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Claret & Blue Podcast
Welcome to Claret & Blue - a podcast about all things Aston Villa. Hosted by Dan Rolinson & John Townley, we'll be covering every step of the way as Unai Emery takes the club on another Champions League adventure. John Townley brings insight and opinion from the press box as he follows Aston Villa home, away and across Europe whilst also attending Unai Emery’s press conferences. Joined by Dan Rolinson, a Villa season ticket holder for almost 20 years, the duo breaks down every match, transfer…
Episodes
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Maatsen and Malen sink Maccabi at Villa Park
Join Dan Rolinson and Mat Kendrick to discuss Villa's Europa League win against Macabbi Tel Aviv. 🎙🎙 GET 20% OFF at FPRO: https://fpro.com/claretandblue…
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Building an Aston Villa XI using 11 DIFFERENT managers!
On this week's Claret & Brew, Dan Rolinson, Mat Kendrick and John Townley attempt to build their Aston Villa XIs using players from 11 different managers. In a…
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Watkins' lack of goals and Villa's RUBBISH chance creation stats
Dan Rolinson and John Townley answer another batch of your Aston Villa questions with the vast majority surrounding Ollie Watkins' lack of goals and the low…
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Emi Martinez MISTAKE kills Villa at Anfield
Join Dan Rolinson and Neil Dunworth after the full-time whistle to discuss Aston Villa's defeat to Liverpool at Anfield as Emi Martinez's first half mistake…
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Slot under pressure, Watkins needs a goal & Buendia's injury
Join Dan Rolinson and John Townley for the Villa Fanzone in the build up to Liverpool. 🎙🎙 EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/claretandblue Try it…
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You'd be foolish to write off Unai Emery's Aston Villa
After 4 consecutive wins in the Premier League, Aston Villa find themselves 3 points off 2nd place and level on points with this weekend's opponent: Liverpool…
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Konsa's true value, the Harvey Elliott conspiracy & ignoring pundits on Villa
Dan Rolinson and John Townley visit Hockley Social Club to take on a batch of your Aston Villa questions on Mailbag Monday after Villa beat Man City at Villa…
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Emery gets one over on Guardiola AGAIN as Villa beat City
Dan Rolinson and Mat Kendrick return from Villa Park to share their thoughts on Villa's 1-0 win against Man City in the Premier League. 🎙🎙 EXCLUSIVE NordVPN…
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THE VILLA FANZONE: Aston Villa vs Man City
Dan Rolinson and John Townley look ahead to Aston Villa's home match against Man City where Emery's side will need to put the wrongs of Go Ahead Eagles right…
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Inside Villa's EMBARRASSING performance against Go Ahead Eagles
Dan Rolinson and Mat Kendrick are live straight after the full-time whistle to discuss Aston Villa's poor defeat away at Go Ahead Eagles in the Europa League…
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The 9 biggest Aston Villa "WTF" moments
On this week's Claret & Brew: Dan Rolinson John Townley and Mat Kendrick each bring 3 Aston Villa "WTF" moments to the table to put together some of the…
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Inside Spurs' hospitality ft. free cocktails and a delicious three points
Dan Rolinson and Mat Kendrick were lucky enough to be invited to the new Tottenham Stadium to enjoy hospitality tickets AND see Unai Emery's Aston Villa make…
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Villa earn MASSIVE win against Spurs after Buendia banger & Rogers rocket
Dan Rolinson and John Townley are home from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to share their views on a huge win for Unai Emery's Aston Villa. 🎙🎙 EXCLUSIVE NordVPN…
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THE VILLA FANZONE: Tottenham vs Aston Villa
Premier League football is back! Aston Villa head to London this Sunday to face Spurs to try and make it five consecutive wins in all competitions. Dan…
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The Villa Park Debate - When is it time to move on?
On this week's Claret & Brew - and with a trip to the shiny Spurs stadium approaching - Dan Rolinson, Mat Kendrick and John Townley debated the merits of Aston…
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Emery's approach, Watkins' injury & the truth about Morgan Rogers
Dan Rolinson and John Townley met up to answer another round of your Aston Villa questions as we start to build up to Spurs. On Emery's approach to lacking…
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10 things we've learned about Aston Villa this season
It's been a bumpy start to Aston Villa's season but it appears Unai Emery's side have turned a corner in the last couple of weeks. So, in this episode, Dan…
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Baffling blind spot, special sponsors and Second City scorers - Dan vs John #2
In October's quiz episode - inspired by ITV show Tenable - Mat Kendrick puts Dan Rolinson and John Townley's knowledge to the test in a variety of Aston Villa…
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Is this the real Aston Villa at last?
