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The excitement of a brand new season is upon us as Unai Emery's Aston Villa travel to West Ham on Saturday evening for their first competitive Premier League fixture in August. Straight back from Bodymoor Heath, Aston Villa reporter John Townley gives us the latest ahead of the big kick off. 🎙🎙🎙 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

16 Aug 202432min

Dan Rolinson and John Townley take time to build up to the Premier League season as a whole, away from Villa for just the moment, as they predict exactly where every Premier League club is going to finish. 🎙🎙 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

15 Aug 202422min

It’s that time of year again as we share our feelings ahead of the new season and our predictions for how it’ll all unfold. On this year’s season preview, Dan Rolinson is joined by Mat Kendrick, John Townley and special guest Frankie Maguire to look ahead to an exciting season for Unai Emery’s Aston Villa. PRE-SEASON SUPPLEMENT: https://shop.regionalnewspapers.co.uk/aston-villa--fc-202425-pre-season-guide-3566-p.asp 🎙🎙🎙🎙 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 Mat Kendrick: https://twitter.com/MatKendrick John Townley: https://twitter.com/JohnTownley11 Frankie Maguire: https://twitter.com/FrankieMaguire Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

14 Aug 20241h 4min

Aston Villa play West Ham in their first game of the new season, and as change approaches at Aston Villa, Dan Rolinson and John Townley give their take on who should start at the London Stadium. 🎙🎙 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

13 Aug 202418min

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