Claret & Blue Podcast
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Claret & Blue Podcast
Welcome to Claret & Blue - a podcast about all things Aston Villa. Hosted by Dan Rolinson, Mat Kendrick & John Townley. On this podcast feed, we'll be posting a minimum of four new episodes per week throughout the 2025/26 Premier League season. We look forward to talking all things Aston Villa with...
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Villa return to Premier League duty with one big objective
John Townley joins Dan Rolinson from Venice Narço Polo airport to reflect on Bologna whilst looking ahead to Nottingham Forest on Sunday.
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ADVANTAGE ASTON VILLA in Europa League Quarter Final
Join Dan Rolinson and Rob Warner to discuss Aston Villa's first leg in the Europa League Quarter Final. Unai Emery's side take a TWO goal advantage to...
Villa face Bologna in Europa League Quarter-Final 1st leg
Dan Rolinson and John Townley catch up from a hotel room in Italy to look ahead to Villa's trip to Bologna on Thursday night in the Europa League Quar...
Rogers' Villa future, funding a rebuild & massive agent's fees...
Dan Rolinson and John Townley head to Villa Park to catch-up in person as Villa return to action this week.
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Villa's Sancho decision, the Academy's purpose & four holes in the ground...
The Villa Social returns as Dan Rolinson hosts an Aston Villa roundtable discussion with Max Stokes, Matt Lynch, Neil Dunworth and Sam from TrueAdvent...
How Villa, Newcastle & Everton can keep pushing the so-called "Big Six"
Dan Rolinson was invited onto the Royal Blue podcast from the Liverpool Echo alongside Everton fan Ian Croll and Newcastle United fan Andrew Musgrove...
A Claret & Blue catch-up with Dan Bardell
As the international break continues to drag on, Dan Rolinson and Dan Bardell jump on a podcast - for the first time since 27th December - to have a c...
Recruiting leaders, Europa League dilemma & what if your kids don't like Villa?
Dan Rolinson and John Townley are back at Poddymoor Heath HQ to take on a list of your questions from the Mailbag!
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The Great Aston Villa Ticket Pricing Debate
Aston Villa announced their ticket prices for the Bologna Europa League clash and they're much higher than Nottingham Forest's for the game against Po...
How many points Villa need to qualify for the Champions League
Dan Rolinson and John Townley were live after Aston Villa beat West Ham to take one step towards Champions League qualification, but exactly how many...
Aston Villa take BIG STEP towards Champions League qualification
Aston Villa beat West Ham at Villa Park to capitalise on their Champions League rivals dropping points.
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Liverpool & Man United DROP POINTS as Aston Villa host West Ham
Dan Rolinson and John Townley go LIVE to discuss Aston Villa's match against West Ham United, the final Premier League fixture before the internationa...
TONE DEAF ticket prices make Villa fans the real victims of European success
Ninety minutes after booking their place in the last eight of the competition, the club confirmed ticket details for the second leg against Bologna. A...
Aston Villa BEAT Lille to progress to Europa League QUARTER FINAL!
Mat Kendrick and Dan Rolinson are LIVE after returning home from Villa Park to watch Aston Villa beat Lille to make it through to the Europa League Qu...
Aston Villa simply must progress past Lille, no excuses...
It's almost time for Aston Villa's second leg against Lille in the Europa League Round of 16, this is knockout football.
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The one biggest worry about Aston Villa’s recruitment
Dan Rolinson, Mat Kendrick and John Townley get their heads together to discuss Aston Villa's ageing squad and the need for a big rebuild in the summe...
What went wrong for Aston Villa against Man United?
Dan Rolinson and John Townley dive into the Mailbag LIVE to try and breakdown what went wrong against Man United on Sunday.
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Aston Villa FOLD at Old Trafford... what's new?
Dan Rolinson is joined by Neil Dunworth to discuss Aston Villa's 3-1 defeat to Man United at Old Trafford.
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McGinn starts, sticking with Watkins & taking a point at Old Trafford
Aston Villa return to Premier League action with a trip to Old Trafford to face an in-form Manchester United side. Dan Rolinson and Mat Kendrick shift...
