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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...
Ugly at Villa Park, But Winning Is What Matters
Aston Villa 1 Brighton 0 - Post-mortemIt was flat. It was tense. Brighton's visit to Villa Park certainly wasn't one for the purists or...
Holding the Line: Transfers, Injuries, and a Gritty Point at Bournemouth
Post January Transfer Window AssessmentWith Aston Villa dealing with a mounting midfield injury list and a January window shaped more by constraint than ambition,...
Villa Bend but Don’t Break Against the Cherries
Bournemouth 1 Aston Villa 1 - Post-mortemThis game and result against Bournemouth depends on context.On the surface, a draw after taking the lead feels...
Transfer Reflections – A Look at the Trio of Villa Old Boys Returning
Aston Villa's Retro Transfer WindowThis was never going to be a glamorous window, but certainly few would have expected such a twist of fate...
Villa Switch On Late Against Salzburg to Secure Europa League Home Advantage
Aston Villa 3 RB Salzburg 2 ReactionThis should not have been complicated, but Villa allowed it to be. The average age of the visiting...
Villa Prove They’re the Real Deal at St James’ Park
Aston Villa Maintain Their Course After Testing WeekThis was the kind of away win that changes perception in terms of the validity of Aston...
Everton Expose Villa’s Current Midfield Problem
THIS MATCH IS CRUCIAL wrote Unai Emery in the match programme notes for the Everton game. The players, though, didn't seem to get the...
Efficiency Over Chaos: Why Villa Are Built for Games Like Everton
As Everton arrive at Villa Park, the My Old Man Said podcast show looks past form lines and current hype to focus on why...
A Proper Cup Tie, Properly Won
FA Cup - Spurs 1 Aston Villa 2A look back at Villa's FA Cup win against Spurs, that sets up a home tie against...
Palace, the FA Cup, and How Aston Villa Really Play
How do you define the way Aston Villa actually play?It’s a question people keep trying to answer with labels. Possession-based. Pragmatic. xG cheaters. Ruthless. Transitional....
Back to Business at Villa Park
Control Restored, No Drama RequiredA new year, the same authority.After the winning run ended at Arsenal, Aston Villa returned to Villa Park and did...
The Run May Have Ended, Villa Are Still in Good Shape
Life After the Arsenal DefeatThe winning run had to end somewhere. Unfortunately, it ended at the hardest stadium in the league to do anything...