My Old Man Said — An Aston Villa Podcast

Aston Villa returned from their winter break to display the full spectrum of what they are capable of - from decent attacking football to foolish school boy errors. The injury-time loss against Spurs was a bitter pill to take, yet they some how still sit in 17th position in the Premier League. David, Chris and Phil discuss Villa's latest game, as well as discussing the latest insights of Villa CEO...

It's not only Premier League players that can have a winter break... MOMS returns to catch up on the latest happenings in the Villa-verse, as Villa prepare themselves for an end of season relegation battle via a trip to Wembley for the League Cup final. As well as looking back at Villa's cup semi-final win against Leicester City and the trip to Bournemouth that followed, we cast an eye on Villa's...

After a decent enough start to 2020 against their relegation rivals, Aston Villa lift themselves out of the bottom three, as they look ahead to the second leg of a cup semi-final. Will the arrival of Mbwana Ally Samatta spark both survival and a Wembley trip? David and Chris are joined by Max Stokes (Villa on Tour) to discuss the relegation picture and Villa's rivals in it. Talk also turns to the...

It was a dramatic and potentially season-defining night at Villa Park as Watford came seeking to do the double over their relegation rivals. A six-point swing to the Hornets would have seen Villa growing roots in the relegation zone, but alas after an injury-time 2-1 win, they escaped the drop zone. In a bonus MOMS show, David and Chris look back at a Villa Park night that travelled a full spectru...

After a gallant draw away at the King Power in the first leg of the League Cup semi-final against Leicester City, a tired and clueless looking Aston Villa, got hit for six by Manchester City. It again proved Dean Smith needs reinforcements pronto. The MOMS team look at the concern over January window progress when it comes to strikers, the regression of Villa's midfield, the concern of Villa being...

It was the proverbial nightmare before and after Christmas for Aston Villa, before a Dean Smith tactical switch against Burnley gave them hope for 2020. Can Villa survive a big triple injury blow though? The January transfer window is now key to their survival. David and Chris are joined by newcomer Phillip Shaw, to take a in-depth look at the Villa goings on over the past few weeks, and examine l...

It's Mad Few question time, David, Chris and Ben answer some of the questions that have been on the minds of the show's listeners from the Mad Few Facebook group in December. Including: January transfer needs, should Villa go in for Jarrod Bowen, should Andre Green return, fickle fans, Wesley's beard and performances, Antony Luna's sex tape issues, Egyptian and LGBT conflict on Villa's social medi...

In a less light-hearted show than usual, we pay our respects to My Old Man Said's first Aston Villa manager Ron Saunders, who sadly passed away last week, before analysing what is going wrong for Villa at the moment and should we be concerned? We analysis why the possession trademark of a Dean Smith side seems to have expired in the Premier League, while putting recent results like the 4-1 home lo...

If there's one team that Aston Villa have a terrible record against it's Manchester United. Inspired by a Jack Grealish stunner, they bucked the trend of recent visits to Old Trafford to gain a positive result and a shot of confidence for the rest of the season. The MOMS podcast team return to discuss life after the well-earned point in Manchester, where Grealish grabbed centre stage after dazzlin...

When you get beat 14 consecutive times by a team, you swiftly begin to despise them. In the case of Manchester United, it's not personal, it's just a matter of all those 'Fergie Time' wins, Federico Macheda and them selling us Djemba Djemba (amongst other duds). In a bonus off-the-cuff show, recorded straight after Episode 92 of the main show, we take a trip down memory lane of playing Manchester...

It was a vital win for Aston Villa against Newcastle United at Villa Park. Villa's Head Coach Dean Smith's reward was a new four-year contract for dispatching his predecessor Steve Bruce. After three defeats, the three points will give the club a lift going into a tough month of fixtures. Meanwhile, while there was good news for football supporters on the prospect of standing returning to English...

Episode 91...Studio take 2. Aston Villa return from the last international break of the year facing a season defining tough winter fixture list, which will surely test Dean Smith's mettle. It's been a week of returns, Jose Mourinho is back in the Premier League as the new Spurs boss, while Steve Bruce returns to Villa Park, as the Newcastle boss in a vital clash for Villa. The show also discusses...