Ollie Watkins wins the first leg for Aston Villa in Lille!
Dan Rolinson and Mat Kendrick went LIVE after the full-time whistle in Lille to discuss Aston Villa's 0-1 victory in the first leg match of the Europa...
Lille vs Aston Villa: The calm before the storm...
Dan Rolinson checks in with John Townley, who has arrived in Lille, to discuss Unai Emery and Morgan Rogers' press conference. John McGinn's back, wha...
Europa League target, Champions League race & what's happened to Watkins?
The Villa Social returns with an Aston Villa roundtable, discussing the race for a top five finish in the Premier League, how far Emery's side will go...
Aston Villa head to Lille for the most important match of the season
Mat Kendrick, Dan Rolinson and John Townley get together to begin the build-up to Aston Villa's most important game of the season: The first leg of th...
Questioning Unai Emery, McGinn's return & the definition of insanity
Since Aston Villa's defeat to Chelsea, there have been almost 70 messages in the Mailbag, so it's time Dan Rolinson and John Townley tried their best...
Aston Villa HUMILIATED by Chelsea at Villa Park
Dan Rolinson and Mat Kendrick went live after returning home from Villa Park to discuss Aston Villa's timid defeat to Chelsea.
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Aston Villa simply cannot afford to lose against Chelsea
It's a huge game for Aston Villa on Wednesday as Unai Emery's side host Chelsea in a Champions League 6-pointer. So, we're rolling our Fanzone and Cla...
Tactical changes, World Cup impact & where are the bloody goals?
Dan Rolinson and John Townley are back to answer your Aston Villa questions from the Mailbag, it's a fresh week with a huge fixture coming up on Wedne...
The Villa Inquest: What's going wrong with Aston Villa?
Dan Rolinson and John Townley are live to debrief the Wolves defeat and get the game out of their system.
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Aston Villa embarrassingly AWFUL in defeat to Wolves
Dan Rolinson and Mat Kendrick discuss Aston Villa's embarrassing defeat to Wolves.
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1897 Group announce exciting plans to improve Villa Park atmosphere
Aston Villa have granted the 1897 Group space inside Villa Park to help boost the atmosphere for the remainder of the league season.
How Aston Villa can beat Wolves ft. Pau, Sancho and Tammy
As we begin our build up to Friday Night Football at Molineux, Dan Rolinson and John Townley listen to your thoughts and opinions on Wolves - and shar...
Unai Emery's points-per-game, improving defensively & where is Madjo?
Dan Rolinson and John Townley are LIVE for the midweek Claret & Blue Q&A.
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Ollie Watkins and the club that doesn't create enough chances
On today's Claret & Brew episode, we're going serious. It's time to address Aston Villa's lack of creativity up front and Ollie Watkins' form. Is it a...
The Chelsea theory, what Leon Bailey offers & is it time for Torres?
Dan Rolinson and John Townley answer your Aston Villa questions after the 1-1 draw against Leeds United.
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Tammy Abraham RESCUES a point for Aston Villa against Leeds
Dan Rolinson and Mat Kendrick give their post-match verdict on Aston Villa's 1-1 draw with Leeds United.
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Aston Villa UNLOCK Harvey Elliott... well, kind of
It can be revealed that the appearance-based trigger which would see Villa buy Harvey Elliott permanently from Liverpool applies only to Premier Leagu...
Leeds United: The first of two must win matches for Aston Villa
Dan Rolinson and John Townley preview Aston Villa's home match against Leeds United, massive opportunity for three points in the race for Champions Le...
Sancho's summer move, becoming more physical & Villa's long-term strategy
John Townley and Dan Rolinson go LIVE for an Aston Villa Q&A session.
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Bang-average Martinez, stubborn Emery and more Villa unpopular opinions
On this afternoon's Claret & Brew episode, Dan Rolinson, Mat Kendrick and John Townley (nice of you to join us) are reacting to YOUR Aston Villa unpop...
Big game pressure, discussing Villa's style of play & searching for positives
Dan Rolinson and John Townley answer your Aston Villa questions after Unai Emery's side exited the FA Cup in the fourth round.
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