Married to Claret and Blue - an Aston Villa Podcast Rupert & Verna

Husband and wife team Verna and Rupert discuss the incredible feeling of achieving CL qualification. What it means to them individually, how's it's so significant in the modern day of ownerships by Oligarchs, Private Equity funds and State owned premiership clubs.

They discuss what it means for the Club and its finances

How it keeps the majority of the team in tact

Attracting better Talent

The Liverpool and Crystal Palace games

The rumour mill

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

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

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

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

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