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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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Aston Villa 2024/25 - The story so far & the final chapters to come...
Dan Rolinson, Mat Kendrick and John Townley are in the new Poddymoor Heath studio for the first time together to take a step back and assess Villa's season so…
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TRANSFER WINDOW ROUND UP: Unpacking Aston Villa's 2025 business
Dan Rolinson and John Townley discuss the end of the winter transfer window and reflect on Aston Villa's business. Axel Disasi, Marcus Rashford and Marco…
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DONE DEAL: Aston Villa sign Marco Asensio on loan from PSG
Dan Rolinson and John Townley share their thoughts on Aston Villa signing Marco Asensio on loan from Paris Saint-Germain. 🎙🎙 This podcast is sponsored by…
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DONE DEAL: Aston Villa sign Marcus Rashford on loan with an option to buy
Dan Rolinson and John Townley share their thoughts on Aston Villa signing Marcus Rashford on loan from Manchester United. 🎙🎙 This podcast is sponsored by…
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Inside Aston Villa's miserable night at Molineux
Dan Rolinson and Rob Warner share their views on Aston Villa's terrible performance against Wolves, as Unai Emery's side suffer a 2-0 defeat at Molineux. 🎙🎙…
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Villa's plans ahead of Deadline Day, Watkins to stay & Wolves away
Dan Rolinson and John Townley preview Aston Villa's trip to Molineux to face Wolves & also discuss Villa's plans for the remaining days of the transfer window…
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Aston Villa in the UCL: Next stages, potential opponents & beyond the R16
Dan Rolinson and John Townley break down Aston Villa's next steps in the UEFA Champions League, after beating Celtic on Matchday 8 at Villa Park, Unai Emery's…
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Morgan Rogers hat-trick sends Villa to the Champions League Last 16
Dan Rolinson and Mat Kendrick return from Villa Park to share their thoughts on Villa's massive win against Celtic in the Champions League. Victory at Villa…
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Aston Villa's must win Champions League clash with Celtic
Dan Rolinson and John Townley preview Aston Villa's final Champions League match of the league phase and it's a big one: Celtic at Villa Park. Aston Villa have…
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Villa's centre back crisis, Monchi's recruitment & "solving" PSR problems
Dan Rolinson and John Townley answer your Aston Villa questions after the 1-1 draw to West Ham, and prior to Villa's Champions League clash with Celtic. 🎙🎙…
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Aston Villa's post-Champions League hangover strikes again
Dan Rolinson and Mat Kendrick share their verdicts on Aston Villa's home Premier League match against West Ham, Unai Emery's side took the lead in an…
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West Ham again, Unai Emery on Jhon Duran & Matheus Cunha links...
Dan Rolinson and John Townley preview Aston Villa's home match against West Ham United whilst also share their thoughts on Unai Emery's comments on Jhon…
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Aston Villa in the Champions League: Do you want to bet against them?
Dan Rolinson and Rob Warner answer your Aston Villa questions after the Monaco disappointment, but it's a big week ahead with West Ham and Celtic on the…
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Aston Villa really poor in defeat away in the Champions League at Monaco
Dan Rolinson and Mat Kendrick share their thoughts on Aston Villa's defeat against Monaco, their final Champions League away match in the League Phase. 🎙🎙 This…
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Villa are within touching distance of the Champions League last 16
Dan Rolinson is joined by John Townley from his hotel room in Nice ahead of Aston Villa's final Champions League away match of the group phase. Unai Emery's…
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Aston Villa come from behind to spoil Mikel Arteta's title charge... again
Join Dan Rolinson and Rob Warner to reflect on Aston Villa's 2-2 draw against Arsenal in the Premier League. Unai Emery's side came from behind to get a point…
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Aston Villa have nothing to fear away against Arsenal
Dan Rolinson and John Townley preview Aston Villa's trip to the Emirates to face Arsenal on Saturday evening. Villa have steadily picked up results in the…
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Ollie Watkins' goal secures all 3 points for Villa away at Everton
Rob Warner joins Dan Rolinson on the Claret & Blue podcast as they give their instant reaction to Aston Villa's 0-1 win against Everton at Goodison Park. 🎙🎙…
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What Aston Villa can expect from new signing Donyell Malen
Dan Rolinson is joined by Carver and Jacob from the BVB Podcast to discuss what new Aston Villa signing Donyell Malen will bring to Unai Emery's side in 2025…
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Aston Villa must put Moyes' Everton to the sword at Goodison Park
Dan Rolinson and John Townley preview Aston Villa's trip to Everton to face David Moyes' side for the final time at Goodison Park. 🎙🎙 This podcast is sponsored…
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Aston Villa's playing style, right-back-rotation & Watkins to Arsenal
