Claret & Blue Podcast

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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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Welcome to a new series on Claret & Blue called A Trip Down Witton Lane - a play on a trip down memory lane, of course.

On each episode, we'll take you back through the Villa archives and discuss moments from the club's illustrious history. On episode one, we're joined by Aston Villa historian, author and claret & blue fanatic Colin Abbott as we take a look at what happened the last time Aston Villa played in the European Cup.

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Mat Kendrick is back with another of his bitesize Aston Villa Voicenotes and this week he's in a friendly mood! No, he's still a grumpy old man, we mean pre-season friendlies. Mat recalls his top 3 favourite Aston Villa moments from pre-season of years gone by.

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Dan Rolinson is joined by Mat Kendrick and John Townley to talk about Aston Villa's 3-0 win against Walsall in pre-season, and whilst the result absolutely doesn't matter, here are 8 things we learned during the win.

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00:00 - Intro

01:53 - Nice to have Villa back

04:26 - Special one-off kit

06:57 - Buendia, Ramsey & Mings

09:31 - Moussa Diaby exit

18:04 - Morgan Rogers is bloody good

23:09 - Boot tracking

26:01 - It's only pre-season

28:42 - New signings scouted

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Aston Villa's Moussa Diaby is being linked with a move away to Al-Ittihad and could become the second most expensive sale in Villa history if the deal goes ahead.

Villa are also set to complete the signing of Jaden Philogene after activating a clause with Hull City, and Jhon Duran is still attracting interest from West Ham.

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On today's episode of the Claret & Blue podcast, Dan Rolinson and John Townley are back to answer all your Aston Villa questions, all the topics covered are listed below with handy time-codes if you want to jump around to different sections.

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00:00 - England disappointment

02:20 - Need another striker?

05:15 - When international players return

07:04 - Starting XI for Walsall

08:37 - Are we making too many changes?

11:32 - Will we need to replace Diaby?

14:46 - Cliques in the squad

17:04 - The end of McGinn?!

20:50 - Midfield options

26:37 - Friendly in Argentina

30:31 - Cash or Konsa at RB

37:42 - Off the pitch concerns

42:56 - Would Emery have won Euros with England?

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Aston Villa are set to sign Everton's Amadou Onana in a potential club record fee. The 22 year old Belgian midfielder will be a fantastic addition to Unai Emery's side.

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During a recent Q&A podcast, Dan Rolinson and John Townley were asked about Aston Villa's matchday ticket prices, with some fans feeling they're now being 'priced out' of supporting their club in the flesh.

That topic went on for fifteen minutes so we wanted to give it its own spot on the channel as we believe it's important to highlight these fan issues.

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