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 a smart and humorous look at Aston Villa and the football world beyond.This Podcast has been created and uploaded by My Old Man Said and is a part of the talkSPORT Fan Network. The views in this Podcast are not necessarily the views of talkSPORT.Support the show on Patreon:https:/...
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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...
Brighton Bedlam, Arsenal Judgment Day and Emery’s Long-Range Gospel
This week’s My Old Man Said podcast opens with the Lovers Walk Unlimited Orchestra summing up the Villa week in song, before the show dives straight i...
Sleepwalking to Screamer: Villa Wake Up Just in Time to Beat Wolves
Aston Villa’s derby win over Wolves was a tale of two halves. The first was everything you expect in this fixture. Wolves flying into tackles, Larsen...
Emery’s Long Range Lions: xG Wars, Young Boys and Wolves European Hangover Test
Aston Villa return from a Europa League win against Young Boys with plenty to argue about. The xG police have spent the week sounding alarms, but MOMS...
Grit in Yorkshire: Villa Survive VAR Madness and Find a Matchwinner
Aston Villa went to Elland Road expecting a fight, and that is exactly what they got. Leeds were physical and up for it, and the game swung on two lon...
Buendia’s Back, Martinez Saves the Day: Villa Batter Bournemouth
Aston Villa entered the latest international break in style, smashing Bournemouth 4-0 at Villa Park.
In this week’s My Old Man Said podcast, Dav...
Unai Emery Attempts Final Boss Mission After Player Reboot Miracles
After a wild week that swung from European frustration to domestic delight, Aston Villa head to Anfield to face Liverpool in what feels like the “fina...
No Fear Football: How Unai Emery Outsmarted Pep Guardiola
Villa Park witnessed another Unai Emery masterclass as Aston Villa produced a performance of tactical brilliance to beat Manchester City for the third...
Villa Half-Arsed in Holland, Fired-Up for City
After five straight wins, Aston Villa’s European dream hit turbulence in Deventer - as Go Ahead Eagles clipped the Villans’ wings.
In this Somet...
Emery’s Harlem Globetrotters: Buendía’s Redemption to Mr Plan B
After a fifth straight win, the My Old Man Said crew bask in the glory of Villa’s gritty away triumph at Spurs - or as one listener put it, “Stoke Cit...
Emery’s Reset and Villa’s Best European Away Days
From Warsaw to Rotterdam, and every airport bar in between - Aston Villa’s European adventures have reignited something special among the fanbase. Una...
Being Unai Emery: Guillem Balagué on Villa’s Spanish Revolution
When journalist and author Guillem Balagué arrived in England in 1991, there were only 13 foreign players in the Premier League. Three decades later,...
Villa Back on Track: Rotterdam Highs and Burnley Business
After a winning week that took Aston Villa from the chaos of Rotterdam to the comfort of Villa Park, My Old Man Said returns to make sense of it all.<...
Villa Crisis Over? Watkins Strikes and Buendia Breaks Record
Aston Villa finally got their first league win of the season with a 3-1 victory over Fulham at Villa Park - but is this the turning point or just a te...
Watkins Wastefulness, Europa League Reality & Why Villa Can’t Afford to Slip vs Fulham
Aston Villa might have beaten Bologna in Europe, but the cracks are still showing. In this Something for the Weekend edition of the My Old Man Said po...
Lazy Villa Create Identity Crisis for Emery
Two games unbeaten, but it hardly feels like a run worth celebrating. Against ten-man Sunderland, Aston Villa had over an hour to assert themselves an...
Villa Reality Check: Meltdowns & Black Cats
The weekend brings a trip to the Stadium of Light and with it, plenty for Villa fans to chew over.
In this Something for the Weekend edition of...
Deadlock at the Dock: Villa Reset or Flatline
In this latest post-match show, the My Old Man Said team reflect on the 0-0 draw at Everton and the growing sense that Villa’s early-season struggles...
Sancho, Martinez & a Right-Side Reckoning: Villa’s Litmus Test?
As the dust settles on the international break, Villa are back in action - but are they back in business? This episode of Something for the Weekend di...
A Look at Approved Villa Park North Stand Plans and Europa League Draw
With Birmingham Council recently approving plans for the latest North Stand redevelopment at Villa Park, we take a look at the documentation and discu...
The Big Aston Villa Summer Transfer Verdict
After a chaotic start to the season and a quiet transfer window (until the very last day), have Villa done enough to keep pace with their ambitions?
Villa’s Sluggish Start: Predictability, PSR Excuses & Expensive Benchwarmers
The new Premier League season promised a fresh push for Champions League places, but two games in and Villa are yet to score. In the latest episode of...
Clean Sheets & Cutbacks: Villa Continue Unbeaten Home Record but Have Concerns
Aston Villa kicked off their season with a goalless draw against Newcastle, but behind the clean sheet lies a more intriguing story - one of financial...
Mings Unites Football as Villa Find Their Pulse Before Newcastle Showdown
As Aston Villa gear up for the 2025/26 Premier League opener against Newcastle, the latest My Old Man Said podcast dives into everything that’s gone d...
Villa’s Crazy Train Rolls On – But Are They on Track?
The My Old Man Said crew dissect Villa’s pre-season US tour and ask some uncomfortable questions: Have we seen this defensive script before? Is Buendí...
Villa’s Soul for Sale? UEFA Limits, Ozzy Tributes & Will Fans do Anything About Pricing?
From the emotional tributes to Birmingham's own Ozzy Osbourne to the pressing concerns over rising ticket prices, this episode unpacks the complex dyn...