My Old Man Said - An Aston Villa Podcast

This one had everything a cup tie should. Noise, needle, moments of quality, moments of chaos, and a sense that one team understood the occasion far better than the other. Aston Villa went to Tottenham, took the FA Cup seriously, and left having knocked Spurs out for the second season running. This post-mortem doesn’t run chronologically. It picks out the moments that defined the day. Villa’s control in the first half. Two exquisite goals that reflected preparation and confidence. Spurs’ brief second-half push. And the way Villa weathered it without ever losing their grip. There’s discussion of Buendía’s influence, Rogers’ physicality, Tielemans’ intelligence in tight spaces, and why this game suited Villa’s evolving style perfectly. There’s also a wider conversation about mentality. About why some Villa sides of the past have treated the FA Cup as a burden, and why this one clearly doesn’t. From the scenes in the away end to the handbags at full-time, this felt like a team enjoying competition rather than managing it. Villa didn’t just progress. They owned the occasion. A proper cup tie. Properly won. Get a Great NordVPN Deal Get a cracking deal on NordVPN with four months FREE & a 30 days money-back guarantee here: nordvpn.com/moms GET AD-FREE SHOWS and JOIN MATCH CLUB Get ad-free shows and extra shows, and join My Old Man Said's 24/7 Villa community, Match Club. For more details and to become a member, click here: Become a MOMS Member Join the show’s listener facebook group The Mad Few. Credits: David Michael - @myoldmansaid Chris Budd - @BUDD_music Phillip Shaw - @prsgame Music production & creation - David Michael My Old Man Said - https://www.myoldmansaid.com 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.

What does Aston Villa actually play like? It’s a question people keep trying to answer with labels. Possession-based. Pragmatic. Ruthless. Transitional. And it’s a question that keeps missing the point. This main show uses the goalless draw at Crystal Palace, the looming FA Cup trip to Spurs, and Villa’s broader winter form to step back and assess the current questions. Not just results, but method. Not just systems, but intent. There’s discussion of why the Palace game told us very little that we don’t already know, why defensive control is often mistaken for stagnation, and why Villa’s ability to adapt matters more than any single tactical identity. The FA Cup conversation strips away sentiment and focuses on priorities, squad depth, and realism in a congested season. Kamara’s structural importance, Tielemans’ influence, Watkins’ contradictions, and Villa Park’s growing authority all feed into the same conclusion. This is not a team chasing an aesthetic. It’s a team executing a plan. The Lovers Walk Unlimited Orchestra also return for the new year to celebrate Villa's winter and their midfield maestro. Get a Great NordVPN Deal Get a cracking deal on NordVPN with four months FREE & a 30 days money-back guarantee here: nordvpn.com/moms GET AD-FREE SHOWS and JOIN MATCH CLUB Get ad-free shows and extra shows, and join My Old Man Said's 24/7 Villa community, Match Club. For more details and to become a member, click here: Become a MOMS Member Join the show’s listener facebook group The Mad Few. Credits: David Michael - @myoldmansaid Chris Budd - @BUDD_music Phillip Shaw - @prsgame Music production & creation - David Michael My Old Man Said - https://www.myoldmansaid.com 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.

A new year, the same authority. After the winning run ended at Arsenal, Aston Villa returned to Villa Park and did exactly what mature sides do. They took control, strangled transitions, and dealt with Nottingham Forest without drama. Forest pulled one back, but it never felt like a turning point. Villa remained composed, dictated the tempo, and reasserted themselves through midfield dominance, intelligent pressing, and clinical moments at the right time. This post-mortem focuses on the substance rather than the scoreline. Kamara’s immediate impact. Tielemans running the game. McGinn delivering again. Watkins trusting himself and finishing instinctively. More importantly, it examines the bigger picture. Villa absorbed the Arsenal defeat, learned from it, and moved on. No overreaction. No hangover. Just control. This is what good teams look like at home. And Villa Park is now very clearly their ground. UTV Get a Great NordVPN Deal Get a cracking deal on NordVPN with four months FREE & a 30 days money-back guarantee here: nordvpn.com/moms GET AD-FREE SHOWS and JOIN MATCH CLUB Get ad-free shows and extra shows, and join My Old Man Said's 24/7 Villa community, Match Club. For more details and to become a member, click here: Become a MOMS Member Join the show’s listener facebook group The Mad Few. Credits: David Michael - @myoldmansaid Chris Budd - @BUDD_music Phillip Shaw - @prsgame Music production & creation - David Michael My Old Man Said - https://www.myoldmansaid.com 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.

