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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Claret & Blue Podcast #68 | THE STEPS VILLA MUS...
On today's episode of the Claret & Blue podcast we're joined by Max Stokes from Villa On Tour. We discuss Villa's Covid-19 outbreak, Morgan Sanson, Conor Hourihane, Manchester City and the steps Villa must take to reach the next level.
24 min
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Claret & Blue Podcast #67 | JANUARY TRANSFER WI...
Dan Rolinson and Mat Kendrick pulled out the Random Questions Mug of Destiny on the latest episode of the Claret & Blue podcast to tackle where Villa need to improve in January, how many points they'll earn in their next 5 games, how Covid will affect...
52 min
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AVFC Extra #10 | WHAT HAPPENS WHEN COVID STRIKE...
James Rushton and Dan Rolinson speak to Professor Keith Neal about the coronavirus outbreak at Aston Villa, how it could've occurred, what can be done to stop it and why playing the blame game won't help...
25 min
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THE BOYS AGAINST MEN DID US PROUD | Aston Villa...
Villa's youngsters put in an exceptional performance for an hour to keep Liverpool at bay but in the end they just couldn't hold out any longer...
31 min
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Claret & Blue Podcast #66 | LIVERPOOL FA CUP PR...
We're joined by Theo Squires from the Liverpool Echo's Blood Red podcast to look ahead to Aston Villa's Friday night FA Cup tie against Liverpool, as well as discussing what business - if any - Villa need to do in January.
53 min
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AVFC Extra #9 | Making a stronger Aston Villa f...
James Rushton is joined by Nilesh Chauhan from Villans Together to discuss how the group are attracting new fans to the Villa cause, why diversity is more than a buzzword, how discrimination hurts and why gestures are more than just tokens in 2021
26 min
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POST MATCH REACTION: Manchester United 2-1 Asto...
A really frustrating evening at Old Trafford as Manchester United take all three points thanks to a questionable penalty decision.
32 min
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Claret & Blue Podcast #65 | THE END OF 2020 AST...
For the final time in 2020, we bring to you the Claret & Blue podcast, on today's episode we dish out our 2020 awards including the Best Player (that isn't Jack Grealish), Best Goal, Best Moment and more. It's a great episode to round off an amazing...
50 min
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POST MATCH REACTION: Chelsea 1-1 Aston Villa
A decent point on the road for Villa against Chelsea 💪 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Keep up to date with our latest episodes: https://bit.ly/ClaretAndBlueNewsletter Follow us on Twitter:...
30 min
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POST MATCH REACTION: Aston Villa 3-0 Crystal Pa...
Something special about Boxing Day football, even more so when Villa pick up the 3 points. Mat Kendrick, James Rushton & Dan Rolinson sit down to discuss Villa's win over Crystal Palace.
34 min
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A Very Claret & Blue Christmas: Gold, frank non...
Thanks to everybody who has supported the podcast over the past 12 months, as we can't be together this Christmas, allow Mat Kendrick to share his best Aston Villa tales of his time as a Villa reporter....
65 min
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West Bromwich Albion 0-3 Aston Villa | EL GHAZI...
Mat Kendrick & Dan Rolinson sit down to discuss Aston Villa's victory against West Bromwich Albion thanks to Anwar El Ghazi and Bertrand Traore sinking Sam Allardyce's side. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Keep up...
33 min
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CLARET & BLUE MATCH PREVIEW: West Brom vs Aston...
James Rushton is joined by West Bromwich Albion correspondent Joe Chapman to look ahead to Sunday evening's game as Aston Villa face Sam Allardyce's Albion side. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Keep up to date with...
26 min
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Aston Villa 0-0 Burnley | 27 SHOTS, 0 GOALS...
Join Dan Rolinson and Max Stokes as Aston Villa just couldn't find a way past Nick Pope and Burnley after really struggling with their finishing in front of goal... 🤨🤨 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Keep up to date...
31 min
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Elephant pitch invader and letter from the tren...
The large format 400-plus-page coffee table book tells the remarkable story of Aston Villa’s first 75 years. An era when the club dominated football… the Kings of Birmingham and renowned across the globe. Written by respected club authors and...
22 min
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Mat Kendrick's tribute to the late Aston Villa ...
Claret and Blue pays tribute to Gerard Houllier after the death of the former Aston Villa manager at the age of 73.
14 min
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Wolves 0-1 Aston Villa | EL GHAZI PENALTY EARNS...
It's a late win for Villa at Molineux against Wolves!! Join Mat Kendrick and Dan Rolinson for their post match thoughts.
33 min
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CLARET & BLUE MATCH PREVIEW: Wolves vs Aston V...
Ashley Preece is joined by Wolverhampton Wanderers correspondent Alex Dicken to look ahead to Saturday lunchtime's game as Dean Smith and Aston Villa travel to Nuno Espirito Santo's Wolves.
22 min
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19 QUESTIONS WITH ASTON VILLA HERO STILIYAN PET...
Plenty of people have talked to Villa icon Stiliyan Petrov before, but we can guarantee you something a little bit different... Mat Kendrick was able to keep Stan hooked with our new game of, well, it doesn't really have a name, but we just pick...
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Claret & Blue Podcast #64 | WHO SHOULD BE CROWN...
We've chosen 4 nominees for Aston Villa's best player of 2020. There's a standout name, of course, but can a case be made for the 3 others to take home the crown? CAST YOUR VOTE: https://www.fansfootballeroftheyear.co.uk
28 min
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VAR, That Headbutt & Reviewing Villa's biggest ...
On this week's AVFC Extra we caught up with former Premier League referee Mark Halsey, the man in the middle when Thierry Henry scored *that* quick free kick and Dion Dublin dropped *that* headbutt on Robbie Savage. We also quizzed him on his...
35 min
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POST MATCH REACTION: West Ham United 2-1 Aston ...
Mat Kendrick, James Rushton & Dan Rolinson reflect on a defeat for Aston Villa against West Ham United ----------------------------------------------------------------- Keep up to date with our latest episodes: https://bit.ly/ClaretBlueNewsletter...
41 min
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ASK ASH PREECE ANYTHING | West Ham, Dele Alli, ...
Join Dan Rolinson and Ashley Preece as our viewers quiz our Villa writer on all things claret & blue. Do Villa need to do any business in January? Is a move for Dele Alli possible? What are Jack Grealish's Aston Villa ambitions?
29 min
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ANDI WEIMANN'S BEST EVER ASTON VILLA INTERVIEW ...
Andreas Weimann joins the Claret & Blue podcast for an in depth interview on his Aston Villa career including that night away at Rapid Vienna, the Peace Cup, blossoming under Paul Lambert in that partnership with Gabriel Agbonlahor and Christian Benteke.
48 min
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AVFC Extra | Meet Willie Clarke, Aston Villa's ...
James Rushton sat down with the co-author of 'Football's Black Pioneers' Bill Hern to learn more about a genuine Aston Villa history maker, Willie Clarke. He was Aston Villa's first black footballer and also secured the record of the first black...
24 min