Claret & Blue - An Aston Villa Podcast

Welcome to Claret & Blue - An Aston Villa Podcast. Hosted by Dan Rolinson, Mat Kendrick & John Townley. On this podcast feed, we'll be posting a minimum of three new episodes per week throughout the 2025/26 Premier League season.

We look forward to talking all things Aston Villa with you as Unai Emery takes us on a Europa League Tour. Please follow the feed and get involved with the show. UTV!

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PRE SEASON DEBRIEF: Man United 2-2 Aston Villa
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/37960mR Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePod Send a question to our...
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PRE SEASON DEBRIEF: Aston Villa 1-0 Brisbane Roar
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/37960mR...
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Claret & Blue Podcast #110 | I PICKED MY FPL TE...
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...
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Claret & Blue Podcast #109 | ASH DOWN UNDER | A...
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) 🎙🎙...
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PRE SEASON DEBRIEF: Aston Villa 1-0 Leeds United
🚨 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/37960mR Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePod Dan Rolinson:...
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Claret & Blue Podcast #108 | ASH DOWN UNDER | W...
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...
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PRE-SEASON DEBRIEF: Walsall 0-4 Aston Villa
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/37960mR Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePod Send a question to our podcast...
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Claret & Blue Podcast #107 | ASTON VILLA RETURN...
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...
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VILLA REWIND | David Unsworth's Aston Villa tra...
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...
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Aston Villa's grand designs - and the fans the ...
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...
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Rob Bishop and the making of the 'Aston Villa B...
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...
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ALL 36 ASTON VILLA FIRST TEAM PLAYERS RANKED | ...
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:...
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THE A-Z OF ALL THINGS ASTON VILLA | Claret & Bl...
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...
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WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE RELEASED BY ASTON VILLA | ...
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....
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Claret & Blue Podcast #104 | ASTON VILLA'S TRAN...
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 ⏳
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CLARET & BLUE DEBATE: Trophy success with Villa...
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:...
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Claret & Blue Podcast #103 | WHAT CAN VILLA EXP...
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...
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Claret & Blue Podcast #102 | BEALE LEAVES, CARL...
Michael Beale leaves Steven Gerrard's coaching team at Aston Villa to take up the QPR Head Coach position, we wish him all the best. But what does this mean for Villa? Gerrard must now make sure his next coaching appointment is spot on. Aston Villa...
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BREAKING: Diego Carlos joins Aston Villa from S...
Another Aston Villa signing through the doors at Bodymoor Heath, the season only ended 4 days ago! Welcome to Aston Villa, Diego Carlos!
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Claret & Blue Podcast #101 | THE ASTON VILLA 20...
It's that time again as we sit down at the Aston Inn to review Aston Villa's 2021/22 Premier League season. Dan Rolinson was joined by Pat Rowe, Ashley Preece and Mat Kendrick to look back on the league campaign, cup exits and managerial changes....
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AVFC EXTRA | Aston Villa confirm signing of Bou...
A proper defensive midfielder, at last! Aston Villa confirm the signing of free agent Boubacar Kamara who joins the club from Marseille. Steven Gerrard was a key figure in Kamara's move to B6. Let's take a look at his strengths and weaknesses in a...
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POST MATCH DEBRIEF: Manchester City 3-2 Aston V...
Manchester City are Premier League champions after a crazy, crazy game at the Etihad this afternoon. 🎙🎙 Keep up to date with our latest episodes: https://bit.ly/ClaretAndBlueNewsletter Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePod...
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POST MATCH DEBRIEF: Aston Villa 1-1 Burnley
That's that then! Aston Villa's 19th and final home game of the season ended in a 1-1 draw with relegation threatened Burnley. After the 1-1 draw with Palace at home on the weekend, it all feels a bit flat with Villa likely to finish 14th in the...
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POST MATCH DEBRIEF: Aston Villa 1-1 Crystal Palace
Mat Kendrick and Dan Rolinson jump on the podcast as Aston Villa's penultimate home game of the season ends in a 1-1 draw against Crystal Palace. 🎙🎙 Keep up to date with our latest episodes: https://bit.ly/37960mR Follow us on Twitter:...
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POST MATCH DEBRIEF: Aston Villa 1-2 Liverpool
Aston Villa fell to a 2-1 defeat at home to Premier League title-chasing Liverpool on Tuesday night after going ahead through Douglas Luiz. Villa played well, it was a really good performance going "toe to toe with one of the best teams in the...
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