The winning run had to end somewhere. Unfortunately, it ended at the hardest place in the league to do anything at all. Villa went to the Emirates chasing history and left with a 4–1 defeat that looks brutal on paper, but tells a far more nuanced story when you strip it back. A controlled first half, big chances missed, then everything pivots on one moment: Onana off at half-time and the midfield grip disappearing instantly. This post-mortem picks through where the game actually swung, why Arsenal’s second goal effectively killed it, and how injuries, set-piece fragility and wasted chances turned a competitive contest into a harsh scoreline. There’s frustration at refereeing inconsistencies, disbelief at McGinn’s miss, a word on Watkins getting back on the scoresheet, and a reality check on what losing away to the league leaders really means. The run is over. The position isn’t. And Villa are still very much where they need to be. UTV Check out the Lovers Walk Unlimited Orchestra's A Holte End Christmas EP GET AD-FREE SHOWS and JOIN MATCH CLUB Get ad-free shows and extra shows, and join My Old Man Said's 24/7 Villa community, Match Club. For more details and to become a member, click here: Become a MOMS Member Join the show’s listener facebook group The Mad Few. Credits: David Michael - @myoldmansaid Chris Budd - @BUDD_music Phillip Shaw - @prsgame Music production & creation - David Michael My Old Man Said - https://www.myoldmansaid.com 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 were bullied, outplayed, and offered nothing for an hour at Stamford Bridge. Twenty-nine percent possession. No shots. One goal down. Seasoned Villa fans were already bracing themselves. Then Unai Emery changed everything. On this My Old Man Said post-mortem show, we dissect one of the most revealing wins of the season. A game that looked dead and buried until a triple substitution flipped the script, Ollie Watkins reminded everyone what a proper centre-forward does, and Villa scored twice in a twenty-minute burst that left Chelsea flat on their backs. We get into why the first half was arguably Villa’s worst of the season, how Chelsea’s energy and game management exposed familiar issues, and why Emery’s in-game reading of matches is now a genuine competitive advantage. There’s deep discussion on Watkins’ impact, the mentality shift under Emery, and the growing pattern of Villa winning games without control, possession, or apology. This isn’t about pretty football or stats. It’s about resilience, timing, and a team that no longer folds when things go wrong. Villa are now ten points clear of Chelsea, racking up wins from losing positions, and quietly building the foundations of a serious Champions League push. Unsustainable? Maybe. Uncomfortable? Definitely. Effective? Absolutely. UTV Check out the Lovers Walk Unlimited Orchestra's A Holte End Christmas EP GET AD-FREE SHOWS and JOIN MATCH CLUB Get ad-free shows and extra shows, and join My Old Man Said's 24/7 Villa community, Match Club. For more details and to become a member, click here: Become a MOMS Member Join the show’s listener facebook group The Mad Few. Credits: David Michael - @myoldmansaid Chris Budd - @BUDD_music Phillip Shaw - @prsgame Music production & creation - David Michael My Old Man Said - https://www.myoldmansaid.com 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.

