a new country.

Luis now lives In New York, but in this episode we find out his love for Villa has only grown stronger through the years.

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Three lifelong Aston Villa fans from Birmingham take a light-hearted look at the highs and lows of supporting the world's best football team.

This week, the trio delight in Villa's stylish 2-0 victory over Newcastle and give praise to 'Tricky' Traore and Marvellous Nakamba. George's woes on Football Manager continue as he falls out with one of his own players. Roisin reveals more from her sister's surreal childhood diary entries about the mighty Villa. Plus, Frankie tests Roisin and George's Villa knowledge as they go head-to-head for the prestigious Townsend Trophy (& a free Nando's).

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Three lifelong Aston Villa fans from Birmingham take a light-hearted look at the highs and lows of supporting the world's best football team.

This week, the trio talk over Villa's controversial loss to Manchester City and tip Matt Targett for England. Frankie gets carried away talking about his adoration for the legendary Paul McGrath and 'Handsome' Conor Hourihane. Roisin reveals more from her sister's childhood diary, which describes a famous 4-4 draw between Villa and their famous rivals 'Lecter' City. George talks us through his disastrous spell in charge of Villa on the 'Football Manager' computer game. Plus, France-based CBS journalist and Villa fan Jonathan Johnson provides some background on potential signing Morgan Sanson.

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Villans Abroad is a new series by the All Villa No Filler podcast interviewing Aston Villa fans living outside the UK. In our first episode, Roisin and Frankie speak to the chairman of the Toronto Lions, Brett Bates.

Brett is a lifelong Villa fan from Birmingham who moved to Toronto, Canada. He tells us about his regular meet-ups with the Lions to watch Villa games and the close links they have with Villans all over North America, which includes a yearly gathering of the various fan groups. Brett also explains the fundraising done by the Toronto Lions for the Birmingham-based charity, Acorns, a partner of Aston Villa.

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Three lifelong Aston Villa fans from Birmingham take a light-hearted look at the highs and lows of supporting the world's best football team.

This week, Roisin reveals excerpts from her sister's childhood diary that shows her growing love for Aston Villa. George struggles to manage Villa's kids on Football Manager, leaving 16 year-old Lamare Bogarde offering to refund fans for a drubbing by Everton. We discuss how yet another Villa game was postponed, and Frankie and George go head-to-head in a special music round for the prestigious Townsend Trophy (& a free Nando's).

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Three lifelong Aston Villa fans from Birmingham take a light-hearted look at the highs and lows of supporting the world's best football team.

Every week the experienced broadcast trio of George Zielinski, Roisin Mendonca and Francis Maguire debate the latest Villa results and news.

Get ready for features, quizzes and more.

This week, we discuss the heroics of Aston Villa's youth team against Liverpool in the FA Cup and how a star was born as lifelong fan Louie Barry scored his first goal for the club. We also talk Villa's coronavirus outbreak, while George and Roisin compete for the prestigious 'Townsend Trophy' (and a free Nando's).

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