Villa News
Aston Villa news from My Old Man Said — independent coverage of the stories that matter, without the spin or clickbait. From transfer updates and match reaction to club news and the bigger picture, this is where the MOMS news coverage lives. Villa News is also a regular segment on the My Old Man Said podcast, bringing the same independent perspective to audio.
Ollie Watkins Absence Heats Up and Overshadows Villa’s Brutal Defeat
Ollie Watkins Situation Causes Bad Blood and WoeAston Villa's season could hardly have started worse. Beaten 4-0 by Brighton & Hove Albion at the Amex Stadium, four goals down by half-time, and unable to register a single shot on target all game. Despite Brighton not being in ideal shape going into the game, due to injuries and outgoings, one look at Villa's teamsheet and...
Villa Risk Losing Three of Their Top Five Players According to EA Sports
The Exodus of Villa's Top FC 27 PlayersYesterday, EA SPORTS revealed the latest FC 27 Premier League player ratings for Aston Villa, offering fans some kind of a guide to see how the outside world rates Villa's players ahead of the new season.Having already lost big names such as Morgan Rogers and ouri Tielemans ahead of the 2026/27 campaign, many thought that would be...
An New Extra Incentive for Aston Villa to Win Promotion
If there one thing all Championship team supporters will agree on, it's the shockingly poor standard of the referees in the division. Of course,...
What Exactly Happened to Recon’s Naming Rights Deal of Aston Villa’s Training Ground
The Return of Bodymoor Heath
A couple of days ago MOMS ran a story on the fact that the Recon Training Complex signs had vanished...
Revealed: Aston Villa’s Owners are NOT Considering Re-naming Villa Park
Well-placed Sources Sauces
'Revealed: Aston Villa's owners are considering re-naming Villa Park' read a Birmingham Mail headline last week to an article that stated 'a well-placed...
Conspiracy Theory: Recon Removed from Aston Villa’s Training Ground
- Excuse me, sir...can you please direct me to the Recon Training Complex?- To the what?
Villa Conspiracy
Lets start the week off with a Villa...
The Predictable Aston Villa Fixture Change for Sky TV Happens
It's not the first time that after a round of announcements by SKY TV of upcoming televised games, the obvious choice of Aston Villa...
Jack Grealish Walks Suspension Tightrope for Blues Game
Jack Grealish Suspension Danger
The big games come thick and fast now for Aston Villa and the intensity will rise, but the improving Jack Grealish,...
Second Sell Out of the Season Expected as Villa Park Opens Trinity Upper
Blues
As expected Aston Villa will open up the Upper tier in the Trinity Road stand for the Second City derby on Sunday 25 November 2018...
Aston Villa’s Injury Situation Going into QPR Game – Bolasie, Abraham etc
AWOL Yannick
If there was one surprise during the game against Norwich City it was the absence of Yannick Bolasie from the match day squad...
Two Policeman Potentially Facing Criminal Charges Over Dalian Atkinson Death
TWO policeman are now facing criminal charges over the death of former Aston Villa striker Dalian Atkinson.The Independent Police Complaints Commission has been investigating his...
Steve Bruce Fired After Poor Form That Stretches Back to Last Season
Guillotine
In the end, the Aston Villa hierarchy could wait no more, Steve Bruce had to go. One win in the last 10 games and...
Easy Street for Bruce, John Terry No-News, New Keeper & the Dapper Villan
As we go into the final week before the October international break, here's a run down of the Villa stories and issues doing the...
Aston Villa FIFA 19 Cover Custom Pack Skins
Fresh Skin
If you have a copy of EA Sport’s FIFA 19 or are getting one, EA Sports have created specific Aston Villa FIFA 19...