My Old Man Said — An Aston Villa Podcast

The Second City derby against Birmingham City is won and the city remains ours. David Michael is joined by Chris Budd to discuss an impressive days work by Aston Villa at Villa Park, as they leap into the automatic promotion spots for the first time since they've been in the Championship. All the main factors of the clash with the Blues are discussed as the podcast is recorded in the Mailbox (not...

If all goes to plan (i.e. promotion), this could be Aston Villa's last league clash with Birmingham City, for a while. So to honour that, here's an extra Second City Derby preview MOMS podcast show. As well as looking at the match ahead and potential changes Steve Bruce and his coaching team may make to the unchanged line-up of recent games, we look at how Villa may tackle the likes of Sam Gallagh...

Dan Rodgers returns from Belfast having witnessed a major event filming on the set of Games of Thrones season 8 to discuss with David Michael, Aston Villa's sixth win on the trot, as the club march on the automatic promotion spots. As well as talk of Games of Thrones' ginger John Carew, the recent footballer sex tape to hit the headlines makes us recall Villa player's infamous videoed transgressio...

Aston Villa's 100% record in 2018 so far, takes Aston Villa to five wins on the trot, as they complete their final transfer business for the promotion push ahead. David and Dan of the My Old Man Said podcast chew the fat over the last-minute win at Sheffield United, as well as looking at the recent prime movers in the Villa team. They also look at Villa Park being made an asset of community value...

After beating Nottingham Forest and Barnsley, Aston Villa have won four games on the trot and are currently just three points off the automatic promotion spots. My Old Man Said hosts David Michael and Dan Rodgers discuss the recent factors of Villa's 100% 2018, including the emergence of Jack Grealish, the rise of Scott Hogan and the revelation of Birkir Bjarnason. Also, we question Aston Villa's...

For the first show of 2018 we look back from the 'Mass Hysteria' of December to the New Year's Day five-goal Massacre of Bristol City. What went wrong as Villa slipped out of the play-off spots to what an under pressure Steve Bruce got right to reverse the team's fortunes going into the new year. David and Dan also talk about Steve Bruce's disturbing team selections and the issues in defence and a...

Pele Interview Bonus Podcast Once upon a time MOMS interviewed Pele... We dig out the Pele interview from the archives and before pressing play on it, quickly look back at when Pele played at Villa Park in the Aston Villa vs Santos friendly match, his presence at Highbury in 1981 when Villa won the League title, Pele's position endorsing Viagra and also what the players of New York Cosmos used to...

The recent snowfall in the Birmingham area brings a surreal edge to the My Old Man Said podcast, there's talk of the Dark Web, The Last Jedi and the 2018 Steve Bruce calendar. And the sound of Jingle Bells seems to be everywhere. The show looks back at the Millwall game and the forthcoming Derby game - pondering the question of whether Scott Carson or Curtis Davis would get in the current Villa te...

Christmas has come early for the Aston Villa players. As well as showing their resolve away at Elland Road, it was time for them to embrace their inner flying monkey, Power Ranger, Prince Akeem...and Chelsea player. In the latest irreverent look at the Villa week, David and Dan give their thumbs-up to the big winner in the fashion stakes at the Villa player Christmas party, ask has John Terry...

The MOMS podcast takes an irreverent look at another week of Villa madness. David and Dan discuss Aston Villa's new Piano Man, the rubbish modern day version of the Peaker Blinders and 'Proper Football Men', before getting to grips with the controlled execution of Ipswich and the issues it threw up. They discuss the secret behind Albert Adomah's rise this season, the rebirth of Glenn Whe...

Since the last My Old Man Said podcast episode before the international break, key Aston Villa players have been dropping like flies to injury, yet Villa have managed to rise to their highest position since dropping down to the Championship. This episode covers the period of the Sunderland, QPR, Sheffield Wednesday and Preston North End games. The show kicks off with yet another trip back in time...

Another Second City derby in the Championship ends as a bit of an anti-climax, but as usual, there's plenty of controversy to talk about off the pitch, as well as on it. My Old Man Said's David and Dan discuss Birmingham City vs Aston Villa, the game, the clappers, the scarves, the hold back, the Jota, the Hutton, the Terry, the Whelan, the Bruce and much more, including ending with a quick Presto...

