Liam Scahill

By Liam Scahill The My Old Man Said scouting department maybe working from home during the current lockdown, but our all-seeing eye currently can still give Mr Suso (aka Jesus Garcia Pitarch) a run for his money. With the transfer gods...

By Liam Scahill Tweeted Ambition It’s early August 2019, an Irishman with a much lauded left peg around B6 took to the field in the Premier League. The score line might not have been for flattering for Villa, but for Conor...

By Liam Scahill Eurothrash or Eurostars? Greetings from the chasms of the My Old Man Said scouting department, defying straitened circumstances in the form of relegation from the Premier League meant us scouting freaks were victims of fevered exoticism from MOMS...

By Liam Scahill Big Spenders A football club’s transfer business in the modern era can often define the destiny of a footballing institution for many a year. Villa at the commencements of both the Randy Lerner and Dr Tony Xia eras respectively,...

By Liam Scahill Thor Decision At the end of the January transfer window of 2017 Aston Villa signed Icelandic international Birkir Bjarnason from FC Basel. Bjarnason has long carried the nickname of Thor, thanks to his immaculate blonde locks which flowed with...

By Liam Scahill "We had a poor performance on Saturday but there’s no need for the hysteria that goes with it." - Steve bruce Everyone's a Critic... and a Doctor In the aftermath of yet another lacklustre Villa performance where Villa drew...