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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...
The Hidden Financial Story Behind Aston Villa’s Greatest Modern Day Season
Aston Villa's Record Financial Progress of the Past Two YearsEuropa League winners. Fourth in the Premier League. The numbers behind one of the most financially significant seasons in Aston Villa's history.The trophy is in the cabinet. The ticker tape has been swept from the Beşiktaş Stadium and off the streets of Birmingham. And quietly, in the weeks since Istanbul, the Aston Villa accounts department...
The Curse of the Claret Sleeves — Aston Villa’s New Kit Has a History Problem
The Curse of the Claret SleevesAston Villa and Adidas have unveiled the new 2026-27 home kit, describing it as inspired by 'the club's designs...
Ollie Watkins’ Late-Season Redemption and How he Booked his World Cup Ticket
Ollie Watkins Helps Fire Villa to Grandstand Season FinishThe My Old Man Said theory on Ollie Watkins has long been this: give him a...
Unai Emery Pays Tribute to Pep Guardiola
Unai Emery Shows Big Respect to Pep GuardiolaAfter beginning to face Pep Guardiola's Barcelona when he was manager of Valencia in the 2008/09 season,...
Europa League Winners: Villa Conquer Europe Again in Istanbul
How Aston Villa Became Europa League WinnersAston Villa are Europa League winners. Three-nil against SC Freiburg on a rain-soaked Wednesday night in Istanbul, that...
Tammy Abraham and the Pull of Unfinished Business at Villa
Tammy Abraham's Villa ReturnAt the weekend, Tammy Abraham got his first dose of VAR in a Villa shirt, a circumstance he didn't have to...
A Holte End Christmas EP
With Aston Villa on a ten-game winning streak, third in both the Premier League and Europa League at Christmas, My Old Man Said and...
Aston Villa Took UEFA Fine on the Chin in Champions League Gamble
Aston Villa's UEFA Rule BreachAs we gear up for a new season, MOMS will be covering a few things that have happened over the...
Aston Villa Fan Advisory Board Ticketing Consultation Meeting Minutes
Fan Advisory Board – Final Ticketing Consultation MinutesPrefaceThe Aston Villa Fan Advisory Board (FAB) held three ticket consultation meetings between February and May, covering...
The FA Rules on Club Badges That Most Football Fans Don’t Know About
'It’s your club and your voice matters...'Back in 2022, Aston Villa declared they were going to create a new crest, and they planned to...
Why Having a Star in the Aston Villa Badge is Fool’s Gold
The Issues of Having a Star in the Aston Villa BadgeLast year, the club conducted a fan survey on the Aston Villa badge design,...
Aston Villa Fan Advisory Board Notes and Insights from Chris Heck’s First Meeting
Aston Villa Fan Advisory Board (FAB) 16th September 2023 Villa Park 28th September 2023 follow up Microsoft Teams meeting Fan representatives Villa Park Joanne McKibbens Aston Villa Disabled Supporters Association John Gillett Lions...
Premier League Shirt Prices Comparison 2023/24 Season
Premier League Shirt Prices Comparison 2023/24The release of this year's Aston Villa home shirt came with the added intrigue of a new crest....