Claret & Blue Podcast

On todays' episode of Claret & Blue we discuss: Emi Martinez's arrival at the club, Jack Grealish's new contract and how that can help Villa attract signings, should Jack be played centrally or out wide and we try to nail down Villa's strongest starting XIThanks to @designsbyhr on Instagram for providing us with the prize, go over to our Twitter page: @ClaretBluePod to enter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aston Villa have this morning announced the signing of Emiliano Martinez, so we're joined by Football London writer Art de Roche for the lowdown on the new goalkeeper. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The best signing Aston Villa could have made this transfer window: Jack Grealish signs a new 5 year deal with the club. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join us on today's episode to get the lowdown on Aston Villa's new record signing Ollie Watkins, thanks to the help of Billy Grant from the Beesotted Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

According to reports Aston Villa are set to sign Brentford striker Ollie Watkins for a fee of £28 million - it seems like Dean Smith is getting his No.1 target and that can only be a good thing, right? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

FINALLY! Aston Villa have made their first summer transfer window signing in the shape of Nottingham Forest full-back Matty Cash. We're joined by Nottingham Post writer Matt Davies to give us the lowdown on Villa's newest recruit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Erm, scrap that previous episode, erase it from your memory. The Grealish outrage is over, Rashford and Winks drop out due to injury so up steps Super Jack to the England squad for the very first time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We weren't expecting that! Jack Grealish felt like a certainty to be in the latest England squad but Gareth Southgate has left the Villa skipper out - genuinely unbelievable at this stage... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We assess Aston Villa's Premier League fixture list where - spoiler alert - they'll play every club twice, whilst also offering some early season predictions and information on how you can join our Fantasy Premier League tournament. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We sat down to record a live episode based around your Aston Villa questions for us as the madness of the transfer window rumours continue, have Villa had a bid accepted for Milot Rashica? Is Douglas Luiz staying or going? We do our best to answer them all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As we move ever closer to the new Premier League season, we discuss what would be considered a successful season next season. We also take a look at the latest transfers rumours including Ollie Watkins' potential move from Brentford. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's been 10 years since Martin O'Neill abruptly resigned from his role as Aston Villa manager just 5 days before the start of the 2010/11 Premier League season. We looked back at that flashpoint in Villa's history to decide whether that moment sparked a period of decline for the club. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aston Villa have been linked with a lot of players already this window and after asking you for your suggestions of who you'd like to see in a claret & blue shirt, we looked to compile a list of the 30 players who should be on Aston Villa's transfer radar.00:53 - 5:18 - Tammy Abraham05:19 - 08:34 - Said Benrahma / Ollie Watkins08:35 - 11:19 - A lot depends on Jack Grealish11:20 - 14:19 - Eberechi Eze14:20 - 17:20 - James McCarthy17:21 - 20:28 - Divock Origi20:29 - 22:11 Aleksandar Mitrovic22:12 - 22:54 - Kelechi Iheanacho22:55 - 26:09 - Odsonne Edouard26:10 - 29:49 Rhian Brewster29:50 - 31:48 - Pepe Reina31:49 - 34:03 - Hakan Calhanogu34:04 - 38:04 - Aaron Hickey & Rico Henry38:05 - 39:50 - Milot Rashica39:51 - 41:56 - Marc Albrighton41:57 - 43:48 - Jan Vertonghen 43:49 - 45:24 - Ruben Loftus-Cheek45:25 - 46:58 - Ryan Fraser46:59 - 48:50 - Ryan Sessegnon48:51 - 49:54 - Dwight McNeil49:55 - Bournemouth51:13 - Watford53:50 - Norwich Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Preparation for another season in the Premier League is underway! Will Jack Grealish stay or leave? Who replaces Suso as sporting director? How many signings will Villa need to make? So many questions with such little time to find answers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aston Villa survive in the Premier League on the final day but it's been one long rollercoaster season with many ups and downs along the way, so we sat down to look back on the 19/20 Premier League season in its entirety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It all came down to the final day and with results going in their favour, Aston Villa have survived in the Premier League! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aston Villa take their destiny into their own hands after a MASSIVE win against Arsenal which sees them rise to 17th in the Premier League table with one game to go. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join us to debate all the talking points from that bitterly disappointing draw at Goodison. #avfc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How much better does everything seem when Aston Villa win a football game! They've still a lot of work to do, but there's signs of life in the old dog yet... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Yet another defeat for Aston Villa and a sense of hopelessness and resignation to the fanbase that this might spell the end for Villa in the Premier League. Recorded on our Facebook Live show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aston Villa put in a valiant performance at Anfield against newly crowned Premier League champions Liverpool. However, 2 goals from Jurgen Klopp's side was enough to see Villa fall to defeat once again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