The Manchester United post-mortem usually involves burying Villa’s latest trauma and promising not to speak of it again until the next time. Not this time. On this episode of My Old Man Said, Villa are resurrected. Unai Emery finally gets his second win over United, Christmas is officially saved, and Morgan Rogers announces himself properly with two moments that decide a game Villa did not fully control but absolutely deserved to win. We break down the key moment that mattered, Watkins’ understated role in the winner, and why Rogers has crossed the line from “promising” to “decisive”. There’s an honest look at a midfield that got outworked, a defence that stood firm anyway, and why Villa’s ability to grind out one-goal wins is no accident. We also ask the uncomfortable questions. Did United tactically get it right? Did Villa rely on magic rather than control? And why, despite the win, this still felt nervier than it needed to be. Add in Martinez doing Martinez things, Emery losing his mind on the touchline, and the quiet reality that Villa are now ten points clear of United, and you have a night that finally feels like a line drawn under decades of nonsense. The corpse stays buried. For now. UTV Check out the Lovers Walk Unlimited Orchestra's A Holte End Christmas EP GET AD-FREE SHOWS and JOIN MATCH CLUB Get ad-free shows and extra shows, and join My Old Man Said's 24/7 Villa community, Match Club. For more details and to become a member, click here: Become a MOMS Member Join the show’s listener facebook group The Mad Few. Credits: David Michael - @myoldmansaid Chris Budd - @BUDD_music Phillip Shaw - @prsgame My Old Man Said - https://www.myoldmansaid.com 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 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 baggage with them. On this week’s My Old Man Said, we ask the only question that matters. Is this finally an Emery Christmas, or are Villa about to be visited once more by the ghosts of United past? We strip away the noise around title talk, dig into why Villa still cannot relax against United, and question whether this run of one-goal wins signals control or simply survival. There is Europa League progress, Basel reflections, United’s injuries and absences, and the uncomfortable truth that history keeps intruding no matter how poor they look on paper. No hype. No festive false comfort. Just a clear-eyed look at where Villa really are and what beating United now would actually mean. Also, we hear the first track on the Lovers Walk Unlimited Christmas EP Listen here to A Holte End Christmas EP UTV GET AD-FREE SHOWS and JOIN MATCH CLUB Get ad-free shows and extra shows, and join My Old Man Said's 24/7 Villa community, Match Club. For more details and to become a member, click here: Become a MOMS Member Join the show’s listener facebook group The Mad Few. Credits: David Michael - @myoldmansaid Chris Budd - @BUDD_music Phillip Shaw - @prsgame My Old Man Said - https://www.myoldmansaid.com 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 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, Jarrod Bowen was running the show, Villa looked leggy after Europe and yet somehow, once noses were in front, the door slammed shut. We get forensic on the turning point. Digne on, Bowen gone. Control reclaimed. Emery-ball reasserted. There’s a brutal assessment of the first half, Watkins dithering when the game was there to be killed, and why Villa are still making life harder than it needs to be. We also take aim at the growing xG moral panic and the uncomfortable truth that winning efficiently is now being treated as a flaw. Nine wins on the bounce. Three times conceding inside ten minutes. Still perfect after European Thursdays. Villa are not clicking. That should worry everyone else. UTV Download and play for free the newly updated retro football manager mobile game RM2026 here RM26 now has Villa's updated squad to play with - can you get a tune out of Harvey Elliot and maybe win the Europa League? GET AD-FREE SHOWS and JOIN MATCH CLUB Get ad-free shows and extra shows, and join My Old Man Said's 24/7 Villa community, Match Club. For more details and to become a member, click here: Become a MOMS Member Join the show’s listener facebook group The Mad Few. Credits: David Michael - @myoldmansaid Chris Budd - @BUDD_music Phillip Shaw - @prsgame My Old Man Said - https://www.myoldmansaid.com 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 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 Buendia stepped through the noise and curled in a winner that crushed Arsenal and brought Villa within three points of their visitors and... gave them the title of Linear Unofficial World Club Champions for the forty seventh time. The show pulls apart the tactical swings, the substitutions that made no sense until they suddenly did, Arsenal’s strange lack of urgency, the late shift in momentum, and the way Emery’s bench forced the decisive moment. From Matty Cash’s hammer strike toBoubacar Kamara’s ground-level heroics to the eruption that followed, this episode captures a statement performance from a team that is starting to believe in itself. Villa are grinding, adapting, evolving, and winning games they used to let slip. And the rest of the league has no choice but to take them seriously. UTV GET AD-FREE SHOWS and JOIN MATCH CLUB Get ad-free shows and extra shows, and join My Old Man Said's 24/7 Villa community, Match Club. For more details and to become a member, click here: Become a MOMS Member Join the show’s listener facebook group The Mad Few. Credits: David Michael - @myoldmansaid Chris Budd - @BUDD_music Phillip Shaw - @prsgame My Old Man Said - https://www.myoldmansaid.com 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.

