My Old Man Said — An Aston Villa Podcast

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My Old Man Said is the independent Aston Villa podcast for supporters who want more than fan media hype, influencers and algorithms. Villa supporters have been at the centre of every conversation. That hasn't changed. For listeners who like their football analysis intelligent, their opinions considered and their humour dry. This Podcast has been created and uploaded by My Old Man Said and is a part of the talkSPORT Fan Network. The views in this Podcast are not necessarily the views of talkSPORT. Become a MOMS Member — https://www.patreon.com/moms Follow @myoldmansaid on social media channels. #AVFC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 19h ago

    Manchester United 4-4 Aston Villa: Villa Crumble Twice Despite Early Christmas Gifts

    Manchester United 4-4 Aston Villa. Villa manage to score four away from home, even won a penalty at Old Trafford, yet still only came back with one point. The post-mortem opens a very murky case. Christmas came early: United's goalkeeping handed Villa the first two goals and their defence kept the presents coming. Then Villa found a way to give every one of them back, twice. How does a side that has just scored four at Old Trafford fail to win? That is the question the show cannot leave alone. Was it a lack of quality, poor substitutions, or is it centred around a weak mentality? Why did a team finally in control for half an hour stop playing the moment it mattered, and why did the final blow come from another corner? Has Suzuki been found out? It is not all misery. A Villa penalty at Old Trafford is the kind of miracle you tell your grandchildren about. Also, at least one Villa player is flying this week, and he's even topped the Speed Demon charts for the season. The bigger picture is not pretty though. Four games without a win since beating Manchester City, a fortnight of international football to stew over it, and a verdict on whether the Villa rebuild is still ahead of schedule or have we been fooling ourselves? UTV Get 20% off Villa kit and current Adidas Originals here Become a MOMS Member for ad-free & extra shows -  MOMS Membership Join the show’s listener Facebook group The Mad Few. Credits: David Michael - @myoldmansaid  | Chris Budd - @BUDD_music / Phillip Shaw - @prsgame This Podcast has been created and uploaded by My Old Man Said. The views in this Podcast are not necessarily the views of talkSPORT Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Manchester United 4-4 Aston Villa: Villa Crumble Twice Despite Early Christmas Gifts

  2. 1d ago

    Aston Villa's Intensity, Man United's Identity and the Champions League Run-In

    Aston Villa go to Manchester United in the Premier League after three games without a win: a 3-0 Carabao Cup defeat at Bournemouth, a 1-1 draw with Fulham and a 3-0 defeat at Barcelona in the Champions League. This week's Main Show, recorded before kick-off, asks what has gone flat since the win over Manchester City. Villa News covers the right-back puzzle with Matty Cash suspended, the club's statement on Unai Emery's future in the wake of the Jamie Carragher row, and why the show thinks a lion should not pay attention to the opinions of a sheep. The Villa Engine takes in the under-21s' 3-3 draw with Barcelona in the Youth League, their best result in the competition by the show's reckoning. The Three Points range from Leicester City supporters objecting to their sponsor's choice of brand ambassador to an armed police response in Northumberland and a Brazil Under-20 game that ended with 51 red cards. Emery's Clipboard looks at the halfway point of the Champions League league phase. With Galatasaray away and Paris Saint-Germain and Borussia Dortmund at Villa Park to come, is the run-in harder than the first four games? Then the main event: a United side with one league win from nine, the show's doubts about Michael Carrick's authority, a team that barely presses and what that means for how Villa should play. UTV Become a MOMS Member for ad-free & extra shows -  MOMS Membership Join the show’s listener Facebook group The Mad Few. Credits: David Michael - @myoldmansaid  | Chris Budd - @BUDD_music / Phillip Shaw - @prsgame This Podcast has been created and uploaded by My Old Man Said. The views in this Podcast are not necessarily the views of talkSPORT Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Aston Villa's Intensity, Man United's Identity and the Champions League Run-In

  3. Oct 30

    Aston Villa's Carabao Cup Exit at Bournemouth: Why Intensity, Not Personnel, Was the Gap

    Villa lost at Bournemouth on intensity, not due to the names in the team. When a side mixes players who need minutes with players protecting themselves for bigger games, you're always going to get a drop off. Bournemouth seemed to want it more, while Villa's focus, as in recent seasons, is clearly elsewhere. The episode looks back at the 3-0 defeat on the south coast in the fourth round, where Unai Emery made nine changes from the side that beat Manchester City. Focusing on where the likes of Leon Goretzka, Alejandro Garnacho, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Lamare Bogarde, and Brian Madjo sit in the pecking order. UTV Up to 30% off Aston Villa's three kits. Check out the deals here - Use code UTVILLA30 here Restock on discounted Adidas Originals stock and last season’s shirts – Use code MOMS10 for an extra 10 % off here Become a MOMS Member for ad-free & extra shows -  MOMS Membership Join the show’s listener Facebook group The Mad Few. Credits: David Michael - @myoldmansaid  | Chris Budd - @BUDD_music / Phillip Shaw - @prsgame This Podcast has been created and uploaded by My Old Man Said. The views in this Podcast are not necessarily the views of talkSPORT Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Aston Villa's Carabao Cup Exit at Bournemouth: Why Intensity, Not Personnel, Was the Gap

