My Old Man Said was founded in 2011 as an independent Aston Villa platform, establishing its reputation through writing before launching the podcast in 2016. Now one of Apple and Spotify’s Top 100 Sports Podcasts and one of the UK’s longest running Villa shows, MOMS has spent fifteen years as the independent voice of the Villa supporter. In an era of influencer culture and parasocial fan relationships, MOMS keeps the focus where it belongs – on the football club and the supporters.

While many shows have chased daily content algorithms and ad revenue, MOMS has stayed true to the traditional audio podcast format. We don’t do content. We do shows. There’s a difference, and Villa supporters who have been listening for any length of time know exactly what it is.

The show’s host is a long-time journalist who’s written for leading national and international titles across the UK, Europe, and Australia. That professional background shapes everything about how this show approaches Villa, with the same standards of accuracy, fairness and original thinking that serious journalism demands, applied to supporter media. The show also currently contributes columns to BBC Sport and The Observer.

Away from the microphone, the show’s host has chaired Aston Villa’s Fan Advisory Board and sat on the Fan Consultation Group for almost a decade, and was a founding council member of the Football Supporters Association. That means the conversations on this show aren’t just informed by watching Villa. They come from someone who has spent years in rooms with club owners, chief executives, football department staff, PGMOL, and Premier League and FA officials. When supporter interests are discussed on MOMS, it isn’t guesswork.

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Released twice a week, the main show covers the bigger picture of Villa – the latest news, the club’s commercial decisions, the direction of travel – alongside Three Points, a regular look at the stranger happenings of the football world at large. Occasionally the show is also graced by the in-house band, The Lovers Walk Unlimited Orchestra. The post-mortem episode follows each match with analysis and proper statistical context, while Something for the Weekend previews the next fixture, without the filler.

The show is the Villa podcast of the TalkSport Fan Network and one of Apple’s original curated football fan shows.

If you want a show for the sake of a show, there are plenty of alternatives. If you want the conversation Villa supporters are actually having – from someone with the access and the standards to do it properly – this is it.

“Probably the best football podcast. Level headed commentary about Villa and the state of football in general.”  – Tom, Apple Podcasts

“I’ve downloaded all the Villa pods and this is the only one I now listen to. Insightful and very unassuming.” – Moose, Apple Podcasts

“Intelligent, thoughtful, witty and critical. My favourite Villa podcast.” – Stue, Apple Podcasts

New to the show? Start with the latest episode below. For ad-free listening, bonus episodes and access to Match Club, our 24/7 supporter community,  by becoming a My Old Man Said member.

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