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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POST MATCH REACTION: Aston Villa 0-2 Spurs
Join Mat Kendrick, Dan Rolinson & James Rushton for their reaction to another defeat for a Villa side continuing to struggled without their talisman...
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Preece's Press Pass | SPURS PREVIEW, GREALISH'S...
Join our Aston Villa reporter Ashley Preece for his weekly podcast trying to answer your Villa questions. On this week's agenda we preview the Spurs game, look at Jack Grealish's shin injury and praise Ollie Watkins for his first England Call Up.
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POST MATCH REACTION: Newcastle United 1-1 Aston...
All square at St James' Park after all the action came in the final 10 minutes...
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SEASON EXPECTATIONS, OLLIE WATKINS & HITTING TH...
It's not just the podcast that's at the centre of Claret & Blue - it's you. Join Dan Rolinson & James Rushton as they discuss the comments of the week to catch up with the C&B community.
Can we put to bed the 'woodwork/off target' conversation, and...
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"I'M WITH THE COSMOS" | The bitter-sweet story ...
Steve Hunt found himself transferred to the New York Cosmos, playing alongside footballing royalty including Pele, at the age of 20 after just 7 first team appearances for Aston Villa. This is the story of the boyhood fan who traded Villa Park for New...
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POST MATCH REACTION: Aston Villa 0-0 Wolves
Stalemate at Villa Park in which a draw between Villa and Wolves is probably the right result for both.
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POST MATCH REACTION: Sheffield United 1-0 Aston...
Defeat for Villa at Bramall Lane. Dreadful.
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POST MATCH REACTION: Leeds United 0-1 Aston Villa
Mat Kendrick and Dan Rolinson discuss a big three points for Aston Villa against Leeds United at Elland Road.
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Claret & Blue Preview | LEEDS UNITED vs ASTON V...
🗣 Villa writer Ashley Preece is joined by Leeds United reporter Conor McGiligan to look ahead to Aston Villa's trip to Elland Road this weekend
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POST MATCH REACTION: Aston Villa 1-2 Leicester ...
A game of two halves, but Villa fail to earn themselves any points after a poor first half.
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AVFC Extra | Emiliano Martinez In Focus | The b...
James Rushton is joined by John Townley to focus on Villa's Emi Martinez.
How did he get started? What was early life like for Martinez? How has he mastered the mental side of the game? Is he the best in the top tier? And why have Villa got Reading...
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Claret & Blue Catch-Up | Would Europa League qu...
James Rushton and Dan Rolinson catch up with a quick Villa discussion as they try and move on from the Brighton draw and solve Villa's Ross Barkley dilemma. They also look at whether qualifying for the Europa League would be a 'bad' thing for Villa....
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Claret & Blue Q&A | McGinn's role, Barkley conu...
Join Ashley Preece and Dan Rolinson for an Aston Villa Q&A session thanks to our viewers on Facebook Live!
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POST MATCH REACTION: Brighton 0-0 Aston Villa
Mat Kendrick, Dan Rolinson and James Rushton sit down to reflect on a comfortable 3 points for Aston Villa against Brighton at the AMEX Stadium.
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AVFC Extra #12 | Aston Villa from the commentat...
'Fletch' was at the London Stadium as Villa completed their great escape with a dramatic draw at West Ham last summer and commentated on the 1-0 win over Arsenal on Saturday just gone.
When Mat Kendrick and Dan Rolinson caught up with him earlier his...
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Aston Villa 1-0 Arsenal | VILLA COMPLETE THE DO...
A big win for Aston Villa as they hold out for a 1-0 victory over Arsenal thanks to Ollie Watkins' 10th Premier League goal which saw Villa go ahead after 2 minutes.
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POST MATCH REACTION: Aston Villa 1-3 West Ham
A Jesse Lingard double on his West Ham debut helps secure all 3 points for the Hammers on a very frustrating night at Villa Park.
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"Why I never came back to Aston Villa" | A chat...
Thanks to BT Sport for giving us a 10 minute slot with Villa legend Gareth Barry ahead of Villa's upcoming game against West Ham. We quizzed him on whether he could have returned to Villa, his punditry, Ross Barkley and Villa's European aspirations....
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Claret & Blue Podcast #69 | ASTON VILLA'S JANUA...
Dan Rolinson is joined by Aston Villa club writer Ashley Preece to assess Aston Villa's January transfer business (or lack of) in this latest Claret & Blue podcast episode.
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POST MATCH REACTION: Southampton 0-1 Aston Villa
Join Mat Kendrick & James Rushton sit down together as Aston Villa recorded their first Premier League win over Southampton since 2013 thanks to a thumping Ross Barkley header.
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POST MATCH REACTION: Burnley 3-2 Aston Villa
Genuinely, cannot believe what I've just seen in that second half...
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AVFC Extra #11 | THE LOWDOWN ON MORGAN SANSON
James Rushton sat down with Reach PLC's scouting expert Josh Williams to review the signing of Morgan Sanson and what he can bring to Aston Villa.
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POST MATCH REACTION: Aston Villa 2-0 Newcastle
Former Villa boss Steve Bruce and his struggling Newcastle United side leave the Midlands with 0 points after Aston Villa beat them comfortably at Villa Park.
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"SOB ON THE TYNE" | The inside story of the Ast...
Remember the banner draped from the Holte End back in 2009, 'Sob on the Tyne', then followed up again 7 years later with another piece of cloth stating 'Again'? Of course you do. Here's the story behind that infamous banner.
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POST MATCH REACTION: Manchester City 2-0 Aston ...
Aston Villa return to action after a 19 day enforced break and after a decent performance come away from the Etihad with 0 points...
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