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Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: nuninho on August 09, 2018, 08:42:38 AM
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Morning All. Saw in one of the messages that there is an official Villa podcast "On the Bish".
Are there any others worth listening to? I'm aware of the Villa View but presume there are others?
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My Old Man do one. Not sure if it's any good though.
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The My Old Man Said one is OK to be fair.
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My Old Man podcast is good but Villa View does 2-3 episodes a week so that gives it the edge.
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I'm a big advocate of Villa View. They have sensible chat and contributions while not taking themselves too seriously so is a good listen.
Their Fancams is a good watch on youtube compared to the nonsense that is ArsenalFanTV.
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The villa view is the best villa podcast............Rabbits........Mugs.............funny toes.............and villa....what more could you want
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I did slag them off a bit in H & V last summer by questioning their independence, as they have connections to Sky, but I like the Villa View.
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The Villa View. They are all in the media trade and are all villa mad so a good mix. Dan who does the filming is very good and puts lots of effort in. Well done to all that spare their time giving us forums like this one and the new video stuff.
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I'm not contributing to the thread much by posting this but theres this little Youtube channel and podcast called the Villa View......
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The villa view is one I would listen to
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Definitely villa view
I think it's loads better than the others I've listened to. I have tried the holtecast but I can never finish it because I get annoyed at some of what they say
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I've recently starting listening to the My Old Man Said podcasts and i'd recommend them to anyone looking to keep the fix going over the summer months. The one they did mid February post Albion at home is really interesting and just encapsulates where we were compared to where we are now!
It's bloody brilliant to go back knowing whats about to come next.
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Coincidentally listened to my first MOMS podcast yesterday and found it a bit smug and boring, couldn't get through the whole thing.
Found the Under a Gaslit Lamp - Gather 'Round the Lamp podcast surprisingly good, nice contrast in matching a local fan with a US-based fan to chat all things Villa, sensible views and has a definite independent edge to it which is always appreciated. When it comes to Podcasts I find some of the glossier ones hard to swallow, not entirely sure why but there you go.
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I like the Villa View lads, they're pretty honest and generally have a positive outlook, pretty well put together podcasts.
Villa on Tour videoblogs are good at capturing the atmosphere of the day - very different but quite entertaining.
I do listen to MOMS podacst, but agree with ATAL that the contributors enormously smarmy and nowhere near as funny as they think they are - but David Michael's heart certainly seems in the right place. It's ok.
Holtecast is a bit of a struggle to be honest. I don't mind James Rushton, but paired with that Danny Razza (I think?) it can be a bit of a car crash. I find it a real struggle to get through a whole episode.
The Jonny Gould one features Howard Hodgson. For that reason alone it's unlistenable.
Under a Gaslit Lamp - these guys are ok, only listened to a few episodes. Not convinced by the US guys input yet, but he certainly does his research.
Of the non Villa ones, the TIFO podcasts are outstanding. They now have a couple where they've concentrated on Villa and I really recommend these. I've just listened to the latest BT Sport football writers podcast which I also thought was really good.
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I like the American on Gaslit Lamp, his phrasing makes me smile.
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My reviews
Villa View - 8/10 - well put together and very professional despite the in joke of it being a shambles. Think they actually suffer from trying to do too much content, I’d cut the match previews. I would question the independence bit as they do appear to have closer ties to the club than others which is good for stuff they do like talking to Tayls and the Petrov interview but they sat on the fence with Bruce for far too long and don’t criticise the club where warranted in my view. Big tick in the box for not turning their post match reaction voxpops into an Arsenal FanTV style freak show. ThInk they need to give others a chance on the post match reaction shows as listening to two voices and opinions can get monotonous.
My Old Man Said - 8/10 - Feel this is more in tune with a H & V vibe with irreverent piss taking and not taking themselves too seriously. David M is involved with the FSA so do get the impression it is done with a view to being a fan and the whole supporter experience. Score extra marks for the Scott Hogan Touch count meter. Not afraid to express views about players or the club and Christian Purslow which proves their independence. All in all a good listen and my personal preference.
Holtecast - 1/10 - in the words of Andy Townsend ‘Not for me Clive’. Probably not aimed at my demographic to be fair to them.
Jonny Gould (AVST?) - 5/10 - infrequent and seems to feature Jonny’s radio appearances a bit too much. If you want a view from the posh seats this is the one for you. Are there no other Supporters Trust members who could chip in to widen the appeal?
Gather Round the Lamp - 6/10 - just getting going this season. Suffers a bit from the two contributors being either side of the Atlantic and in addition I just feel it’s a bit dry at the moment. That said lots of good discussion and may get more into its stride once it gets more established.
I’m not aware of any other Villa pods and my overall feeling is they all need to open up to different contributors as listening to the same voices over and over gets monotonous. On a final point fair play to all these fans though who go to the trouble of producing the content, no matter how good or bad, it is appreciated.
On the subject of Vloggers, if you’re not Villa on Tour, give up, you just aren’t hitting the spots that these 3 lads do. That Sheff Weds Away video from earlier in the season was a thing of beauty and just reminded me of being in my late teens early 20s, following the Villa and not giving a fuck. Brilliant.
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We feature heavily in the latest Tifo podcast:
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Resuscitating an old thread, but massive shout out for the Villa on Tour youtube channel. Really good content, well made, wittily done, it's good stuff.
I've spent hours watching all the videos from last season over the last few weeks.
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Villa on Tour are great. They seem very young but so accomplished, well done to them.
The Villa View are also great, their podcasts are exceptional in my view.
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I agree that the Villa on Tour vlogs are well produced and good fun - an immersive account of travelling home and away. The guys don’t offer amazing analysis, but aren’t really trying to. It reminds me of being a similar age and just having a laugh on away days.
I enjoy listening to My Old Man Said and the Villa View best, which both have good analysis in my opinion. I think Dan Bardell and Tom Julian on the Villa View are becoming quite polished and complementary presenters. I struggled with Chris Dolan, who didn’t have any particular insight. There is some good analysis on My Old Man Said also.
The Holtecast is quite well produced, but I don’t think any of the presenters really know their football in the same way as those mentioned previously.
I don’t want to be too critical of anyone who has taken the trouble to produce a podcast off their own back, but I really can’t stand Under A Gaslit Lamp. The discussion is generally very obvious and lightweight, and the guys are not natural presenters. I always end up listening to it, due to an insatiable appetite for Villa content, and regret it later. The worst was an episode where they said ‘now we’d like to start doing something different and showcase our personalities a bit by telling you about our favourite song that we’ve been listening to each week’. I really couldn’t give a monkey’s.
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Villa on Tour are great. They seem very young but so accomplished, well done to them.
The Villa View are also great, their podcasts are exceptional in my view.
I've tried to listen a few times, but they (Villa View) spend way too much time talking about the minutia of a game that the vast majority of their audience has already seen quite recently. More analysis, less remembering would be my advice to them.
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Villa on Tour are great.
Yeah, if you're 12 years old.
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Claret and Blue Podcast done by Mat Kendrick and Daniel Rollinson is very good.
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I agree Villa on Tour are good videos and Max speaks well as a guest on some podcasts.
The Villa View - for me still the best podcast.
1874 - Dan Bardell is also hosting a Podcast with Gregg Evans from the Athletic called 1874. You feel this maybe has a bit more insider info, but the chemistry isn't quite as good as the Villa View
MOMS are still a bit up there own arse and no as funny as they think they are, but still a well put together pod.
Claret & Blue - The Birmingham Mail Matt Kendrick podcast with Dan Rollinson (former Villa View). This isn't as good as I thought it would be. I thought Matt Kendrick would be more insightful but he just trys to be funny and largely fails. Ty Bracey is a decent gues when he is on it.
Gather Round the Lamp - not bad, Regan Foy is ok but the American guy is a bit hard to listen to with repetitive catch phrases.
Holtecast - absolute car crash. James Rushton is ok, but the others are awful.
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I just can't get excited enough to watch or listen to any of them.
Am I missing anything?
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I read enough shite about the Villa on here ta! ;-)
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I enjoy watching the Villa on tour Vlogs. As I don’t have the chance to go any more, it’s a good way for me to stay in touch and experience what the match day atmosphere is like. They kind of remind me how I was at that age. Complete Villa nerds.
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Yeah the two I stick to are Villa on Tour and the Villa View are the two I stick to.
Villa on tour, like previous people have said, is great at the seeing the crowd reactions to goals/VAR/referee decisions, especially for away days. The two best ones are Sheffield Wednesday away, for the last 5 minutes and Burnley away, just to see everyone’s reactions to goals and non-goals. I like Max’s analysis as well, doesn’t tend to go overboard and jump on the bandwagon, especially for someone of the twitter generation. Also, they’re just a bunch of lads having a laugh watching the Villa.
The Villa View, the two presenters are decent and seem to be on the money with what’s going on and the general mood at the time.
After I’ve watched those two, checked heroes and villains, checked twitter numerous times that’s enough Villa for me for one day.
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Yeah the two I stick to are Villa on Tour and the Villa View are the two I stick to.
Villa on tour, like previous people have said, is great at the seeing the crowd reactions to goals/VAR/referee decisions, especially for away days. The two best ones are Sheffield Wednesday away, for the last 5 minutes and Burnley away, just to see everyone’s reactions to goals and non-goals. I like Max’s analysis as well, doesn’t tend to go overboard and jump on the bandwagon, especially for someone of the twitter generation. Also, they’re just a bunch of lads having a laugh watching the Villa.
The Villa View, the two presenters are decent and seem to be on the money with what’s going on and the general mood at the time.
After I’ve watched those two, checked heroes and villains, checked twitter numerous times that’s enough Villa for me for one day.
This is my life apart from twitter got fed up with the everybody slagging off Villa.
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The Villa View is no more. Their podcast this morning announces the end....
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What? No way.
The Villa View has been a real highlight of the past few seasons, especially the podcast.
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Yes a shame. By far the best pod out there, but Dan Bardell will continue with his Athletic pod with Greg Evans
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First no more heroes and villains (except at Christmas), now no more Villa view- what’s going on? I blame Ellis!
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First no more heroes and villains (except at Christmas), now no more Villa view- what’s going on? I blame Ellis!
There won't be a Christmas one. It'll be the start and the end of the season.
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It's a shame the Villa View as gone I really enjoyed it.
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It’s a shame as I’ve enjoyed it over the past 18 months. Looks like I’ll have to give The Athletics offering a go.
It appears that they’ve all done pretty well out of it, haven’t got a clue what Bundesliga International Communication Manager entails but it certainly sounds good, fair play!
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First no more heroes and villains (except at Christmas), now no more Villa view- what’s going on? I blame Ellis!
There won't be a Christmas one. It'll be the start and the end of the season.
When I first read that, I thought it said there was no Christmas.
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Nobody has mentioned AVFC Vlogger. Not sure if the host is a boy or a girl but watchable with similar content to Villa on Tour.
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So I’ve been listening to a few of these lately as the Villa View has finished and My Old Man Said seems to be restricting more and more of its content to their subscribers.
Claret and Blue - Dan Rollinson seems to be the moderator and talks some sense, more than the other 2 that hold down jobs doing this for a living. Has some Brummie humour though which is nice for an old expat like me. Need to talk about the Villa more.
1874 - the ever reliable Dan Bardell always has the right measure on the Villa. Just agree with him 95% of the time. Gregg Evans needs to speak less though, surprised at his general poor knowledge on football and the Villa which is astonishing considering he’s been paid to cover us for so long. He actually suggested that for the Chelsea game we dropped Samatta and played Davis up top on his own - I can get stupidity like that from an ill informed, armchair Aussie thanks. You watch football for a living.
Oh and one other thing which drives me mental. The journalists general grammar and use of the English language is 3rd year high school at best. Peter Jones they ain’t.
But winner of the dumbest comment had to go to the reporter from the Liverpool Echo on the latest Claret and Blue who suggested if Liverpool were denied the Title because the league was void they’d genuinely be ‘rioting’ across Merseyside. Considering the situation the country finds itself in comments like that just amaze me (and want me to see the season voided even more). What a cretin.
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Mark Bosnich is interviewed on the latest 1874.....
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That was a good interview with Bossie. I saw him in a pub in Randwick Sydney many years ago, sweating profusely- probably on his way to/from Fox Studios.
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I've got the Claret and Blue podcast on as I'm typing this.
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Found this Villa Podcast for those of you like to listen to them.
Enjoyed it, doesnt take itself too seriously and its by two Irish Villa fans.
"For the Love of Paul McGrath Podcast"
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/for-the-love-of-paul-mcgrath-an-aston-villa-podcast/id1476441985
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Only just found some Villa podcasts. My old man said is decent. Might have to look up some more
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Villa View is unlistenable when Chris Dolan is on. Typical pub bore and almost always wrong but thinks he's Roy Keane and dresses like Jimmy Saville.
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For those unaware, the Villa View is back up and running and been going since last midway through last season I think.
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I've still got an insatiable appetite for Villa podcasts, and have been listening to all of the ones I've found so far.
I enjoyed the return of the Villa View, but its a shame that Tom Julian has now taken a step back as I thought he was a really good foil for Dan Bardell. Tom was a good anchor and gave the pod more structure. I've posted before that Chris Dolan offers no insight, but I'd have to say he is still marginally better than the other regular contributor, Ty Stacey. Their Purity Post Match Pint format with different guests is quite good.
Other than Dan Bardell on the Villa View, My Old Man Said probably has the most reliably good contributors. David Michael seems to need to do a lot of cheesy self-promotion, but I suppose he is trying to make the pod pay for itself. They tend to release episodes a bit later than the others, which sometimes makes their content old news - but its possible that they are prioritising patron-only content.
After these, For the Love of Paul McGrath is probably my next favourite. Its a very unstructured casual conversation between two Irish Villains from Limerick. I like that its very much from their perspective of being supporters in that environment. Close enough to get to games pre-Covid, but now watching games in pubs surrounded by Liverpool and Man Utd supporters. They both have pedigree as supporters which makes it interesting to listen to in my opinion.
Whilst I respect the enthusiasm of the presenters and contributors of some of the other pods, who are obviously either younger or more recent Villa converts, I struggle to engage with their content. Cole Pettem for example on the Holtecast seems to experience everything vicariously through Twitter rather than having any of his own insight or opinions. He doesn't seem to know very much about his subject matter. I do though have to check myself from being too critical of anyone who takes the time to produce Villa content off their own back. It also might just be aimed at a younger audience.
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I've still got an insatiable appetite for Villa podcasts, and have been listening to all of the ones I've found so far.
I enjoyed the return of the Villa View, but its a shame that Tom Julian has now taken a step back as I thought he was a really good foil for Dan Bardell. Tom was a good anchor and gave the pod more structure. I've posted before that Chris Dolan offers no insight, but I'd have to say he is still marginally better than the other regular contributor, Ty Stacey. Their Purity Post Match Pint format with different guests is quite good.
Other than Dan Bardell on the Villa View, My Old Man Said probably has the most reliably good contributors. David Michael seems to need to do a lot of cheesy self-promotion, but I suppose he is trying to make the pod pay for itself. They tend to release episodes a bit later than the others, which sometimes makes their content old news - but its possible that they are prioritising patron-only content.
After these, For the Love of Paul McGrath is probably my next favourite. Its a very unstructured casual conversation between two Irish Villains from Limerick. I like that its very much from their perspective of being supporters in that environment. Close enough to get to games pre-Covid, but now watching games in pubs surrounded by Liverpool and Man Utd supporters. They both have pedigree as supporters which makes it interesting to listen to in my opinion.
Whilst I respect the enthusiasm of the presenters and contributors of some of the other pods, who are obviously either younger or more recent Villa converts, I struggle to engage with their content. Cole Pettem for example on the Holtecast seems to experience everything vicariously through Twitter rather than having any of his own insight or opinions. He doesn't seem to know very much about his subject matter. I do though have to check myself from being too critical of anyone who takes the time to produce Villa content off their own back. It also might just be aimed at a younger audience.
Thanks for this. Is the Under a Gaslit Lamp still going, I think that’s been mentioned before if you haven’t found it. Also doesn’t Kendrick do one now as well?
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I've still got an insatiable appetite for Villa podcasts, and have been listening to all of the ones I've found so far.
I enjoyed the return of the Villa View, but its a shame that Tom Julian has now taken a step back as I thought he was a really good foil for Dan Bardell. Tom was a good anchor and gave the pod more structure. I've posted before that Chris Dolan offers no insight, but I'd have to say he is still marginally better than the other regular contributor, Ty Stacey. Their Purity Post Match Pint format with different guests is quite good.
