Claret & Blue Podcast

Dani from Bedford Lions admits herself she has 'fingers in a lot of pies' when it comes to Aston Villa. Whether it be working towards an improved environment for women in football via Villa Bellas, heading off on away days with Bedford Lions, or supporting Villans' physical & mental health with Villa Running Club. A keen runner, Dani also shares her tips for running the Great Birmingham Run - Dan,...

Ashley Preece joins us live from the Vitality Stadium after opening-day-defeat for Aston Villa.🎙🎙Keep up to date with our latest episodes: https://bit.ly/37960mRHalf-marathon: https://www.gofundme.com/f/claret-blue-x-great-birmingham-runSend a question to our podcast mail-bag: https://bit.ly/3kK9Y8uFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePodDan Rolinson: https://twitter.com/DanRolinson...

The brand new Premier League season is BACK and we are excited. It's Bournemouth up first for Steven Gerrard's Villa side. Straight back from the Villa press conference, Ashley Preece sits down to discuss Gerrard's comments, look at a predicted line-up and preview the Bournemouth clash.🎙🎙Keep up to date with our latest episodes: https://bit.ly/37960mRHalf-marathon: https://www.gofundme.com/f/clare...

Aston Villa return to Premier League action THIS weekend, and we're excited. We've talked a lot about formations, manager, midfield issues, transfers - but what about the *feeling* of it all? A new season brings hope, optimism, passion and we just cannot wait to get going. Fill in our fan-feeling survey here: https://data.reachplc.com/222092671503349🎙🎙Keep up to date with our latest episodes: http...

Villa and Proud's mission is to empower, support and build LGBTQ+ inclusion for fans, players and staff at Aston Villa Football Club. In today's podcast, Mat Kendrick finds out more, and how we can all do more to create a positive environment for ALL at Villa Park.🎙🎙Keep up to date with our latest episodes: https://bit.ly/37960mRFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePodSend a questio...

Goals for Leon Bailey and Diego Carlos see Aston Villa come from behind to beat Stade Rennais in France. Aston Villa are unbeaten in their pre-season across 5 games as they face Bournemouth in the Premier League opener, next weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's that time of year once again, as we sit down at the Aston Inn to look ahead to a brand new season for Aston Villa. Do Villa need another striker? Assessing the transfer window. How much pressure is on Steven Gerrard, and loads, loads more.🎙🎙🎙🎙Keep up to date with our latest episodes: https://bit.ly/37960mRFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePodMat Kendrick: https://twitter.com...

In July 2016, Stiliyan Petrov returned to pre-season testing with Aston Villa and played in a friendly match against Worcester City. Petrov wanted to play 'just one minute' to give people going through difficult times hope that recovery is possible. On today's episode, Dan Rolinson and Mat Kendrick sit down to reflect on Petrov's attempted comeback, and whether Roberto Di Matteo was right to not g...

illa's final game of their Australian Pre Season Tour ends in a 2-2 draw with Man United.🎙🎙Keep up to date with our latest episodes: https://bit.ly/37960mRFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePodSend a question to our podcast mail-bag: https://bit.ly/3kK9Y8uDan Rolinson: https://twitter.com/DanRolinsonAshley Preece: https://twitter.com/PreeceObserver Learn more about your ad choices...

3 wins in pre-season for Aston Villa. 6 scored, 0 conceded. 👏🏻Ashley Preece checks in live from the stadium in Australia, to report on another Villa win in pre-season.🎙🎙Keep up to date with our latest episodes: https://bit.ly/37960mRFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePodSend a question to our podcast mail-bag: https://bit.ly/3kK9Y8uDan Rolinson: https://twitter.com/DanRolinsonAs...

Each year Fantasy Premier League rolls round and I'm always well up for it. Come September, an international break takes place and I end up with playing an injured captain and I'm miles behind. This year will be different. I enlisted the help of FPL expert Tom Freeman from Fantasy Football Scout to help me get better at being a Fantasy Manager. Join our league: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/le...

Ashley Preece has touched-down in Townsville ahead of Aston Villa's 2nd pre-season tour game Down Under. Following on from victory against Leeds United on Sunday morning, Villa will play A-League side Brisbane Roar on Wednesday morning (UK Time)🎙🎙Keep up to date with our latest episodes: https://bit.ly/37960mRFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePodSend a question to our podcast mai...

