The Villa Park Debate - When is it time to move on?

Dan Rolinson and John Townley are back for another Aston Villa Q&A where the defensive side of Unai Emery's side comes under the microscope from supporters. Also on the agenda: 01:19 - Pre-season changes 04:58 - Ramsey's minutes 12:44 - New shirt thoughts 17:59 - Could PL games happen in US? 24:57 - Big Diego Carlos 27:10 - Defensive concerns 37:41 - 4 new CB options 41:46 - Where does McGinn fit? 48:33 - Blues chants 50:46 - Would you rather... 53:15 - 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

30 Juli 20241h 2min

Jhon Duran leaving Aston Villa is officially in saga territory. Liking posts from the official Chelsea account to making a West Ham gesture on Instagram live - surely Jhon Duran has burnt his bridges at Aston Villa now. 🎙🎙 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

29 Juli 202433min

Mat Kendrick returns for another edition of Villa Voicenotes, his <10 minute solo podcast chatting whatever Villa topic he chooses. This week, it's the unfamiliar feeling of hope and optimism amongst the Villa fanbase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

29 Juli 202411min

Morgan Rogers is bloody good isn't he? That's the main takeaway from this podcast. We get asked so often in our Q&A episodes about Morgan Rogers, but rather than give him a 5 minute answer and move on, we've dedicated a whole 20 minute chat about him. This kid is special, and Unai Emery is only going to make him even better. 🎙🎙 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

27 Juli 202425min

On the podcast today, Dan Rolinson is joined by Joe Thomas from the 'Royal Blue' Everton podcast from the Liverpool Echo. Aston Villa completed the signing of Amadou Onana earlier in the window and as he's set to play his first minutes in claret & blue in the US this weekend, we wanted to get to know a little more about our Belgian midfielder. 00:00 - Intro 01:25 - 1. Natural ball-winner 06:13 - 2. Big game player 11:09 - 3. Aerial ability 13:26 - 4. Not fitting Dyche's system 24:22 - 5. Infectious personality 🎙🎙 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 Joe Thomas: https://twitter.com/joe_thomas18 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

26 Juli 202432min

Aston Villa fans were left confused by a random cameo in the brilliant adidas advert that launched the new home shirt this week. So Mat Kendrick did some proper work, and found out who it was. 🎙🎙 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

25 Juli 202422min

Dan Rolinson and John Townley are back for their weekly Aston Villa Q&A and there's loads to discuss. Could a move for Joao Felix actually happen, why Jacob Ramsey won't join Spurs and the quest for silverware next season. 🎙🎙🎙 00:00 - Intro 00:41 - John's Philogene stat 03:13 - More signings? 5:58 - The Joao Felix rumour 10:01 - Archer and Duran 16:03 - Is winning a trophy a priority? 23:34 - Jacob Ramsey linked with Spurs 29:11 - Why are some transfers more secret than others 31:38 - Podcast housekeeping 33:49 - "Bad take of the week" 35:37 - Selling Kamara 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

24 Juli 202444min

Rob Warner joins us on the podcast to share his industry verdict into Aston Villa's adidas deal and offers some key insights into shirt production. 🎙🎙 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 Rob Warner: twitter.com/Real_Rob_Warner CALM - The Campaign Against Living Miserably - https://www.thecalmzone.net/ Mind, Body and Sole - https://www.mindbodysole.uk/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

23 Juli 202440min