John McGinn: Responding to Roy, Villa’s Rebuild & Scotland’s Next Chapter | Stick to Football EP 146

Join Gary Neville, Roy Keane, Ian Wright and Jill Scott on Stick to Football, brought to you by Disney+, as they’re joined by Aston Villa captain John McGinn. John opens up on the Celtic move that never happened, Scotland’s future after the World Cup and life at Aston Villa following a summer of major change. He reveals what makes Unai Emery one of the game’s elite managers, reflects on losing key teammates including Morgan Rogers and Youri Tielemans, and discusses Villa’s ambitions after their Europa League triumph. Plus, John responds to Roy’s infamous “pub player” comments, looks back on his remarkable journey from St Mirren to captaining Villa, and reveals what could come next in his career. After a transfer window full of turbulence, how do you see Unai Emery’s men getting on this season? Let us know in the comments below, and don't forget to like a subscribe to never miss an episode! 00:00 - Intro 12:07 - World Cup With Scotland 26:28 - St Mirren Breakthrough 30:52 - Celtic Move That Never Was 35:04 - Villa Move & Rise 52:30 - Academy Attitude Problem 57:52 - Training Pole Horror Story 01:02:00 - Best Villa Teammates 01:07:50 - Europa League Win 01:10:58 - Season Goals and Stability 01:15:31 - Quickfire Questions The Shards, new and exclusive to Disney+. ©Disney and its related entities. 18+. Subscription required. This episode is sponsored by Sky Bet’s Super 6. Visit super6.skysports.com for your chance to win. Terms and conditions apply: https://super6.skysports.com/terms SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHANNEL HERE https://www.youtube.com/c/theoverlap STICK TO UNITED WITH WAYNE ROONEY ON THE UNITED STAND https://www.youtube.com/@UnitedStand/videos JOIN THE OVERLAP WHATSAPP CHANNEL HERE https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbC3WQvAYlUCoCqZgA45 SUBSCRIBE TO THE OVERLAP BREAKDOWN CHANNEL HERE https://www.youtube.com/@TheOverlapBreakdown SUBSCRIBE TO THE OVERLAP NEWSLETTER https://substack.com/@theoverlapnewsletter SUBSCRIBE TO IT WAS WHAT IT WAS PATREON Join here ➡️ www.patreon.com/itwas SUBSCRIBE TO STICK TO RUGBY HERE https://www.youtube.com/@TheOverlapRugby SUBSCRIBE TO THE STICK TO CRICKET CHANNEL HERE https://www.youtube.com/@TheOverlapCricket?sub_confirmation=1 FOLLOW STICK TO CRICKET ON SOCIAL 👇🏏 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sticktocricket/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61577370443364 TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@sticktocricket X - https://x.com/StickToCricket LISTEN TO OUR PODCASTS Stick to Football - https://tr.ee/JI6l3Dj-4O The Overlap - https://tr.ee/h07F3Fsuh3 It Was What It Was - https://podfollow.com/1745066482 The Breakdown Podcast - https://podfollow.com/1771490639 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wearetheoverlap/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/wearetheoverlap Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wearetheoverlap TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wearetheoverlap https://bsky.app/profile/wearetheoverlap.bsky.social ------------------------------------------------------------------------