Good Bad Ugly
The original Aston Villa Good, Bad and Ugly column reflecting on Aston Villa’s footballing week
Unai Emery’s Villa Squad Rebuild Aims to Silence the Doubters
The Good, Bad and Ugly of Emery’s Villa 2.0The transfer window has come and gone, and so has the majority of Aston Villa’s starting line-up. As the window shuts, Aston Villa have squad depth, but do they have the cohesiveness to carry on evolving this season?'Somehow with the window shut there is a sense of cautious optimism that the jigsaw pieces are there in...
Are Aston Villa Going Into the New Season Without a Spine?
The Good, Bad and Ugly as The Winds of Change BlowThere we are then. Aston Villa are about to embark upon another season under Unai Emery, all preseason games are done, and everyone is set and ready to go, aren’t they?The GoodThe European Super Cup Final against new nemesis Paris Saint-Germain was a genuinely enjoyable game.Despite Aston Villa entering the game as heavy underdogs,...
How the International Break Went for Villa after the 7-2 – The Good, Bad & Ugly
With Aston Villa's fortunes more good and less ugly nowadays, MOMS podcast contributor Phil Shaw resurrects ‘The Good, Bad & Ugly’, an old favourite MOMS...
The Good, the Bad & the Ugly of Aston Villa’s First Points of the Season
With Aston Villa back in the Premier League, MOMS resurrects ‘The Good, Bad & Ugly’ an old favourite column that started six years ago on the...
The Good, Bad and Ugly of the Return of Premier League Football to Villa Park
By Lou KingWith Aston Villa back in the Premier League, MOMS resurrects ‘The Good, Bad & Ugly’ an old favourite column that started six years ago...
Aston Villa’s Opening Premier League Week – the Good, Bad & Ugly
With Aston Villa back in the Premier League, MOMS resurrects 'The Good, Bad & Ugly' an old favourite column that started six years ago...
The Good, Bad and Ugly of Aston Villa’s Season so Far
The G, B & U has been on a bit of a hiatus after being a three-year regular column on My Old Man Said....
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly as Villa Secure Third Win
Aston Villa pulled league win number three for the season out of the bag on Saturday with a fairly comfortable victory over a woeful...
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly as the Curtain Begins to Fall for Villa
Aston Villa’s brief five-match unbeaten run – halcyon days in the wider context of the season – came to an end in ignominious fashion...
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly from Villa’s Snorethorns Stalemate
SnorethornsFans of both clubs were eagerly anticipating Villa’s trip to rivals West Brom on Saturday – Villa fans saw it as a big chance...
The Good, Bad and Ugly as Villa Battle Back against Leicester
The three points against Crystal Palace last week were a huge boost, but it was crucial that Villa kept the ball rolling against high-flying...
The Good, Bad and Ugly as Villa Actually Win a Game of Football
Villa Actually WinIt happened. 157 days after Villa beat Bournemouth on the opening day of the season, a second Premier League victory of 2015-16...
The Good, Bad and Ugly of Villa’s 21st-Century FA Cup Third Round Exploits
21st Century FA Cup Third Round
With an abject Christmas period leaving the club planning for the Championship, the upcoming televised FA Cup third round...
The Good, Bad and Ugly as Villa Miss Huge Boxing Day Opportunity
With little to cheer so far this season, Villa’s two points from the last two games is undoubtedly something of an improvement – for...