Friday, September 5, 2025

Retro Villa

My Old Man Said articles and photo sets from Aston Villa’s proud history. Most notably are several sets of rare Villa supporter pictures from the European Cup final in Rotterdam on the 26th May 1982, which we are honoured to host. UTV

Aston Villa’s Place in History at the National Football Museum in Manchester

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Proud History As Aston Villa fans, we all know the well-worn phrase, that begins 'proud history'. In fact, in the lean times of late, our...
erika roe

Erika Roe – Aston Villa’s Iconic Naked Fan

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Erika Roe - The Naked VillanIt was while googling for an image of George Best in an Aston Villa shirt that a completely different...

Villa’s Worst Start in the Top Flight for 54 Years and it Could Get...

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  Things Can Only Get Better? It Doesn't Look Good in the Short Term... The worst start record gets...well, worse and worse. So far this season,...
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My Old Man Said’s Pele Interview

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Interviewing Pele This year marked the 40th anniversary of one Edson Arantes do Nascimento aka Pele, playing on the hallow turf of Villa Park....
Paul McGrath Aston Villa Muller shirt

The Paul McGrath Song…The Anthem of Godlike Genius.

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The Paul McGrath Song Every season begins the same way. Normally, at the stadium of a lower league team, Villa fans will get the ritual...

Aston Villa and Penalties – International Misses and Italian Jobs

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Expecting England vs Italy game in Euro 2012 to go to penalties, I made a comment via Twitter that it was a good job...

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