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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.
Emery’s Own Goal: How His Selection and Substitutions Cost Villa Against Forest
Aston Villa loss at home to Nottingham Forest in the Premier League leaves Unai Emery still searching for a first win in his career against Oliver Glasner in eight attempts. More concerning than that though is that Villa currently sit one off the bottom of the Premier League table, without a win to their name.While it's not panic stations yet considering the extent...
Emery Fails to Crack the Glasner Code, as Forest Beat Villa
Emery Has a Bad Day at the Office Against ForestAston Villa hosted Nottingham Forest at Villa Park in the Premier League, looking for a first league win of the season. The game came off the back of Villa's first win of their Champions League campaign, a 3-2 victory away at Club Brugge, which Unai Emery will be looking to build off the momentum of.In...
Job Half Done in Lille. Now for Old Trafford.
Lille Trip Reflections & Old Trafford PreviewVilla's 1-0 win in Lille on Thursday night was controlled without being convincing, disciplined without being dynamic, but...
Aston Villa’s Lille Preview: The Europa League Jump Start the Season Needs
Lille vs Villa and the Europa League Big PictureCan Emery's Villa rediscover their best form in France, and does the Europa League now represent...
Momentum Snapped as Chelsea Compound Villa’s Fragile Run
Villa Now Looking for Drastic Momentum SwitchFor a while, it looked like Villa might just make a fight of it against Chelsea at Villa...
Rain, Rage and Regress: Villa Implode at Molineux
Predictable Villa FalterThis wasn’t just a bad night.It was a warning.Villa went to Molineux knowing exactly what was at stake. A six-point cushion. Chelsea...
Momentum or Meltdown? The Weeks That Define Villa’s Season
A Question of Villa's DirectionWith Villa's last home game against Leeds United typifying a change of performance levels at Villa Park, we look at...
A Very Belated Villa Calendar Year Review
Villa's 2025 Calendar YearThe MOMS team takes a belated look back on the solid year of progress that was the year 2025. They profile...
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...