Other than Dan Bardell on the Villa View, My Old Man Said probably has the most reliably good contributors. David Michael seems to need to do a lot of cheesy self-promotion, but I suppose he is trying to make the pod pay for itself. They tend to release episodes a bit later than the others, which sometimes makes their content old news - but its possible that they are prioritising patron-only content.
After these, For the Love of Paul McGrath is probably my next favourite. Its a very unstructured casual conversation between two Irish Villains from Limerick. I like that its very much from their perspective of being supporters in that environment. Close enough to get to games pre-Covid, but now watching games in pubs surrounded by Liverpool and Man Utd supporters. They both have pedigree as supporters which makes it interesting to listen to in my opinion.
Whilst I respect the enthusiasm of the presenters and contributors of some of the other pods, who are obviously either younger or more recent Villa converts, I struggle to engage with their content. Cole Pettem for example on the Holtecast seems to experience everything vicariously through Twitter rather than having any of his own insight or opinions. He doesn't seem to know very much about his subject matter. I do though have to check myself from being too critical of anyone who takes the time to produce Villa content off their own back. It also might just be aimed at a younger audience.
Thanks for this. Is the Under a Gaslit Lamp still going, I think that’s been mentioned before if you haven’t found it. Also doesn’t Kendrick do one now as well?
Kendrick does Claret and Blue along with Dan Rollinson and James Rushton. Pretty good and funny too.
Dan Bardell and Gregg Evans do 1874 which is a spin off from The Athletic.
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Thanks for this. Is the Under a Gaslit Lamp still going, I think that’s been mentioned before if you haven’t found it. Also doesn’t Kendrick do one now as well?
Thanks - yes, Under a Gaslit Lamp is still going. I must admit this is one I have gradually lost interest in. I think its admirable that they are trying to cover the women's team, and have gone to the trouble of producing a magazine, especially in the current climate. I struggle to listen to Mark Jirobe, but can see that other posters earlier in this thread have a different opinion.
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Villa View labours a bit now without Tom Julian, but Dan’s still good though struggles a bit on the tech front. I like Dolan, not seen a lot of him, but seen he doesn’t engage a few of the posters on here much.
Max has stopped doing Villa on tour through getting a new job. Probably for the best as the whole reason to be has gone for the minute with nowhere to tour. Wasn’t the same when the ginge and Owen left and I find that Simon guy a bit creepy.
Claret and blue probably the best I think. Dan Rollinson’s got better. Kendrick’s a bit of a parody of himself a lot of the time, but it’s usually entertaining and sometime’s quite funny. And decent back up with James Rushton and Ashley Preece. Rushton’s a bit annoying sometimes how he say’s ‘I feel’ at the start of every sentence. Preece, probably the sharpest of them with his views, but struggles to get them across sometimes. I’ve noticed him and Kendrick when they talk is a bit like they are drafting a written sentence rather than a spoken one, starting it 3 or 4 times. Some of the guests they’ve had put them to shame presentation-wise.
They’ve had people on from Chelsea, Arsenal, Brentford and Everton who’ve all been quite good. I’d probably watch or listen to anything Villa related these days, but I think the C&B one is the best at the moment.
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Thanks for this. Is the Under a Gaslit Lamp still going, I think that’s been mentioned before if you haven’t found it. Also doesn’t Kendrick do one now as well?
Thanks - yes, Under a Gaslit Lamp is still going. I must admit this is one I have gradually lost interest in. I think its admirable that they are trying to cover the women's team, and have gone to the trouble of producing a magazine, especially in the current climate. I struggle to listen to Mark Jirobe, but can see that other posters earlier in this thread have a different opinion.
I did smile when they made "We've done a magazine" out to be some great and significant achievement.
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Villa View labours a bit now without Tom Julian, but Dan’s still good though struggles a bit on the tech front. I like Dolan, not seen a lot of him, but seen he doesn’t engage a few of the posters on here much.
Max has stopped doing Villa on tour through getting a new job. Probably for the best as the whole reason to be has gone for the minute with nowhere to tour. Wasn’t the same when the ginge and Owen left and I find that Simon guy a bit creepy.
Claret and blue probably the best I think. Dan Rollinson’s got better. Kendrick’s a bit of a parody of himself a lot of the time, but it’s usually entertaining and sometime’s quite funny. And decent back up with James Rushton and Ashley Preece. Rushton’s a bit annoying sometimes how he say’s ‘I feel’ at the start of every sentence. Preece, probably the sharpest of them with his views, but struggles to get them across sometimes. I’ve noticed him and Kendrick when they talk is a bit like they are drafting a written sentence rather than a spoken one, starting it 3 or 4 times. Some of the guests they’ve had put them to shame presentation-wise.
They’ve had people on from Chelsea, Arsenal, Brentford and Everton who’ve all been quite good. I’d probably watch or listen to anything Villa related these days, but I think the C&B one is the best at the moment.
I agree about Dan and Dolan, I think they pretty good. Dan's side project with Gregg Evans is probably the most insightful, although I do think Gregg wings it sometimes.
I differ on Claret and Blue which I think is just awful. Innane, unfunny wittering with no substance. But with that said I think the more indepth series they are kicking off will be better and whilst James Rushton lacks polish I think he's pretty knowledgable.
MOMs remains decent, but the presenters are still a bit up their own backsides and not as funny as they think they are. But probably the most professional of the lot.
I quite like For the Love of Paul McGrath at the moment. Neil can get a bit carried away but they both come accross really well.
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My Old Man Said is a really good podcast - my favourite Villa one
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I listened to three of "For the Love of....." podcasts. The Ross B one, The pre Liverpool one and the Post Liverpool one and they were quite good, entertaining content and a POV I could relate to. Maybe a bit of an echo chamber but there you go. I have 3 daughters, I don't need my opinions to be challenged anymore than they already are!
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Just listened to the claret and blue one with dan Rollinson James Rushton and Tony Tony Daley. Talking about players’ fitness and conditioning. Very interesting if you’re a nerd like me. Tone was always one of my favourite Villa players. Fascinating hearing him speak. Best trainer he’s played with, he said was Sid. He’s got a weirdly echoey kitchen though (Tony)
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I tried to play it in the car, on carplay! I couldn't understand a single word (from Tony) so had to switch it off! Will try it again on headphone later but not holding much hope.
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My favourite part of this weeks MOMS podcast.... "Richard Keys can Fuck off!"
Rightly so.
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I enjoyed the return of the Villa View, but its a shame that Tom Julian has now taken a step back as I thought he was a really good foil for Dan Bardell. Tom was a good anchor and gave the pod more structure. I've posted before that Chris Dolan offers no insight, but I'd have to say he is still marginally better than the other regular contributor, Ty Stacey. Their Purity Post Match Pint format with different guests is quite good.
Other than Dan Bardell on the Villa View, My Old Man Said probably has the most reliably good contributors. David Michael seems to need to do a lot of cheesy self-promotion, but I suppose he is trying to make the pod pay for itself. They tend to release episodes a bit later than the others, which sometimes makes their content old news - but its possible that they are prioritising patron-only content.
I agree the Villa View has gone downhill since Tom Julian left. He did something basic which the others don’t do- talk about the game in chronological order. Because otherwise they’re a bit all over the place and reactionary.
Still probably the best one available though. Along with Claret and Blue.
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As I am working from home - listening to The Villa Podcast about our NON performance at Watford - it is making me laugh - the 2 guys are very good and funny
I've been listening to this podcast for the last few weeks following Sid's recommendation on a post match thread. It is now my favourite Villa pod by some distance. The lads are funny, entertaining and have decent football knowledge. When they get going their rants are something to behold - this week they lay into Solskjaer. It's a very diferent style to most the turgid podcasts out there and is well worth a listen if you're into this sort of stuff.
https://twitter.com/thevillapodcast?lang=en
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I do tend to listen to a lot of podcasts when I'm home I like listening to the Claret and Blue, The Holy Trinity and For the Love of Paul McGrath and The Villa View.
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I do tend to listen to a lot of podcasts when I'm home I like listening to the Claret and Blue, The Holy Trinity and For the Love of Paul McGrath and The Villa View.
I listen to all of those Darren, but this one has become my favourite. It's quite light hearted though and I woould warn you they swear quite a lot!
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I’ve utterly lost track there are so many now and I’ve just given up.
