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Tactical analyst Jon Mackenzie (Tifo Football) joins us once again on the podcast to digest the brilliance of Unai Emery. We chat through Villa's decision to play a high line, John McGinn's resurgance and whether Villa can genuinely compete for the top four. (Spoiler, yes they can.)

Dan Rolinson, Mat Kendrick and John Townley have all been tasked with building the ultimate Aston Villa footballer. Using various body parts assigned to footballing attributes, the trio share their football Frankenstein monsters on today's show. Heading ability (head) - Vision (eyes) - Leadership (mouth) - Footballing brain (brain) - Torso/arms (strength) - Right leg - Left leg - Dribbling - Finishing - Heart - 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After what was a stop-start two years for Leon Bailey at Aston Villa, it seems he's finally found his place under Unai Emery. Working in a system that suits him, being impactful off the bench and playing with a smile on his face, Leon Bailey is in top form right now.

Dan Rolinson and John Townley are here to chat all things Aston Villa after yet another victory at Villa Park. Aston Villa beat Fulham on Sunday to make it 13 in the Premier League on the spin, the pair also answer your questions. We also take a look at Ezri Konsa's inclusion in the England squad, and chat about Birmingham City too... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan Rolinson and John Townley are back with another episode of Inside Bodymoor where Aston Villa can match their 13-game streak of home wins should they beat Fulham this Sunday.

Dan Rolinson and John Townley take a deeper look at the win over AZ Alkmaar in this handy 20 minute video, to further elaborate on some of the finer points we overlooked on our Post Match Reaction.

Join Dan Rolinson and Mat Kendrick as they share their immediate post match thoughts on the win over AZ Alkmaar 10 minutes after getting home from Villa Park. We also discuss our football pet peeves, and THAT dog costume...

It's another bumper Monday show for you this week as Dan Rolinson and John Townley look back on the defeat to Forest whilst looking ahead to the UECL game against AZ Alkmaar. We also answer your Aston Villa questions across a whole range of topics...

Dan Rolinson and Frankie Maguire discuss Aston Villa's frustrating defeat to Nottingham Forest at The City Ground.

Jamie Carragher: "Villa should cherish Unai Emery while they can. It is a matter of time before an established Champions League club makes him an offer he can’t refuse." Dan Rolinson and John Townley are not happy with Carra's latest quotes (though most of his article is very good), this attitude that Villa should just 'accept their place' and Emery will 'jump ship' is just nonsense stuff.

We've a jam packed Inside Bodymoor show for you this week as John Townley reports back from Unai Emery's latest press conference. Dan and John look ahead to Villa's trip to Nottingham Forest, whilst John shares a tribute to the late Charlie Aitken. Matt Davies of the Garibaldi Red podcast also offers his verdict in the Opposition View. Charlie Aitken story: https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/tribute-charlie-aitken-aston-villa-28027401 Jhon Duran story:

Aston Villa's Emiliano Martinez was revealed as this year's Yashin Trophy winner this week, the best goalkeeper in the world in 2023. On today's podcast, Dan Rolinson and John Townley answer all your Aston Villa questions.

Join Dan Rolinson and Mat Kendrick as they discuss Aston Villa's win against Luton Town, their 12th consecutive win at home in the Premier League.

Dan Rolinson and John Townley catch up for a very quick Inside Bodymoor show ahead of the Luton game, Dan's been unwell whilst John has been travelling so apologies for the shorter show this week.

It's lift-off for Aston Villa in the Europa Conference League with an emphatic win over AZ Alkmaar in Group E. Goals from Leon Bailey, Youri Tielemans, Ollie Watkins and John McGinn sealed all three points in a brilliant away day.

Loads to discuss this week as we mark Unai Emery's one year as head coach at Aston Villa - we've already come a long way and the future is most certainly bright. Dan Rolinson and John Townley look through the best bits of the West Ham win, whilst looking ahead to AZ Alkmaar and Luton Town.

Unai Emery's Aston Villa side run riot against West Ham at Villa Park to make it their 11th consecutive home win in the Premier League. Goals from Douglas Luiz, Ollie Watkins and Leon Bailey sealed all three points.

There's loads to cover on today's Inside Bodymoor preview show as Dan Rolinson and John Townley look ahead to Villa's home clash against West Ham. Also on the agenda, the latest on Nicolo Zaniolo and the investigation surrounding betting allegations in Italy, and a look at Aston Villa's new parternship with J-League side Vissel Kobe. John's Vissel Kobe story: https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/im-excited-aston-villas-vissel-27940162

When we talk about these 'all-time' Aston Villa sides, often of the Premier League era, the same 15-20 names crop up every time. To prevent that, Dan Rolinson and Mat Kendrick attempted to build an Aston Villa XI using players from 11 different nations. In a draft style format, the pair took turns to make their selections, with the rules that once a player was taken, they couldn't feature in the opposition team. So that's 11 different nationalities, and two totally different XIs - 22 different players.

Dan Bardell joins us on the podcast this week to answer your questions. Why Ollie Watkins is the BEST striker Villa could currently have, who are the most important players to Unai Emery, and when will our next silverware come?