My Old Man Said — An Aston Villa Podcast

In the first 45 minutes against Chelsea at Villa Park, you thought there might be a chance of salvation for Steven Gerrard, if he could get something from the game. Failure to do so would turn the pressure up to maximum and any games to come would be proverbial must-win games. But is this more than just a Steven Gerrard problem? Bar a 10-game winning run in the Championship and a play-off final, t...

During a meeting at Villa Park, that MOMS attended, Christian Purslow admits to not even thinking about Steven Gerrard's position. So we equate what we've learnt to consider what Gerrard's actual position is and what's Villa's ambition for this season now? We also look back at the Forest draw, Media Muppets and go through the Three Points of the week. UTV Greene King/MOMS Offer As mentioned in the...

Something for the Weekend looks at Aston Villa's Monday night trip to the City Ground to take on Nottingham Forest, as they bid to extend their unbeaten run to four games to ease some pressure off Steven Gerrard's shoulders. David and Chris are joined by Adam Wiklow from the Nottingham Forest podcast, Red Side of the Trent. UTV Greene King/MOMS Offer As mentioned in the show, use promo code ...

A point in isolation against an unbeaten Leeds United team this season at Elland Road isn't a bad result, but with the hosts down to 10-men for most of the second-half, it was a big opportunity missed for Aston Villa. While it was Villa's first away point of the season, Steven Gerrard needs wins and sections of the fanbase are growing impatient despite Villa now being three games unbeaten. We look...

Something for the Weekend looks ahead to Aston Villa's trip to Elland Road and looks back at Villa CEO's Christian Purslow's Q & A at the Villa Supporters Trust meeting this week, to see if anything was said that we didn't know already. UTV Greene King/MOMS Offer As mentioned in the show, use promo code  MOMS  when signing up to the Greene King Season Ticket app, to get £5 off when y...

As the international break comes to an end we look at three poignant areas of Aston Villa discussion - the growing injury list, what needs to happen in the key month of October and what World Cup representation will Vill actually have. There's also the latest Villa news, Three Points and Media Muppets. UTV Greene King/MOMS Offer Use promo code  MOMS  when signing up to the Greene King Se...

Wins are becoming pretty expensive for Aston Villa. First, they beat Everton and lose Diego Carlos, now it's Boubacar Kamara seemingly being sacrificed for three points. We look back at the 1-0 win over Southampton at Villa Park, which also saw a classy tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, and discuss whether the game was as boring as everyone seems to have made out. We also uncover two new Villa Park t...

With just one win in their last 10 Premier League games, Steven Gerrard's men will know the importance of their Friday night match with Southampton. A fixture that will also see Villa Park pay its respects to the late Queen Elizabeth II, before and during the game. UTV Greene King/MOMS Offer As mentioned in the show, use promo code MOMS when signing up to the Greene King Season Ticket app, to get...

After Aston Villa's trip to Leicester City was called off due to the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, we look at how the next month or so may shape up for Villa now. What kind of time is Steven Gerrard being given to improve Villa's fortunes? Will the Qatar World Cup cause a sacking frenzy in the Premier League, with new appointments having a potential six weeks period to get their feet under the ta...

Not even Erling Haarland could dent Aston Villa's conviction in earning a hard-fought 1-1 draw against Manchester City. Could this be a turning point for Steven Gerrard in the season? UTV BECOME A MY OLD MAN SAID MEMBER!  Get ad-free shows, extra weekly exclusive podcasts and 24/7 access to Match Club, plus join our FPL league with a cash prize. For more details and to become a MOMS Member, c...

Aston Villa had an active transfer deadline day for a change. We discuss the two new boys and the Douglas Luiz saga, plus, the visit to Villa Park of the player that is the captain of most people's Fantasy Premier League teams. UTV GET THE EXCLUSIVE MOMS PATRON PODCAST CHANNEL and JOIN MATCH CLUB If you want ad-free advance versions of the shows and extra exclusive shows during the month and to jo...

Let's be honest, West Ham were there for the beating and offered very little. That's the scary thing about this result. Villa failed to beat a team that was basically asking for it. We discuss the fallout from the Hammers 1-0 loss, as well as catch-up on the Villa news, before the tough double-header against the top two in the Premier League, Arsenal and Manchester City. Gerrard needs to find a fr...

Something for the Weekend - Aston Villa vs West Ham. After just one win in their last 12 against West Ham, Sunday's fixture would be a perfect time to break such a hoodoo and fire up their season. We also look back at the mid-week Bolton cup game and look at the the club's problems in covering Diego Carlos's injury. UTV GET THE EXCLUSIVE MOMS PATRON PODCAST CHANNEL and JOIN MATCH CLUB If you want...

