Is Taylor Harwood-Bellis Key to the Villa Rebuild and a Trip to 100% Hull

With the transfer window shut and 10 new summer signings now on the books, this week's Main Show turns its attention to one man in particular: Taylor Harwood-Bellis. The centre-back needs to be quietly competent rather than spectacular if this rebuild is going to hold together. The show works through his winding route to Villa Park — loan spells, a relegation at Southampton, an England call-up earned along the way, and the awkward parts of his reputation.

Villa News covers deadline day itself, including Leon Bailey's move to Olympiacos finally getting the wages off the books, and the Three Points segment takes in UEFA's new Champions League debut-patch trading cards, a Lazio supporter boycott, and the yearly tradition of playing football in a Gloucestershire river.

The show closes by looking ahead to the trip to Hull City and the aim of trying to avoid being mauled by the tigers, who currently sit third in the Premier League.

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