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 Manchester United turn up again, dragging decades of ba...
20 Dec 202528min
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 banana skin and nearly was. West Ham had momentum, Jarro...
16 Dec 202521min
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 that bent time. In the chaos of stoppage time, Emi B...
8 Dec 202530min
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 into the fallout from a chaotic few days. From Davi...
6 Dec 202541min
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 bullying the back line, and Villa drifting through...
2 Dec 202523min
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 explains why the conversation around underperform...
29 Nov 202540min
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 long VAR checks that are worth discussion. Unai Emery...
24 Nov 202528min
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, David Michael, Chris Budd and Phil Shaw unpack a dominant di...
12 Nov 202536min