Dan Rolinson and John Townley return to Poddymoor Heath as Villa make it four wins on the spin! They answer another round of your Aston Villa questions on…
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Aston Villa's Donyell double drops Burnley in relegation trouble
Join Mat Kendrick and Dan Rolinson to unpack all the action from Villa Park as Aston Villa beat Burnley 2-1 with a brace from Donyell Malen. 🎙🎙 EXCLUSIVE…
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THE VILLA FANZONE: Aston Villa vs Burnley
Dan Rolinson and John Townley look ahead to Villa's home match against Burnley when Unai Emery's side can make it four wins in four - in all competitions. 🎙🎙…
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Aston Villa WIN AGAIN in the Europa League!
Dan Rolinson and Mat Kendrick are LIVE to talk through Aston Villa's away win in Rotterdam against Feyenoord in the 2nd Europa League match of the League…
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Villa return to Rotterdam: Feyenoord vs Aston Villa
Dan Rolinson and John Townley look ahead to Aston Villa's trip to Rotterdam to face Feyenoord in the Europa League.🎙🎙 🎙🎙 EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼…
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My Top 5 Aston Villa away matches in EUROPE!
Aston Villa have played more games away in Europe over the past 2 seasons than they have for a long time and John Townley has been at every one (besides…
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Guessand review, time for Elliott & McGinn in the middle
Dan Rolinson and John Townley head back to Villa Park to answer a round of your Aston Villa questions after Unai Emery's side notched their first win of the…
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Aston Villa FINALLY off the mark after WIN against Fulham
Dan Rolinson and Mat Kendrick report back from Villa Park to discuss Aston Villa's win against Fulham - their first of the 2025/26 Premier League season. 🎙🎙…
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THE VILLA FANZONE: Aston Villa vs Fulham
Dan Rolinson and John Townley launch the Villa Fanzone - a brand new fan-led opinion show where you can set the agenda for the episode. Post-Bologna and…
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Aston Villa BEAT Bologna in Europa League opener!
Dan Rolinson is joined by Mat Kendrick after the first Europa League game of the season as Aston Villa beat Bologna 1-0 thanks to a John McGinn goal. 🎙🎙…
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The Big Aston Villa Europa League debate!
Dan Rolinson and John Townley discuss Villa's venture into the Europa League. The pressure on going to win the competition and whether it's failure if they…
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Will Aston Villa navigate through awful period?
Dan Rolinson and John Townley meet to discuss all things Aston Villa. It's another bumper episode of the Claret & Blue podcast as we tackle your questions…
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BREAKING: Monchi departs Aston Villa
Dan Rolinson and John Townley hop on an emergency live podcast to discuss Monchi's exit from Aston Villa. 🎙🎙 EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼…
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Aston Villa's struggles continue after draw with 10-man Sunderland
Join Dan Rolinson and Matt Lynch post-match to discuss Aston Villa's 1-1 draw with 10 man Sunderland. 🎙🎙 EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼…
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GUILLEM BALAGUE: Aston Villa are still on the rise despite poor start
Dan Rolinson invited Guillem Balague into Poddymoor Heath HQ to discuss his new book 'Rise of the Villans' and Aston Villa's start to the season. With insight…
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Aston Villa's character tested in crucial Sunderland clash
Dan Rolinson and John Townley discuss Aston Villa's trip to the North East to face newly-promoted Sunderland. 🎙🎙 EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼…
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Harry Redknapp's 50p, Lambert's printed tweets & excuse Houllier's French...
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Carabao Cup exit, inside the dressing room & more of the same rubbish
Dan Rolinson and John Townley discuss Aston Villa's defeat to Brentford in the cup and whether things will change in time for Sunderland. 🎙🎙 EXCLUSIVE NordVPN…
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What is going wrong at Aston Villa?
Just about everything... Dan Rolinson and John Townley meet to discuss the latest around Aston Villa and answer your questions after another miserable…
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Uninspiring Aston Villa fail to score again...