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I’ve utterly lost track there are so many now and I’ve just given up.
The Villa Podcast - 2 Irish lads very funny and probably the best Villa Podcast at the moment
My Old Man Said - A decent podacst, presenters a bit up their own backside and not as funny as theY think they are
The Holy Trinity - only available on Youtube entertaining and insightful analysis from an American fan
The Villa View - Dan Bardell's channel, still pretty good but not what it was.
1874 - Dan's side project with Gregg Evans. An Athletic podcast. Decent but Gregg isn't as knowledgable as he should be
For the Love of Paul McGrath - two Irish guys (different to the one above) - a decent podcast, enthusiastic presenters who come accross well.
Claret and Blue - essentially the Birmingham Mail's podcast - awful, innane, unfunny wittering with no substance. The worst Pod out there.
There's some others, but not really worth mentioning.
If you're only going to listen to one, then for me it would be The Villa Podcast, mentioned above for the entertainment value.
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Thank you I may give one of them a go. As long as no one tries to do an AVFCFanTV like those embarrassing arseholes at Arsenal we’ll be good.
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As I am working from home - listening to The Villa Podcast about our NON performance at Watford - it is making me laugh - the 2 guys are very good and funny
I've been listening to this podcast for the last few weeks following Sid's recommendation on a post match thread. It is now my favourite Villa pod by some distance. The lads are funny, entertaining and have decent football knowledge. When they get going their rants are something to behold - this week they lay into Solskjaer. It's a very diferent style to most the turgid podcasts out there and is well worth a listen if you're into this sort of stuff.
https://twitter.com/thevillapodcast?lang=en
Thanks for the recommendation- I’ll try this out.
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Thanks for the recommendation, although I can’t remember which recent thread it was on, listened to a few today and yes, very funny and insightful. One of them was incredibly harsh on Kamara but I guess patience doesn’t make for a good show.
Good stuff.
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If justin from UTV podcast is on here.....I saw you leave early
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Gave the Villa podcast ago on a train journey yesterday on a recommendation from another thread. Two Norn Iron(?)/Ulster(?) lads - very funny insight.
One of the guys in particular is so sharp in his analysis and players' various failings. Basically like listening to two Villa fans in a pub except they have knowledge and football brainz to go along with the profanity and bantzz.
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Villa View is still my favourite - Bardell’s a good egg, but I did slightly prefer that DIY feel they had when they were squashed in that small room together. Still, that’s the post covid world. Also, Paddy on For the Love of Paul McGrath is hysterical.
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I was interested to hear a couple of journalists that I wasn’t aware of before self-identifying as Villa supporters on general football podcasts. Joey D'Urso was featured on the Totally Football podcast, and Jonathan Johnson was featured on Football Ramble: On the Continent.
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I enjoy listening to Simon from the Villa On Tour podcast talking about Villa. I think he speaks really well, and comes across as fundamentally reasonable. He combines a quintessential Brummie down-to-earth manner, with sharp insight.
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Gave the Villa podcast ago on a train journey yesterday on a recommendation from another thread. Two Norn Iron(?)/Ulster(?) lads - very funny insight.
One of the guys in particular is so sharp in his analysis and players' various failings. Basically like listening to two Villa fans in a pub except they have knowledge and football brainz to go along with the profanity and bantzz.
Different class to all the others.
I still enjoy the others though. They - and MobTube - get me through the long nights at work.
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Ive been listening to the Villa podcast for well over a year now and its brilliant, my regular Monday fix to brighten up the start of the week. Funny and insightful and mad in equal measure.
As a comparator i bow and again listen to claret and blue for something to do on a long drive to work, its bloody dreary in comparison.
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Ive been listening to the Villa podcast for well over a year now and its brilliant, my regular Monday fix to brighten up the start of the week. Funny and insightful and mad in equal measure.
As a comparator i bow and again listen to claret and blue for something to do on a long drive to work, its bloody dreary in comparison.
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They're not really aiming to do the same thing though. One is a (very good) DIY effort, the other is representing the imbeciles at Reach plc. I quite like Kendrick's terrible patter too.
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All Villa No Filler is alright.
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Ive been listening to the Villa podcast for well over a year now and its brilliant, my regular Monday fix to brighten up the start of the week. Funny and insightful and mad in equal measure.
As a comparator i bow and again listen to claret and blue for something to do on a long drive to work, its bloody dreary in comparison.
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They're not really aiming to do the same thing though. One is a (very good) DIY effort, the other is representing the imbeciles at Reach plc. I quite like Kendrick's terrible patter too.
Matt Kendrick is amiable and interesting enough, but the two main presenters just drone on a bit, i still listen, if we win in particular as i like any kind of review then.
I think maybe i just want to be entertained as well, which is why im drawn to the Villa Podcast, my family are Irish as well, so some of the anecdotes/rants, really hit home well.
Its obviously an independent job compared to the mail sponsored claret and blue, but i think the main presenter is or was a journalist for the Irish Independent. I also think its really tightly structured despite the seeming, madness or randomness of the rants in particular.
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One of my favourite bits of The Villa Podcast is when they play that clip of a response from the Leeds one. When Aidan says something like "Leeds are hard-working and well-drilled, but their players are fucking shit" and the Leeds guys are then caught saying "our players are not 'fucking shit'".
The Villa Podcast is a perfect reflection of the tongue-in-cheek identity of the club. Reverse positions, and our lads would spend ten minutes agreeing with them.
I like to think that almost everything we do has a distinct sense of irony.
And there is something very Irish but also very British about that. We're aware of our failings, and draw attention to them in the self-deprecating narrative of why we all follow and love the club. We don't tie our self esteem to the fortunes of the team.
We support the most frustrating club in the world. We have a critical view of our owners, our stadium, our manager, our players, our half-time chips. Nothing is off-limits for self-mockery.
There is a strength there. That confidence in who we are screams security, and is why we'll always be better than any bitter upstarts from Small Heath, Sandwell or Manchester.
I may well be alone in this, but for me, the worst thing that could happen to Aston Villa is losing our collective sense of humour.
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One of my favourite bits of The Villa Podcast is when they play that clip of a response from the Leeds one. When Aidan says something like "Leeds are hard-working and well-drilled, but their players are fucking shit" and the Leeds guys are then caught saying "our players are not 'fucking shit'".
The Villa Podcast is a perfect reflection of the tongue-in-cheek identity of the club. Reverse positions, and our lads would spend ten minutes agreeing with them.
I like to think that almost everything we do has a distinct sense of irony.
And there is something very Irish but also very British about that. We're aware of our failings, and draw attention to them in the self-deprecating narrative of why we all follow and love the club. We don't tie our self esteem to the fortunes of the team.
We support the most frustrating club in the world. We have a critical view of our owners, our stadium, our manager, our players, our half-time chips. Nothing is off-limits for self-mockery.
There is a strength there. That confidence in who we are screams security, and is why we'll always be better than any bitter upstarts from Small Heath, Sandwell or Manchester.
I may well be alone in this, but for me, the worst thing that could happen to Aston Villa is losing our collective sense of humour.
This is a great post Rory and you’ve nailed it far better than i can.
Im on holiday in Thailand at the moment and theres a lot of German tourists, with some of the kids wearing Man United tops or ive noticed the odd Arsenal top. Ive got the home and away 80-81 tops and have worn them on the odd days. Whilst im proudly Villa, ive enjoyed the recognition amongst some of the locals and tourists, but almost the sense of incredulity amongst some of the little German kids….’Aston Villa…papa…why’? Im paraphrasing for effect.
The Villa Podcast gets this self effacing aspect of supporting the Villa, whilst i feel the other podcasts are a bit more dry.
The self irony is something Man City also had and have lost. Its possible/probable this is a natural element of extreme success. I hope if we ever get there its not something that happens to us.
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One of my favourite bits of The Villa Podcast is when they play that clip of a response from the Leeds one. When Aidan says something like "Leeds are hard-working and well-drilled, but their players are fucking shit" and the Leeds guys are then caught saying "our players are not 'fucking shit'".
The Villa Podcast is a perfect reflection of the tongue-in-cheek identity of the club. Reverse positions, and our lads would spend ten minutes agreeing with them.
I like to think that almost everything we do has a distinct sense of irony.
And there is something very Irish but also very British about that. We're aware of our failings, and draw attention to them in the self-deprecating narrative of why we all follow and love the club. We don't tie our self esteem to the fortunes of the team.
