Claret & Blue Podcast

We asked for your anonymous confessions about anything Aston Villa a few weeks back and we had over 100 responses... from the controversial to the ridiculous on various managers, players and matchday routines. 🎙🎙🎙 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePod Dan Rolinson: https://twitter.com/DanRolinson John Townley: https://twitter.com/JohnTownley11 James Rushton: https://twitter.com/j...

Aston Villa ended their tour of the USA with a 3-3 draw with Brentford at FedExField in Maryland. Villa ended the tournament with an unbeaten record having drawn with Brentford after a win over Fulham in Orlando in midweek which came following another thrilling 3-3 draw with Newcastle United in Philadelphia. 🎙🎙 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePod Dan Rolinson: https://twitter.c...

John Townley sat down with Aston Villa club ambassador and former right-back Ahmed Elmohamady for an exclusive interview out in the USA. 🎙🎙 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 ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adcho...

Aston Villa defeated Fulham 2-0 in their latest Premier League Summer Series friendly at the Exploria Stadium in Orlando. Moussa Diaby doubled Villa's advantage after Jaden Philogene opened the scoring. 🎙🎙 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 podc...

John Townley reports back from Philadelphia at Aston Villa draw with Newcastle United in the Premier League Summer Series. Ollie Watkins opened the scoring whilst Emi Buendia netted the other 2 goals for Emery's side. 🎙🎙 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 choi...

John Townley checks in live from Philadelphia ahead of the Premier League Summer Series kicking off for Aston Villa with an opening game against Newcastle United. 🎙🎙 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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bayer Leverkusen have accepted Aston Villa’s offer and Moussa Diaby has accepted terms too. The deal should be finalised in a matter of days, pending a medical and signing the contracts. We caught up with Bundesliga expert Chris Williams to get the lowdown on what Aston Villa fans can expect from Moussa Diaby. 🎙🎙 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePod Dan Rolinson: https://twitter...

Dan Bardell joins us for an in-depth conversation about Unai Emery and all things Aston Villa, including the madness of the transfer window! 3 and a half years on from his last Claret & Blue appearance, Dan shares all on his work with The Athletic and some big changes coming to The Villa View. 🎙🎙 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePod Dan Rolinson: https://twitter.com/DanRolinson...

We spoke exclusively to Aston Villa right-back Matty Cash as he prepares for his fourth season with the club. Cash discussed how detailed Unai Emery's tactical meetings are, his own desire to improve as a footballer and how Villa can push on in the years to come. 🎙🎙 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePod Dan Rolinson: https://twitter.com/DanRolinson John Townley: https://twitter.c...

Aston Villa returned for pre-season action this afternoon in a 1-1 draw away at Walsall. It's wise to never read too much into a pre-season result, even more so - the first, however we take a look at the game and its key moments in our first Post Match Reaction of the season. 🎙🎙 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePod Dan Rolinson: https://twitter.com/DanRolinson John Townley: http...

Aston Villa make Pau Torres their second signing of the window, the centre half will be reunited with former boss Unai Emery. We caught up with Villarreal fan Jamie Kemble to get the lowdown on Torres, what he'll bring to Villa, his best attributes and loads more. 🎙🎙 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePod Dan Rolinson: https://twitter.com/DanRolinson Jamie Kemble: https://twitter....

The term 'Sliding Doors' was popularise in the late 90s after the film of the same name, a seemingly insignificant moment leading to a series of events. We identified 9 times Aston Villa faced a Sliding Doors moment where the history of the club could have been vastly different. Let us know your Aston Villa 'Sliding Doors' moments in the comments below. 🎙🎙🎙 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.co...

Aston Villa plan to demolish the North Stand in 12 months' time and complete building the new stand by the end of the 2025/26 season. The club are working tirelessly to improve transport links around Villa Park, and have drawn up short-term and long-term solutions to combat issues. 🎙🎙 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePod Dan Rolinson: https://twitter.com/DanRolinson John Townley...

