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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...
Paolo Di Canio’s ‘banter’ with Villa Fans – Full Video
It seems the press have tried to spin Paolo Di Canio's post-match gesturing to both sets of fans, as him suggesting Villa were getting...
The Karma of ‘Paul Lamberts Claret and Blue Army A-V-F-C’ (with video)
Let's hope Villa history repeats itself
The evening of September 25th 1991 wasn't the most auspicious night in Aston Villa's history. Villa were away against...
Aston Villa Fan Racism – Is it a Reality?
2012 - The Year of the Racist
Racism has increasingly been the de rigueur subject matter in football this year. Until the last few months, racism...
Away Supporters Survey – Have Your Say For Better Conditions
As most of you'll know, MOMS is an affiliate member of the Football Supporters' Federation (FSF), who represent football supporters on every level -...
The Real Story of the Villa Park ‘Violence that Erupted’ after the West Brom Game
How the supposed Villa vs West Brom 'violence' story was made up
According to the Birmingham Mail 'violence erupted' outside the Doug Ellis Stand after...
The Real Story of the ‘Violence that Erupted’ after the Villa & Baggies Game (Uncensored)
Post-Match Villa/Albion Fan Goodbyes
According to the Birmingham Mail 'violence erupted' outside the Doug Ellis Stand after the Villa versus West Brom game. Yet their...
Supporter Rights When Arrested by Police
Know Your Rights
While most Villa supporters haven't been arrested by the police or had any friction with stewards, you don't have to be guilty...
Report – ‘One Stan Petrov’ Banner Keeps Flying Despite Usage Ban and the ‘Villa 9’
The Banner That Refused to Stop Surfing
We maybe coming to the end of the summer, but it felt like spring had come to Villa...
A Remarkable Fact About the ‘ One Stan Petrov ‘ Banner
Banner Own Goal?This post is simply to highlight one fact about the 'One Stan Petrov' banner, that the club have banned from use during...
Football Supporters Federation Call For Common Sense on ‘One Stan Petrov’ Banner
As the debate goes on regarding the ban of the 'One Stan Petrov' banner being able to surf on the 19 minute mark at...
12/09/12 – An Important Day for All Football Supporters
“There was truth and there was untruth, and if you clung to the truth even against the whole world, you were not mad.”- 1984...
Don’t Ban the ‘One Stan Petrov’ Banner Petition – Update and Clarification
As some of you will be aware the issue of the Aston Villa's banning of the 'One Stan Petrov' has started to spread to...