A weekly podcast about Aston Villa Football Club. Chris Nee and Steven Green delve into the world of Aston Villa and Aston Villa Women in this rebooted show.
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What would Unai Emery need to do to get the sack at Aston Villa?
We’re in the international break, which is coming to be regarded as the real start of the season for Aston Villa. It’s not ideal, but there we are.
That’s a hallmark of the Unai Emery era. It’s one of the things supporters are getting used to as part of the deal, and it’s a deal that’s working out just beautifully, thanks very much.
So, when Emery is linked with other jobs or indeed said to be under the threat of the sack for a run of poor results, most of us take it in stride. The Villa manager has proved himself time and again.
In this week’s Aston Villa Review podcast, Chris and Jamie discuss whether there’s a limit to that trust. What would persuade Villa to sack him? What happens when Emery does eventually leave?
We talk about Villa’s structure as well as the club’s spiritual and financial commitment to the man who delivered the first trophy in three decades, and whether it’s time for Villa to think very seriously about their succession plan.
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5 Sept 2026
Evaluating Unai Emery’s Aston Villa 1.0
It’s all change at Aston Villa. We’re all looking forward to seeing the new generation in action in the Premier League and Champions League this season but there’s nothing wrong with the occasional look in the wing mirrors.
Villa have progressed enormously since Unai Emery succeeded Steven Gerrard as manager. Two seasons in the Champions League, one in the Conference League and one rather successful one in the Europa League – that felt like a long way off when Gerrard got the elbow.
As another transfer window comes to a close, let’s take a moment to reminisce.
In this week’s Aston Villa Review podcast, Chris and Jamie discuss the players who departed the club in the last four years, from Jaden Philogene and Cameron Archer all the way up to Ollie Watkins and Leon Bailey.
We talk about the contributions of the players Emery inherited and signed who have since moved on. You should listen. It’s fun, and what finer way to usher in a new dawn?
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28 Aug 2026
Ollie Watkins and the Sorry End of an Aston Villa Era
Aston Villa got walloped by Brighton & Hove Albion in the first game of the Premier League season and it was hard to ignore the void at the top of the pitch.
One gaping hole was left there by the absence of another. Ollie Watkins is off to Al-Hilal after apparently declining to play at the Amex Stadium. In that one decision, a reputation has been destroyed.
May Ollie Watkins never again darken our door.
In this week’s Aston Villa Review podcast, Chris and Steve discuss Watkins as a Villa player, as a departee and as a deserter.
We talk about the reasons his absence at Brighton was so significant, and take stock of the latest transfer news regarding Emiliano Martínez and Leon Goretzka. And Jack Grealish, weirdly.
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