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Underrated or Overrated - Villa Squad Assessment 2024

Ep. 297

As Aston Villa get deeper into the summer transfer window and begin preseason, we look at the current Villa squad and how they performed last season and assess what the future holds for them. Part one of a two parts covers the backline.


Also, we catch up on all the latest Villa news, Three Points and Emery's Clipboard.


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Retro Football Manager


Check out Retro Football Manager's new free mobile games, as mentioned in the show, where you can manager Aston Villa during key historical seasons or even try to beat Unai Emery's efforts last season. There's also a national team version of the game, International Football Manager, where you can manage an international team in historical World Cups and Euros, including this year's Euros, where you can see if you can do a better job than Gareth Southgate!


Retro Football Manager - download and play as Aston Villa here - https://rfm24.onelink.me/6H64/momrfm24


International Football Manager - download and play the International version here - https://rfmie.onelink.me/CLvo/momsinternational


Both are free and easy to play on your phone.


GET THE EXCLUSIVE MOMS PATRON PODCAST CHANNEL and JOIN MATCH CLUB


If you want ad-free advance versions of the shows and extra exclusive shows during the month and to join My Old Man Said's 24/7 Villa community, Match Club, please do support the show by becoming a MOMS Member.


For more details and to become a member, click here: Become a MOMS Member


Follow the show on Twitter at @myoldmansaid and 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


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