We recently posted a video of our 'dream signings' in the hypothetical scenario that we had £150 million to spend at Aston Villa. To see who had the best window, we put those signings into Football Manager 2023 and allowed the game to simulate a full season. The results are... interesting! 🎙🎙 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePod Dan Rolinson: https://twitter.com/DanRolinson Mat...

On today's Claret & Blue episode we attempt to answer some of your Aston Villa questions... We take a look at Villa Park and whether building an entirely new stadium would appeal, how Unai Emery will manage the hectic Premier League & European football schedule and who will line up at centre back. Absolutely loads covered! 🎙🎙 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePod Dan Rolinson: ht...

A few weeks ago, before the new kit was launched with the round badge, we put our creative skills to the test to create a Villa crest of our own! Dan, John and Mat displayed their crests to kit expert Rob Warner for his brutally honest reviews… 🎙🎙🎙 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePod Dan Rolinson: https://twitter.com/DanRolinson Rob Warner: https://twitter.com/Real_Rob_Warner J...

Aston Villa's second signing of the window is set to be confirmed as Villarreal defender Pau Torres is to be reunited with his former boss Unai Emery in B6. The 26 year old Spanish international will cost Villa 'way less' than his rumoured release clause, with the deal expected to be around £31m. We gave our initial reaction to the move and where he fits into Aston Villa's already great defence. 🎙...

Alex 'Big Al' Butler was a masseur at Aston Villa between 2007 and 2020 - a 13 year career spanning 9 permanent managers, 1 relegation, 1 promotion and a load of stories to share with us. From joining the club at a time of Martin O'Neill's European tours to leaving Dean Smith's Villa side after staying up on the final day at West Ham. Alex shares his personal story about his near death experience...

On today's video we venture into the realms of the hypothetical. Let's say we woke up tomorrow in charge of Aston Villa's recruitment strategy armed with a whopping £150 million to spend. Who would we buy? Let us know who had the best transfer window, John or Dan - and, send us your suggestions of who YOU would sign. 🎙🎙 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePod Dan Rolinson: https://...

On today's episode of Claret & Blue - we're attempting to build the best Aston Villa XI from the Premier League era. We absolutely anticipate this to open a can of worms, so share your XIs with us on Twitter, our details are down below. Go easy on us! 🎙🎙🎙 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePod Mat Kendrick: https://twitter.com/MatKendrick Dan Rolinson: https://twitter.com/DanRolin...

Aston Villa have unveiled their new home kit for the 2023/24 campaign. Dan Rolinson and John Townley discuss the new home shirt, its design - featuring a new sponsor and the round badge! Villa have confirmed that current shield design will still have a place at Villa Park though... 🎙🎙 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePod Dan Rolinson: https://twitter.com/DanRolinson Mat Kendrick...

Aston Villa have appointed Monchi as their new president of football operations following a review of the club’s structure. He will report directly to Nassef Sawiris and Wes Edens after starting work at the start of July. Dan Rolinson and Villa reporter John Townley assessed the appointment and what tasks Monchi has in his in tray next month. 🎙🎙 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBlue...

We just can't get enough of Unai Emery. This is probably our 543rd podcast about the Villa head coach since his arrival last November, but, he's brilliant and we love talking about him. This podcast was recorded before the announcement of Monchi, but we take a look at Emery's long-term future at Aston Villa and the legacy he could build at B6. 🎙🎙 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBlu...

We take a look through the 33 players listed on the Villa website as 'First-team' players and decide whether they'll be part of Unai Emery's plans or if they'll be shipped out on loan - or even sold. Let us know your thoughts in the comments. 🎙🎙 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePod Dan Rolinson: https://twitter.com/DanRolinson Mat Kendrick: https://twitter.com/MatKendrick Learn...

It's that time of year again - the new Premier League fixtures are out! Join John Townley and Dan Rolinson to look at the key dates and assess how Villa's fixture list will handle the added Europa Conference League matches. 🎙🎙 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePod Dan Rolinson: https://twitter.com/DanRolinson John Townley: https://twitter.com/JohnTownley11 Learn more about your a...