We support the most frustrating club in the world. We have a critical view of our owners, our stadium, our manager, our players, our half-time chips. Nothing is off-limits for self-mockery.
There is a strength there. That confidence in who we are screams security, and is why we'll always be better than any bitter upstarts from Small Heath, Sandwell or Manchester.
I may well be alone in this, but for me, the worst thing that could happen to Aston Villa is losing our collective sense of humour.
The irony is of course, that he was right; they are f*cking sh*t. Since the game in that clip, Leeds have taken 2 points off us from 5 games, 3 of which came under that utter ‘look me in the eyes, i’m all in’ clown Purslow anointed. And we’ve largely been dross.
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One of my favourite bits of The Villa Podcast is when they play that clip of a response from the Leeds one. When Aidan says something like "Leeds are hard-working and well-drilled, but their players are fucking shit" and the Leeds guys are then caught saying "our players are not 'fucking shit'".
The Villa Podcast is a perfect reflection of the tongue-in-cheek identity of the club. Reverse positions, and our lads would spend ten minutes agreeing with them.
I like to think that almost everything we do has a distinct sense of irony.
And there is something very Irish but also very British about that. We're aware of our failings, and draw attention to them in the self-deprecating narrative of why we all follow and love the club. We don't tie our self esteem to the fortunes of the team.
We support the most frustrating club in the world. We have a critical view of our owners, our stadium, our manager, our players, our half-time chips. Nothing is off-limits for self-mockery.
There is a strength there. That confidence in who we are screams security, and is why we'll always be better than any bitter upstarts from Small Heath, Sandwell or Manchester.
I may well be alone in this, but for me, the worst thing that could happen to Aston Villa is losing our collective sense of humour.
It might be bias but I've always felt this and the whole 'Sob on the Tyne' flag thing with Newcastle highlights the difference between the two clubs in that respect.
Same with Leeds, that one club town insecurity comes through with paper thin egos.
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Ive been listening to the Villa podcast for well over a year now and its brilliant, my regular Monday fix to brighten up the start of the week. Funny and insightful and mad in equal measure.
As a comparator i bow and again listen to claret and blue for something to do on a long drive to work, its bloody dreary in comparison.
I find myself checking to see if the latest one is out yet. I do a 10k steps walk every day and it's great for listening to on that.
I particularly enjoyed this Liam rant about Guardiola the other week.
https://twitter.com/TheVillaPodcast/status/1625442414688075780?s=20
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One of my favourite bits of The Villa Podcast is when they play that clip of a response from the Leeds one. When Aidan says something like "Leeds are hard-working and well-drilled, but their players are fucking shit" and the Leeds guys are then caught saying "our players are not 'fucking shit'".
That Leeds podcast the clip comes from is The Square Ball, it's actually quite a good listen for general football supporter angst (I know, I get very very bored) and I thought they were very even handed in that clip they play of them talking about the villa podcast.
The other clip I like is the one of the Purslow Grealish announcement interspersed with Moneyball. Makes me laugh every time.
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Ive been listening to the Villa podcast for well over a year now and its brilliant, my regular Monday fix to brighten up the start of the week. Funny and insightful and mad in equal measure.
As a comparator i bow and again listen to claret and blue for something to do on a long drive to work, its bloody dreary in comparison.
I find myself checking to see if the latest one is out yet. I do a 10k steps walk every day and it's great for listening to on that.
I particularly enjoyed this Liam rant about Guardiola the other week.
https://twitter.com/TheVillaPodcast/status/1625442414688075780?s=20
Yes, its either my drive to work, or boring treadmill run listen, gets me through both. The Guardiola rant was fantastic, as was both of then finally losing any respect for Grealish after his dive for their penalty against us. They feel it exactly like we do and articulate it with honesty, anger, humour and outrage all rolled into one. Brilliant stuff, they deserve a really big audience.
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Ive been listening to the Villa podcast for well over a year now and its brilliant, my regular Monday fix to brighten up the start of the week. Funny and insightful and mad in equal measure.
As a comparator i bow and again listen to claret and blue for something to do on a long drive to work, its bloody dreary in comparison.
I find myself checking to see if the latest one is out yet. I do a 10k steps walk every day and it's great for listening to on that.
I particularly enjoyed this Liam rant about Guardiola the other week.
https://twitter.com/TheVillaPodcast/status/1625442414688075780?s=20
Very similar to myself, I run and I have done for years now and I don't particularly like it, but Liam and Connor have me looking like a running laughing lunatic.
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Ive been listening to the Villa podcast for well over a year now and its brilliant, my regular Monday fix to brighten up the start of the week. Funny and insightful and mad in equal measure.
As a comparator i bow and again listen to claret and blue for something to do on a long drive to work, its bloody dreary in comparison.
I find myself checking to see if the latest one is out yet. I do a 10k steps walk every day and it's great for listening to on that.
I particularly enjoyed this Liam rant about Guardiola the other week.
https://twitter.com/TheVillaPodcast/status/1625442414688075780?s=20
Yes, its either my drive to work, or boring treadmill run listen, gets me through both. The Guardiola rant was fantastic, as was both of then finally losing any respect for Grealish after his dive for their penalty against us. They feel it exactly like we do and articulate it with honesty, anger, humour and outrage all rolled into one. Brilliant stuff, they deserve a really big audience.
I'm a fan and the Leeds quip always makes me smile too, there's something about their reply that whilst they're exasperated, you know they know it's fucking true!
On the subject of that bellend at Citeh, this from a piece about the racism Vicinious Jr is suffering in Spain was interesting:
"In 1997, Roberto Carlos was racially abused while playing his first clásico for Real Madrid. Barcelona fans made monkey chants every time he touched the ball, held up racist banners and even scratched the word “monkey” on his car as a special treat for him to find later.
No charges or punishments were issued and if, after complaining publicly, Carlos was hoping for a little professional solidarity at this most harrowing of moments, he was out of luck. “This man talks a lot, he talks too much, he doesn’t know our fans and he hasn’t been here for long enough to justify these things,” Barcelona’s central midfielder retorted that day, a Spain international by the name of Pep Guardiola"
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Yeah I saw that about Guardiola and Roberto Carlos, too. Caused the raising of an eyebrow.
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Count me in as another big fan of the Villa Podcast. It's miles better than any of the other ones I've listened to. Genuinely funny.
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I absolutely love The Villa Podcast. It's head and shoulders over the others for entertainment. Liams rants are something to behold. They're also pretty astute in their analysis too.
If I want more detailed player analysis etc I'll go with For the Love of Paul McGrath and Villa View. But I honestly don't know how people manage to listen to Claret and Blue, UTV Podcast and the others, they're just awful.
I like Holy Trinity, but it's video only so no good for travel or dog walks.
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As I posted earlier, TVP is miles ahead, but the as-yet-unmentioned Gather Round The Lamp is a distant second I think. Not really humorous but the guy Craig is articulate and insightful. It’s just ahead of Bardell’s two IMO. I like FTLOPM when he’s scouting players and when Paddy’s in a bad mood, and also All Villa No Filler.
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Ive been listening to the Villa podcast for well over a year now and its brilliant, my regular Monday fix to brighten up the start of the week. Funny and insightful and mad in equal measure.
As a comparator i bow and again listen to claret and blue for something to do on a long drive to work, its bloody dreary in comparison.
I find myself checking to see if the latest one is out yet. I do a 10k steps walk every day and it's great for listening to on that.
I particularly enjoyed this Liam rant about Guardiola the other week.
https://twitter.com/TheVillaPodcast/status/1625442414688075780?s=20
Genius.
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All the podcasts and YouTube channels creating content deserve credit. Some are more polished than others, but they all provide a unique perspective into what each of us sees. Well done to all.
I enjoy UTV Podcast, the Canadian chap on The Holy Trinity Show and Villa on Tour.
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Now I'm also posting here, though, not a specific Villa podcast, though this episode Mike Calvins Football People interview with our great Martínez
Touching the Sky.
https://www.bt.com/sport/podcasts
Happy Listening and UTV!
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All the podcasts and YouTube channels creating content deserve credit. Some are more polished than others, but they all provide a unique perspective into what each of us sees. Well done to all.
I enjoy UTV Podcast, the Canadian chap on The Holy Trinity Show and Villa on Tour.
I also enjoy watching those one's they are really good.
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I enjoy the For the Love of Paul McGrath podcast and the Villa podcast although that is not for children to listen too.
