Holtecast - An Aston Villa Podcast

Hello and welcome back to On The Pod.James Rushton, Adam Clark and Elis Sandford return to talk Villa, but with a difference.That's right, a difference. Wales earned a place at the head table this summer and Stan Petrov returned to first team football following a pretty traumatic battle with leukemia. Amazing.Enjoy!Thank you for listening, we're trying (as are the Holtecast) to improve audio quality and Zencastr does seem to be the way forward. It enables us to get rid of coughs and clicks also! That being said, there's no video because of this, so our lovely faces are nowhere to be seen.If you have any feedback to give, please do so - On The Pod is by Villa fans, for Villa fans. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jack and Robert are reunited and it feels so good! We’ve got plenty to cover in episode 95 of the Holtecast, but we kick things off by talking about something that just feels warm and familiar. An 8-0 match.Wait, what? Villa won it? AMAZING. So yeah, we go all in on this. We’re pretty sure that it tells us everything we need to know about the upcoming season, and it makes us wonder if Tony Xia’s timetable for becoming the best team in the world is perhaps a bit too slow.We also make sure to break down all of Aston Villa’s summer transfer dealings, including the purchases of Pierluigi Gollini, Tommy Elphick, and Aaron Tshibola. There’s twitter questions, outgoing transfer news, and plenty more! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We're back! Did you miss us? Jack and James are here to bring a little Aston Villa into this summer of soccer. Starting off was Tony Xia talk, as the new owner has passed the required test and the sale is official.We discussed the international tournaments that are capturing the minds of fans not only in the Americas and Europe, but across the globe as well. Jack talked to Carlos Sánchez on Wednesday night after Colombia's Copa America semifinal loss, and we have the audio of that inside the episode. (It's actually in there this time! Sorry about the first version that was incorrectly uploaded.)James attempted to speak Welsh, and plenty of questions sent in on Twitter were answered. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hello and welcome back to On The Pod.James and Adam Clark return to talk Villa, but with a difference.That's right, a difference. This summer brings a feast of football with the European Championship and the Copa America and the THREE entire Villa players performing at these tournaments.Enjoy!Thank you for listening, we're trying (as are the Holtecast) to improve audio quality and Zencastr does seem to be the way forward. It enables us to get rid of coughs and clicks also! That being said, there's no video because of this, so our lovely faces are nowhere to be seen.If you have any feedback to give, please do so - On The Pod is by Villa fans, for Villa fans. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's June, the transfer window is open, summer is upon us, and Aston Villa are still without a new owner or a manger. Sure sure, we expect both of those to happen shortly but until then we're all just sort of sitting around speculating, aren't we? Well, what is the Holtecast good at if not speculation?Jack and Robert are reunited for the first time as podcasters for a Championship club (technically, Villa are still under the auspices of the Premier League, but what's a technicality between friends?) We've got talk of Tony Xia's (still) pending takeover, Roberto Di Matteo's (supposedly) pending appointment as manager, and what (should be) pending moves now that the transfer window is open. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Aston Villa's season from Hell is finally over, and there's finally some good news too! Tony Xia has purchased Aston Villa Football Club from Randy Lerner, and it sounds like a new manager will be in B6 shortly. 7500toHolte's Jack Grimse and James Rushton talk about everything Villa to start the summer. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Well, here it is. The last Holtecast of the Premier League. For now, at least. Maybe we'll be back before this podcast is dead. Who knows? All we know for certain is that this is the last Premier League podcast until the end of next season at least.So let's go out with a bang, no? After basically dooming Newcastle United to relegation with the world's most boring draw at Villa Park, we get to travel to London to face Arsenal this week. As always, we've got a look at those two matches and your twitter questions as Aston Villa drop from the Premier League with a whimper. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hello and welcome back to On The Pod.That's right, a regular episode! We're back when WE SAID WE WOULD BE BACK! And this time, there's more. Another whole new person.Adam Clark joins the On The Pod squad to talk Villa, and boy - was Villa talked. This episode features 1 hour and 26 minutes dedicated to wrapping up Villa's season. A whole game early, we're just that done. Collymore, Sherwood, Garde, Lerner - they all get it in this one and frankly, there's some intelligent discussion about the biggest Villa stories of the year (Joleon Lescott asstweet).Thank you for listening, we're trying (as are the Holtecast) to improve audio quality and Zencastr does seem to be the way forward. It enables us to get rid of coughs and clicks also! That being said, there's no video because of this, so our lovely faces are nowhere to be seen.If you have any feedback to give, please do so - On The Pod is by Villa fans, for Villa fans. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today is officially the day. It has been three months since Aston Villa defeated Norwich City on February 6. Three months since the club's last win. Three months that could have been ended last weekend with a trip to Watford. And they looked sure to be over, too, as Villa headed into the 90th minute with a 1-2 lead. But then Troy Deeney scored. Twice.So it's been three months. And yet we're still here podcasting. This week we cover the debacle at Watford, look into the possibility of Moneyball in football, answer some twitter questions, and look ahead to this weekend's match against our newest rivals, Newcastle United. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Well that was a week that happened. Jores Okore rebelled, Ashley Westwood scored, Villa lost, Gabby Agbonlahor stepped down (or was pushed out) as club captain, Libor Kozak underwent surgery, and Stiliyan Petrov wants to come back and play again. I count one good thing, one uplifting thing, and a whole lot of bad in that list. So yeah, it was the whole season in one week. Good work, Villa!And we're back to talk about it! It's another rapid-fire episode of the Holtecast since spending too much time talking about this team right now is definitely unhealthy and we care about you (and ourselves). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Since we last spoke, we've had a lot happen at our beloved Aston Villa. The club lost. The club were relegated. Joleon Lescott said stupid things. Board members resigned. Stan Collymore threw fits. Fans threw fits. Takeover talk re-emerged. And everything looks to be suitably insane. So why is it that everything feels so... boring right now? Jack and Robert dive into the week and focus on the big issues. With relegation guaranteed and no actual concrete takeover news, it's tough to really care about the club. Eric Black is still in charge and the same useless players are still around. Wheeee. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We're back!After a short hiatus, On The Pod is back with a new look! That's right, a whole new person who looks different to James will be co-hosting from now on.That new person is our own Elis Sandford, who kindly planned this episode out. Thanks Elis!In this new episode, James and Elis ignore relegation and speak about Jamie Vardy, rebranding, dream managers and of course, the protests at Villa Park.We hope you enjoy this and we'll be back in two/three weeks to talk about the latest fan issues facing Aston Villa supporters! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Well, this might be it. This might actually be the last podcast we do in which Aston Villa have any hope of being a Premier League team next year. I mean, the hope isn't all that real to begin with, seeing as Aston Villa need to win out and Norwich City need to lose out and... and... yeah. Probably not happening. So we tackle the impending certainty of the drop, mostly sealed in last weekend's woeful showing against Bournemouth. We also dig in to your twitter questions, Gabby Agbonlahor's impending fitness nightmare, this weekend's match at Manchester United, and the question of who will actually manage this team. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

