AVFC Supporters
Aston Villa supporter coverage from My Old Man Said — independent, ethical and built from years of genuine engagement. From Fan Advisory Board scrutiny to Football Supporters Association representation, via trips to Parliament. Fan issues that affect matchday and beyond, this is where the supporter perspective lives.
What the North Stand Closure Means for Aston Villa Match Day Tickets in 2026/27
How Many Aston Villa Home Tickets Are Available Next Season?If you do not hold a season ticket and want to attend a home Premier League game at Villa Park next season, this is what you are dealing with.The club's formal response to the Fan Advisory Board in May, published this week, puts it plainly: "Average availability for Premier League fixtures is expected to be approximately...
The Aston Villa Ticket Price Myth: Does Paying More Really Improve the Team?
How a 5% Rise Became 46%While basking in the glory of the best Aston Villa season in a generation, the issue of Aston Villa ticket prices and increases is back, like a Premier League Groundhog Day.5% seems to be the magic number for Villa, as season tickets, match-by-match tickets, and Champions League tickets are all increasing by this amount. This is far from good...
Aston Villa Supporter Commercial Boycott and Demands to Improve Club
PROTEST WITH PURPOSENo one can question the pain and misery threshold of Aston Villa supporters. The last five seasons have been nothing short of soul-destroying....
Aston Villa Supporters Join European Football Fans in Open Letter to UEFA
FSE Background
For a few years now My Old Man Said (MOMS)has been a member of Football Supporters Europe (FSE). The FSE is made up...
A Way to Tell Your Club to Lower Ticket Prices – Be Active!
Enough is EnoughI've had enough spending silly money on tickets to watch a sub-standard team and players. Just look at the January transfer window,...
Tom Fox Admits Responsibility for This Season’s Failure (MOMS Exchange with Fox)
The Last Time
At the start of last year Aston Villa CEO Tom Fox attended his first Aston Villa Supporter Trust AGM to do a...
Read This Before You Judge Aston Villa Fans in Verbal Abuse Videos
Kangaroo Keyboards
One of the annoying things of social media is the impulse of people to spout out their kangaroo court verdicts on a matter...
Letter to the FA to Increase Number of FA Cup Final Tickets to Fans
Ok, so I know you've erased last season's FA Cup final from your mind, but do you remember the hassle of getting tickets for...
Extra Train Details for Aston Villa Supporters for Wycombe FA Cup Tie
Extra Wycombe Train
Looking ahead to the FA Cup 3rd round trip to Wycombe Wanderers, Chiltern Railways have kindly put on an additional train service...
Context of the Sex Pistols Surfer Flag at Aston Villa vs Arsenal
MOMS has never actually had the time to really write anything about the surfer flag we helped organised back in May. We could write...
Football Supporters Europe Statement on the Stade de France Attack
I used to live in Paris for just over two years. Living less than 30 minutes away from the Stade de France, I used...
Reduced Costs for Away Fans on the Agenda at Premier League Shareholders Meeting?
Today was the Premier League shareholders meeting in London, where the club's CEOs (including Aston Villa's Tom Fox, it's assumed) met to discuss matters...
Aston Villa Supporter Open Letter: Thoughts on the Current Crisis Enveloping the Club
A tell tale sign that things aren't right at a football club is the emergence of supporter open letters being published in local newspapers...
Support Aston Villa Fan’s Great Social Initiative for the Christmas Period
Operation DrawstringMOMS wanted to lend its support and get word out on a great initiative that one of our first ever contributors Kerry Lenihan has...