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 David’s Dublin airport delay courtesy of Zelensky, to a Brighton game that veered from disaster to delirium, it has been peak Villa in every imaginable way. The show pulls apart the Brighton match first. Emery’s rage in the dugout. A tactical plan that looked too respectful. A comeback powered by firepower off the bench. Questions about the squad answered by Onana bullying back posts, Watkins waking up again and Marlon emerging as a genuine asset. Emery’s long-range revolution gets dissected too. The pundits are baffled, the xG merchants are twitching, but Villa are simply doing what good teams do. Take the right shot when it is on. From there the episode moves into the Arsenal preview. A match that could tilt the entire narrative of the season. Beat Arsenal and suddenly the door creaks open to something bigger. As MOMS say, the T-word is banned until further notice, but the implications are impossible to ignore. There is also Villa News: Barkley’s injury setback, Martinez disappearing again in the warm-up, Young Boys away-end arrests, merch-line overload and the progress of the North Stand redevelopment. Emery’s Clipboard returns with a forensic look at Martinez’s numbers, Bizot’s impact, and how fine margins in goalkeeping shape the entire season. The Villa Engine gets a nod with the under-18s hammering Fulham. Then there is the bigger picture. The Football Supporters’ Association “Stop Exploiting Loyalty” campaign gains parliamentary backing. BBC research highlights the rise of abusive posts aimed at managers. And Juan Sebastián Verón gets banned for refusing a guard of honour in Argentina. It is a sprawling, funny, chaotic and insight-packed episode that captures Villa’s strange reality this season. Emery’s side are grinding, exploding, wobbling and rising again, often in the space of a single match. And as the show suggests, if Villa beat Arsenal, things might get very interesting indeed. A proper bumper edition. Listen. Strap in. And avoid airports whenever world leaders land. UTV GET AD-FREE SHOWS and JOIN MATCH CLUB Get ad-free shows and extra shows, and join My Old Man Said's 24/7 Villa community, Match Club. For more details and to become a member, click here: Become a MOMS Member Join the show’s listener facebook group The Mad Few. Credits: David Michael - @myoldmansaid Chris Budd - @BUDD_music Phillip Shaw - @prsgame My Old Man Said - https://www.myoldmansaid.com 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 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 the opening forty minutes with an air of casualness. The turning point arrived when Emi Martinez produced a double save to keep the game level and stop Wolves gaining a foothold. The second half belonged to Villa. Kamara’s top-corner screamer lit the place up, exactly the moment of quality the afternoon had been begging for. From there Villa pressed higher, forced Wolves deeper and finally imposed their rhythm. Ollie Watkins and Donyell Marlen gave the front line purpose, the midfield tightened up and the atmosphere switched from frustrated to defiant. In this episode the podcast digs into why Villa started so slowly, how Martinez’s intervention changed everything, Marlen’s tough afternoon leading the line, Watkins’ impact from the bench and the tactical tweaks Emery made to drag the game back. There is also talk of the VAR stamp incident, Villa’s remarkable home form and the growing pattern of grinding out league wins straight after European nights. It was not pretty but it was the kind of win top four sides collect without apology. Leeds and Wolves beaten back to back. Six points banked. Emery satisfied. And Villa waking up at the right moments with the season about to hit full throttle. UTV GET AD-FREE SHOWS and JOIN MATCH CLUB Get ad-free shows and extra shows, and join My Old Man Said's 24/7 Villa community, Match Club. For more details and to become a member, click here: Become a MOMS Member Join the show’s listener facebook group The Mad Few. Credits: David Michael - @myoldmansaid Chris Budd - @BUDD_music Phillip Shaw - @prsgame My Old Man Said - https://www.myoldmansaid.com 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 