DISCLAIMER: This podcast will be a more enjoyable experience watched on our YouTube channel: 'Claret & Blue'How can we tell Ian Taylor’s brilliant story in a fresh new way? By flicking through the legend’s claret and blue photos and getting Tayls to explain each and every picture. That’s how! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Four games, two points, two draws, two losses and no wins. While Villa have shown signs of life, they are still close to comatose.The latest result? A one-nil loss to Wolves that will cause Dean Smith even more headaches.In the latest episode of Claret & Blue, Mat Kendrick and Dan Rolinson take a look back over the latest, as Villa now look ahead to a game against league champions Liverpool Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Can another draw and 1 point be considered good enough for Aston Villa in a must win game against Newcastle United? The league table says 'Probably not', however, Villa aren't cut adrift just yet. Next up, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aston Villa went 1-0 up against the run of play against Chelsea at Villa Park yesterday, but a quick fire 2 minute double from Pulisic and Giroud was enough for Chelsea to see Villa off comfortably in the end. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After 100 days since their last Premier League outing, Aston Villa were back behind closed doors to host Sheffield United at Villa Park. Orjan Nyland and Villa can thank their lucky stars that goal line technology controversy intervened to see the game end 0-0. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Academy, bench spots, cup glory and the first team. It's safe to say Lewis Kinsella went through it all at Aston Villa!Now, the academy graduate catches up with Claret & Blue's Mat Kendrick to reflect on his time at Villa as part of a gifted academy side that included Jack Grealish. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Claret & Blue podcast team look ahead to Aston Villa's return to Premier League action next week and answer all the questions surrounding Project Restart, including formations, team selection and the impact of playing games behind closed doors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's a dream job for many Aston Villa fans, but what does it mean to be the boss at Villa Park? The real boss, that is?Meet Paul Faulkner - Villa's CEO during one of the strangest times in recent years at the club, who spoke to Claret & Blue's Mat Kendrick about what it's like to run the Villa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today's episode we take a look at Aston Villa blog & podcast 'Under A Gaslit Lamp' with Regan Foy as he explains how the blog started and evolved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A year on since Aston Villa clinched promotion glory, we take a look back at Villa's record breaking winning streak and that special day at Wembley. Join the team in this special edition of Claret & Blue, and let Ashley Preece, James Rushton, Dan Rolinson and Mat Kendrick take you on a special stroll down memory lane. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Looking back, success was going to be hard to find for Alex McLeish at Aston Villa. Despite any plans, efforts or goodwill, he crossed a divide that was never going to be forgotten - by either side!Speaking exclusively to Claret & Blue's Mat Kendrick, the ex-Villa boss opens up his role in a schism that threatened to tear a club apart. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Everyone thinks they know the full story when it comes to former Aston Villa star Lee Hendrie. The facts are simple, though. They don't.Hear the truth from Hendrie as he speaks exclusively & candidly on his Villa career to BirminghamLive's AVFC Podcast: Claret and Blue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're back for the second episode of our Aston Villa Pub Quiz - importantly - not held at the pub. We jumped on a phone call together to have a drink and test our Aston Villa knowledge once again. You can join in too! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hailed as one of England's top 16 teenagers, snapped up by Manchester United and rated as the best young player Gordon Cowans has ever coached,Stephen Cooke went on to play just 45 minutes of first team action at Aston Villa. He explains all in a Conversation with Claret & Blue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aston Villa have a glorious history when it comes to shirt designs - it's rare you see a bad shirt. However, there are some gems over the years that stand out to define an era.In this, our second 'World Cup' we oversee a true clash of the titans as the best Villa shirts of years gone by go head to head. Only one shirt can come out on top... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aston Villa record breaker Gabby Agbonlahor has had a lot to say since retiring from football, but he's never been as open and honest as this.Join Claret & Blue's Ashley Preece in an exclusive deep dive on the forward's career. How did he break in? What manager inspired him into a run of iconic form? What does he think about his Villa Park career after retiring as a one-club man? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aston Villa academy graduate Barry Bannan rang up Claret & Blue's Mat Kendrick to talk about growing up in Scotland, training on his boyhood estate, his time at Villa and his career so far.Find out more as our series of exclusive interviews continues with the Scottish midfielder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aston Villa hero Martin Laursen sat down with Claret & Blue's Mat Kendrick to discuss life lived as a Villan. How did his childhood influence his career? How did a Villa encounter set him up with the love of his life? Did he regret his decision to retire in 2009? Find out more in the very first of our interview series, where we catch up with Villa stars the tales of their time at Villa Park. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today's episode of the Claret & Blue podcast we confess to our Aston Villa unpopular opinions. Let us know your thoughts by getting in touch with us and sharing your own unpopular opinions! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After last week's episode where we ranked the Aston Villa first team goalkeepers and defenders, on today's podcast we assess the midfielders and strikers. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With time to reflect on the current Premier League season, we've decided to get on board with the Tier List trend and rank the Aston Villa first team squad - on today's podcast we assess the goalkeepers and defenders. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's been a while since Aston Villa last played a game at Villa Park, so we sat down to reflect on the things we miss the most about match day at our famous home stadium. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aston Villa have signed some horrendous footballers in the past decade, so we picked 20 with the help of our audience and pitted them against each other in a World Cup style knockout tournament. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We've created an Aston Villa Pub Quiz - importantly - not held at the pub at this time. We jumped on a phone call together to have a drink and test our Aston Villa knowledge. You can join in too! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mat Kendrick brings his 12 year old son into the podcast to chat about their match day routines, favourite memories and the bond they share through Aston Villa. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The FA have announced that the football season at all levels will continue to be postponed until April 30th. However this announcement brings with it a whole host of fresh questions and queries. We attempt to answer a few of them. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join us as we reveal our plans for the immediate future of the continuation of Claret & Blue - An Aston Villa Podcast For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan Rolinson joined forces with The Blood Red Podcast from the Liverpool Echo to look at how the football season should be concluded and what that will mean for the top and bottom of the Premier League. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Football is officially cancelled, for now... What does the coronavirus outbreak mean for Aston Villa? For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices