Saturday, May 4, 2024

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

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Shay Given Interview: Fabian Delph Revenge, Time at Aston Villa, Lambert & Keane

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"I got a spicy voicemail and even a couple of weeks after he was complaining that he couldn’t get rid of the smell" -...
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The Proud History of Managerless Aston Villa

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Instead of a manager, Villa originally used a 'board of directors'. We've all seen the hashtags over the years of #McLeishOut, #LambertOut, #BruceOut and #SmithOut...
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The Forgotten Bosnian That Helped Aston Villa Win the Title

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'Ripples of joy quickly became a sea of jubilation. Boro's Yugoslavian forward Bosco Jankovic, they'd learned, had levelled matters at Ayresome Park. The dream...
aston villa team with Ron Saunders 1980/81

How Aston Villa’s Talented Champions Were Younger Than Jack Grealish

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The premise of Aston Villa's rebuilding going into the 2019/20 season had been to get young talented players that had the potential to increase...

Golden Goals: The Influence of Tony Morley’s Cracker Against Everton (1981)

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The Path to Aston Villa's League Title"Clearly still rattled by Saunders' psychological tactic, Morley gave a two-fingered gesture towards the bench, one that later...
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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....