🚨 LIVE from Australia, Ashley Preece reflects on Aston Villa's first victory Down Under. 🇦🇺Keep up to date with Ash's daily diary: https://bit.ly/37960mRFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePodDan Rolinson: https://twitter.com/DanRolinsonAshley Preece: https://twitter.com/PreeceObserver Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's been a busy few days for Aston Villa as pre-season life has ramped up. Victory at Walsall was followed by loan moves for Azaz and Sinisalo, whilst Gerrard bolstered his squad depth with left-back Augustinsson joining on loan. Up next, Leeds United, Brisbane Roar and Manchester United down in Australia! And our man at the Villa, Ash Preece, will be heading Down Under.🎙🎙Keep up to date with our...

Ashley Preece checks in from Walsall after Villa win their first pre-season run out 💪🏻🎙🎙Keep up to date with our latest episodes: https://bit.ly/37960mRFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePodSend a question to our podcast mail-bag: https://bit.ly/3kK9Y8uMat Kendrick: https://twitter.com/MatKendrickDan Rolinson: https://twitter.com/DanRolinson Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...

Steven Gerrard and his Aston Villa squad returned to Bodymoor Heath this week to begin their pre-season testing and training ahead of the new Premier League season. Moments missed in pre-season so far 🕵🏻‍♂️Diego Carlos' first day 🇧🇷Rory Wilson's move officially done 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Who is Aston Villa's most important player? 🤔🎙🎙Keep up to date with our latest episodes: https://bit.ly/37960mRFollow us on...

David Unsworth completed his £4 million move to Aston Villao n Thursday, July 23 1998. By the Saturday morning, Unsworth, now fully aware of the drudgery of an M6 commute, wanted to speak urgently to boss John Gregory at the training ground. “I think I’ve made an unbelievable mistake.”Here, we recall the bizarre story of David Unsworth's transfer u-turn.🎙🎙Keep up to date with our latest episodes:...

Aston Villa fan Jamie Green has cerebral palsy. Whilst the plans revealed by Aston Villa to revamp the North Stand have been greeted by excitement amongst supporters, there's also a demand from fans like Jamie to see Villa increase their number of wheelchair spaces, and accessibility options for disabled supporters.🎙🎙Keep up to date with our latest episodes: https://bit.ly/37960mRFollow us on Twit...

What Rob Bishop doesn't know about Aston Villa isn't worth knowing. Fact fans like us will probably already be in possession of the previous copy of Aston Villa: The Complete Record, which was published in 2010. Bish and his fellow statman Frank Holt have been grafting away to update the Complete Record with a new version that brings us bang up to date. There's so much tireless work that goes into...

Aston Villa have 36 players listed on their 'First Team' tab on the club website. So we sat down to assess them all, how they fit into Aston Villa's first team plans, or don't, for that matter! 🎙🎙Keep up to date with our latest episodes: https://bit.ly/37960mRFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePodSend a question to our podcast mail-bag: https://bit.ly/3kK9Y8uDan Rolinson: https://...

Dan Rolinson and Mat Kendrick caught up to list the definitive A-Z of all things Aston Villa. From shirts, to chants, to players, and moments in history, the two put together a list of 26 Aston Villa items, one for each letter of the alphabet. This was harder than you'd think, especially some of the problem letters, so send us your lists!🎙🎙Keep up to date with our latest episodes: https://bit.ly/3...

Josh Webb was a Next-Gen winner with Aston Villa in 2012-13 but was released by the club just three years later in July 2016. The 21 year old found himself at Kilmarnock and then back closer to home with Kidderminster Harriers and Coleshill Town. Josh's passion is coaching, now working with the U9's group at Aston Villa, and working as a PE teacher in a secondary school near his hometown. But what...

Aston Villa have been on quite the journey in the last few years...Build a side to get promoted ✅Build a side to stay in the Premier League ✅Build a side to reach European football ⏳ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A successful club side or national side... the sweet spot is both, of course! But the long running Club vs Country debate rolls on... Villa winning a trophy or England winning a tournament?🎙🎙Keep up to date with our latest episodes: https://bit.ly/37960mRFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePodSend a question to our podcast mail-bag: https://bit.ly/3kK9Y8uMat Kendrick: https://twitt...

Matt Davies caught up with LancashireLive's Blackpool FC correspondent to get the quick lowdown on what former Blackpool Head Coach Neil Critchley will bring to Aston Villa and Steven Gerrard's coaching team.🎙🎙Keep up to date with our latest episodes: https://bit.ly/37960mRFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePodSend a question to our podcast mail-bag: https://bit.ly/3kK9Y8uMatt Dav...