After a win against Fulham at Villa Park, Aston Villa are the form team in the Championship as they go into the Second City derby at St Andrews. A win against Birmingham City and they'll become automatic promotion contenders for real. David and Dan discuss Villa's current form, Pep Guardiola's ball problem and the man with the shortest Villa career ever in the hunt to be a Premier League manager,...

As the international break ends, Villa go into October after being the top form team for the month of September. David and Dan, bring the podcast up to date by looking at the key issues of Villa's last game against Bolton, that gave Villa their fourth win on the trot. As well as discussing dodgy referees and Bradford City nightmares along the way, they focus in on Jonathan Kodjia's inability to pa...

Recorded live at Villa Park while watching the Villa vs Brighton U-23 game, MOMS David Michael is joined by Chris Budd to discuss recent invents at Villa. Including the home win against Nottingham Forest, Ross McCormack going down under, Keith Wyness vs Donald Trump, Villa's game control problem, Villa's wingers Adomah & Snodgrass, Kodjia's role, lynchpin Davis and lots, lots more. Using time...

Amongst the influx of random Artificial Intelligence on the show, David and Dan discuss Villa's glorious first home win of the season against Barnsley, crashing out of the League Cup to Middlesbrough and whether Aston Villa boss Steve Bruce has finally found his first eleven. Also, there's talk of Robert Snodgrass, the potential final piece of the Bruce jigsaw, the revelation of Johnstone, the Dav...

The Aston Villa craziness keeps on coming. While the team have both stopped conceding and scoring goals, the anti-Steve Bruce social media hysteria continues to build. David & Dan give their verdict on what should happen to Bruce, in what will be ultimately a no-win situation for the manager (apart from financially). Villa's transfer secrets are revealed. The Villa Park 0-0 draws against Brent...

During the International break we look back at the three game improvement of the Norwich City, Wigan and Bristol City games, where Villa improved performances in the league and marched on in the League Cup with their second string. During the reflection we look at the #BruceOut uprising, the Kienan Davis revolution, Andre Green finding his final touch, the fall of Gary Gardner, the return of the V...

If you believe the 'football scholars' on social media, Aston Villa boss Steve Bruce is one or two bad results away from being sacked. A judgment made regardless of the fact, that he's just had his first preseason and bought in another batch of players. In the real world, he'll certainly get more than three games to prove his credentials, but patience is running thin and the football is still woef...

Aston Villa are unbeaten and still in the League Cup. That's two things they failed to do after the first two games last season in the Championship. David and Dan reflect back on the league opener against Hull City and the mid-week League Cup away win in the rain of Colchester. They have a closer look at players that haven't really got up and running at Villa, such as Scott Hogan, Conor Hourihane...

Welcome to the 2017/18 season. My Old Man Said podcast's presenters David and Dan look back over Aston Villa's pre-season - the signings, the exits, the hope, the disillusion, the ambition, Bruce's Plan A/B and the goal of promotion. On route, they also discuss stuff like Sienna Miller, golf, theatre, Villa having five players in a recent England team, and Dan once again explains why he doesn't th...

As Aston Villa prepare for what has to be a serious Championship promotion assault, David and Dan look at the proposed changes off the field, as detailed in the recent Fan Consultation Group (FCG) meeting, and on it, most notably with the signing of talisman figure John Terry. Can a team that finished a lowly 13th last season, turn it all around this season to get back amongst the crazy money of t...

My Old Man Said chats to long time Villa supporter John Flanner about Villa's last season and also the changes of going to Villa Park over the decades, having turned blind when he was a teenager, 50-years ago. Amongst other topics, we talk about the troubled late 60's for Villa, Brummies' old habits of watching Villa, Baggies and Blues on alternate weeks, mixed fans together at derby games, Zulu d...

The season is over and Villa finished 18 points shy of the Championship play-off spots in 13th place. Can it get any worse? Of course it can, we're Aston Villa! So factor in: .winning the title for Newcastle, the Blues staying up, getting another player sent off and also fans getting a load of flags nicked, and there's plenty of material for your hosts David and Dan to discuss and laugh about in t...

David and Dan are back in the pub (or the pub's shed in their beer garden) for a 'live and raw' show before Aston Villa's last game of the season against Brighton. There's discussion on free drinks, Steve Bruce's anger, the increasing list of players that need shipping out and the way forward after Kodjia's injury. We also ask the question, should Villa have made the play-offs and are the excuses...