Red, White, Claret & Blue

Part II of our 2024-25 Aston Villa FC season preview. We grade the remaining position groups and make some predictions on how the season will turn out. Bold prediction, Aston Villa revolutionizes the game and figures out how to start 12 players. IYKYK Please remember to like, subscribe, share, and review and follow the socials below for more updates: Instagram Facebook Twitter Make sure to check u...

We now turn our attention to Villa's upcoming season. Are we taking anything from Villa's poor preseason form? And WHAT. THE. VILLA. is going on with Jhon Duran (or more accurately), his agents? Is there any coming back for him? And we turn our attention to a position by position preview as we go deep on how confident we feel on Villa's strikers heading into this campaign. Please remember to like,...

So much we couldn't fit it all in one pod, we're back with episode II of our offseason recap. Grading new additions, Chris trying to sell Ohio as a desirable vacation destination (DISCLAIMER: We recorded before Villa embarrassed themselves in Columbus, but the convo was too funny to cut out), and our newest segment WHAT. THE. VILLA. where we put on our scrubs and provide our analysis of back-alley...

We are BACK! After a jam-packed June and July both in and out of the Villaverse, we finally begin our second season of Red, White, Claret & Blue by looking back at all the action of the past two months. We recap PSR and its implications for the future, as well as rate and analyze all of Villa's outgoing transfers. Stay tuned to your feeds - Part II will be coming later this week! Please rememb...

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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times... just a few weeks after resounding victories against Arsenal and Bournemouth, Aston Villa find themselves booted from Europe and nervously looking over their shoulder at an equally inept Tottenham side. Today we go over how we feel about the European Run and what Villa needs to do to get over the line in a Champions League place. Cold Water and...

Oof, not only did Aston Villa lose to Brighton, but the very promising Morgan "Kenny" Rogers was also lost to a hamstring injury. Think it's safe to say Unai got it wrong today, but what does that mean for trying to turn things around at Olympiakos later this week? We're here to explain! Please rate and review here on Spotify and don't forget to follow us on social and give u...

A frustrating day vs. Chelsea sees Aston Villa earn what still may turn out to be a valuable point as they zig zag their way to 4th place and a Champions League place. Where did Emery go wrong? What players are left? What can we expect in Greece? Oh, and all of you go apologize to our crepe-eating Swede. Please rate and review here on Spotify and don't forget to follow us on social and give us...

Villa have the potential to go 9 points clear of Spurs, but they'll need to get past a Chelsea team that has already caused them problems on multiple occasions this year. Predictions, Cold Water, and Apologies are all back! Please rate and review here on Spotify and don't forget to follow us on social and give us your hot takes in need of cold water! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

What a huge week for Aston Villa and the Villaratti everywhere! In this episode we look back at an emotional and nervy 120 minutes + penalties against Lille, analyzing what went wrong for large portions of both legs as well as what we have to look forward to in the Conference League Semis, before turning our attention to the trap-game-that-wasn't against Bournemouth. Apologies are demanded, an...

Villa had arguably their biggest result of the season, with a well-earned 2-0 victory over Arsenal. We'll explain the origin of "lemon booty" and why it perfectly encapsulates this Arsenal squad, all the good points that went right for Villa, and what we expect to carry into our 2nd leg UECL match vs. Lille. As always, we're demanding apologies and throwing some cold water on que...

AVFC were able to prevail over a very talented and, frankly, unlucky LOSC Lille side in the UEFA Conference League. With other EPL sides falling around them and every game now becoming must-win in our Champions League quest, we'll look into what this means for how Villa will approach their upcoming fixtures at Arsenal and in France as they try to build some final momentum for the stretch run o...

This past Sunday Aston Villa stumbled yet again at home in what is becoming a dangerous trend in 2024, drawing Brentford after being ahead 2-0. We'll discuss what went wrong in those horrible 9 minutes, but, as we always do, will still provide some points of optimism in Cold Water. And to close it out, we'll demand yet another apology - we're still waiting for someone to come on the sh...

