Pundit and Media Watch on Aston Villa 24/25

[Somniloquism]

Still not seen this podcast return yet. Does anyone have any updates on Pete Schaad’s health?

He tweeted out on the 13th about some Whitecap news, nothing on his return though. Really bad pneumonia can knock you around for months though and whilst it might not seem hard to do the podcast, I believe he writes and edits all the videos so that can be tiring even when at 100%.

[Pat McMahon]

What if he isn't religious?

Thoughts and prayers?

[Villa in Denmark]

Talk sport Jamie O’Hara want Villa to win the Champions League
Jason Cundy doesn’t want Vila to win it.

Never trust a man who can't spell hus own name correctly.

[Mellin]

😂

Cundy's footballing career makes Agbonlahor and O'Hara look like Pele and Madonna.

[edgysatsuma89]

Noooo *time goes in slow motion as I scream about the puns*.

[eamonn]

What if he isn't religious?

God is sometimes sound to non-believers.

[Hookeysmith]

Still not seen this podcast return yet. Does anyone have any updates on Pete Schaad’s health?

He tweeted out on the 13th about some Whitecap news, nothing on his return though. Really bad pneumonia can knock you around for months though and whilst it might not seem hard to do the podcast, I believe he writes and edits all the videos so that can be tiring even when at 100%.

With our resurgence in form and continued Champions League adventure I must admit to having really missed his indepth analysis.

Hope he is back very soon

[paul_e]

Still not seen this podcast return yet. Does anyone have any updates on Pete Schaad’s health?

He tweeted out on the 13th about some Whitecap news, nothing on his return though. Really bad pneumonia can knock you around for months though and whilst it might not seem hard to do the podcast, I believe he writes and edits all the videos so that can be tiring even when at 100%.

With our resurgence in form and continued Champions League adventure I must admit to having really missed his indepth analysis.

Hope he is back very soon

He's fine...

[Hookeysmith]

Just watched it - excellent as usual

[AV82EC]

I don’t agree with everything he says, I sometimes think some of his conclusions are a bit of a stretch but he’s putting it out there and giving an honest view. Glad he’s back as it’s another viewpoint worth listening to.

[Dick Edwards]

He must have been through a rough time to lose nearly three stones in weight! Good to see him up and running again.

[Dave]

F365's take on the end of the season

Couple of ways of looking at Aston Villa right now.

They are the Champions League and FA Cup quarter-finalists dreaming of their own drought-ending silverware propelled by the starry January additions of Marcus Rashford and Marco Asensio who have won their last four games in all competitions.

But they are also the team that has won only two of their last eight Premier League games and have slipped to ninth and in very real danger of missing out on European football altogether.

For the purposes of the Moods, we will mainly be looking at the former because that does seem to be where the general vibe is with Villa right now.

Those upcoming quarter-finals against equally dangerous foes in Preston and Paris St-Germain feel far more capable of defining Villa’s season than the league run-in.

Villa have undeniably and understandably struggled with the added demands this season of juggling European and domestic assignments. Their weekend form after European midweeks has been notoriously poor. They’re not the first and won’t be the last side to run into that particular wrinkle when stepping up to the Big Cup, but they have found it even harder than most.

But they wouldn’t now want to find themselves suddenly without those extra games to squeeze in. The likelihood is that PSG will prove a step too far in the Champions League. But it is likelihood rather than certainty, and Villa’s own progress to the semi-final of a very, very winnable FA Cup looks far more assured.

They really might need it, though, because if you look for even a moment beyond the headline dreams offered by the cup competitions there is no escaping the fact Villa’s Premier League run-in is distinctly ticklish.

Six of their next seven league games are against direct rivals for European qualification. The only teams currently placed between third and tenth who they won’t face between April 2 and May 10 are Chelsea and themselves.

And sure, the other game in that run is against Southampton – it’s after PSG away as well which is either the best or worst place for it depending on how empty you generally consider a half-full glass to be. And sure, the two games after that tricky run are against Tottenham and Manchester United who are also just awful. But still.

Villa’s season feels in many ways the most thrillingly teetering of those not being carried out by the confirmed basket-case clubs. It could yet end in spectacular glory or drab anti-climax, and it’s really not at all clear at this stage which it will be.

[Brend'Watkins]

It's a fair enough assessment I suppose but a bit negative given that it's our first crack at the big cup in over 40 years and that we've gone further than their Liverpool and Man City darlings. It could easily have said they've done brilliantly to have got this far with an inexperienced squad but with Emery in charge they will be looking to progress further or similar. Instead, they've practically written us off. 

[LeeB]

Talk sport Jamie O’Hara want Villa to win the Champions League
Jason Cundy doesn’t want Vila to win it.

Never trust a man who can't spell hus own name correctly.

Back in the days when I was on the road (and before the days of smart phones and podcasts) one of the best things I ever heard on Talkshite was Jack Bannister calling Cundy out as the twat he is live on air.

[edgysatsuma89]

It's a fair enough assessment I suppose but a bit negative given that it's our first crack at the big cup in over 40 years and that we've gone further than their Liverpool and Man City darlings. It could easily have said they've done brilliantly to have got this far with an inexperienced squad but with Emery in charge they will be looking to progress further or similar. Instead, they've practically written us off.

I thought it was fine and pretty spot on.