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...
An Aston Villa Supporter’s Call to Arms Tonight Against West Brom
A bit late in the day for this one, but a young Villan just sent this in and it might be good to have...
Justice for Jeff Message to Aston Villa Fans For the Derby Double
When Villa visited the Hawthorns in December 2014, MOMS was contacted by Dawn Astle, the daughter of the late Albion favourite Jeff Astle regarding...
Everything You Need to Know About Aston Villa From Tom Fox and Villa Supporters Meeting
“Relegation should not be in the lexicon of Aston Villa” - Tom FoxThe last time the Aston Villa Supporters Trust (AVST) held an AGM,...
What was not Reported and Truth of the Holte End Demonstration
'Aston Villa fans are very loyal supporters and to them ‘protest’ is something of a dirty word'.For the past week the press built up...
Proposed Holte End Demonstration: Frequently Asked Questions
Regarding the proposed 8/82 minute demonstration, obviously you don't have to do this if you sit in the Holte End, but ask yourself this:...
Join Brigada 1874 to Help Create a Villa Park Atmosphere to Pop the Cherries
Join Brigada 1874 Against CherriesThere was only two highlights of the 3rd FA Cup game against Blackpool. Christian Benteke's epic finish and efforts of...
Enough is Enough, We Want Our Villa Back.
The following short article below on Villa's current plight, I wrote for the Daily Mail this week and since I know a lot of people don't...
We Want Our Villa Back: An Open Letter to the Holte End
We Want Our Villa Back: An open letter to the Holte End
Dear Holte Ender,This letter hasn’t been easy to write and it’s also taken...
Brigada 1874 Invitation to Help Villa Park FA Cup Atmosphere
Brigada 1874The Brigada 1874 of L8 of the Holte End have been an asset in generating atmosphere in the Lower Holte and also for...
Justice for Jeff Message to Aston Villa Fans Going to Albion Game
Message to Aston Villa Fans Going to the West Brom Game
MOMS was contacted by Dawn Astle, the daughter of West Bromich Albion legend Jeff...
Aston Villa Supporters Lead Club’s Change of Heart on Birmingham 21 Tribute
21st minute senseAston Villa supporters prompted a welcomed change of heart by the club over its refusal to afford a 40th anniversary tribute at...
A Time for Villa and Blues 21 Togetherness – A Short Fan Tale
A Time for RemembranceOther cities perhaps make more of a fuss about their fallen than Brummies do. The people of Birmingham have always tended...