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Martin O'Neill has finally lifted the lid on his controversial Aston Villa exit during his most honest interview since he quit the club. In an exclusive chat with Mat Kendrick, O'Neill revealed he regrets leaving Villa - and the manner of his departure - in the summer of 2010. Frustration around the League Cup Final, Phil Dowd and not reaching the Top 4 are all covered - including *that* night in Moscow in the UEFA Cup. Grab the popcorn, and enjoy.

For the first time since 1995, Aston Villa have beaten Manchester United at Villa Park.

Fresh from Unai Emery's first press conference, we sit down to look ahead to his first game in the dugout: Manchester United (H)

New Aston Villa head coach Unai Emery begins work from November 1st 2022 - so we decided to create a to-do-list for the incoming 4-time Europa League winning coach. With tasks ranging from the captaincy dilemma, to Philippe Coutinho's form, to instilling an identity upon the club - we think we've covered the lot! Claret & Blue Live: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/claret-blue-live-tickets-449548400367 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Aaron Danks' took the pre-Newcastle press conference this morning as he spoke of Unai Emery's appointment, Lucas Digne's return and entertaining the fans. Want to contribute a prize for our charity raffle at #ClaretAndBlueLive? Email: dan.rolinson@reachplc.com

The brilliant Guillem Balague joins us on the Claret and Blue Podcast to discuss all things Unai Emery. Balague waxes lyrical over 'world class' Emery in the show and in a bite-size 20 minute episode shares so much insight into Villa's new Head Coach.

Aston Villa move quickly to appoint Unai Emery as new Head Coach. Emery joins from a successful spell in Spain and returns to the Premier League with a point to prove. Here we go!

What a brilliant way to spend a Sunday afternoon, and a huge three points for Aaron Danks' Claret & Blue Army!

Aston Villa suffer a terrible defeat to newly-promoted Fulham. A defeat poor enough for Steven Gerrard to be sacked. Villa are now 17th in the Premier League table, just goal difference prevents them slipping into the bottom 3...

Steven Gerrard and Aston Villa face a crunch game on Thursday night against Fulham. It's the most critical week in Gerrard's short career at Villa Park as he hopes to scrap his way out of trouble. DONATE TO OUR HALF MARATHON EFFORT: https://www.gofundme.com/f/claret-blue-x-great-birmingham-run Keep up to date with our latest episodes: https://bit.ly/37960mR Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePod Send a question to our podcast mail-bag: https://bit.ly/3kK9Y8u Dan Rolinson: https://twitter.com/DanRolinson Ashley Preece: https://twitter.com/PreeceObserver Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The unbeaten streak is over as Villa fail to capitalise on first-half-chances in 0-2 defeat to Chelsea.

Steven Gerrard is a 100% win rate against Graham Potter (as Brighton boss) but will face his new Chelsea side this Sunday.

Aston Villa fail to beat Nottingham Forest and miss the opportunity to venture into the top half...

For the first time, we've compiled

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8 games played, 8 points earned. It's been a slower start to the season that fans would have hoped for, so just where are Aston Villa heading this season?

Villa struggle to break down 10-man Leeds United after Luis Sinisterra was sent off early in the second half.

We dish out player ratings every single game, so we thought we'd take chance in his break to rate the Aston Villa squad so far.Tyrone Mings is the standout performer, with an 8/10 rating...

As we settle in for an International break, we decided it'd be best to take stock of the season so far, and try and answer some of your questions. Gerrard's system and tactics, the summer recruitment and the long-term plans for NSWE all feature.