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I enjoy the For the Love of Paul McGrath podcast and the Villa podcast although that is not for children to listen too.
I would've loved it as a kid!
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I enjoy the For the Love of Paul McGrath podcast and the Villa podcast although that is not for children to listen too.
I would've loved it as a kid!
My teenage kids love it…..bad dad
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The Villa View interviewing Neil Cutler in their latest offering.
Listened this morning and he comes across as a good guy, bit about Martinez in the first section.
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The Villa View interviewing Neil Cutler in their latest offering.
Listened this morning and he comes across as a good guy, bit about Martinez in the first section.
He does come across as a good guy though he's like shit in a field on the back of Emi's success at the moment, bloody everywhere.
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The Villa View interviewing Neil Cutler in their latest offering.
Listened this morning and he comes across as a good guy, bit about Martinez in the first section.
He does come across as a good guy though he's like shit in a field on the back of Emi's success at the moment, bloody everywhere.
He's probably the first goalkeeping coach that is intelligent, a good communicator, highly professional, insightful with brilliant stories to tell. It's no surprise the media love him. He also needs a job. It will be interesting to see where he ends up this summer.
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Ive been listening to the Villa podcast for well over a year now and its brilliant, my regular Monday fix to brighten up the start of the week. Funny and insightful and mad in equal measure.
As a comparator i bow and again listen to claret and blue for something to do on a long drive to work, its bloody dreary in comparison.
I find myself checking to see if the latest one is out yet. I do a 10k steps walk every day and it's great for listening to on that.
I particularly enjoyed this Liam rant about Guardiola the other week.
https://twitter.com/TheVillaPodcast/status/1625442414688075780?s=20
Had a quick listen to this earlier for the first time. Brilliant.
Their post match reaction to the Man City defeat and Grealish's dive a few weeks back is superb. So pissed off.
What an utter wanker Grealish is.
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I also like My Old Man but could not see it mentioned here - have i missed a meeting?
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I also like My Old Man but could not see it mentioned here - have i missed a meeting?
I'm sure he's a lovely fella but I'm not sure what that's got to do with this thread
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The Villa View interviewing Neil Cutler in their latest offering.
Listened this morning and he comes across as a good guy, bit about Martinez in the first section.
He does come across as a good guy though he's like shit in a field on the back of Emi's success at the moment, bloody everywhere.
Well when your star is high why not. I think a lot is to do with the fact Emi has name checked him as a contributing factor in making him the player he’s become.
Cutler mentioned that he spent some time with Emi on international duty with Argentina when they were in Miami as well so his insight and training programme or parts of it must have been taken on board by his national team.
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Matt Kendrick is the best of the bunch
Ex Heroes & Villains writer.
But none of them are in the same class as Peter Morris, Woodhall or the two blokes off The Villa Podcast.
What about Dan Bardell?
Bardell’s my favourite, just seems such a nice bloke. Kendrick is good too. The two Irish blokes Neil and Paddy are a great laugh as well.
There's been talk of Villa podcasts in the transfer rumour thread so thought post here as its suitable for this thread discussion
Must say never heard of the "two Irish blokes"
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Matt Kendrick is the best of the bunch
Ex Heroes & Villains writer.
But none of them are in the same class as Peter Morris, Woodhall or the two blokes off The Villa Podcast.
don't disagree. a lot of the podcasts are not for me. Matt Kendrick speaks the most sense on the ones i've seen , always seems calm(ish) and measured . Some of the others are a joke
Have you heard The Villa Podcast?
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Matt Kendrick is the best of the bunch
Ex Heroes & Villains writer.
But none of them are in the same class as Peter Morris, Woodhall or the two blokes off The Villa Podcast.
What about Dan Bardell?
Bardell’s my favourite, just seems such a nice bloke. Kendrick is good too. The two Irish blokes Neil and Paddy are a great laugh as well.
There's been talk of Villa podcasts in the transfer rumour thread so thought post here as its suitable for this thread discussion
Must say never heard of the "two Irish blokes"
There's two lots of 'two Irish blokes'
There's Neil and Paddy on the 'For the love of Paul McGrath' podcast.
They are likeable and Neil is very much a details man - does a lot of scouting pods on potential targets etc. It's decent - probably one of the better fan podcasts out there.
The other two Irish blokes are Conan and Liam on 'The Villa Podcast' This, in my opinion, is the best Villa podcast by a country mile. The lads are very funny and know their stuff. It's very entertaining, but don't expect transfer speculation etc.
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Matt Kendrick is the best of the bunch
Ex Heroes & Villains writer.
But none of them are in the same class as Peter Morris, Woodhall or the two blokes off The Villa Podcast.
What about Dan Bardell?
Bardell’s my favourite, just seems such a nice bloke. Kendrick is good too. The two Irish blokes Neil and Paddy are a great laugh as well.
There's been talk of Villa podcasts in the transfer rumour thread so thought post here as its suitable for this thread discussion
Must say never heard of the "two Irish blokes"
I'd pay good money to hear their take on you.
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I would imagine it might contain the words "feckin" and "eejit".
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Matt Kendrick is the best of the bunch
Ex Heroes & Villains writer.
But none of them are in the same class as Peter Morris, Woodhall or the two blokes off The Villa Podcast.
What about Dan Bardell?
Bardell’s my favourite, just seems such a nice bloke. Kendrick is good too. The two Irish blokes Neil and Paddy are a great laugh as well.
There's been talk of Villa podcasts in the transfer rumour thread so thought post here as its suitable for this thread discussion
Must say never heard of the "two Irish blokes"
I'd pay good money to hear their take on you.
I'd quite like to hear Footy-Vill: The Podcast.
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Matt Kendrick is the best of the bunch
Ex Heroes & Villains writer.
But none of them are in the same class as Peter Morris, Woodhall or the two blokes off The Villa Podcast.
What about Dan Bardell?
Bardell’s my favourite, just seems such a nice bloke. Kendrick is good too. The two Irish blokes Neil and Paddy are a great laugh as well.
There's been talk of Villa podcasts in the transfer rumour thread so thought post here as its suitable for this thread discussion
Must say never heard of the "two Irish blokes"
I'd pay good money to hear their take on you.
I'd quite like to hear Footy-Vill: The Podcast.
I'd be very careful what you wish for
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Matt Kendrick is the best of the bunch
Ex Heroes & Villains writer.
But none of them are in the same class as Peter Morris, Woodhall or the two blokes off The Villa Podcast.
What about Dan Bardell?
Bardell’s my favourite, just seems such a nice bloke. Kendrick is good too. The two Irish blokes Neil and Paddy are a great laugh as well.
There's been talk of Villa podcasts in the transfer rumour thread so thought post here as its suitable for this thread discussion
Must say never heard of the "two Irish blokes"
I'd pay good money to hear their take on you.
I'd quite like to hear Footy-Vill: The Podcast.
For the love of God just no.
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Matt Kendrick is the best of the bunch
Ex Heroes & Villains writer.
But none of them are in the same class as Peter Morris, Woodhall or the two blokes off The Villa Podcast.
What about Dan Bardell?
Bardell’s my favourite, just seems such a nice bloke. Kendrick is good too. The two Irish blokes Neil and Paddy are a great laugh as well.
There's been talk of Villa podcasts in the transfer rumour thread so thought post here as its suitable for this thread discussion
Must say never heard of the "two Irish blokes"
I'd pay good money to hear their take on you.
I'd quite like to hear Footy-Vill: The Podcast.
Well, unless they are learning podcasts or data-driven or insight-driven, podcasts aren't worth my time in my opinion.
I was hoping to discover an interesting one for my forthcoming trip on vacation (I'll be away from Friday) but sounds like it's just people chatting on these things?
These Irish men and others aren't currently playing or else associated with the sport, are they? Do any of these podcasts feature interviews with real players or coaches?
For my attention, it's a must to have something that appeals to my needs, because if it's simply people talking about Villa without any qualifications,I would probably pass on it as that isn't one of the metrics I use to evaluate things.
Learning through listening is fantastic, but I've come across far too many podcasts, football and elsewhere, that are just conversation or banter with little content and professionalism.
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Matt Kendrick is the best of the bunch
Ex Heroes & Villains writer.
But none of them are in the same class as Peter Morris, Woodhall or the two blokes off The Villa Podcast.
What about Dan Bardell?
