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My Old Man Said articles and photo sets from Aston Villa’s proud history. Most notably are several sets of rare Villa supporter pictures from the European Cup final in Rotterdam on the 26th May 1982, which we are honoured to host. UTV

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The VTID: Chris Nicholl – a Player Who Laid the Foundations for Greatness

MOMS - Mar 28, 2024

Why Having a Star in the Aston Villa Badge is Fool’s Gold

MOMS - Oct 7, 2023

Golden Goals: The Influence of Tony Morley’s Cracker Against Everton (1981)

MOMS - Jan 26, 2022

Alan Hutton Recalls How Playing for Scotland Saved Him at Aston Villa

MOMS - Jun 18, 2021

Rotterdam Or Bust: A Supporter’s Diary of Aston Villa’s Greatest Day

MOMS - May 26, 2021

Seasons in English Top Flight Table – Aston Villa Fighting for Their Status

MOMS - Jul 20, 2020

How Aston Villa’s Talented Champions Were Younger Than Jack Grealish

MOMS - Apr 13, 2020

Tyrone Mings Has Chance to Rekindle an Aston Villa National Legacy

MOMS - Sep 16, 2019 1

By Owen Arthur August 29th, 2019 was a notable day for Aston Villa, as two of its players were called up to the full England...

A Question of Celebrating Aston Villa Heritage: FCG Meeting Outline

MOMS - Jun 13, 2019 3

N.B. Before you read on, these are not the notes from the meeting this week with Aston Villa CEO Christian Purslow, they are due...

Aston Villa Supporters Remember Rotterdam 26th May 1982.

MOMS - May 26, 2019 0

A day before Aston Villa's play-off final clash at Wembley, it just happens to be 'Rotterdam Day', the day that back in 1982 the...

#60 Ron Saunders Aston Villa Legacy is Very Much Alive But Why Did Villa...

MOMS - Jan 9, 2019 1

Ron Saunders Legacy Over the past couple of weeks, MOMS has randomly received three messages from Aston Villa fans honouring former Villa boss Ron Saunders...

Discussing the Secrets of the Sharp Rise and Fall of Aston Villa in the...

MOMS - Dec 30, 2018 1

Why? If there's a burning question of Aston Villa supporters looking back at the 1980's, it's why after winning the League and European Cup,...

Aston Villa’s Club Crest Lion History and Scottish Heritage

MOMS - Dec 10, 2018 0

Aston Villa's Club Crest Lion History Last month saw the release of the book World Football Club Crests: : The Design, Meaning and Symbolism of World...