
Jonathan Fear and Liam Bryan discuss Aston Villa's 2-2 draw with Manchester United, the influence of Philippe Coutinho and how Jacob Ramsey is England's next superstar. The pair also converse on the topic of Robin Olsen signing on loan from Roma to Aston Villa and briefly preview Aston Villa vs Everton.
Jan 19, 2022
34 min

Jonathan Fear and Liam Bryan converse about Lucas Digne signing for Aston Villa from Everton and Anwar El Ghazi travelling in the opposite direction. French left-back Lucas Digne has joined Aston Villa from Everton on a deal worth up to £25m. The 28-year-old fell out of favour at Everton this season under manager Rafael Benitez, who said last week Digne had asked to leave the club. Equally, Everton has signed Anwar El Ghazi on loan until the end of the season. The 26-year-old becomes Everton's third signing of the January transfer window, following the arrivals of Ukraine left-back Vitaliy Mykolenko and Scotland right-back Nathan Patterson.
Jan 14, 2022
30 min

Jonathan Fear and Liam Bryan review Aston Villa's 1-0 loss to Manchester United in the F.A Cup, analysing the VAR debacle as well as the level of English refereeing. Equally, the pair both analyse Manchester United and Aston Villa's style of play, seeing where Gerrard's side can exploit to gain a result on Saturday in the Premier League. Villa Park awaits for a fascinating encounter.
Jan 12, 2022
40 min

Make sure to follow The Vital Villa Show on your local podcast provider. Jonathan Fear and Liam Bryan speak for this impromptu podcast about Aston Villa's loan signing of Philippe Coutinho. The pair analyse Coutinho tactically, argue the success of his tenure at Barcelona and how quickly will he adapt back in the Premier League.
Jan 8, 2022
32 min

For the pilot episode of this new series of podcasts in 2022, Jonathan Fear and Liam Bryan discuss everything from Aston Villa's defeat to Brentford to the potential of Nicolás Tagliafico or Lucas Digne signing for the club. The pair also discuss Manchester United's frailties and how Aston Villa can defeat Manchester United again this season.
Jan 5, 2022
59 min

Liam Bryan reacts to information on several stories affiliated with Aston Villa, including Conor Hourihane joining Sheffield United and the rumours surrounding Curtis Jones leaving Liverpool for B6. Through using the website newsnow.co.uk, Liam is able to consume many sources at once about all things Villa, leading to an informative and entertaining listen.
Aug 31, 2021
18 min

We are bringing back another old interview with the creator of Vital Villa Jonathan Fear. The businessman and fitness enthusiast joined Liam Bryan for a fascinating discussion. The pair spoke about the origin of Jonathan's brain disease, how he coped with facing death in the face on multiple occasions and the development of his website The Vital Villa.
Aug 27, 2021
37 min

Six months ago former Aston Villa manager and player Brian Little spoke to Liam Bryan during the lockdown. The pair spoke about Brian's time as an apprentice at Aston Villa, Brian's relationship with European Cup-winning manager Ron Saunders as well as Brian's silverware. With fans returning in their numbers back to Villa Park this weekend, let us hear one of our own in Brian Little speak about all things Villa!
Aug 17, 2021
1 hr 13 min

Liam Bryan looks at how Watford achieved promotion at the first time of asking, the importance of Ismaïla Sarr and how manager Xisco changed the mentality of the dressing room to promotion challengers. Liam also analyses how he believes Aston Villa will set up against Watford, how influential Danny Ings could be at Vicarage Road and questions whether Leon Bailey could make an appearance. An episode full of stats and facts, we hope you enjoy this edition of the podcast.
Aug 13, 2021
17 min

Liam Bryan reviewed the facts and stats affiliated with Aston Villa, after Dean Smith’s side beat Salernitana 3-1 in their final pre-season friendly before the start of the Premier League. Liam discussed the whole Grealish has left after his departure to Manchester City, the importance of a number six in Smith’s side and the advantages to a 4-3-3 or 4-4-2.
Aug 9, 2021
26 min
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