My Old Man Said — An Aston Villa Podcast

The clock is ticking. Aston Villa have until the 30th June to cover a reported £58m to meet their PSR requirements for the last three years. The sale of midfielder Douglas Luiz is looking to be their prime move to tackle it, while they work on various swap options with the likes of Everton and Chelsea, two other clubs with PSR troubles of their own. Are clubs cooking their books together? Can Vill...

While Aston Villa's second half of the season wasn't as strong as their first, they will be playing Champions League top tier European football for the first time in 42 years. The team were already on the beach come the final 5-0 defeat against Crystal Palace, but Unai Emery will certainly have to freshen the squad up before the new season kicks-off to switch the momentum. We reflect on a massive...

In the final Premier League game of the season at Villa Park, Aston Villa traded blows with Liverpool in a thrilling 3-3 draw, that earned Unai Emery's men a valuable point, that would ultimately help them clinch Champions' League football for next season. UTV  Check out and follow the  Greene King Sports Instagram page here GET THE EXCLUSIVE MOMS PATRON PODCAST CHANNEL and JOIN MATCH CL...

There's no doubt with the growing injury list, that Aston Villa are fast running out of gas in the tank. While their Champions League destiny is still in their own hands, with two tricky games left, you can't help but think they maybe relying on Manchester City to beat Spurs to seal the deal. We look ahead to the Liverpool game and the Manchester City's recent Spurs hoodoo. UTV Check out and follo...

In Europe, as travelling Aston Villa fans and players found out in Warsaw, Amsterdam, Lille and now Athens, there's levels to home advantage. Expecting to overturn a 4-2 home defeat was always going to be a tall order against Olympiacos, but Villa had a strong first eleven and a plan. But it was a familiar story of defensive lapses that compromised any hope of triggering Unai Emery's escape plan....

After the Greek Tragedy that played out last week at Villa Park, Unai Emery must get Villa to dig deep one more time this season to try and turn the semi-final around in what will be a fiery night in Athens against Olympiacos. UTV Special VPN Offer with Four Months Free This episode of the My Old Man Said podcast is sponsored by NordVPN, which was named as one of TIME’s 2022 Best Inventions&n...

After a blunt display against Brighton at the Amex, probably their poorest performance of the season, Aston Villa are seeking inspiration to make sure their season doesn't fizzle out. A 4-2 home semi-final loss against Olympiacos earlier in the week, sees them likely to miss out returning to Athens for the Europa Conference League final. Meanwhile, the door is has been left slightly open for Spurs...

Aston Villa's 2-2 draw against Chelsea saw both extreme relief in the dying stages, despite the frustration of a double-injury blow. Despite giving up a 2-0 lead, in the end, it was a useful point at least in the short-term picture for the fourth Champions' League spot. UTV VERY SPECIAL NORDVPN OFFER with Four Months Free This episode of the My Old Man Said podcast is sponsored by NordVPN, wh...

After the disappointment of losing the Europa Conference League first leg against Olympiacos in midweek, Aston Villa have a chance to get a firm grip on a Champions League spot, before trying to rescue their dream of lifting a trophy this season. A win away at Brighton and Spurs will need to perform miracles to finish above Unai Emery's men. UTV Check out and follow the  Greene King Sports In...

From the controversial decision to leave Pau Torres on the bench, the performance of Robin Olsen and Douglas Luiz, to the chances of Aston Villa overturning their 4-2 first leg deficit in Athens. We look back at a torrid night at Villa Park in the Europa Conference League semi-final. UTV Special VPN Offer with Four Months Free This episode of the My Old Man Said podcast is sponsored by NordVP...

Emi Martinez, the man who got them through against Lille in the quarter-finals, maybe suspended for the first leg at Villa Park, but his teammates will know they have to take care of business to set themselves up for what could be a difficult night in Athens. With Youri Tielemans also missing out at Villa Park, through injury, has the tie now balanced out? UTV Special VPN Offer with Four Months Fr...

After backing up their great away win at Arsenal with decent home results, Aston Villa now enter the season's end game, sitting pretty. UTV VERY SPECIAL NORDVPN OFFER with Four Months Free This episode of the My Old Man Said podcast is sponsored by NordVPN, which was named as one of TIME’s 2022 Best Inventions (Apps and Software section). As well as protecting your privacy and online dat...