Mat Kendrick joins Dan Rolinson for this week's edition of the Q&A as they tackle your Aston Villa questions after the win against West Ham in the FA Cup. 🎙🎙…
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Aston Villa stumble into the FA Cup 4th round after win against West Ham
Dan Rolinson and Mat Kendrick share their thoughts on Aston Villa's win against West Ham in the FA Cup 3rd round. 🎙🎙 This podcast is sponsored by NordVPN, for…
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Aston Villa's January Transfers | Malen, Mingueza and Philogene
Aston Villa are expected to be busier than the end of the summer transfer window this January as Unai Emery looks to recruit a couple of players for a push…
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Digne or Maatsen, Duran's suspension & how Villa will approach the FA Cup
After a break over the Christmas period, our weekly Aston Villa Q&A sessions are back! Loads to discuss on this one, including Villa's approach to the FA Cup…
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Exactly what Aston Villa need to do to qualify for Europe again
Dan Rolinson and John Townley assess Aston Villa's first half of the Premier League season and the task ahead of them to finish in the European places for the…
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Aston Villa start 2025 with "ugly win" against Leicester
Dan Rolinson and Mat Kendrick share their thoughts on Aston Villa's first Premier League win of 2025, as Unai Emery's side beat relegation candidates Leicester…
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The 8 New Year's Resolutions for Aston Villa in 2025
Dan Rolinson and Rob Warner identify 8 New Year's Resolutions Aston Villa can make in 2025 and it could have been a lot more. Villa have a lot to work on in…
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Aston Villa's 2024 fizzles out with a draw at home to Brighton
Dan Rolinson and Neil Dunworth react to Aston Villa's 2-2 draw against Brighton, the final fixture of 2024. 🎙🎙 This podcast is sponsored by NordVPN, for the…
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Aston Villa's St James' Park curse lives on for another year...
Join Dan Rolinson and Rob Warner as we react to Aston Villa's defeat away at Newcastle United on Boxing Day. 🎙🎙 This podcast is sponsored by NordVPN, for the…
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Mat Kendrick's Villa Voicenotes - Let's talk about our big Claret & Blue Christmas Special
Hello you Villa Voicenoters, been a while hasn't it? You might have seen, we've posted our big Christmas Special episode this weekend, but it's a visual feast…
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Aston Villa beat "useless" Man City side at Villa Park... again
Dan Rolinson and Mat Kendrick react to Aston Villa's 2-1 victory against Man City in the Premier League. 🎙🎙 This podcast is sponsored by NordVPN, for the best…
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Can Aston Villa pile on the misery for Man City?
Join Dan Rolinson and John Townley to preview Aston Villa's home game against Man City, as Unai Emery will be hoping to pile on the misery of Pep Guardiola's…
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Aston Villa's in-game management has to improve, and quickly
Dan Rolinson and John Townley answer another round of your Aston Villa questions after Unai Emery's side lost to Nottingham Forest on Saturday. 🎙🎙 This podcast…
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Villa denied chance to go 4th after late defeat at Forest
Dan Rolinson is joined by James Rushton to share their instant reaction to Aston Villa's 2-1 defeat away at Nottingham Forest. 🎙🎙 This podcast is sponsored by…
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Will Aston Villa make it 4 wins on the spin against Forest?
Dan Rolinson and John Townley preview Aston Villa's trip to the City Ground on Saturday to face Nottingham Forest. 🎙🎙 This podcast is sponsored by NordVPN, for…
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Aston Villa take another step towards the Champions League Round of 16
Dan Rolinson and Rob Warner share their instant reaction to Aston Villa's 3-2 away win against RB Leipzig in the Champions League. 🎙🎙 This podcast is sponsored…
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The story behind the infamous design of the Champions League trophy
Inviting Colin Abbott into the podcast studio is always a sure fire way of going down the most random tangents about Aston Villa history. In this podcast, it's…
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Unpredictable Premier League, the Watkins x Duran dilemma & RB Leipzig preview
Absolutely loads to discuss on today's Claret & Blue podcast as Dan Rolinson and John Townley look back on Southampton (a bit) and discuss the unpredictable…
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Jhon Duran's winner makes it back-to-back wins for Aston Villa
Mat Kendrick and Dan Rolinson hop onto the podcast after returning home from Villa Park to discuss Aston Villa's 1-0 win against Southampton. 🎙🎙 This podcast…
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Aston Villa must beat Southampton to continue to build their confidence
Dan Rolinson and John Townley preview Aston Villa's home match against Southampton as Unai Emery's side look to make it back-to-back wins for the first time…
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Aston Villa enjoy the sweet taste of victory at long last
Dan Rolinson and Mat Kendrick share their instant reaction to Aston Villa's 3-1 win over Brentford in the Premier League. 🎙🎙 This podcast is sponsored by…
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Overachieving vs Underachieving: What are Aston Villa?
