My Old Man Said - An Aston Villa Podcast
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My Old Man Said - An Aston Villa Podcast
My Old Man Said is the independent Aston Villa podcast for supporters who want more than fan media hype, influencers and algorithms. Villa supporters have been at the centre of every conversation. That hasn't changed.For listeners who like their football analysis intelligent, their opinions consider...
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Villa Park at Its Absolute Best. Istanbul Europa League Final Awaits
Villa beat Nottingham Forest 4-0 at Villa Park to reach the Europa League final in Istanbul. Freiburg await. One more job to do to end 30-years of hur...
Two European Cup Winners. One Night to Bring Legacy Into the Modern Age
Before the biggest night at Villa Park in years, a solo My Old Man Said show, with some personal memories and reflections back to 1994, and an honest...
Post-Mortem of the Spurs Shambles
What happened against Spurs on Sunday night? Unai Emery elected to shuffle his pack, and there were seven changes, but the line-up wasn't too dissimil...
Don't Write Villa Off. First Impressions of the Forest Semi-Final
Some Villa supporters have spent the week since the Fulham defeat getting increasingly pessimistic about the Europa League semi-final tie against Nott...
North Stand Dreams vs Aging Squad Reality at Aston Villa
Villa are building a bigger stadium… but as the age profile of the current Aston Villa squad suggests, they will soon need to build a new team too.
Fulham Frustration, Forest Focus: Villa’s Season Defining Week Begins
One Eye on Fulham, Both Eyes on Forest
A 1-0 defeat at Craven Cottage that was never really about Fulham.
Villa lost to Fulham on Saturday...
Aston Villa: Three-One. Three-Three. Four-Three. You’re Welcome.
The most chaotic win of the season. And potentially one of the most significant.
Three-one up and coasting. Then Sancho came on. Then it was thr...
Villa Moon Walk Into the Semi-final as Emery’s Machine Starts Purring Again
A 4-0 win on the night, 7-1 on aggregate. Aston Villa dispatched Bologna with comfortable ease to set up an all-English Europa League semi-final again...
Can Anyone Stop Villa? Europa Dream Grows as Rivals Fail to Impress
After Villa's first leg 3-1 win in Bologna, the second leg at Villa Park seems to be a formality, but Unai Emery will take in the lessons of Bologna's...
Aston Villa’s Missed Chances Cost Again but Champions League Remains in Sight
Villa drew 1-1 at the City Ground. The result was frustrating. The context is encouraging.
Villa came away from the City Ground with a point tha...
Why Aston Villa Are in the Driving Seat for the Champions League
The international break debrief — fixture analysis, form tables, and the stat that puts the West Ham win in optimistic context.
Two wins. Moment...
Villa Back in the Driving Seat After Reseting Season in a Week
The West Ham game was a non-negotiable. Once again, Chelsea and Liverpool had handed Villa the opportunity to take control of the Champions League rac...
Villa Advance and Further Ticket Price Bad Blood Ignites
A controlled first half, a second half that finally came to life, and two goals that sent Aston Villa into the Europa League quarter-finals 3-0 on agg...
Do or Die: Villa's Season at the Crossroads After Old Trafford
A third consecutive Premier League defeat. Eight league games left. And a set of questions about structure, recruitment and ambition that will not wai...
Job Half Done in Lille. Now for Old Trafford.
France Has Fallen. Now for Old Trafford.
Villa win 1-0 in Lille to take control of the Europa League tie — but the harder test arrives Sunday.
Aston Villa's Lille Preview: The Europa League Jump Start the Season Needs
Aston Villa's Europa League last sixteen first leg against Lille on Thursday arrives at a critical moment in the season. With Villa sitting seventeent...
Momentum Snapped as Chelsea Compound Villa’s Fragile Run
For a while, it looked like Villa might just make a fight of it against Chelsea at Villa Park.
The opening goal was exactly what the team needed...
Rain, Rage and Regress: Villa Implode at Molineux
This wasn’t just a bad night.
It was a warning.
Villa went to Molineux knowing exactly what was at stake. A six-point cushion. Chelsea nex...
Aston Villa's Fear Factor and Opportunity
Aston Villa are third.
