John Townley on Ajax, Spurs & the Champions League

Aston Villa return to Premier League action this weekend for another exciting season under Unai Emery. On today's episode, Dan Rolinson and John Townley answer your questions ahead of the new campaign starting this weekend. 🎙🎙🎙 This podcast is sponsored by NordVPN, for the best discount visit: https://www.nordvpn.com/claretandblue Listen to the podcast on your favourite podcast provider: https://podfollow.com/claret-blue-an-aston-villa-podcast 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

12 Aug 202442min

Rob Warner joins us on the podcast for an Aston Villa 'Kit Breakdown' as he compares the difference in production, quality and design in the Villa home replica shirt and the authentic 'pro' offering. https://www.youtube.com/ @TheKitBreakdown  https://sparkdesignacademy.com 🎙🎙 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 Rob Warner: https://twitter.com/Real_Rob_Warner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

11 Aug 202455min

Mat Kendrick returns for another Villa Voicenotes and for the first time ever he's joined by a special guest. Mat's been on the hunt for an Aston Villa bag from the 1980s ever since it was misplaced by his parents as he grew up. Now, many years on, Villa fan Craig has got in touch and given Mat's quest for finding this bag a boost. Today's Voicenotes explains the story... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

9 Aug 202414min

When Aston Villa won the European Cup in 1982 against Bayern Munich, nobody gave them a chance before the match. 42 years on, Aston Villa are back amongst the elite clubs that Europe has to offer. A season full of excitement kicks off in just over a week, so Mat Kendrick caught up with Colin Abbott once again, to share their feelings ahead of the new 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 Mat Kendrick: https://twitter.com/MatKendrick Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

8 Aug 202418min

In a world where Aston Villa can only make one more signing, in which position do they need to strengthen the most: Another forward, or a central defender? 🎙🎙 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

6 Aug 202416min

With just 12 days to go until Aston Villa kick off their new season away at West Ham, Dan Rolinson and John Townley discuss whether they're ready for a new Premier League season to start. 00:00 - Intro 00:48 - Pre season concerns 10:48 - Are Villa done with signings? 17:49 - Does a slow start even matter 19:11 - Unai Emery to Man City 22:37 - Ezri Konsa at RB 26:21 - Cameron Archer discussion 34:43 - Iroegbunam sale 37:27 - Douglas Luiz exit explained 41:35 - Alternatives to Felix 43:30 - Can Duran still be a Villa player? 47:38 - Controversial XI 50:01 - Away and third kits 51:19 - Silly questions and comment of the week 🎙🎙 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

5 Aug 20241h 4min

Former Villa defender Curtis Davies announced his retirement from football this week, so we thought it would be a good idea to delve into the Claret & Blue archives to bump this interview back to the top of our feed, it was originally posted in March 2021. We caught up with Curtis Davies to hear his compelling account of an eventful three-a-half-year spell at Aston Villa. From that 'pub player debut' to scoring at Anfield, and untimely injuries to pre-season partying, this is a brutally honest, must-watch interview. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

4 Aug 20241h 14min

Whilst sitting down to record a podcast Colin Abbott spotted a Paul McGrath print in our studio and told us the story of how he was part of a group who gave him his 'God' nickname. This is that story. 🎙🎙 This podcast is sponsored by NordVPN, for the best discount visit: https://www.nordvpn.com/claretandblue Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePod Mat Kendrick: https://twitter.com/MatKendrick Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

3 Aug 202413min