While Jurgen Klopp's boys last minute antics at Villa Park were cruel, the 2-1 loss against Liverpool, ultimately proved to be a good bench mark performance in terms of where Aston Villa currently are under Dean Smith. As well as discussing the good, bad and the ugly of Liverpool's visit to Villa Park, we also look at Liverpool's legal wranglings, facial recognition in football, and Southampton's...

Despite a decent first half, Aston Villa succumbed to their 10th consecutive defeat at the Etihad, as Manchester City eventually ran out 3-0 winners. While there's no shame losing to the champions, VAR struck once again with a puzzling decision, as Jack Grealish limped off injured and Villa pondered their lack of real attacking cutting edge. It what is more of a catch-up show, David, Chris and Max...

Aston Villa finally lifted the curse of the not being able to beat 10-men, at their third attempt, as they overcame further VAR frustration, after Jack Grealish inspired his team to an injury-time victory against Brighton. David, Dan & Chris discuss the Villa captain's most impressive display so far this season, as well as deconstruct VAR and shed some light on what the club has to say about i...

Even after John McGinn bagged a first half hat-trick for Scotland, Tyrone Mings still managed to take all the headlines in the international break, as he made his debut for England, rose above racism in Bulgaria and managed to get a shoutout in the House of Commons. David Michael, Chris Budd and Max Stokes (Villa on Tour) discuss Tyrone Mings big debut in England's 6-0 win in Bulgaria and the cont...

It wasn't quite panic stations yet, but being in the bottom three of the Premier League table was fast becoming a bad look. Cue a trip to Carrow Road, where Norwich City had beaten the champions, and five goals later, Villa have a spring in their step. We look back at Villa's best win and performance of the season so far, and their five top draw goals. Plus, pinpoint what transformed Villa and gav...

Another game, another VAR incident, another loss of points - so far, the 2019/20 Premier League season has thrown up a predictable pattern for Aston Villa, after twice leading against Burnley at Villa Park, they finished winless again. Are Dean Smith's tactical insights matching up with his team selections? What was Wesley doing playing dead on the Villa Park pitch? Is Villa's footballing intellig...

Aston Villa beat Brighton 3-1 to set up a last 16 clash with Wolves at Villa Park. We look back at the trip to the Seagulls and various player performances and how Wolves could approach the next round. David and Chris are joined by Villa on Tour's Max Stokes to get his feelings about the recent trips down south this week, as well as discussing the League Cup, we cast an eye to the forthcoming vita...

Frustration builds for a competitive Aston Villa side that should have picked up more wins than just one from their six league games so far. Managing to lose against Arsenal, after being 1-0 up and a man up at half-time, is their most worrisome effort yet. David, Dan and Chris look back at events at the Emirates Stadium and try to process what had begun as Villa's most impressive performance this...

Tell Me Why I Don't Like Mondays...Villa continued their poor Monday night form of recent years, as they frustrated themselves in drawing 0-0 with a 10-men West Ham side that mustered just one shot on target. A missed opportunity for the home side. Looking back at the Hammers' game, the show analyses what's holding back a team, that has plenty of effort and on-point defensive organisation, yet sho...

As Aston Villa's Tyrone Mings sees a real opportunity ahead of him after England's dubious defensive performance across the international break, Jack Grealish knuckles down in the attempt to fire-up his Premier League season. The MOMS podcast catches up on Villa issues from the international break before having a quick look at the Hammers clash and whether they'll be a surprise new starter in the...

As Aston Villa find out that one Premier League referee is certainly no friend of their's, we reflect back to Villa's start to the season and events at Crystal Palace and beyond. On top of VAR problems, English football has other issues as Bury vanish from the football league. We also look to the USA and Iran for other football stories. Back in the Villa-verse we question Douglas Luiz's role in th...

In the month's listener Q & A session we talk about the England call-up of Tyrone Mings, Jack Grealish being frozen out and the League Cup win over Crewe before tackling questions about everything from full backs to Villa Dogs. Enjoy! UTV SUPPORT THE SHOW! If you want the My Old Man Said podcast show to continue to grow in the 2019/20 season in the Premier League, and to be more frequent, plea...

After Aston Villa fell victim to a queue of early doubters in the media pedalling lazy false narratives, an impressive 2-0 win at Villa Park against Everton, has fired-up their season. Meanwhile, Tony Xix is officially terminated from the club. David and Dan look back at the Friday night clash against Everton, as various Villa players proved their doubters wrong and Villa Park rocked once again. A...