Six points clear of the Champions League trapdoor and yet it doesn’t feel comfortable.
This episode digs into the s...
Momentum or Meltdown? The Weeks That Define Villa’s Season
This is not about one result. It is about direction.
Aston Villa remain in a strong league position, but the performances beneath it are raising...
A Very Belated Villa Calendar Year Review
After a quick look ahead to the game against an improving Leeds United team, the MOMS team takes a belated look back on the solid year of progress tha...
The FA Cup After the Red: What Villa Did and Didn’t Do
The narrative to the FA Cup 4th round clash between Aston Villa and Newcastle United writes itself.
Goalkeeper sent off. Game swings. Villa lose...
Ugly at Villa Park, But Winning Is What Matters
It was flat. It was tense. It was not one for the purists or season highlights.
But it was three points.
Aston Villa laboured past Brighto...
Villa Bend but Don’t Break Against the Cherries
This game depends on context.
On the surface, a draw after taking the lead feels frustrating. Dig deeper, and it looks very different.
Ast...
Holding the Line: Transfers, Injuries, and a Gritty Point at Bournemouth
With Aston Villa dealing with a mounting midfield injury list and a January window shaped more by constraint than ambition, this main show takes stock...
Midfield Absences Bite as Ten Men and VAR Foil Villa
The 1-0 home loss wasn't about a lack of effort, it was about what was missing.
Aston Villa had the ball, the territory, and eventually a numeri...
Villa Switch On Late Against Salzburg to Secure Europa League Home Advantage
This should not have been complicated. Villa allowed it to be.
Knowing a win would guarantee a top-two finish and second-leg home advantage in t...
Transfer Reflections - A Look At the Trio of Villa Old Boys Returning
This was never going to be a glamorous window, but certainly few would have expected such a twist.
With Aston Villa hit by a cluster of midfield...
Villa Prove They’re the Real Deal at St James’ Park
This was the kind of away win that changes perception.
Aston Villa went to St James’ Park, absorbed the noise, managed the pressure, and left wi...
Everton Expose Villa’s Current Midfield Problem
THIS MATCH IS CRUCIAL wrote Unai Emery in the match programme notes for the Everton game. The players it seems didn't get the memo.
Everton came...
Efficiency Over Chaos: Why Villa Are Built for Games Like Everton
Some games are not about flair. They are about control.
As Everton arrive at Villa Park, this main show looks past form lines and reputations to...
A Proper Cup Tie, Properly Won
This one had everything a cup tie should.
Noise, needle, moments of quality, moments of chaos, and a sense that one team understood the occasion...
Palace, the FA Cup, and How Aston Villa Really Play
What does Aston Villa actually play like?
It’s a question people keep trying to answer with labels. Possession-based. Pragmatic. Ruthless. Trans...
Back to Business at Villa Park
A new year, the same authority.
After the winning run ended at Arsenal, Aston Villa returned to Villa Park and did exactly what mature sides do....
The Run May Have Ended, Villa Are Still in Good Shape
The winning run had to end somewhere. Unfortunately, it ended at the hardest place in the league to do anything at all.
Villa went to the Emirat...
Dead at Half-Time, Relentless by Full-Time: How Emery Broke Chelsea
Aston Villa were bullied, outplayed, and offered nothing for an hour at Stamford Bridge. Twenty-nine percent possession. No shots. One goal down. Seas...
Christmas Saved: Resurrection at Villa Park as Rodgers Buries United
The Manchester United post-mortem usually involves burying Villa’s latest trauma and promising not to speak of it again until the next time. Not this...
An Emery Christmas or the Return of Ghosts of United Past
Aston Villa arrive at Christmas in form, winning ugly, and climbing quietly. The league table looks healthy. The mood should be festive. And yet Manch...
The Questionable Reality of Aston Villa's Winning Ways Isn't a Concern
Villa go behind. Again. Villa wobble. Again. Villa win. Again.
This post-mortem from the London Stadium digs into a game that should have been a...
Bedlam in the Holte: Villa Linear Unofficial World Club Champions Again
Villa Park erupted. What looked like a hard-earned point turned into a afternoon of strangers hugging, tears in the Holte, and a goalmouth scramble th...