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 underperformance is nonsense. Villa are evolving, not chancing their luck. Emery has shifted his side toward controlled mid-range and long-range shooting patterns, and the data heads have not caught up yet. The episode also looks back at the Young Boys win and the question the habit of Villa looking a little foggy after European nights. With two-point Wolves up next, it is exactly the fixture that can trip a team that has not fully reset. There is talk of a lack of sharpness, with Ollie Watkins needing a spark and the reality of winter football when injuries and workload begin to stack. Along the way the show looks at Premier League’s new Squad Cost Ratio idea, the odd decisions coming out of Sky’s TikTok department and Ronaldo’s mystery discount ban. It is the new format of the show, built around more stories, more football insight and more of the MOMS irreverence that cuts through the noise. UTV GET AD-FREE SHOWS and JOIN MATCH CLUB Get ad-free shows and extra shows, and join My Old Man Said's 24/7 Villa community, Match Club. For more details and to become a member, click here: Become a MOMS Member Join the show’s listener facebook group The Mad Few. Credits: David Michael - @myoldmansaid Chris Budd - @BUDD_music Phillip Shaw - @prsgame My Old Man Said - https://www.myoldmansaid.com 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 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 made the decisive halftime changes, flipping the pace and shape of the attack with Donyell Marlen and Ian Maatsen. Rogers took over from there - a sharp finish for the first, and a cultured free kick for the second, becoming the first Villa player to score twice at Elland Road since Gareth Southgate in 2000. It was not pretty. It was not controlled. It was not Emery-ball in its purest form. But it was the kind of away win that top-four teams collect without apology. Villa stood up to the size, the chaos, the set pieces, and the atmosphere - and came out with exactly what matters: three points and a foothold in the Champions League chase. In this new-look post match episode, 'The MOMS Post-mortem' we break down the VAR incidents, the tactical switch that changed the game, Watkins’ substitution, Rogers’ growing influence, and Emery’s quietly confident mood as Villa climb back into the top four. Spotify Links to Opera Tracks My Old Man Said Opera Holte Enders in the Sky - Traditional Verse Aria Also available on all music streaming platforms. GET AD-FREE SHOWS and JOIN MATCH CLUB Get ad-free shows and extra shows, and join My Old Man Said's 24/7 Villa community, Match Club. For more details and to become a member, click here: Become a MOMS Member Join the show’s listener facebook group The Mad Few. Credits: David Michael - @myoldmansaid Chris Budd - @BUDD_music Phillip Shaw - @prsgame My Old Man Said - https://www.myoldmansaid.com 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 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 display built on Buendia’s brilliance, Martinez’s penalty heroics, and Emery’s evolving system finally clicking again. From Cash’s Plan B assist to Barkley’s clever cameo, the show breaks down every moment - including the “sh*t skimmer” finish, the triple substitution power play, and why Buendia’s fire is changing Villa’s attack. There’s also talk of Watkins’ role, the PSR shadow over squad decisions, and how Emery’s fine-tuning could push Villa back into European contention. As ever, expect blunt truths and a few laughs along the way. Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your pods. Spotify Links to Opera Tracks My Old Man Said Opera Holte Enders in the Sky - Traditional Verse Aria Also available on all music streaming platforms. GET AD-FREE SHOWS and JOIN MATCH CLUB Get ad-free shows and extra shows, and join My Old Man Said's 24/7 Villa community, Match Club. For more details and to become a member, click here: Become a MOMS Member Join the show’s listener facebook group The Mad Few. Credits: David Michael - @myoldmansaid Chris Budd - @BUDD_music Phillip Shaw - @prsgame My Old Man Said - https://www.myoldmansaid.com 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.

