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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The FUNNIEST moments from our Claret & Blue pod...
The time an Aston Villa youth player did a poo in a football boot, Lee Hendrie didn't crash a golf buggy, Steve Froggatt dressed as a lion and John Gregory bought a second fridge for his complimentary Muller yoghurts... Here's a compilation of the...
18 min
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John Gregory in his brilliant and most in-depth...
What a storyteller former Aston Villa player, coach and manager John Gregory is. From his route into football, wearing every outfield shirt, discovering coaching, flogging Muller yoghurts to FA Cup Final regrets, developing players and his love of...
155 min
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Claret & Blue Podcast #74 | THE SUMMER ASTON VI...
With the 2020/21 season over, we sat down together to answer some of your Aston Villa questions from social media. Transfers, Tammy Abraham, aims for next season, Europa League, dream podcast guest - absolutely loads covered in this episode!
37 min
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Claret & Blue Podcast #73 | THE ASTON VILLA END...
It's been a fun journey over the past 38 games that sees Aston Villa finish on 55 points in 11th place, a season that ultimately petered out but offered many moments of magic along the way.
31 min
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POST MATCH REACTION: Aston Villa 2-1 Chelsea
Fans are back, Villa win, what a day. 😍😍
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POST MATCH REACTION: Spurs 1-2 Aston Villa
That was more like it Villa! After a poor performance against Palace, Dean Smith's team bounced back with a big win away at Tottenham. πŸŽ™πŸŽ™πŸŽ™ Keep up to date with our latest episodes: https://bit.ly/ClaretAndBlueNewsletter Follow us on Twitter:...
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POST MATCH REACTION: Crystal Palace 3-2 Aston V...
Can we just end the season now, please? πŸ˜– Keep up to date with our latest episodes: https://bit.ly/ClaretAndBlueNewsletter Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePod Dan Rolinson: https://twitter.com/DanRolinson Ashley Preece:...
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POST MATCH REACTION: Aston Villa 0-0 Everton
Aston Villa play out a goalless draw with Everton at Villa Park, but the biggest news of the night is the return of Jack Grealish... ----------------------------------------------------------------- Keep up to date with our latest episodes:...
33 min
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PRE SEASON, NEW KITS, TRANSFERS, GREALISH | Ans...
Dan Rolinson put your questions to our Villa reporter Ashley Preece. Douglas Luiz's role and Man City buy-back clause The Villa players with expiring contracts What is Jack Grealish's injury? The new Bodymoor Heath training centre When are the new...
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POST MATCH REACTION: Aston Villa 1-3 Manchester...
The 26 (twenty-six) year wait for a league win against Man United at Villa Park goes on...
28 min
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POST MATCH REACTION: Everton 1-2 Aston Villa
Anwar El Ghazi netted the winner for Villa at Goodison Park on Saturday to keep a faint, faint hope of Europa League qualification alive. 5 games to go... πŸŽ™πŸŽ™πŸŽ™ Keep up to date with our latest episodes: https://bit.ly/ClaretAndBlueNewsletter Follow us...
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WHAT ASTON VILLA LEARNED FROM WEST BROM DRAW | ...
Is it last chance saloon for Keinan Davis? The Villa squad welcome back Wesley. Ross Barkley starts his first game since Grealish got injured. Where do Aston Villa need to strengthen in the summer? πŸŽ™πŸŽ™πŸŽ™ Keep up to date with our latest episodes:...
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POST MATCH REACTION: Aston Villa 2-2 West Brom
A late, late draw for Aston Villa against West Bromwich Albion at Villa Park. πŸŽ™πŸŽ™πŸŽ™ Keep up to date with our latest episodes: https://bit.ly/ClaretAndBlueNewsletter Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePod Instagram:...
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WEST BROM PREVIEW, WESLEY'S PROGRESS & PUNISHIN...
Villa reporter Ashley Preece is joined by Dan Rolinson and Joe Chapman to look ahead to Villa's game against West Bromwich Albion. Giving the lowdown on all Dean Smith had to say at his press conference, on Wesley's return, and how we handle the...
37 min
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POST MATCH REACTION: Aston Villa 1-2 Manchester...
Dan Rolinson and Mat Kendrick are back together to discuss Aston Villa's defeat to Premier League leaders Man City after an eventful evening at Villa Park. πŸŽ™πŸŽ™πŸŽ™
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Claret & Blue Podcast #72 | LET'S TALK ABOUT TH...
πŸ—£ Mat Kendrick and Ashley Preece discuss the greed driven β€œSuper League” plans and what it means for Aston Villa... πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ
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STEVE FROGGATT IN HIS BEST ASTON VILLA INTERVIE...
Steve Froggatt joins Mat Kendrick on this week's Claret & Blue podcast interview to reflect on his time with Aston Villa, this episode is jam packed full of funny stories so we hope you enjoy!
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Claret & Blue Podcast #71 | ASTON VILLA'S SUMME...
Ashley Preece talks through Aston Villa's latest injury news with reports of Trezeguet missing the remainder of the season. Also on the agenda are how Villa should handle the summer transfer window, Louie Barry & Tom Heaton's future.
30 min
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POST MATCH REACTION: Liverpool 2-1 Aston Villa
Aston Villa fall to a late defeat at Anfield.
55 min
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Claret & Blue Podcast #70 | JACK GREALISH TO MI...
Ashley Preece is joined by Matt Addison of the Liverpool Echo to preview Villa's clash with Liverpool at Anfield this weekend.
34 min
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BRIAN LITTLE WALKS ON WATER | An unmissable cha...
Brian Little walks on water, and joins us on the Claret & Blue podcast to chat through his lengthy Villa career! From the 15 year old who joined the club to the manager who took us to League Cup glory... enjoy a whopping 100 minutes with Brian Little...
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POST MATCH REACTION: Aston Villa 3-1 Fulham
A game of 77 minutes and 13 minutes πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ Villa a LOT better after a pretty awful performance up until Trezeguet's first goal...
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VILLA'S "PERFECT OWNERS" & APPROACHING THE SUMM...
Dan Rolinson and James Rushton are back to discuss YOUR talking points in the latest community comments episode of Claret and Blue. In this, we discuss... Aston Villa's 'perfect owners' and how they should approach the summer transfer window.
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RATING ASTON VILLA'S SQUAD ON THE SEASON SO FAR...
Join Ashley Preece & Dan Rolinson as they assess Aston Villa's squad on the season so far, ranking each player out of 10. They also look ahead to the summer transfer window and how Villa should handle their business.
28 min
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AVFC Extra | IS DEAN SMITH A VICTIM OF HIS OWN ...
Join us for a catch-up on AVFC Extra as James Rushton asks Villa writer John Townley some key questions about Dean Smith's role at Villa. How does Villa's current slump match up with their bad run of 2019? Does it define their season? And is the...
53 min