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.
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 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 news for...
Aston Villa’s £38.4m Hidden Transfer Cost
The Hidden Cost of Squad Building - Aston Villa's Increasing Agent Fee SpendTransfer net spend of the season is often quoted for shaping narratives and opinion. Yet agent fees are rarely mentioned, despite being excluded from net spend calculations altogether. For Aston Villa in 2025/26, agent fees were actually higher than the club’s reported net spend.Villa's reported net spend in the 2025/26 season...
Bring the Holte to Wembley – Semi-Final Flags, Display and Song News
'Yes, we will be bring the infamous Villa away following x 15, but we'll need something more...we need to bring the Holte End to...
FAN Network – New Manifesto for Football in Time for the General Election
In the past year, the main political parties have cast their eye to the world of football with the view of forming policy for...
Progress by the Premier League as they Propose to Share TV Wealth
After the Football Supporters Federation led 'Share the TV Wealth' demo and letter to the 20 Premier League clubs addressing their 5.6 billion TV...
The Share TV Wealth Letter Presented to Aston Villa and Other Premier League Clubs
Share TV WealthThis lunch time football supporters led by the Football Supporters Federation will hold a demo at a meeting of the 20 Premier...
‘Share TV Wealth’ Football Supporter Demonstration in London Planned
On Thursday the 26th March (next week) there will be a #ShareTVWealth demonstration at the Premier League shareholders meeting in London, organised by the Football...
European Football Supporters Body Not Happy After Meeting With UEFA
As My Old Man Said (MOMS) considers the ambition of Aston Villa Football Club to be European football, we've been a card-carrying member of...
BBC Complaint Replies to Aston Villa Supporters About FA Cup Coverage
In the last week, MOMS has encouraged Villa supporters to voice their concerns about the sensationalist and irresponsible comments made by the BBC MOTD's...
FA Call: Television and FA to Blame for FA Cup Semi-final Date Delay
Today Aston Villa put tickets for the FA Cup semi-final on sale for the first wave of Villa supporters who met the necessary criteria,...
Wembley Tickets Available For Aston Villa Fans After Current Criteria Wave
Aston Villa Fans Wembley TicketsThe club announced it's first wave of plans for the allocation of 31,799 tickets it will receive for the FA...
Significance of that Villa Park Pitch Celebration to a Dad and his Young Son
"I'll never forget this dad" - Eight-year-old Villan
By Wesley WoakesMy eight-year-old son and I were at the Albion FA Cup game at the weekend...
How the Villa Park Pitch Celebrations Have Been Wrongly Scandalised.
'Villa supporters were on the pitch before the final whistle because they thought it was all over.'
Precedent
“Some people are on the pitch…they think it’s...
Holte End Singing Section Trial set for the Rest of Season at Villa Park
Holte Gets New SectionAt the recent Aston Villa Supporters Trust AGM meeting with Tom Fox in February, MOMS asked Tom Fox and Nicola Keye...