Aston Villa Review

Another week, another Aston Villa Review podcast, another round of ifs and buts as we try to shake off the ghosts of 2024-25.

Aston Villa have been linked with a whole bunch of potential transfer targets already this summer, while possible departures are on the cards too.

Emiliano Martínez is chief among those, it appears, but we don’t know until we know and we won’t know until he goes. Or something.

The one piece of definite news we do have from this week is that the Premier League fixtures have been released and Villa would do well to start like they mean business because December and May are not going to get them out of jail.

Chris Nee and Steven Green discuss all that and more in the new episode of AVR.

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The first ever Aston Villa Review podcast Q&A episode (we think?) is here.

Aston Villa seldom have a quiet week even in the summer, so the questions sent in by our listeners cover a range of topics that mesh the old and the new into a seamless tapestry of claret and blue.

Nobody asked about the new adidas Samba shoes because they’ve only been released today but we asked ourselves about it anyway.

There are questions about Jack Grealish, Aston Villa Women and players we’ve loved and lost. Thanks for taking part. We love you for it.

Chris Nee and Steven Green discuss all that and more in the new episode of AVR.

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* Subscribe to the podcast and, if you can, pick up a paid subscription to Aston Villa Review for just £4 per month

* Tell every Villa supporter you’ve ever met

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The football season feels like it’s been over forever but the all-new Aston Villa Review podcast is just getting started.

Aston Villa announced yesterday that Tyrone Mings has extended his contract to 2027 but no news has yet emerged about a statue.

The club has also welcomed Francesco Calvo, the new President of Business Operations after the departure of Chris Heck, and it’s that side of things that we cover in this episode.

In this week’s AVR we look at the commercial imperative of football clubs that want success, the emotional cost of placing the burden on supporters, and where (and whether) a balance can be adequately struck.

There’s praise for Mings as well as comparisons between Villa and Walthamstow – yes, really – and a little bit of introspection about not going to matches anymore.

Chris Nee and Steven Green discuss all that and more in the second episode as AVR Rides Again!

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Hello. How’ve you been since our last episode in, er, 2017?

Aston Villa have changed in the last eight years – not beyond recognition, but certainly an awful lot. We’ve had a season to enjoy in the Champions League and a solid run to the FA Cup semi-final, neither of which featured much in the Aston Villa Review of old.

We had our fair share of disappointments to deal with, though, so it’s only right that we start our second life with another one.

In this week’s episode we look back at Villa’s defeat against Manchester United and the 2024/25 season as a whole.

What does it all mean? What are the implications? Is it legal to lock two players in a room for three months to practice backpasses?

Chris Nee and Steven Green return to ask all those questions and more.

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