After a wild week that swung from European frustration to domestic delight, Aston Villa head to Anfield to face Liverpool in what feels like the “final boss” test, after beating Spurs and Manchester City in recent weeks. In this episode, we look at Villa’s evolving mentality under Unai Emery, the re-engineering of Matty Cash into a right-back goal machine, and whether Villa’s defence can stand up to Liverpool’s bruised but dangerous attack. There’s also discussion on Arne Slot’s wobble, Liverpool’s long-ball problem, and how the likes of Gravenberch and Salah might define the contest. Plus, updates on Emi Buendia’s injury, tactical tweaks, and the latest musical sermon from the MOMS Lovers Walk Unlimited Orchestra - serving up some funky gospel Polish funk to lift the Villa faithful ahead of Anfield. Emery’s touch is almighty divine, Turning right-back water into wine! Man of the match, goal of the month, new deal signed, The Polish Cafu is doing just fine. Topics Discussed GET AD-FREE SHOWS and JOIN MATCH CLUB Get ad-free shows and extra shows, and join My Old Man Said's 24/7 Villa community, Match Club. For more details and to become a member, click here: Become a MOMS Member Join the show’s listener facebook group The Mad Few. Credits: David Michael - @myoldmansaid Chris Budd - @BUDD_music Lover Walk Unlimited Orchestra - Lovers Walk Records My Old Man Said - https://www.myoldmansaid.com 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 Park witnessed another Unai Emery masterclass as Aston Villa produced a performance of tactical brilliance to beat Manchester City for the third consecutive time at Villa Park. In this week’s My Old Man Said, David Michael, Chris Budd and Phil Shaw break down how Villa controlled the champions, ghosted Haaland, and played out from the back with Harlem Globetrotter-level confidence. From Matty Cash’s grass-cutting finish to Pau Torres’ ice-cold passing, the trio dissect how Emery’s control culture has flipped Villa fortunes this season - and what comes next with Liverpool looming. Expect wit, insight, and the usual madness - plus a few operatic nods from the Lovers Walk Unlimited Orchestra. UTV Spotify Links to Opera Tracks (also available on all streaming platforms) My Old Man Said Opera Holte Enders in the Sky - Traditional Verse Aria GET AD-FREE SHOWS and JOIN MATCH CLUB Get ad-free shows and extra shows, and join My Old Man Said's 24/7 Villa community, Match Club. For more details and to become a member, click here: Become a MOMS Member Join the show’s listener facebook group The Mad Few. Credits: David Michael - @myoldmansaid Chris Budd - @BUDD_music Phillip Shaw - @prsgame My Old Man Said - https://www.myoldmansaid.com 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.

After five straight wins, Aston Villa’s European dream hit turbulence in Deventer - as Go Ahead Eagles clipped the Villans’ wings. In this Something for the Weekend edition of My Old Man Said, David Michael and Chris Budd dissect how Villa managed to make a mess of a winnable tie and what it tells us ahead of Manchester City’s visit to Villa Park. From the strange lethargy in Holland to Emery’s squad rotation gamble, we pick apart what went wrong, who’s to blame, and how Villa can bounce back with a statement win over City. Expect frank talk, tactical insight, and the usual humour - plus an appearance from the Lovers Walk Unlimited Orchestra to lift spirits. UTV GET AD-FREE SHOWS and JOIN MATCH CLUB Get ad-free shows and extra shows, and join My Old Man Said's 24/7 Villa community, Match Club. For more details and to become a member, click here: Become a MOMS Member Join the show’s listener facebook group The Mad Few. Credits: David Michael - @myoldmansaid Chris Budd - @BUDD_music Lover Walk Unlimited Orchestra - Lovers Walk Records My Old Man Said - https://www.myoldmansaid.com 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.

