Holtecast - An Aston Villa Podcast

Jack and Robert talk about the dismal loss to Fulham a bit this week. After a decent first half, Aston Villa crumbled in the second and were lucky not to lose 4-1 for the third week in a row. Once we get past that, though, we're joined by Chris White to talk about this weekend's Crystal Palace match. We find out how Villa can exploit the solid Palace defense, but it's probably not going to be easy. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Note: apologies for the references to non-existant audio issues. We found out (as you'll hear later in the episode) that it was an issue on Robert's end.We went live today just as we were getting official confirmation that Christian Benteke will be out for at least six months. Jack and Robert talk about that before we're joined by Russ Goldman of Cottage Talk to preview this Saturday's match against Fulham FC. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We've got some post-mortem on Aston Villa's miserable 1-4 loss to Stoke last weekend. Then we turn our sights to this weekend's trip to Old Trafford. Can Villa get some surprising points? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Do you know what was fun? Aston Villa beating Chelsea! Do you know what we can't stop talking about? Aston Villa beating Chelsea! And we know that many of you are feeling the same way, so come join us as we talk about Aston Villa beating Chelsea!We've also got talk of Leandro Bacuna and a look at this weekend's match against Stoke City. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jack and Robert are back this week. We talk about whether or not Christian Benteke can hit 15 goals, if Villa can hit 42 points, and if Ryan Bertrand can hit on a deal with the claret and blue. We also wonder what it will mean for Villa to not have a derby if West Brom drop. And of course we look ahead to this weekend's match against Chelsea. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jack and Robert are joined this week by Mat Kendrick, the Aston Villa beat writer for the Birmingham Mail. We talk to him about his idea for Villa fans to form a supporters' union, Christian Benteke, and the future of Aston Villa in England. After Mat has to go, we recap the Norwich match, talk a bit about the international friendlies, and discuss Paul Lambert's apparent freeze-out of Matthew Lowton. Our thanks to Mat for joining us, and if you'd like to watch the episode in video, you can see it here. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jack and Robert are back this week to talk some more about relegation. We've got the latest odds on Villa's chances for survival, but that's not all. We also talk about the fascinating differences between the Shay Given and Alan Hutton situations, as well as recap the Newcastle match and look ahead to the tilt against Norwich City. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jack and Robert take a look at the table's worst teams: the bottom eleven. All of them are still very much in the mathematical relegation fight, but who should be worried? We also talk about Ryan Bertrand's love for Aston Villa and preview this weekend's trip to face Newcastle United. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jack and Robert are joined by fellow 7500 to Holte writer Andrew Cieslak today, and he's picked a particularly cheery episode to do so! We've got a recap of the Cardiff match, wherein Villa couldn't score against a team with a -25 differential. After that we talk about the state of the club and the bottom half of the Premier League. What's it going to take to stay up?Then we get into Gary Gardner's loan move and Villa's trip to Portugal. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jack and Robert stop in for a quick Monday edition of the Holtecast. They talk a bit about the dismal performance Aston Villa put in against West Ham United over the weekend, and then switch gears to preview the suddenly vitally important match against Cardiff. We've also discussion of a particularly dumb manegerial rumour. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's episode, we talk about Paul Lambert's rumored contract extension, look back at the Everton match, share our viewpoints on Gary Gardner, ask why the rumored 10m€ that Villa had to spend in January wasn't spent, and finally look ahead to the West Ham match on Saturday. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In our weekly episode of 7500 to Holte's Holtecast, we take a look at the thrilling seven-goal derby between West Bromwich Albion and Aston Villa, talk about some transfer rumours, and more. We've also got a preview of this weekend's match at Everton with Brian Lewis of SB Nation's Royal Blue Mersey. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jack and Robert take a break from the once-a-week schedule to bring you a quick preview of Aston Villa's match against West Bromwich Albion tomorrow. We'll talk lineups, tactics, and anything else pertinent to the match. And you're welcome/we're sorry: it's not a full show today. Just wanted to give you all something to listen to before the match. Up the Villa! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week’s episode, we look back at the Liverpool match, talk about transfer news, and preview next Wednesday’s derby match against West Brom. Thanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's episode of Holtecast, we look at Aston Villa's transfer window so far.  We look at the signing of Grant Holt and talk about player's we'd like to see brought in, and close with a preview of the weekend's match against Liverpool at Anfield. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Back episodes of the Holtecast, from 7500 to Holte. New episodes will start appearing in January 2014!On a great night for schadenfreude, the crew from 7500 to Holte chuckle at Manchester's misfortunes before digging into Aston Villa's weak performance against United on Saturday. There's also talk of transfers to be had and a discussion of Aston Villa's "best possible eleven." Finally, we preview the upcoming match against Bolton at the Reebok, and at least one of us tries to be positive. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Back episodes of the Holtecast! New epsiodes coming in early 2014! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.