An away loss at Patrick Viera's fast-improving Crystal Palace is no big deal in isolation, but the winless games are mounting up with Villa now only winning three in their last 14 Premier League games under Steven Gerrard. We look at the 3-1 loss and the growing concerns, as well as catching up on the other Villa news like the ghost transfer of Watford winger Ismaila Sarr. UTV BECOME A MY OLD MAN...

Aston Villa face their first game after the sorry loss to injury of their new £26m centre-back Diego Carlos. Can Steven Gerrard start to impose a successful identity on his team as they face a tough trip to Selhurst Park to face the ever improving Crystal Palace under Patrick Viera. UTV GET THE EXCLUSIVE MOMS PATRON PODCAST CHANNEL and JOIN MATCH CLUB If you want ad-free advance versions of the sh...

Aston Villa got their first win of the season in their opening home game of the season, against a very average looking Everton team. We look back at the game taking in the positives and the concerns from a win that Villa ultimately unnecessarily laboured to. Topping off the uncomfortable injury-time period was the serious injury to Diego Carlos, and we look at how Villa will perhaps approach repla...

We look ahead to the first Premier League 2022/23 season clash at Villa Park, the match that the media are billing as Steven Gerrard vs Frank Lampard. Can Villa at least begin to look like a team? UTV GET THE EXCLUSIVE MOMS PATRON PODCAST CHANNEL and JOIN MATCH CLUB If you want ad-free advance versions of the shows and extra exclusive shows during the month and to join My Old Man Said's 24/7 Villa...

Another season, another defeat on the opening day for Aston Villa against a newly promoted side. Aston Villa's 2-0 defeat at Bournemouth was concerning as it showed very little evolution in Villa's play from last season. We look at that and the situation with former captain Tyrone Mings, who was left out and judging from Steven Gerrard's words, he might be on the sidelines for a while. Here's hopi...

We preview Aston Villa's first Premier League game of the 2022/23 season away at Bournemouth, after tying up loose ends with the Carney Chukwuemeka transfer to Chelsea and John McGinn's captaincy. Also, Polls Panel Results begins in SFTW. UTV Get a Free Share on MOMS This episode of the My Old Man Said podcast is brought to you by Freetrade, the commission-free investing app, that allows you to bu...

The 2022/23 Premier League season is about to commence and Steven Gerrard has made perhaps his biggest decision yet in making John McGinn captain. Does this mean that the potential midfielder addition the Villa boss mentioned earlier in preseason, isn't happening, and that McGinn will be expected to level-up instead? It's certainly intriguing to see how this will play out before the end of the tra...

With just over a week to go to the new season, we tuck into the key issues that Steven Gerrard still has to address, if Aston Villa are really going to set about trying to break into the European places next season, like some of the players are suggesting is their aim this season. What is the answer to the Villa midfield? Which is key to Villa finishing in the top half. What did Gerrard learn in t...

Aston Villa head to Australia to take on Leeds United, Brisbane Roar and Manchester United during their preseason break. We look at the squad assembled in Australia and those left behind like Carney Chukwuemeka. UTV Get a Free Share on MOMS This episode of the My Old Man Said podcast is brought to you by Freetrade, the commission-free investing app, that allows you to buy shares and EFT's from you...

In a bonus show, we look back to see what we could learn from the 4-0 win at Walsall, beyond the usual preseason cliches of minutes in the bank and upping fitness levels etc. UTV GET THE EXCLUSIVE MOMS PATRON PODCAST CHANNEL and JOIN MATCH CLUB If you want extra podcast shows and ad-free versions of the main show during the month and to join Match Club, please do support the show by becoming a MOM...

We're back. Welcome to the 2022/23 preseason. Before we get into any preseason matches and the trip to Australia, lets catch up with what's been happening and what Steven Gerrard will be hoping to initially address. Walsall friendly reflections to come in an additional show. UTV PS - subscribe to  www.astonvilla.wtf Freelancers - get yourself a bonus £50 in an easy to start pension It's Natio...

With Aston Villa's main business in the summer transfer window done, but with Steven Gerrard returning from holidays soon, we look at what else is going to happen in the summer window. There's also the latest Villa news, Three Points, Media Muppets and a one-off return of an old MOMS podcast favourite... Enjoy! UTV PS - subscribe to  www.astonvilla.wtf Freelancers - get yourself a bonus £50 i...