Join Dan Rolinson and Neil Dunworth to discuss Aston Villa's 0-0 draw away at Everton. Four games, no goals. 🎙🎙 EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼…
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Everton vs Aston Villa: In-form Grealish, new stadium to tick off & Elliott's position
Dan Rolinson and John Townley are back as Premier League action returns for Aston Villa with a trip to the Hill Dickinson stadium for the first time. 🎙🎙…
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Quality question & versatile options - Aston Villa's 2025/26 squad
Dan Rolinson and John Townley return to Poddymoor Heath HQ to the Tactics Corner to discuss Aston Villa's squad depth for the 2025/26 season - until January at…
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Claret & Blue Quiz - Dan vs John #1
Mat Kendrick will put the wits of Dan Rolinson and John Townley to the test once a month in a new Claret & Blue quiz show. As pilot episodes go, this may be…
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The Liverpool perspective on what Harvey Elliott brings to Villa
Dan Rolinson is joined by Josh Williams, the author of Data Game, to get the lowdown on what Harvey Elliott will bring to Aston Villa.🎙🎙 EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal…
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Fresh start feeling, captain Tielemans & making no excuses
Dan Rolinson and John Townley head to Villa Park to answer another batch of your Aston Villa questions.🎙🎙 EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼…
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The Chelsea perspective on what Jadon Sancho will bring to Villa
Dan Rolinson is joined by Chelsea reporter Bobby Vincent for a lowdown on what Aston Villa fans can expect from loan signing Jadon Sancho. 🎙🎙 EXCLUSIVE NordVPN…
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The BEST & WORST of Aston Villa's loan transfers
Aston Villa have made some cracking loan signings over the years, and some absolutely woeful ones. On today's Claret & Brew: Dan, Mat and John discuss some of…
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Wrapping up Aston Villa's 2025 summer transfer window
Dan Rolinson was LIVE for a mega 3 and a half hour Deadline Day stream on Monday night. This podcast is an extract of that stream as John Townley joins Dan to…
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TRANSFER UPDATE: Harvey Elliott & Jadon Sancho
Dan Rolinson and John Townley give a transfer update on Aston Villa's deadline day moves for Man United's Jadon Sancho and Liverpool's Harvey Elliott. 🎙🎙…
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Not good enough.
Dan Rolinson and Mat Kendrick share their thoughts on Villa's defeat to Crystal Palace and, inevitably, Emi Martinez... 🎙🎙 EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼…
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TRANSFER LATEST: Lucas Paquetá & Emi Martinez...
Dan Rolinson and John Townley catch up for a Sunday morning chat about the current state of play in the transfer window with one day to go. 🎙🎙 EXCLUSIVE…
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Starting Malen, Asensio transfer latest & changing the Palace narrative
Dan Rolinson and John Townley preview Aston Villa's 2nd home match of the season as bogey side Crystal Palace travel to B6. They also discuss the latest…
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FEYENOORD, FENERBAHCE, BASEL - Reaction to Aston Villa's Europa League draw
The moment is finally here, Aston Villa's Europa League draw!Dan Rolinson and John Townley filmed their live reactions together as the draw unfolded, and this…
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Lucky shirts, magic walking sticks & leaving money in the Villa Park toilets
In the 2nd edition of "Claret & Brew", Dan Rolinson is joined by John Townley and Mat Kendrick to tackle the subject of superstitions in football. 🎙🎙 EXCLUSIVE…
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Needing transfers, reasons for positivity & the cursed black kit
Dan Rolinson and John Townley open up the "Olof Mailbag" after the first defeat of the season to answer another batch of your Villa questions... LIVE! 🎙🎙…
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Disastrous afternoon for ATROCIOUS Aston Villa against Brentford
Join Dan Rolinson and Rob Warner to reflect on Aston Villa's second game of their season, their first away trip, against Brentford. 🎙🎙 EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼…
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Beating Brentford, minutes for Malen & the CB conundrum
Dan Rolinson and Rob Warner preview Aston Villa's first away match of the new season as Unai Emery's side faces Brentford. 🎙🎙 EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼…
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Aston Villa: Feisty one you are...
Dan Rolinson, Mat Kendrick and John Townley discuss Aston Villa standing up for themselves. Whether that be Emery biting back in an interview, McGinn and Mings…
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Nicolas Jackson linked, Bailey loaned to Roma & Cash back to Forest?
Dan Rolinson and John Townley discuss the latest Aston Villa transfer lines as Chelsea look to offload Nicolas Jackson, Leon Bailey completes a loan move to…
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An unfiltered conversation on modern football as Villa’s lofty ambitions BLOCKED
Dan Rolinson and John Townley have an unfiltered conversation about the state of the Premier League and where modern football is heading. Limiting financial…
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Frustrated Malen, priority signings & Tielemans' best role
Dan Rolinson and John Townley take the Q&A on the road for the first time to answer your Aston Villa questions after the opening weekend of the season. 🎙🎙…
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10-man Villa hold on for point against Newcastle United
Dan Rolinson is joined by Mat Kendrick after Aston Villa's first game of the season against Newcastle United at Villa Park. Ezri Konsa was sent off in the…