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My Old Man Said is one of the original Aston Villa podcasts — started before ‘content creator’ was a job title and stubbornly refusing to rebrand since. We make shows, not content landfill. Shows that entertain as much as they inform, recorded for supporters rather than algorithms. Unlike most Villa media, MOMS has been in the room with the club’s decision-makers and represented supporters at consultations. A strong ethical code runs through everything — no influencers, no fanboyism, no PR access trade-offs. Independent Aston Villa news and podcasts, with the supporter’s perspective at the centre of everything.
Villa’s Champions League Draw Breakdown: From Barcelona to Viking
Aston Villa's Champions League Draw DiscussedAston Villa's Champions League league-phase opponents are confirmed: Paris Saint-Germain, Borussia Dortmund, Fenerbahçe and Viking all visit Villa Park, while Villa face trips to Barcelona, Club Brugge (again), Galatasaray and Slavia Prague.We assess what lies ahead for the rebuilt Villa team, fixture by fixture: from the reality of an away day at a two-thirds-rebuilt Camp Nou to the banana...
Aston Villa’s Brighton Post-Mortem: The Watkins Fallout and a Striker-less Team
Brighton 4-0 Aston Villa Post-Mortem: No Striker, No Watkins, No AnswersVilla didn't lose to Brighton 4-0 because of a bad afternoon at the office; they lost because they were as far from the club motto of prepared as you can probably get for the start of a Premier League season.The defence and midfield resembled a heavily rotated early-stage Europa League line-up, but that...
#68.5 From Play-off Hangovers to Questions of Aston Villa’s Destiny and Keepers
Just catching up on some housekeeping and a few blog posts on the most recent My Old Man Said podcast episodes to get the...
#68 Aston Villa Find New Character and Resolve to Aid Play-off Push
Smith EvolutionThere was always a theory on the My Old Man Said podcast that Dean Smith's Aston Villa had to play well to win...
#67 How Aston Villa Shape up as They Enter the End Game of the Season
Brace yourself. We're in the end game now.A month ago, we were pretty much waving the white flag on the 2018/19 season, judging from...
#66 Blues Inglorious Basterd Gets Super Jack Justice
The Second City derby served up a plot that cried out for a Hollywood ending, and it got one. Blues fan thuggery received Super...
#65 How Does Just One Player Transform How Aston Villa Play?
Aston Villa's One Man Band?It seemed to be a myth that Jack Grealish's three-month absence from injury had been the sole reason Villa's season...
#64 We Need to Talk About Dean Smith
After the first half-dozen or so games under Aston Villa Head Coach, Dean Smith, the 2018/19 season was very much alive. After the turmoil...
#63 Aston Villa Lose Identity After Blades Miracle (and Boro Hospitality Ticket Competition)
It'll take more than a mad last eight-minute comeback miracle to provide a spark to revive Aston Villa's flagging play-off hopes, after it was...
#62.5 Aston Villa: One Game From Promotion, One Day Away From Bankruptcy
2019As it stands, the year 2019 stands before us as a most unpredictable year to call for Aston Villa supporters in terms of their...
#62 Has Aston Villa Coach Dean Smith’s Achilles Heel Been Exposed?
“Lots of teams have counter-attacked us or capitalised on errors from ourselves and we’ve fallen behind," said Dean Smith, on Aston Villa's recent defensive...
#61 What’s the Main Issues Weighing Dean Smith’s Aston Villa Down in Mid-table?
2019 StutterWhen Aston Villa have kicked off 2019 in such a lacklustre way, it leaves plenty to talk about when it comes to the...
#60 Ron Saunders Aston Villa Legacy is Very Much Alive But Why Did Villa Let it Slip So Badly?
Ron Saunders LegacyOver the past couple of weeks, MOMS has randomly received three messages from Aston Villa fans honouring former Villa boss Ron Saunders...
2018 Highlight: Blues Victory Typified Pros and Cons of Dean Smith’s Villa Approach
The Second City derby in its Championship incarnation had become a bit of a snore fest for the neutral. Its appeal had experienced lessening...