Tales from the Trinity - an Aston Villa Podcast
An Aston Villa Football Club Podcast 'for Villa fans, by Villa fans.'
News, reaction and discussion by the 'Tales from the Trinity' Podcast! @talesfromthetrinity
Hosted by Mr Luke Boyden & Mr Ian Simms.
Episodes
22 episodes
Ep. 22 Villa's 'structural problems' addressed
Luke and Ian discuss the latest news and happenings around Aston Villa Football Club and the teams drastic spiral into poor form in recent weeks.
Ep 21. Transfer Round up show & game preview
Luke and Ian wrap up the clubs winter window transfer dealings and look ahead at Villa's trip to Bournemouth on Saturday and Wednesday's Villa Park visit of Brighton.
Ep. 20 'Is there a transfer spend 'sweet spot'?
Luke Boyden and Ian Simms discuss Aston Villa's terrific away wins at Fenerbache and Newcastle, and look at the clubs concerning injury list. Is there a transfer market spend 'sweet spot'? Do clubs generally throw away millions on players that ...
Ep. 19 Transfer Round-up & Farewell to Donyell!
Luke Boyden rounds up the week's transfer activity and rumours as the January window rumbles on! Includes a look ahead to Sundays Villa Park fixture versus Everton in the Premier League.
Ep. 18 New Year Q & A Show!
Luke and Ian are back for the first pod of 2026, with a Q&A show special!
Ep 17. Ice cold Morgan gives us the chills at Leeds!
Luke and Ian discuss Aston Villa's victory away at Elland Road versus Leeds Utd which sees the club jump up to 4th in the table, and look ahead to this weeks fixtures at Villa Park against Young Boys (in the Europa League) and against Wolverham...
Ep. 16 Leeds Utd Preview show
Ian is back this week alongside Luke to discuss Villa's weekend trip to Elland Road to face Leeds United in the Premier League. They also look ahead and discuss Villa's next few fixtures against Young Boys, Wolves, Brighton and Arsenal.
Ep 15. 'The re-birth of Emi Buendia & the curious case of Harvey Elliott'
Luke talks through the latest happenings in the world of Aston Villa Football Club including the thumping 4-0 dismantling of Bournemouth at Villa Park, the emphatic re-birth in form of Emi Buendia and the increasingly curious case of Harvey Ell...
Ep 14. 'Is the Emi Martinez Era close to an end?'
Luke & Ian are back to have a (sensible!) and at times heated discussion on Emi Martinez - is his time at Aston Villa under question? They also discuss the worrying form of Ollie Watkins and look ahead to the Maccabi Tel Aviv and Bournemout...
Ep.13 Villa humble The Citizens...AGAIN!
Luke and Ian look back over defeat at Go Ahead Eagles in the Europa League, followed by a triumphant return to winning ways in the Premier League against Pep's Manchester City.
Ep 12. 'Victory in the capital & we go 'Back to the Future!'
Luke and Ian discuss Villa's victorious trip to the Tottenham Hotspur stadium, and take a trip down memory lane to 1994 and a Coca Cola Cup semi final 2nd leg against Tranmere Rovers!Includes a look ahead to the games against ...
Ep 11. Are Villa set for Spurs? Match preview & news round up!
Luke & Ian preview Villa's trip to Tottenham as the Premier League returns again after the International break! Includes a weekly round up of all the latest news in the world of Aston Villa Football Club... and the st...
Ep.10 'WWWW - That's a little more like it!'
Luke & Ian review all things in the Villa-verse as the club enjoy a perfect start to the Europa League campaign and back to back wins in the Premier League!
Ep. 9 Villa to return to the scene of their finest hour! inc. Feyenoord match preview and a look ahead to Burnley!
Luke Boyden and Ian Simms return to talk all things Aston Villa, including a look back on wins against Bologna and Fulham at Villa park as the club finally get their season up and running. They preview Thursdays game against Feyenoo...
Ep 8. 'Olabe IN, Monchi OUT!' Villa shuffle the hierarchy pack!
Luke and Ian are back to discuss all the latest happenings on and off the pitch at Aston Villa Football Club as changes are made within the hierarchy. President of Football Operations Monchi has left the club and in a 'breaking news' moment loo...
Ep 7. 'What is going wrong at Aston Villa?'
Luke and Ian are back to discuss Villa's first trip to the Hill Dickinson Stadium and to talk through just 'whats going wrong at Aston Villa' right now. Includes fan reaction and a look forward to Villa next two fixtures ...
Ep. 6 'Can we get our season going at Everton?' Match preview Show!
Luke & Ian look ahead to Villa's first trip to the Hill Dickinson Stadium with the club desperate to get their season kick started with their three deadline day signings in the squad to face Everton.Includes fan foresight ...
Ep 5. A 'crazy transfer window finally slams shut!' Reaction Show!
Luke & Ian look back over a crazy transfer window and discuss how Aston Villa's 'triangle of power' have had to navigate their way through the minefield of PSR and SCR constraints!New signings Jadon Sancho, Harvey Elliott ...
Ep 4. 100 Reasons to be Concerned - & a look ahead to Palace on Sunday!
Luke and Ian share their views as Villa continue their concerning start to the new season with a poor trip to the capital!Includes a look ahead to the visit of Crystal Palace to Villa Park on Sunday evening.
Ep 3. Ten Reasons to be Positive!
Luke and Ian return for an impromptu episode to discuss ten reasons to be positive as we move into the 2025/26 season! 'With the constant PSR and SCR doom and gloom it's easy to forget that we are in a fantastic place as a football ...
Ep. 2 Newcastle Match Reaction, Brentford Preview & The 'Real Scottish Cafu!'
Luke and Ian discuss the weekends action from Villa Park and ask the question 'just what is the truth to the Jacob Ramsey transfer?'. Includes transfer rumours and a look forward to next weekends fixture away at Brentford, and just who is 'The ...
Ep.1 Season 2025/26 is upon us - are we set? inc. Jacob Ramsey talk and Newcastle Utd Preview!
Welcome to the very first Episode of Tales from the Trinity!Luke Boyden & Ian Simms review the Summers business at Villa Park, preview the pending 2025/26 Season and make their predictions, talk Jacob Ramsey and preview Saturday's op...
