MOMS #56: Dean Smith's Progress and His Upcoming Tough Winter Test

After maintaining his 100% record at Villa Park with a 2-0 victory against Bolton, the fixtures now get serious up until Christmas for Aston Villa Head Coach Dean Smith. In order to get his team on the promotion path, he must overcome the main Championship promotion contenders in back-to-back games.My Old Man Said's David Michael and Chris Budd look at the progress so far under the Villa boss and the players that have benefited the most. Plus, they look at the potential issues that may hinder Smith during the rest of the year until the January transfer window.We also pay tribute to Leicester City's late owner, question the rumoured Super League, address some supporter issues and take a trip down memory lane in the new section 'Where Were you, When We Were Good?' Where we look back to 1996 when a Villa player scoring a hat-trick still finished on the losing side. Are Villa currently lacking such a main man to win games for them or at least go down swinging?Watch out for a listener question & answers extra show coming out soon.UTVVOTE!My Old Man Said has been nominated for Best Fan Media at the forthcoming Football Supporters Federation Awards. Please vote here - bit.ly/VOTEFSF18 SUPPORT THE SHOW!If you want the show to continue and be more frequent, please do support the show by either a one-off tip here (no matter how small) or better still, by becoming a MOMS Patron. You will get bonus patron-only episodes, advanced sneaks and also get entered into regular reward draws. More details and to become a Patron, click here: Join MOMS PatronsCredits:David Michael - @oldmansaid Chris Budd - @BUDD_musicProducer/Editor - David MichaelMy Old Man Said - https://www.myoldmansaid.comBecome a MOMS Member for ad-free & extra shows -  MOMS MembershipJoin the show’s listener Facebook group The Mad Few.Credits:David Michael - @myoldmansaid  | Chris Budd - @BUDD_music / Phillip Shaw - @prsgameThis 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.