After a great week for Aston Villa with back-to-back league wins, passage into a European semi-finals, and Unai Emery extending his contract to 2027, Villa look to have one foot in next season's Champions' League with a win over Chelsea. UTV Check out and follow the  Greene King Sports Instagram page here GET THE EXCLUSIVE MOMS PATRON PODCAST CHANNEL and JOIN MATCH CLUB If you want ad-free ad...

After a great results on their travels at both Arsenal and Lille, it's time for Aston Villa to address their home form and put some daylight between Spurs in the quest for fourth in the Premier League. UTV Check out and follow the  Greene King Sports Instagram page here GET THE EXCLUSIVE MOMS PATRON PODCAST CHANNEL and JOIN MATCH CLUB If you want ad-free advance versions of the shows and extr...

With English teams dropping like flies from European competition, will Aston Villa be England's remaining team in the semi-final, as Unai Emery's face a tough test against Lille. UTV Special VPN Offer with Four Months Free This episode of the My Old Man Said podcast is sponsored by NordVPN, which was named as one of TIME’s 2022 Best Inventions (Apps and Software section). As well as prot...

After indifferent home form this calendar year, Aston Villa's Champions League charge had gone off the rails a little. Conceding cheap goals was undermining a lot of good work. The recent 3-3 draw against Brentford in the league and then conceding a late goal in the 2-1 Europa Conference League win over Lille, was testament to that. With poor results for English teams in Europe last week, the pros...

How will Unai Emery approach the difficult trip to the Emirates? With a big second leg quarter-final away at Lille to come and Douglas Luiz suspended for the trip to Arsenal, will Emery take a similar approach to the recent Manchester City away game? Will Newcastle United's 4-0 win over Spurs influence his decision in any way? UTV Check out and follow the  Greene King Sports Instagram page he...

In a week of underperforming English teams in Europe, Aston Villa were the only one to earn a win. Beating Lille 2-1 at Villa Park was a good result, but will they rue conceding a poor goal in the final 10 minutes of the game, when it comes to the second leg in France? It was certainly a game that resulted in mixed emotions. Lille, now have the weekend off, while Villa have a trip to the Emirates...

It's 26 years since Aston Villa's last European quarter-final, but this time there's more on the line than a semi-final. Villa need positive results in the two legged affair to help with English team's UEFA coefficient rating, which will open up fifth place in the Premier League to qualify for the Champions' League next season. A win against Villa's main threat to lift the Europa Conference League...

After being 2-0 up and cruising against Brentford at Villa Park, a nine-minute capitulation saw Aston Villa let three points slip, as they handed fourth place and pole position for the Champions League to Spurs. Should we be worried about this Villa defence and will it undermine our season in Europe too? UTV VERY SPECIAL NORDVPN OFFER with Four Months Free This episode of the My Old Man Said podca...

After a clinical display against Ajax in the last round, Aston Villa now enter the business end of the Europa Conference League with a quarter-final tie with Lille. We look back at the Ajax game and the draw. Lille preview to come in the week. UTV Special VPN Offer with Four Months Free This episode of the My Old Man Said podcast is sponsored by NordVPN, which was named as one of TIME’s 2022...

Aston Villa eye a return to fortress Villa Park, after indifferent recent home form, starting with Brentford. UTV Check out and follow the  Greene King Sports Instagram page here 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 community, Match...

Aston Villa's recent record against Wolves at Villa Park in the Premier League is terrible. With the race for fourth hotting up though, Unai Emery's men can ill-afford to slip into bad habits. Even without John McGinn, they must win. UTV Check out and follow the  Greene King Sports Instagram page here GET THE EXCLUSIVE MOMS PATRON PODCAST CHANNEL and JOIN MATCH CLUB If you want ad-free advanc...

The MOMS crew take stock of Aston Villa's situation, while the team is on the international break. What needs to happen to meet-on-the pitch expectation and what's the big picture off it? UTV VERY SPECIAL NORDVPN OFFER with Four Months Free This episode of the My Old Man Said podcast is sponsored by NordVPN, which was named as one of TIME’s 2022 Best Inventions (Apps and Software section...

It's the time of the month when Villa's Mad Few want to know things... the MOMS team answers questions from the Mad Few vault that are still relevant. UTV VERY SPECIAL NORDVPN OFFER with Four Months Free This episode of the My Old Man Said podcast is sponsored by NordVPN, which was named as one of TIME’s 2022 Best Inventions (Apps and Software section). As well as protecting your privacy...