After a fifth straight win, the My Old Man Said crew bask in the glory of Villa’s gritty away triumph at Spurs - or as one listener put it, “Stoke City in a spaceship.” We dissect the new blue-collar Spurs, Buendía’s resurrection arc, and Emery’s latest tactical masterclass - while also diving headfirst into the off-pitch chaos that’s gripped Villa Park: from the political circus around the Maccabi Tel Aviv away fan ban to the weekly merch drops that seem to matter more than the football. Also in this packed show: literally folds All that, plus 'Speed Demon' and 'Emery's Clipboard'. UTV GET AD-FREE SHOWS and JOIN MATCH CLUB Get ad-free shows and extra shows, and join My Old Man Said's 24/7 Villa community, Match Club. For more details and to become a member, click here: Become a MOMS Member Join the show’s listener facebook group The Mad Few. Credits: David Michael - @myoldmansaid Chris Budd - @BUDD_music Phillip Shaw - @prsgame My Old Man Said - https://www.myoldmansaid.com 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.

From Warsaw to Rotterdam, and every airport bar in between - Aston Villa’s European adventures have reignited something special among the fanbase. Unai Emery is currently enjoying his eighteenth consecutive season in European competition, but is he likely to continue the run at Villa? In this episode of the My Old Man Said podcast , David Michael and Chris Budd, are joined by the returning Max Stokes of Villa on Tour to look back at Villa’s start to the season so far, and reflect on Villa's best European trips of the past three seasons. It’s part travelogue, part therapy session - and an update to see if Emery’s blueprint is still intact. Expect analysis, dry humour, and the odd flashback from the continent. UTV GET AD-FREE SHOWS and JOIN MATCH CLUB Get ad-free shows and extra shows, and join My Old Man Said's 24/7 Villa community, Match Club. For more details and to become a member, click here: Become a MOMS Member Join the show’s listener facebook group The Mad Few. Credits: David Michael - @myoldmansaid Chris Budd - @BUDD_music Max Stokes - @villaontour_ My Old Man Said - https://www.myoldmansaid.com 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.

When journalist and author Guillem Balagué arrived in England in 1991, there were only 13 foreign players in the Premier League. Three decades later, Spanish minds are shaping its future — and none more intriguingly than Unai Emery at Aston Villa. In this special face-to-face episode recorded inside the changing rooms of Biggleswade United, the ninth-tier club where Balagué is chairman, My Old Man Said takes the conversation far beyond the touchline. From Emery’s obsession with control and structure to the Spanish influence redefining English football, Balagué opens up about a year spent shadowing Villa’s manager for his new book The Rise of the Villans. Expect fly-on-the-wall stories from Bodymoor Heath, conversations with Emery's mum, the mystique behind Emery’s intensity, what makes Villa’s project so unique, and how football has evolved from the Cantona-Wenger era to the analytical age of Emery, Guardiola and Maresca. For Villa fans, it’s a rare insight into the inner workings of a club on the rise. For everyone else, it’s a journey through the modern game’s cultural transformation — told by one of football’s great storytellers. UTV Get a good deal on 'Rise of the Villans' here Get tickets for the Witton Arms launch event GET AD-FREE SHOWS and JOIN MATCH CLUB Get ad-free shows and extra shows, and join My Old Man Said's 24/7 Villa community, Match Club. For more details and to become a member, click here: Become a MOMS Member Join the show’s listener facebook group The Mad Few. Credits: David Michael - @myoldmansaid Guillem Balagué - @GuillemBalague Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.