Well that was... weird... From the release of the lineup, to Emi's subsequent absence, you knew this was going to be a weird match. Ultimately, no harm done in a match that Villa was never expected to get much from anyway. We'll analyze all the action, more importantly from the lens of what it means for the coming matches, and then we'll preview a must-win match vs. Brentford. We bet y...

It was a comfortable 2-0 victory for Aston Villa against the Wolverhampton Wanderers at Villa Park this week. We break down the excellent play across the pitch before addressing one cold water on the future of Nicolo "Zany" Zaniolo and then demand an apology from Gary O'Neil for his postmatch comments - Chris has to turn into an actual wizard to grant his ridiculous wishes. Please ra...

The international break has come and gone and Aston Villa are back at Villa Park for a showdown with a weakened, but still dangerous Wolves side. Join us for a tactical breakdown as we search for who will score for the away side before a particularly *~spicy~* Cold Water where we actually disagree! ....Sort of... Please rate and review here on Spotify and don't forget to follow us on social an...

This international break brings a bit of a different episode for us - we'll go game by game and predict the rest of the season for Aston Villa, Tottenham, and Manchester United and reveal what we think the final table will look like. Also, as long promised, Chris will do a deep dive on Aston Villa's books and pour some cold water on the incessant PSR and FFP fears being stoked online. Plea...

Zaniolo saves Villa's blushes and rescues a point away to West Ham United. In what's becoming a theme for Aston Villa this season, it was a game of two halves down in London. We'll break down the match that leaves Villa 3 points up on Spurs for 4th place heading into the international break, unveil a new segment 'The Church of Ange" and preview some fun new episodes we'll...

Five days really can make a world of difference for Aston Villa FC! The boys break down a carbon copy of Sunday's loss to Spurs, except this time it was Villa taking apart Ajax. We then turn our sights to West Ham on Sunday in what will be a major yardstick for Villa's ability to accomplish their goals over the remaining 10 matches of the season. Please rate and review here on Spotify and...

Oh boy, that was not what Villans everywhere envisioned happening today... We're back with a quick podcast to examine what went wrong for Aston Villa against Tottenham and, as per usual, provide some silver linings against the despondency. As always, Up the Villa and on to Ajax. Make sure to follow us on social and give us your hot takes in need of cold water! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Just in time for Sunday, we're back from a busy week in the Villaverse. Alex and Chris recap an utterly forgettable first leg against Ajax and make their predictions for Sunday's huge showdown with Tottenham. Make sure to follow us on social and give us your hot takes in need of cold water! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠ Make sure to che...

This podcast was shaping up to be a somber one until Lucas Digne came on to save Aston Villa's Blushes! We'll break down Aston Villa's entire match against Luton Town, explaining why we think the second half went so poorly. Good Points & Bad Points, an analysis of what Morgan "Kenny" Rogers brings to the side, and our usual Cold Water will take us out. Up the Villa! Make...

For the first time in a long time, we're back with a Match Preview! Alex and Covert-Hatters-Fan-Chris will cover all you need to know about our upcoming opponents, who to watch out for, and what we expect from Villa with some key names returning to training this week. Up the Villa! Make sure to follow us on social and give us your hot takes in need of cold water! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠...

Aston Villa get back to winning ways at home with a 4-2 victory over Nottingham Forest. We're back to break it all down including why the scoreline flattered the visitors and some incredible performances in the team before we throw some Cold Water (#rebrand) on some potentially scorching hot takes and celebrate some former Villans succeeding in MLS', including Dad. Make sure to follow us o...

Aston Villa traveled to Fulham and rolled out (largely) comfortable winners. Today, Chris and Alex analyze that result, particularly through the lens of what this might tell us about Emery's approach to the rest of the season. We then unveil a new segment - Lukewarm Takes - where we judge some of the opinions around the Villaverse to how how scorching hot or appropriately lukewarm they are. Le...