
Aston Villa's early season opponents assessed and starting XI prediction
On today's Claret & Blue Podcast episode, Dan Rolinson and John Townley get their heads together to look ahead to Aston Villa's first three months of Premier League and Champions League action. Yes, we're fashionably late to the season fixtures announcement, but better late than never. We also attempt to predict a starting XI for the West Ham opener from the current squad Unai Emery has to be pick from. 🎙🎙 This podcast is sponsored by NordVPN, for the best discount visit: https://www.nordvpn.com/claretandblue Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePod Dan Rolinson: https://twitter.com/DanRolinson John Townley: https://twitter.com/JohnTownley11 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
11 Jul 202429min

Aston Villa Q&A - Martinez denied Olympics glory, Replacing Douglas Luiz & Heck's revenue plans
Dan Rolinson and John Townley are back for another Aston Villa Q&A episode as the squad starts to return to Bodymoor Heath for pre-season testing. 0:00 - Intro 01:12 - 5 things Villa can learn 04:23 - Chris Heck's revenue plans 09:22 - Grealish sell-on clause? 11:01 - Enzo's role and impact 14:11 - Martinez denied Olympics glory 20:25 - How do you replace Luiz? 22:59 - Free kick success 24:38 - Silly questions 🎙🎙 This podcast is sponsored by NordVPN, for the best discount visit: https://www.nordvpn.com/claretandblue Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePod Dan Rolinson: https://twitter.com/DanRolinson John Townley: https://twitter.com/JohnTownley11 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
9 Jul 202434min

Aston Villa's Ian Maatsen - Made in Coventry, Burnley and Dortmund
Dan Rolinson has done some 'proper journalism' for today's podcast lining up perspectives on new Villa signing Ian Maatsen from Coventry City, Burnley and Borussia Dortmund. These three loan spells ultimately earned him a move to B6, so what exactly are Villa getting? 🎙🎙 This podcast is sponsored by NordVPN, for the best discount visit: https://www.nordvpn.com/claretandblue Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePod Dan Rolinson: https://twitter.com/DanRolinson Andy Turner - Coventry Telegraph https://x.com/AndyTurnerccfc Joe Redmond - The TurfCast https://x.com/joetomred Carver - The BVB Podcast https://x.com/thebvbpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
6 Jul 202431min

Mat Kendrick’s Villa Voicenotes - Just another reason to love Morgan Rogers
Mat Kendrick returns with another Villa Voicenotes after a short hiatus. On today's episode, Mat raves about Halesowen boy Morgan Rogers after a trip to the Halas Hawks awards evening with his daughter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
4 Jul 202411min

All you need to know about Aston Villa's Ross Barkley in 2024
Aston Villa have re-signed Ross Barkley, after a loan spell under Dean Smith in 2021, the midfielder joins from Luton Town after an impressive spell. Unai Emery has been really keen on Ross Barkley for some time, and this is now a very different to the one that signed three years ago. 🎙🎙 This podcast is sponsored by NordVPN, for the best discount visit: https://www.nordvpn.com/claretandblue Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePod Dan Rolinson: https://twitter.com/DanRolinson Kev: https://twitter.com/lutontownst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2 Jul 202418min

ASTON VILLA Q&A - Conor Gallagher, Centre-back conundrum and Midfield make up
On today's podcast Dan Rolinson and John Townley take on your Aston Villa questions on Conor Gallagher, how Villa can line up their midfield options, does the club need another centre back and should Watkins & Konsa be getting more game-time at the Euros? 🎙🎙 00:00 - Intro 01:40 - Ramsey in midfield 05:20 - Conor Gallagher 08:45 - Losing Luiz 16:43 - Centre back discussion 22:13 - Too much business? 25:38 - Set pieces and penalty takers 26:23 - Morgan Rogers role 29:58 - Number of games next season 31:33 - Spending money 33:03 - Jhon Duran 36:41 - Silly section 39:28 - Euros chat 44:48 - Southgate vs Emery lol This podcast is sponsored by NordVPN, for the best discount visit: https://www.nordvpn.com/claretandblue Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePod Dan Rolinson: https://twitter.com/DanRolinson John Townley: https://twitter.com/JohnTownley11 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1 Jul 202453min

How the Champions League squads work and which Villa player might miss out
Aston Villa will be hit by squad registration rules for the UEFA Champions League this season which may see a key player or two miss out from Villa's UCL campaign. 🎙🎙 This podcast is sponsored by NordVPN, for the best discount visit: https://www.nordvpn.com/claretandblue Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePod Dan Rolinson: https://twitter.com/DanRolinson John Townley: https://twitter.com/JohnTownley11 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
30 Jun 202426min

How Aston Villa won the 'unofficial' Transfer Deadline Day
Football finance guru Dave Powell joins us on the podcast once again to discuss how Aston Villa became compliant with PSR rules ahead of the June 30th 'Deadline Day'. Read more from Dave: https://thebottomlinesport.substack.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
28 Jun 202440min