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 2024/25 Premier League season.
We look forward to talking all things Aston Villa with you as Unai Emery takes us on a Champions League Tour. Please follow the feed and get involved with the show. UTV!
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Claret & Blue Podcast #62 | ASSESSING ASTON VIL...
Dan Rolinson and Mat Kendrick sit down for a bonus podcast episode on transfer deadline day to assess Aston Villa's summer transfer business.
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AVFC Extra #3 | How Dean Smith masterminded a f...
James Rushton is joined by Josh Williams, Reach PLC's football scouting writer - to dissect how Aston Villa and Dean Smith masterminded a famous 7-2 victory over the current Premier League champions, Liverpool.
Topics covered:
02:16 - Could Liverpool...
28 min
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ONE OF OUR OWN, TWO YEARS ON | The Dean Smith P...
Today marks the 2nd anniversary of Dean Smith's appointment as Aston Villa head coach. Mat Kendrick and Dan Rolinson sat down to discuss an eventful couple of years for one of our own...
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AVFC Extra #2 | Assessing Ross Barkley's streng...
We joined up with David Hughes, a scouting and analysis writer from Reach and big Evertonian to get an insight into Ross Barkley's strengths and weaknesses.
Topics covered:
01:26 - How Everton fans perceive him
02:13 - What kind of player was he at...
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Claret & Blue Podcast #61 | ASTON VILLA PUT 7 P...
Things you don't see every day: Aston Villa 7-2 Liverpool
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Claret & Blue Podcast #60 | THE LOWDOWN ON ROSS...
Aston Villa this morning announced the season long loan signing of Ross Barkley from Chelsea, so we're joined by Football London writer Oliver Harbord for the lowdown on our new midfielder.
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AVFC Extra #1 - xG, xA & PPG - The abbreviation...
In the first episode of AVFC Extra, Dan Rolinson and James Rushton discuss some of the more confusing abbreviations in football. What's an xG? Does possession even mean anything? Should we use stats for transfers?
01:15 - xG (Expected Goals)
08:27 -...
45 min
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POST MATCH REACTION: Fulham 0-3 Aston Villa
Join Mat Kendrick and Dan Rolinson to reflect on Aston Villa's 2nd win of the Premier League season against Fulham.
36 min
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AVFC EXTRA | An introduction to our new weekly ...
Claret & Blue is adding a second series - AVFC Extra! You won't have to do anything else but stay subscribed to get it - but what is it? Dan Rolinson and James Rushton are here to tell you more about a series that will take a closer look at everything...
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Claret & Blue Podcast #58 | Aston Villa 1-0 She...
Join Mat Kendrick and Dan Rolinson LIVE for their instant reaction to Aston Villa's win against Sheffield United.
37 min
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Claret & Blue Podcast #57 | THE BIG ASTON VILLA...
On todays' episode of Claret & Blue we discuss: Emi Martinez's arrival at the club, Jack Grealish's new contract and how that can help Villa attract signings, should Jack be played centrally or out wide and we try to nail down Villa's strongest...
61 min
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Claret & Blue Podcast #56 | THE LOWDOWN ON NEW ...
Aston Villa have this morning announced the signing of Emiliano Martinez, so we're joined by Football London writer Art de Roche for the lowdown on the new goalkeeper.
36 min
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Claret & Blue Podcast #55 | CAPTAIN JACK GREALI...
The best signing Aston Villa could have made this transfer window: Jack Grealish signs a new 5 year deal with the club.
24 min
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Claret & Blue Podcast #54 | WATKINS ANNOUNCED
Join us on today's episode to get the lowdown on Aston Villa's new record signing Ollie Watkins, thanks to the help of Billy Grant from the Beesotted Podcast.
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Claret & Blue Podcast #53 | OLLIE WATKINS SET T...
According to reports Aston Villa are set to sign Brentford striker Ollie Watkins for a fee of £28 million - it seems like Dean Smith is getting his No.1 target and that can only be a good thing, right?
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Claret & Blue Podcast #52 | MATTY CASH BECOMES ...
FINALLY! Aston Villa have made their first summer transfer window signing in the shape of Nottingham Forest full-back Matty Cash. We're joined by Nottingham Post writer Matt Davies to give us the lowdown on Villa's newest recruit.
40 min
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Claret & Blue Podcast #51 | JACK GREALISH CALLE...
Erm, scrap that previous episode, erase it from your memory. The Grealish outrage is over, Rashford and Winks drop out due to injury so up steps Super Jack to the England squad for the very first time.
33 min
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Claret & Blue Podcast #50 | JACK GREALISH SNUBB...
We weren't expecting that! Jack Grealish felt like a certainty to be in the latest England squad but Gareth Southgate has left the Villa skipper out - genuinely unbelievable at this stage...
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Claret & Blue Podcast #49 | ASTON VILLA'S PREMI...
We assess Aston Villa's Premier League fixture list where - spoiler alert - they'll play every club twice, whilst also offering some early season predictions and information on how you can join our Fantasy Premier League tournament.
22 min
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Claret & Blue Podcast #48 | RASHICA BID? LUIZ T...
We sat down to record a live episode based around your Aston Villa questions for us as the madness of the transfer window rumours continue, have Villa had a bid accepted for Milot Rashica? Is Douglas Luiz staying or going? We do our best to answer...
60 min
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Claret & Blue Podcast #47 | WHAT WOULD A SUCCES...
As we move ever closer to the new Premier League season, we discuss what would be considered a successful season next season. We also take a look at the latest transfers rumours including Ollie Watkins' potential move from Brentford.
42 min
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THE MARTIN O'NEILL WALKOUT | An Aston Villa sto...
It's been 10 years since Martin O'Neill abruptly resigned from his role as Aston Villa manager just 5 days before the start of the 2010/11 Premier League season.
We looked back at that flashpoint in Villa's history to decide whether that moment...
52 min
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Claret & Blue Podcast #46 | 30 PLAYERS WHO SHOU...
Aston Villa have been linked with a lot of players already this window and after asking you for your suggestions of who you'd like to see in a claret & blue shirt, we looked to compile a list of the 30 players who should be on Aston Villa's transfer...
59 min
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Claret & Blue Podcast #45 | WHY JACK GREALISH S...
Preparation for another season in the Premier League is underway! Will Jack Grealish stay or leave? Who replaces Suso as sporting director? How many signings will Villa need to make? So many questions with such little time to find answers.
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Claret & Blue Podcast #44 | THE ASTON VILLA SUR...
Aston Villa survive in the Premier League on the final day but it's been one long rollercoaster season with many ups and downs along the way, so we sat down to look back on the 19/20 Premier League season in its entirety.
69 min