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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...
March 2019 Villa Fan Consultation Group Notes – Club’s Finances, Commercial Issues and Security
ContextBelow are the notes from the Aston Villa Fan Consultation Group meeting of this week. MOMS and some other members of the FCG group...
Virgin Trains Announce a ‘Better’ Version of the Football Specials
You may remember that MOMS announced the Virgin Train 20% discount initiative for all Aston Villa Season Card Holders and Claret Members (it works...
Away Season Ticket Future, Allocations and Crowd Issues
Last week there was an Away Fan Consultation Group meeting at Villa Park. While it was a little odd that it was arranged when...
Further Change in Direction By New Aston Villa Owners From Tony Xia’s Plans
At the start of the year there were reports of proposed investment by Aston Villa in Danish side Lyngby Boldklub. It was seen by...
Aston Villa Resist TV Offer and Date Change for FA Cup Tie
Astonishing TrendOnly 10 of the scheduled 32 FA Cup third round ties have remained in their original and tradition 3pm Saturday slot. The other...
Villa Fan Consultation Group Meeting Notes: Operational Issues, AVTV, Half-time Queues etc
Operational FCG – Thursday 6.12.18Fan RepresentativesJonathan Fear Vital VillaJohn Gillett Lions ClubsKarl Bowater ...
Aston Villa Arrange Useful New Benefit for Villa Season Ticket Holders
Social Origins
You may recall a bit of silly social media 'banter' between staff at Aston Villa Football Club and Virgin Trains a couple of...
Villa Park Finally Slated For a Much Needed Improvement
Bleeding Ears
When it comes to visiting Villa Park, one bugbear of many Aston Villa supporters has been the terrible quality of the tannoy/PA system...
Villa Fan Consultation Group Meeting Notes with Villa CEO Christian Purslow
The below notes are taken form the recent Aston Villa Fan Consultation Group (FCG) meeting with Christian Purslow, which was the Villa CEO's first...
Government Evidence to Justify Villa vs Blues Derby Reputation
'No other local derby brings two teams with such high rates of supporter arrests together'
Positive Decrease
The Home Office recently published the annual football-related arrests...
Issue of EFL Streaming, Concessionary Ticketing, Structured Dialogue, FSF Minutes
While we wait for the Villa Fan Consultation Group (FCG) minutes to be passed through from the club for your attention, below are the...
What Exactly Happened to Recon’s Naming Rights Deal of Aston Villa’s Training Ground
The Return of Bodymoor Heath
A couple of days ago MOMS ran a story on the fact that the Recon Training Complex signs had vanished...