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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...
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...
Dead at Half-Time, Relentless by Full-Time: How Emery Broke Chelsea
Post-mortem: Chelsea 1 Aston Villa 2Aston Villa were bullied, outplayed, and offered nothing for an hour at Stamford Bridge. Twenty-nine percent possession. No shots....
Christmas Saved: Resurrection at Villa Park as Rogers Buried United
The Manchester United post-mortem usually involves burying Villa’s latest trauma and promising not to speak of it again until the next time. Not this...
An Emery Christmas or the Return of Ghosts of United Past
Can Unai Set up an Emery Christmas Against United?Aston Villa arrive at Christmas in form, winning ugly, and climbing quietly. The league table looks...
The Questionable Reality of Aston Villa’s Winning Ways Isn’t a Concern
Do Aston Villa Have More Gears to Come as They Defy xGVilla go behind. Again. Villa wobble. Again. Villa win. Again.This post-mortem from the...
Bedlam in the Holte: Villa Linear Unofficial World Club Champions Again
Incredible Last Kick Drama at Villa ParkVilla Park erupted. What looked like a hard-earned point turned into a afternoon of strangers hugging, tears in...
Brighton Bedlam, Arsenal Judgment Day and Emery’s Long-Range Gospel
Lovers Walk to Judgement DayAfter a dramatic away win at Brighton My Old Man Said podcast opens with the Lovers Walk Unlimited Orchestra summing...