  4. Oct 28

    How Emery’s Tenacious Aston Villa 2.0 Stacks Up to Last Season Before the Barcelona Test

    Can Unai Emery take Aston Villa deep in the Champions League? Is that the question people should really be asking, rather than nonsense about Manchester United? With the first of two stiff tests passed, we look at what's different this season from last. Some of the data is a surprise, while other insights are encouraging for the season ahead. The show begins with a prologue, a clip from a 1978 documentary on Villa's last opponents, Manchester City, with sentiments that eerily echoing their recent endeavours. While we reflect back once again to the recent game at Villa Park, we also look at the main differences already forming between this season and last. The Three Points takes in the Independent Football Regulator's State of the Game report and football's latest adventures in technology. While Emery's Clipboard belongs to Nicolas Jackson, who is faced off against Ollie Watkins in terms of their active sprints in a game. UTV Up to 30% off Aston Villa's three kits. Check out the deals here - Use code UTVILLA30 here Restock on discounted Adidas Originals stock and last season’s shirts – Use code MOMS10 for an extra 10 % off here Become a MOMS Member for ad-free & extra shows -  MOMS Membership Join the show’s listener Facebook group The Mad Few. Credits: David Michael - @myoldmansaid  | Chris Budd - @BUDD_music / Phillip Shaw - @prsgame This Podcast has been created and uploaded by My Old Man Said. The views in this Podcast are not necessarily the views of talkSPORT Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    How Emery’s Tenacious Aston Villa 2.0 Stacks Up to Last Season Before the Barcelona Test

  5. Oct 26

    "I'd Rather Be a Villan": Aston Villa Beat Man City as Villa Park Boos the Banana Boys

    Aston Villa beat Manchester City 2-1 at Villa Park to earn their first home league win of the season. Nicolas Jackson scored twice, either side of Erling Haaland's header, and ended City's winning start under Enzo Maresca. The post-mortem begins with the atmosphere: City booed on every touch, inflatable bananas that were soon deflated, and a first half the show calls a delight. Then the three points of the game. First, how Villa matched City across the pitch, with Matty Cash and Ian Maatsen both excellent at full-back and Cash's duel with Jérémy Doku a highlight. Second, Zion Suzuki, who has made Emiliano Martínez's departure feel like a distant memory. Third, Unai Emery's substitutions, with the show's theory of Villa 2.0 in the starting line-up and a potential Villa 3.0 on the bench. The show also looks at Jackson's finishing and how different he is from his predecessor, the refereeing and the physical battle, and what the win says about the level Villa have reached already. There is talk of the Champions League, Barcelona away as the real test, and Speed Demon, where the show suspects the numbers are wrong. UTV Up to 30% off Aston Villa's three kits. Check out the deals here - Use code UTVILLA30 here Restock on discounted Adidas Originals stock and last season’s shirts – Use code MOMS10 for an extra 10 % off here Become a MOMS Member for ad-free & extra shows -  MOMS Membership Join the show’s listener Facebook group The Mad Few. Credits: David Michael - @myoldmansaid  | Chris Budd - @BUDD_music / Phillip Shaw - @prsgame This Podcast has been created and uploaded by My Old Man Said. The views in this Podcast are not necessarily the views of talkSPORT Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    "I'd Rather Be a Villan": Aston Villa Beat Man City as Villa Park Boos the Banana Boys

  6. Oct 24

    Aston Villa's Champions League Start: Three Wins From Three, Penalties and No Need for Full-Backs

    Aston Villa's Champions League campaign under Unai Emery has been built on control, and the league-phase win over Viking FK at Villa Park may be the clearest example yet. Villa held the game for the first half with a shape few expected: a back three and no full-backs, with Tyrone Mings, Victor Lindelöf and Pau Torres alongside a hybrid right-back in João Gomes. "We played a very serious match, disciplined, organised, and then tried to impose ourselves and dominate with our capacity, both collectively and individually," said Emery. Villa won 3-1, their third victory from three, with Ross Barkley's near-post header, Emiliano Buendía's penalty and an effort from Alysson Edward given as an own goal. The show calls the first half the most controlled it has seen under Emery, and asks how much was his plan and how much was Viking's lack of threat. Then we look at the individual contributions and the bigger questions, as Villa surprise a few and begin their Champions League in confident fashion. UTV Restock on discounted Adidas Originals stock and last season’s shirts – Use code MOMS10 for an extra 10 % off here Become a MOMS Member for ad-free & extra shows -  MOMS Membership Join the show’s listener Facebook group The Mad Few. Credits: David Michael - @myoldmansaid  | Chris Budd - @BUDD_music / Phillip Shaw - @prsgame This Podcast has been created and uploaded by My Old Man Said. The views in this Podcast are not necessarily the views of talkSPORT Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Aston Villa's Champions League Start: Three Wins From Three, Penalties and No Need for Full-Backs

