Claret & Blue Podcast

Fresh back from Unai Emery's press conference, John Townley joins Dan Rolinson to look ahead to a massive game at Villa Park this Saturday as Arsenal head to B6. (Streamed live.) Villa will be hoping to capitalise on the momentum of the victory against Man City and send out another statement to the rest of the league by beating Arsenal - which would make it fifteen Premier League home wins in a ro...

Dan Rolinson and Mat Kendrick react to an incredible win for Aston Villa against the treble winners Man City. What an unbelievable game of footballl, what a special night at Villa Park! 🎙🎙 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePod Dan Rolinson: https://twitter.com/DanRolinson Mat Kendrick: https://twitter.com/MatKendrick Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adch...

Dan Rolinson and John Townley are back with a Combined XI video powered by the ratings at WhoScored.com - this time, it's Aston Villa and Manchester City... do any Villa players actually make the cut?! Share your teams in the comments down below. 🎙🎙 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePod Dan Rolinson: https://twitter.com/DanRolinson John Townley: https://twitter.com/JohnTownley11...

Aston Villa face Manchester City and Arsenal this week in huge games at Villa Park with Unai Emery's side currently boasting a 100% win record at home. 🎙🎙 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePod Dan Rolinson: https://twitter.com/DanRolinson Mat Kendrick: https://twitter.com/MatKendrick Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join Dan Rolinson and Frankie Maguire as we look at Aston Villa's 2-2 draw with Bournemouth, a chaotic game in many respects finished with a stunning header by Ollie Watkins to secure a point on the south coast. 🎙🎙 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePod Dan Rolinson: https://twitter.com/DanRolinson Frankie Maguire: https://twitter.com/FrankieMaguire Learn more about your ad choice...

Dan Rolinson and John Townley look back on Villa's win against Legia Warsaw whilst looking ahead to a trip to Bournemouth in a big opportunity to gain some breathing room on teams around them in the top four race. 🎙🎙🎙 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePod Dan Rolinson: https://twitter.com/DanRolinson Mat Kendrick: https://twitter.com/MatKendrick John Townley: https://twitter.com/...

A strange evening at Villa Park tainted by the crowd trouble from the travelling Legia Warsaw supporters saw a strange atmosphere inside the ground. Dan Rolinson and Mat Kendrick share their initial thoughts on the night's events. 🎙🎙 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePod Dan Rolinson: https://twitter.com/DanRolinson Mat Kendrick: https://twitter.com/MatKendrick Learn more about y...

Ollie Watkins has 30 goal contributions - 20 goals and 10 assists - in 37 Premier League games under Emery. (Correct as of 29.11/23) Ollie Watkins is that guy. He's a 20 goal a season striker, essentially. Yet there's still elements of the Villa fanbase that suggest he needs to be sold and improved upon, why!? 🎙🎙 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePod Dan Rolinson: https://twitter...

Dan Bardell joins us on the podcast as he wants to chat about the January transfer window, and why Unai Emery shouldn't sign ANYONE to bolster his options for the second half of the season. 🎙🎙 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePod Dan Rolinson: https://twitter.com/DanRolinson Dan Bardell: https://twitter.com/DanRolinson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/a...

Dan Rolinson and John Townley reflect on Villa's Champions League credentials after a brilliant win away at Spurs. They answer your questions about Villa's long term ambitions and whether Aston Villa are actually in a title race?! (Surely not...) 🎙🎙 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePod Dan Rolinson: https://twitter.com/DanRolinson Mat Kendrick: https://twitter.com/MatKendrick Jo...

What a fantastic win that is for Unai Emery's Aston Villa who leap frog Spurs and sit 4th in the Premier League table! 🎙🎙 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePod Dan Rolinson: https://twitter.com/DanRolinson Neil Dunworth: https://twitter.com/LoveMcGrathpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

INSIDE BODYMOOR | Can Villa EXPLOIT Spurs' injury woes this weekend?! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're trying something new on Claret & Blue as we attempt to build a 'Combined XI' between Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur. The two sides have got off to a great start in the 23/24 Premier League campaign, but who actually makes it into our side? Get involved with your thoughts in the comments below. 🎙🎙 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePod Dan Rolinson: https://twitter.com/Dan...

