Married to Claret and Blue - an Aston Villa Podcast

Husband and wife Team Rupert and Verna discuss the limp and insipid exit from the Europa Conference League semi Final. Well done Olympiacos but boy did Villa fail. Here's why?

Fitness, Injuries, Form, Lack of Defence, Experience in Europe, Emery tactics, Predictably, Rotation, the Royal Doulton figure Diaby and Away form in Europe

We love this club and this season is remarkable - Emery and the players have raised our expectations very high.

But its still ok to call out our mistakes 

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Husband and wife team Rupert and Verna discuss the strange Villa Performance against Chelsea. The highs, lows, very lows and then a mini high! Rodgers the only star performer. A lucky first half lead and then full on domination by Chelsea in the second half. VaR definitely a Villian. And now we have Olympiacos and Brighton to come - another incredibly important and exciting week to come. 

Verna worried by depleted squad and more injuries, should we focus on 4th? Rupert annoying Verna at games 

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Husband and wife team Verna and Rupert talk about their adventures in Northern France and the incredible scenes they witnessed and the pride the feel in this group of courageous young men.

They discuss the tired players - the 49 games and the time off given to Lille

The cojones of the whole team, but particularly the 5 penalty heroes 

They give the finger to the French media, the Lille Fans and the Lille President for their abuse of Martinez 

Martinez stands out proud as Ole said in Argentina - "...like Qatar he beat them, shut then up and then he danced"

And they save a special mention for the worst referee in Europe 

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Wife is away so Rupert try solo to explain Villa's incredible away win of the season against the Gunners. No more written words just enjoy his stunned enthusiasm 

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Husband and wife team Rupert and Verna discuss a very entertaining Euro conference Quarter final against an excellent Lille team. Some super stars - Martinez 10, Watkins 9 with Mcginn and Bailey always threatening and 8s.

The dynamic and exciting forwards who seem to always score are mirrored by increasingly incompetent defence- another woeful performance from Diego Carlos, Konsa picked on by Lille and Pau inaccurate and unsolid.

Say it quietly Douggie Luiz also been tired and out of sorts for over a month.

Briefly touch on the Brentford 9 minutes of hell.

UTV and another massive week to come away at both Arsenal/Lille and some much needed co-effcient comebacks needed to help race for 5th 

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Husband and wife Rupert and Verna  slag off bullying Pep's public treatment of Grealish and could he manage Luton?

Will the Villa, the team of the unloved scpaegoats take it to the world champions?? 

Can something so unlikely happen and CL qualification just about secured?

Send for Duran and Zani 

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Husband and wife team Rupert and Verna discuss Villa's comfortable win against Wolves. Could this be Emery's favourite game? After the first 20 minutes - and the one chance for the dogheads - it was total control from the Villa Boys. It was an masterclass from the students of the Unai-versity. This was a win for undesirables, the cast offs, the scapegoats, the unwashed and the unloved - the squad that people didn't believe we had come in and on to win the game.

 Tillemans MOM 

The Chaos brothers Duranizolo a joy to watch - release the fury

Carlos solid 

Diaby back in form 

Bring on City 

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Husband and wife team Verna and Rupert are relieved to escape with a valuable point. They discuss how much they love Jhon Duran. Brave Emery tactics that didn't quite work 1st half. And how Diaby, Zaniolo and particularly Cash changed the game and a point secured.  Captain Mcginn missing, nay bother, the squad help to deliver a point after Spurs loss. 

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Husband and wife team Verna and Rupert discuss the capitulation against Spurs. Rupert compliments Spurs to a point where Verna is annoyed. Rupert then controversially blames Emery for the negative tactics  at home which started a chain reaction of long balls, spurs possession, low crowd engagement and eventually the Captain being sent off. Emery over thinking and doing at Pep.? Mcginn goes from hero to Villain. 29 minutes of lament and concern over the future sans SJM 

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Husband and wife team Rupert and Verna discuss their absence for 2 games and Rupert pays tribute to his dear Aston Villa supporting friend Richard Chambers who passed away two weeks ago. 

The team then discuss the rollercoaster ride of an evening at Kenilworth Road.  Dominant first half display with men against boys displays. Those men then turned into Jello as they lose the 2 goal advantage and with an unsatisfactory draw hurtling towards us up stands Petite Darby and Lucas Digne - the french two some to grab  all the points 

They also  discuss. Is Olly Watkins now world class? Did anyone mention we are back to 11 points ahead of Utd? Ramsey injury, Daddy Longlegs and why Nanny Mcphee can,t now organise a defence from corners 

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