Bardell’s my favourite, just seems such a nice bloke. Kendrick is good too. The two Irish blokes Neil and Paddy are a great laugh as well.
There's been talk of Villa podcasts in the transfer rumour thread so thought post here as its suitable for this thread discussion
Must say never heard of the "two Irish blokes"
I'd pay good money to hear their take on you.
I'd quite like to hear Footy-Vill: The Podcast.
Well, unless they are learning podcasts or data-driven or insight-driven, podcasts aren't worth my time in my opinion.
I was hoping to discover an interesting one for my forthcoming trip on vacation (I'll be away from Friday) but sounds like it's just people chatting on these things?
These Irish men and others aren't currently playing or else associated with the sport, are they? Do any of these podcasts feature interviews with real players or coaches?
For my attention, it's a must to have something that appeals to my needs, because if it's simply people talking about Villa without any qualifications,I would probably pass on it as that isn't one of the metrics I use to evaluate things.
Learning through listening is fantastic, but I've come across far too many podcasts, football and elsewhere, that are just conversation or banter with little content and professionalism.
What qualifications do your theoretical ITKs have? Gregg Evans? He was a sales rep at Direct Golf before being a journalist.
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Well, unless they are learning podcasts or data-driven or insight-driven, podcasts aren't worth my time in my opinion.
I was hoping to discover an interesting one for my forthcoming trip on vacation (I'll be away from Friday) but sounds like it's just people chatting on these things?
These Irish men and others aren't currently playing or else associated with the sport, are they? Do any of these podcasts feature interviews with real players or coaches?
For my attention, it's a must to have something that appeals to my needs, because if it's simply people talking about Villa without any qualifications,I would probably pass on it as that isn't one of the metrics I use to evaluate things.
Learning through listening is fantastic, but I've come across far too many podcasts, football and elsewhere, that are just conversation or banter with little content and professionalism.
If the podcast does not exist, make it!
Are you going anywhere nice on your trip?
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It must be hard providing content to satisfy Footy’s higher standards.
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What qualifications are required to talk about Villa?
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Well, unless they are learning podcasts or data-driven or insight-driven, podcasts aren't worth my time in my opinion.
I was hoping to discover an interesting one for my forthcoming trip on vacation (I'll be away from Friday) but sounds like it's just people chatting on these things?
These Irish men and others aren't currently playing or else associated with the sport, are they? Do any of these podcasts feature interviews with real players or coaches?
For my attention, it's a must to have something that appeals to my needs, because if it's simply people talking about Villa without any qualifications,I would probably pass on it as that isn't one of the metrics I use to evaluate things.
Learning through listening is fantastic, but I've come across far too many podcasts, football and elsewhere, that are just conversation or banter with little content and professionalism.
In that case the best Villa ones for you will be
Claret & Blue - done by the Birmingham Mail team, sometimes have player interviews etc
The 1874 podcast (formerly The Villa View) - This is Dan Bardell's podcast (yes BE - you know who he is). He's moving it away from being a fan led channel to a more professional journalist type pod. He used to do it mainly with Gregg Evans, but he's trying to bring in more journalists. A recent episode was with Kevin Hatchard (Bundesliga commentator, Sky etc) talking about Diaby.
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I guess Footy, the challenge is some within the game, say even to have reached the highest levels as our last manager, might not always be perceived to have the most worthwhile tactical opinions for example. So qualifications, from lived experience, or academic don’t validate opinions.
Personally I find too much data driven a bit boring/a bit of a turn off. I tend to listen to podcasts audio when driving, even though some of them are video based and referring to stats on screen etc.
I enjoy the Villa Podcast as my go to and then dip into the Mail/Athletic related ones too; struggle to tolerate MOMS and drifted quite quickly away from For the Love of Paul McGrath, though kudos to the amazing output the main guy does and I think fairly stat informed?
Glad you are having a break, we all need one, also happy to hear what you are up to?
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It must be hard providing content to satisfy Footy’s higher standards.
In Spannish too.
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Matt Kendrick is the best of the bunch
Ex Heroes & Villains writer.
But none of them are in the same class as Peter Morris, Woodhall or the two blokes off The Villa Podcast.
What about Dan Bardell?
Bardell’s my favourite, just seems such a nice bloke. Kendrick is good too. The two Irish blokes Neil and Paddy are a great laugh as well.
There's been talk of Villa podcasts in the transfer rumour thread so thought post here as its suitable for this thread discussion
Must say never heard of the "two Irish blokes"
There's two lots of 'two Irish blokes'
There's Neil and Paddy on the 'For the love of Paul McGrath' podcast.
They are likeable and Neil is very much a details man - does a lot of scouting pods on potential targets etc. It's decent - probably one of the better fan podcasts out there.
The other two Irish blokes are Conan and Liam on 'The Villa Podcast' This, in my opinion, is the best Villa podcast by a country mile. The lads are very funny and know their stuff. It's very entertaining, but don't expect transfer speculation etc.
Two country miles. Different class.
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Well, unless they are learning podcasts or data-driven or insight-driven, podcasts aren't worth my time in my opinion.
I was hoping to discover an interesting one for my forthcoming trip on vacation (I'll be away from Friday) but sounds like it's just people chatting on these things?
These Irish men and others aren't currently playing or else associated with the sport, are they? Do any of these podcasts feature interviews with real players or coaches?
For my attention, it's a must to have something that appeals to my needs, because if it's simply people talking about Villa without any qualifications, I would probably pass on it as that isn't one of the metrics I use to evaluate things.
Learning through listening is fantastic, but I've come across far too many podcasts, football and elsewhere, that are just conversation or banter with little content and professionalism.
Your points are well made but I just had to pull one of your comments up. As people who are with me when live football is on the TV will know, I believe the general quality of so-called 'expert summarisers' - usually ex-players or coaches - is pretty shoddy. There's very little insight or analysis, and stating the bleedin' obvious is what most of them do.
Some are okay, but most are poor. That's why I prefer to listen to people who watch the games critically and offer real insight. I'd say Peter Schaad (the nuclear-fallout Canadian) and Liam and Conon do this well, even if it might come across as banter sometimes.
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Well, unless they are learning podcasts or data-driven or insight-driven, podcasts aren't worth my time in my opinion.
I was hoping to discover an interesting one for my forthcoming trip on vacation (I'll be away from Friday) but sounds like it's just people chatting on these things?
These Irish men and others aren't currently playing or else associated with the sport, are they? Do any of these podcasts feature interviews with real players or coaches?
For my attention, it's a must to have something that appeals to my needs, because if it's simply people talking about Villa without any qualifications, I would probably pass on it as that isn't one of the metrics I use to evaluate things.
Learning through listening is fantastic, but I've come across far too many podcasts, football and elsewhere, that are just conversation or banter with little content and professionalism.
Your points are well made but I just had to pull one of your comments up. As people who are with me when live football is on the TV will know, I believe the general quality of so-called 'expert summarisers' - usually ex-players or coaches - is pretty shoddy. There's very little insight or analysis, and stating the bleedin' obvious is what most of them do.
Some are okay, but most are poor. That's why I prefer to listen to people who watch the games critically and offer real insight. I'd say Peter Schaad (the nuclear-fallout Canadian) and Liam and Conon do this well, even if it might come across as banter sometimes.
Liam and Conon are miles better than most of the dimwitted ex-players who are only on for their profiles as players. I wouldn’t expect footy to notice this as he hasn’t got a clue what he’s looking at most of the time.
But it’s not that he’s so clueless that annoys me, it’s the disparity between that and his massively inflated opinion of himself, plus his patronising dismissal of others’ opinions.
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Let the internal monologue scream obscenities while outwardly you serenely rise above it. Alternatively, use it as the basis for a character in the next book. The possible scrapes are endless.
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Well, unless they are learning podcasts or data-driven or insight-driven, podcasts aren't worth my time in my opinion.
I was hoping to discover an interesting one for my forthcoming trip on vacation (I'll be away from Friday) but sounds like it's just people chatting on these things?
These Irish men and others aren't currently playing or else associated with the sport, are they? Do any of these podcasts feature interviews with real players or coaches?
For my attention, it's a must to have something that appeals to my needs, because if it's simply people talking about Villa without any qualifications,I would probably pass on it as that isn't one of the metrics I use to evaluate things.
Learning through listening is fantastic, but I've come across far too many podcasts, football and elsewhere, that are just conversation or banter with little content and professionalism.
If the podcast does not exist, make it!
Are you going anywhere nice on your trip?
For security and safety that's not divulged. But look forward to less rain than here thats for sure!
Have a nice pre season yourself!
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Bardell is too big for the Villa fan podcast scene these days.....
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Another vote for Liam & Conan here. They might not have the incredible insight of Footy, but they are better at analysing the game than me, so I find them informative, they're pretty unbiased but with the right amount of partisanship, and they have a right laugh.
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Well, unless they are learning podcasts or data-driven or insight-driven, podcasts aren't worth my time in my opinion.
I was hoping to discover an interesting one for my forthcoming trip on vacation (I'll be away from Friday) but sounds like it's just people chatting on these things?
These Irish men and others aren't currently playing or else associated with the sport, are they? Do any of these podcasts feature interviews with real players or coaches?
For my attention, it's a must to have something that appeals to my needs, because if it's simply people talking about Villa without any qualifications, I would probably pass on it as that isn't one of the metrics I use to evaluate things.
Learning through listening is fantastic, but I've come across far too many podcasts, football and elsewhere, that are just conversation or banter with little content and professionalism.
Your points are well made but I just had to pull one of your comments up. As people who are with me when live football is on the TV will know, I believe the general quality of so-called 'expert summarisers' - usually ex-players or coaches - is pretty shoddy. There's very little insight or analysis, and stating the bleedin' obvious is what most of them do.
Some are okay, but most are poor. That's why I prefer to listen to people who watch the games critically and offer real insight. I'd say Peter Schaad (the nuclear-fallout Canadian) and Liam and Conon do this well, even if it might come across as banter sometimes.
Sure.
The ex Villa Players Crouch and Hendrie (as a guest) did one recently I was introduced to it and well it wasn't for me.
Peter Crouchs podcast I think it's called on the BBC.
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Well, unless they are learning podcasts or data-driven or insight-driven, podcasts aren't worth my time in my opinion.
I was hoping to discover an interesting one for my forthcoming trip on vacation (I'll be away from Friday) but sounds like it's just people chatting on these things?
These Irish men and others aren't currently playing or else associated with the sport, are they? Do any of these podcasts feature interviews with real players or coaches?
For my attention, it's a must to have something that appeals to my needs, because if it's simply people talking about Villa without any qualifications, I would probably pass on it as that isn't one of the metrics I use to evaluate things.
Learning through listening is fantastic, but I've come across far too many podcasts, football and elsewhere, that are just conversation or banter with little content and professionalism.
Your points are well made but I just had to pull one of your comments up. As people who are with me when live football is on the TV will know, I believe the general quality of so-called 'expert summarisers' - usually ex-players or coaches - is pretty shoddy. There's very little insight or analysis, and stating the bleedin' obvious is what most of them do.
Some are okay, but most are poor. That's why I prefer to listen to people who watch the games critically and offer real insight. I'd say Peter Schaad (the nuclear-fallout Canadian) and Liam and Conon do this well, even if it might come across as banter sometimes.
Liam and Conon are miles better than most of the dimwitted ex-players who are only on for their profiles as players. I wouldn’t expect footy to notice this as he hasn’t got a clue what he’s looking at most of the time.
But it’s not that he’s so clueless that annoys me, it’s the disparity between that and his massively inflated opinion of himself, plus his patronising dismissal of others’ opinions.
Sure I see every podcast undoubtedly has its share of interesting topics.
I completely understand that different people enjoy or are stimulated by listening to podcasts in different ways, and I certainly didn't mean to insult anyone. As Steven G once remarked, "horses for courses."
Please forgive my ways and will look to improve during the coming season.
All the best.
Up The Villa
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kmt.
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Let the internal monologue scream obscenities while outwardly you serenely rise above it. Alternatively, use it as the basis for a character in the next book. The possible scrapes are endless.
Appreciate your counsel Si, thanks.
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pretty soon all these internt podcast "celebs" will be redundant when AI / ChatGPT takes over
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I was on a Villa podcast for a bit. I don’t know what I’m talking about. I was only on for my swearing and fury.
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I hope to be the last Villa supporter to ever appear on a podcast.
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I hope to be the last Villa supporter to ever appear on a podcast.
You’ve got to think appearance fees!
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I hope to be the last Villa supporter to ever appear on a podcast.
They have the little voice clip things on the Villa Podcast that they use to move between segments. Paul McGrath, Tim Sherwood (bizarrely). "I'm Paul McGrath and you're listening to the Villa Podcast"
You could do one of those. "I'm Dave Woodhall, any more of that and you'll be gone".
Would add a touch of class, or at the very least improve my listening experience by allowing them to bin the Sherwood one.
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I hope to be the last Villa supporter to ever appear on a podcast.
They have the little voice clip things on the Villa Podcast that they use to move between segments. Paul McGrath, Tim Sherwood (bizarrely). "I'm Paul McGrath and you're listening to the Villa Podcast"
You could do one of those. "I'm Dave Woodhall, any more of that and you'll be gone".
Would add a touch of class, or at the very least improve my listening experience by allowing them to bin the Sherwood one.
"I'm Dave Woodhall and this is not a democracy."
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I hope to be the last Villa supporter to ever appear on a podcast.
They have the little voice clip things on the Villa Podcast that they use to move between segments. Paul McGrath, Tim Sherwood (bizarrely). "I'm Paul McGrath and you're listening to the Villa Podcast"
You could do one of those. "I'm Dave Woodhall, any more of that and you'll be gone".
Would add a touch of class, or at the very least improve my listening experience by allowing them to bin the Sherwood one.
"I'm Dave Woodhall and this is not a democracy."
I was going to use that quote! But then I remembered how powerful Dave is, so thought I'd tone it down in case he decided to issue a beating.
I toyed with the idea, because Dave seems to be okay with me (or he hasn't given any indication that he outwardly hates me, at least) and he'd only have someone he doesn't like beaten up.
So once you get out of hospital, let me know how it was, eh mate?
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I hope to be the last Villa supporter to ever appear on a podcast.
They have the little voice clip things on the Villa Podcast that they use to move between segments. Paul McGrath, Tim Sherwood (bizarrely). "I'm Paul McGrath and you're listening to the Villa Podcast"
You could do one of those. "I'm Dave Woodhall, any more of that and you'll be gone".
Would add a touch of class, or at the very least improve my listening experience by allowing them to bin the Sherwood one.
"I'm Dave Woodhall and this is not a democracy."
I was going to use that quote! But then I remembered how powerful Dave is, so thought I'd tone it down in case he decided to issue a beating.
I toyed with the idea, because Dave seems to be okay with me (or he hasn't given any indication that he outwardly hates me, at least) and he'd only have someone he doesn't like beaten up.
So once you get out of hospital, let me know how it was, eh mate?
Hello. Good evening, Rory.
I am fine, Happy and hEalthy. do not Let this fliPpant message make you think Dave W is a tyrant.
I hoPe tO Leave notICE that I am fine.
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More like "I'm Dave Woodhall, thank you for listening. That will be 10 pounds, thank you".
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More like "I'm Dave Woodhall, thank you for listening. That will be 10 pounds, thank you".
"Heroes and Podcasts, The Villa Podcast, remortage today!"
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I hope to be the last Villa supporter to ever appear on a podcast.
They have the little voice clip things on the Villa Podcast that they use to move between segments. Paul McGrath, Tim Sherwood (bizarrely). "I'm Paul McGrath and you're listening to the Villa Podcast"
You could do one of those. "I'm Dave Woodhall, any more of that and you'll be gone".
Would add a touch of class, or at the very least improve my listening experience by allowing them to bin the Sherwood one.
"I'm Dave Woodhall and this is not a democracy."
I was going to use that quote! But then I remembered how powerful Dave is, so thought I'd tone it down in case he decided to issue a beating.
I toyed with the idea, because Dave seems to be okay with me (or he hasn't given any indication that he outwardly hates me, at least) and he'd only have someone he doesn't like beaten up.
So once you get out of hospital, let me know how it was, eh mate?
Hello. Good evening, Rory.
I am fine, Happy and hEalthy. do not Let this fliPpant message make you think Dave W is a tyrant.
I hoPe tO Leave notICE that I am fine.
IGnOre him, clearly ouT of hIs Tree. TRoublE iS that suCh UndErlIngs aS me are abOve our heads iN THis kind of Endeavour. Were thAt it Your will that prevailed.
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