Dan Rolinson and John Townley discuss why Aston Villa should be taken seriously by the so-called Big 6. Now, this isn't us saying "Yes, Villa ARE going to finish in the Top 5" but, we're saying "Villa SHOULD be taken seriously in the conversation" at the very least. 🎙🎙 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePod Dan Rolinson: https://twitter.com/DanRolinson John Townley: https://twitte...

Tactical analyst Jon Mackenzie (Tifo Football) joins us once again on the podcast to digest the brilliance of Unai Emery. We chat through Villa's decision to play a high line, John McGinn's resurgance and whether Villa can genuinely compete for the top four. (Spoiler, yes they can.) 🎙🎙 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePod Dan Rolinson: https://twitter.com/DanRolinson Mat Kendric...

Dan Rolinson, Mat Kendrick and John Townley have all been tasked with building the ultimate Aston Villa footballer. Using various body parts assigned to footballing attributes, the trio share their football Frankenstein monsters on today's show. Heading ability (head) - Vision (eyes) - Leadership (mouth) - Footballing brain (brain) - Torso/arms (strength) - Right leg - Left leg - Dribbling - Finis...

After what was a stop-start two years for Leon Bailey at Aston Villa, it seems he's finally found his place under Unai Emery. Working in a system that suits him, being impactful off the bench and playing with a smile on his face, Leon Bailey is in top form right now. 🎙🎙 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePod Dan Rolinson: https://twitter.com/DanRolinson John Townley: https://twitt...

Dan Rolinson and John Townley are here to chat all things Aston Villa after yet another victory at Villa Park. Aston Villa beat Fulham on Sunday to make it 13 in the Premier League on the spin, the pair also answer your questions. We also take a look at Ezri Konsa's inclusion in the England squad, and chat about Birmingham City too... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adch...

Dan Rolinson and John Townley are back with another episode of Inside Bodymoor where Aston Villa can match their 13-game streak of home wins should they beat Fulham this Sunday. 🎙🎙 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePod Dan Rolinson: https://twitter.com/DanRolinson Mat Kendrick: https://twitter.com/MatKendrick John Townley: https://twitter.com/JohnTownley11 Learn more about your a...

Dan Rolinson and John Townley take a deeper look at the win over AZ Alkmaar in this handy 20 minute video, to further elaborate on some of the finer points we overlooked on our Post Match Reaction. 🎙🎙 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePod Dan Rolinson: https://twitter.com/DanRolinson John Townley: https://twitter.com/JohnTownley11 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastch...

Join Dan Rolinson and Mat Kendrick as they share their immediate post match thoughts on the win over AZ Alkmaar 10 minutes after getting home from Villa Park. We also discuss our football pet peeves, and THAT dog costume... 🎙🎙 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePod Dan Rolinson: https://twitter.com/DanRolinson Mat Kendrick: https://twitter.com/MatKendrick Learn more about your ad...

It's another bumper Monday show for you this week as Dan Rolinson and John Townley look back on the defeat to Forest whilst looking ahead to the UECL game against AZ Alkmaar. We also answer your Aston Villa questions across a whole range of topics... 🎙🎙 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePod Dan Rolinson: https://twitter.com/DanRolinson John Townley: https://twitter.com/JohnTownle...

Dan Rolinson and Frankie Maguire discuss Aston Villa's frustrating defeat to Nottingham Forest at The City Ground. 🎙🎙 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePod Dan Rolinson: https://twitter.com/DanRolinson Frankie Maguire: https://twitter.com/FrankieMaguire Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jamie Carragher: "Villa should cherish Unai Emery while they can. It is a matter of time before an established Champions League club makes him an offer he can’t refuse." Dan Rolinson and John Townley are not happy with Carra's latest quotes (though most of his article is very good), this attitude that Villa should just 'accept their place' and Emery will 'jump ship' is just nonsense stuff. 🎙🎙 Foll...

We've a jam packed Inside Bodymoor show for you this week as John Townley reports back from Unai Emery's latest press conference. Dan and John look ahead to Villa's trip to Nottingham Forest, whilst John shares a tribute to the late Charlie Aitken. Matt Davies of the Garibaldi Red podcast also offers his verdict in the Opposition View. Charlie Aitken story: https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/f...