# Don't Write Villa Off. First Impressions of the Forest Semi-Final Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-old-man-said-an-aston-villa-podcast-506484/don-t-write-villa-off-first-impressions-of-the-forest-semi-final Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-old-man-said-an-aston-villa-podcast-506484/don-t-write-villa-off-first-impressions-of-the-forest-semi-final.md Podcast: [My Old Man Said — An Aston Villa Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-old-man-said-an-aston-villa-podcast-506484) Published: 2026-04-29T20:58:13+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/myoldmansaid/episodes/dont-write-villa-off-first-impressions-of-forest-semi-final Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/myoldmansaid/e/69f270e6ae2fba210fe14cc9/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/my-old-man-said-an-aston-villa-podcast-506484/episodes/don-t-write-villa-off-first-impressions-of-the-forest-semi-final Duration seconds: 802 ## Resource Some Villa supporters have spent the week since the Fulham defeat getting increasingly pessimistic about the Europa League semi-final tie against Nottingham Forest. Especially after the Tricky Trees tonked Sunderland 5-0 in their own backyard. Have they forgotten about Unai Emery's record in this tournament? In a first impressions solo preview, My Old Man Said host David Michael takes a clear-eyed look at the reasons for genuine confidence, and what Villa actually need from the first leg at the City Ground to set up Villa Park for the occasion it deserves. UTV Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Become a MOMS Member for ad-free & extra shows -  MOMS Membership Join the show’s listener Facebook group  The Mad Few . Credits: David Michael -  @myoldmansaid  | Chris Budd -  @BUDD_music / Phillip Shaw -  @prsgame 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. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/my-old-man-said-an-aston-villa-podcast-506484/episodes/don-t-write-villa-off-first-impressions-of-the-forest-semi-final/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-old-man-said-an-aston-villa-podcast-506484/don-t-write-villa-off-first-impressions-of-the-forest-semi-final.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.