  7. Oct 21

    Villa Guard Against Complacency for Champions League Viking Invasion

    Aston Villa host Viking FK at Villa Park in the Champions League league phase, after the weeks back-to-back wins - a 6-0 win over Fenerbahçe and a 1-0 win at Newcastle United on Saturday. The show's warning is simple: this is the kind of game Villa are expected to win, and Scandinavian sides have a history of punishing complacency. The team news is a mess on the left. Matteo Ruggeri is out for around two months, Aaron Wan-Bissaka for several weeks and Johan Manzambi sits this one out as a precaution. Ian Maatsen is back in training and touch and go. Taylor Harwood-Bellis is now registered in the Champions League squad under UEFA's 60-day injury rule, so the show asks who plays left-back: a managed Maatsen, Tyrone Mings or Pau Torres, or even Lamare Bogarde. Viking, the show argues, are not a makeweight. A well-drilled side who like to play on the front foot, score freely and will offer a test for Unai Emery's recent work on his defensive unit. Empty seats and the club seemingly dumping tickets on the secondary market, prove that they were wrong to have prices up to £99 for members for such a game. Plus there's December fixture changes, and the latest press reports on Manchester City's sanction. Restock on discounted Adidas Originals stock and last season’s shirts – Use code MOMS10 for an extra 10 % off here Become a MOMS Member for ad-free & extra shows -  MOMS Membership Join the show’s listener Facebook group The Mad Few. Credits: David Michael - @myoldmansaid  | Chris Budd - @BUDD_music / Phillip Shaw - @prsgame This Podcast has been created and uploaded by My Old Man Said. The views in this Podcast are not necessarily the views of talkSPORT Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Villa Guard Against Complacency for Champions League Viking Invasion

  8. Oct 18

    Aston Villa's Defence Is Holding at Last: What the Newcastle Win Says About the Rebuild

    Two away wins in a row and two clean sheets in a week raise the question this episode asks: has Aston Villa's defence turned a corner, or has it only met two weak sides? Villa beat Newcastle United 1-0 at St James' Park, showing plenty of resilience, as Johan Manzambi’s header from a João Gomes cross in the first half gave them the win. The show weighs the evidence as to whether Unai Emery has fixed his defensive issues: Matty Cash's late recovery to stop a clean-through forward, Zion Suzuki's save, Victor Lindelöf's growing seniority, Tyrone Mings against the high balls, Boubacar Kamara looking like himself again and a calming cameo from Leon Goretzka. It also marks where it still frays. Ross Barkley's timing, despite positive displays, Ibrahim Mbaye and Nicolas Jackson both failed to square for a teammate, and the left side is thinning with Aaron Wan-Bissaka's hamstring, Matteo Ruggeri out and Ian Maatsen only just back in training. Speed Demon and Lazy B*stard return, with a new Villa season record. Unai Emery has his 100th Premier League win, and the show makes its case that the rebuild is ahead of schedule, before Viking and Manchester City ask harder questions. UTV Restock on discounted Adidas Originals stock and last season’s shirts – Use code MOMS10 for an extra 10 % off here Become a MOMS Member for ad-free & extra shows -  MOMS Membership Join the show’s listener Facebook group The Mad Few. Credits: David Michael - @myoldmansaid  | Chris Budd - @BUDD_music / Phillip Shaw - @prsgame This Podcast has been created and uploaded by My Old Man Said. The views in this Podcast are not necessarily the views of talkSPORT Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Aston Villa's Defence Is Holding at Last: What the Newcastle Win Says About the Rebuild
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My Old Man Said is the independent Aston Villa podcast for supporters who want more than fan media hype, influencers and algorithms. Villa supporters have been at the centre of every conversation. That hasn't changed. For listeners who like their football analysis intelligent, their opinions considered and their humour dry. This Podcast has been created and uploaded by My Old Man Said and is a part of the talkSPORT Fan Network. The views in this Podcast are not necessarily the views of talkSPORT. Become a MOMS Member — https://www.patreon.com/moms Follow @myoldmansaid on social media channels. #AVFC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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