My Old Man Said

Aston Villa vs Brentford & Lille By Rob Carter In Two Words Pessimistic: ‘Thinking that bad things are more likely to happen.’ Optimistic: ‘Hoping or believing that good things will happen.’ Cambridge Dictionary  The Carter Report In some ways how Villa fans view these two results might reflect their personality; cup half full, or half empty?  Approaching an […]

French Ligue 1 Trump Premier League in Helping Their Clubs In-form Lille seems to have all the luck when it comes to the Europa Conference League quarter-final against Aston Villa. First of all, they play the first leg away from home, with the concluding leg at the Stade Pierre Mauroy, where they have the best […]

Emery Must Fix Defensive Concerns for Run-in 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 Champions’ League qualification to Spurs. Last season under Unai Emery, Villa had a penchant for clean sheets and […]

Aston Villa vs Liverpool Date Change The final home game of the 2023/24 season for Aston Villa was poised to be a joyous weekend event. By the time Aston Villa faced Liverpool at Villa Park on the weekend of May 11, there might have been an extended lap of appreciation under the daylight sun to […]

The Good, Bad and Ugly of the Business End A wise old man green man once said, ‘Do or do not, there is no try…’ After the capitulation against Brentford, the time for mitigating factors is over. This run-in is going to be Good, bad and Ugly. The Good It might seem like the opportunity […]

Sitting fourth in the table in April and with a European quarter-final in sight; the season finale promises to be an exciting one with more twists along the way. Following a sacrificial team selection against Manchester City, Villa welcome Brentford to Villa Park this weekend hoping to avoid getting stung. Here are the Five Reasons […]

Unai Emery: Focused on the End Game By Adam Szreter One thing you can’t accuse Unai Emery of is being predictable. Maybe in his answers to inane questions at pre-match press conferences, but definitely not in team selections. I’ve lost count of the number of times this season, when I’ve looked at what we have […]

Aston Villa vs Wolves (h) By Rob Carter In a Word Satisfying ‘Making you feel pleased by providing what you need or want.’ Cambridge Dictionary The Carter Report For some reason, average Wolves teams have proved stubbornly obdurate for the Claret & Blue side of the Midlands to deal with in recent years; indeed, the […]

Something for the Weekend – Wolves at Villa Park Aston Villa haven’t won in their last seven Premier League games at Villa Park against Wolves. The last time they managed it, a 3-2 win under David O’Leary in 2003, Dion Dublin was playing centre-back. A lot has happened since, but now Unai Emery’s team will […]

Villa Enter the Business End of the Season On the latest My Old Man Said podcast, 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 of it? Is Ollie Watkins getting to 20 goals […]