Dan Rolinson and John Townley are back with a shorter Q&A episode this week in the build-up to a massive couple of games at Villa Park with Brentford and…
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What has happened to Unai Emery's Aston Villa?!
Dan Rolinson and Neil Dunworth discuss Aston Villa's 3-0 defeat away at Chelsea. 🎙🎙 This podcast is sponsored by NordVPN, for the best discount visit…
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Can Aston Villa get back to winning ways against Chelsea?
John Townley and Dan Rolinson preview Aston Villa's trip to Stamford Bridge to face Chelsea in the Premier League. 🎙🎙 This podcast is sponsored by NordVPN, for…
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Aston Villa held to draw with Juventus after "very soft" referee decision
Dan Rolinson and Mat Kendrick hop on the podcast for a late night chat about Aston Villa's Champions League 0-0 draw with Juventus. 🎙🎙 This podcast is…
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What Aston Villa can expect from Juventus at Villa Park
Dan Rolinson is joined by Alasdair Mackenzie, a freelance journalist specialising in Italian football, to get the lowdown on this week's Champions League…
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Poor defending, penalty takers & the "Rip it up and start again" mentality
Dan Rolinson and John Townley discuss another set of your Aston Villa questions after the draw against Crystal Palace. Who takes our next penalty? Why can't we…
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Aston Villa's winless run continues after draw against Palace
Mat Kendrick and Dan Rolinson share their instant reaction to Villa's 2-2 draw against Crystal Palace. 🎙🎙 This podcast is sponsored by NordVPN, for the best…
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Konsa, Kamara, Onana & Ramsey all to miss out for Villa against Palace
Aston Villa are back and so is our Inside Bodymoor show! John Townley has been chatting with Unai Emery this afternoon at Bodymoor Heath and shares all with us…
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Morgan Rogers going nowhere, January planning & Return of the Doug
Dan Rolinson and John Townley are backing talking football as Unai Emery's Aston Villa side are nearly back in action! It's been a long old international…
Claret & Blue PodcastThe Villa Social | Five Villa mates open up about men's mental health
On November's episode of The Villa Social, we wanted to use the time to talk about Men's Mental Health - a topic that, by it's nature, is not talked about…
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Aston Villa saved my life and inspired this 150 year labour of love
As we approach Aston Villa’s landmark anniversary, two large-format 420-page coffee table books have been produced to commemorate the occasion. Aston Villa…
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Villa's transfer failings, Konsa's best position & annoying camera cutaways
Dan Rolinson and Mat Kendrick answer your Villa questions as Unai Emery's side rack up their fourth consecutive defeat. There's plenty of concerns to discuss…
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Mat Kendrick's Villa Voicenotes - The curious world of strange Aston Villa merchandise & memorabilia
Hello, been a while hasn't it? Well, I'm back. Mat Kendrick here with another of my rambling Villa Voicenotes. I've been scouring the internet recently for…
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Salah's quality shines through as Aston Villa lose at Liverpool
Dan Rolinson and Matt Lynch give their instant reactions to Aston Villa's defeat against Liverpool in the Premier League. 🎙🎙 This podcast is sponsored by…
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Youri Tielemans to face late fitness test for Villa's trip to face Liverpool
John Townley reports back from Bodymoor Heath ahead of Aston Villa's trip to Liverpool, as Unai Emery's side will hope to bring a run of 3 consecutive defeats…
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Tyrone Mings' handball madness costs Villa in the Champions League
Dan Rolinson and Mat Kendrick hop on the podcast to give their instant reaction to Aston Villa's defeat against Club Brugge in the UEFA Champions League. 🎙🎙…
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John McGinn's role, defensive changes & big game pressure
Dan Rolinson and John Townley record a LIVE episode of their weekly Q&A show as they answer some of your questions after the Spurs defeat. It's a big week in…
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POST MATCH REACTION: Tottenham 4-1 Aston Villa
Dan Rolinson and Rob Warner share their thoughts on Aston Villa's 4-1 defeat away against Tottenham Hotspur. 🎙🎙🎙 This podcast is sponsored by NordVPN, for the…
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Tottenham vs Aston Villa: The battle begins for a Champions League spot
Unai Emery's Aston Villa will head to the Tottenham Hotspur stadium on Sunday where the battle for a Champions League spot begins. Dan Rolinson and John…