With the help of a swanky London design firm, we've retooled the podcast this week. Our lyin' is bigger and we're not even vaguely "PREPARED." And the good news is that the effort cost us neither £2 million nor £80,000. In fact, it was entirely free, and we're passing the savings on to you, dear listeners!And really, that's the big news of the week. A badge re-design. We're about to be relegated from the Premier League and the most exciting thing we have is a new badge. Good heavens. So in reality, this week's episode is another lightning-round version of the Holtecast. We're going to briefly look at the loss to Chelsea, the new badge, your twitter questions, and this weekend's match against Bournemouth. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hello and welcome to Aston Villa. Please have a seat. We'd like you to be here for four years, so we've made this contract. Please sign this contract. Alright, now please stand up. Turn around. Walk out the door. And be sure to get the party favor! We're handing you a few million quid just for being here today! Ta ta!And just like that Jack and Robert are back talking about yet another sacked manager. Er, mutually consented manager. Whatever. Rémi Garde is gone, the options to take over are... less than inspiring, and we've got Chelsea on Saturday. So yeah, we're very happy tonight. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

NOTE: Due to some sort of problem, the last version of this episode was truncated. This SHOULD be the full thing, now. Apologies!So that was a rather eventful week, no? We've seen Hendrik Almstadt and Tom Fox fired. New board members added. Oh, and losing. Because Aston Villa. That's what they do. We also have swirling rumours of an impending sacking of Rémi Garde. Will he stay? Will he go? Should he stay or should he go? We look into possible trouble and see if a change could make it double. Aside from that? Well, there's not much else happening. We, as always, delve into your twitter questions, and we'll take a look at a lovely 20-year anniversary. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

So that was a rather eventful week, no? We've seen Hendrik Almstadt and Tom Fox fired. New board members added. Oh, and losing. Because Aston Villa. That's what they do. We also have swirling rumours of an impending sacking of Rémi Garde. Will he stay? Will he go? Should he stay or should he go? We look into possible trouble and see if a change could make it double. Aside from that? Well, there's not much else happening. We, as always, delve into your twitter questions, and we'll take a look at a lovely 20-year anniversary. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I spent my day enjoying some utterly bizarre early-spring warmth by walking around Washington, DC. It was glorious. But in the back of my head all day was one thought: "What are we going to talk about on the Holtecast this week?" You see, Aston Villa are bad. But we've said that before. Numerous times. And repeating it at length and ad nauseam seems like a bad choice for everyone.But then it hit me. And I texted Jack. And we're happy to present you the (first? last?) Lightning Holtecast! Five topics! Three minutes each! One beer per host! This is podcasting as it was always meant to be. We figure that Aston Villa aren't worth spending much time on, so why spend much time on them?To that end, here are our topics for the day: Manchester City matchFinancesJack GrealishTwitter questionsSpurs preview See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Did you know that Holtecast anagrams to Lose Chatt. This week on Lose Chatt Jack and Robert are tackling the important questions. Questions like: Why? When? How? What? If you'd like those expanded, we examine when the misery will end, how our eventual fate will befall us, what Rémi Garde can do while Rome burns and why, God, why?We do this, of course, by looking at losses to Stoke and Everton. We also preview this weekend's upcoming loss to Manchester City. In between, we talk protests, schisms, and the ultimate question in red candy. That's right, it's time to settle Twizzlers vs. Red Vines once and for all, and there are hot takes to be had. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Six to nil. 6-0. A lot to none. The last time we saw Aston Villa on the pitch they spent more time picking the ball out of the net than they did actually doing anything useful. And then they compounded the misery by admitting they didn't try, tweeting out pictures of cars, and trying to lie to us. HOORAY FOR FOOTBALL!So of course the fans are angry, and we're on board. They've got every right to be angry. But Jack and Robert delve into the Out the Door on 74 movement. Is it the right thing to do? Could we do better? Would it matter?We also take your twitter questions and preview this weekend's match against Stoke. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.