Good Bad Ugly
The original Aston Villa Good, Bad and Ugly column reflecting on Aston Villa’s footballing week
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,...
The Good, Bad and Ugly: Aston Villa’s Summer Transfer Window So Far
The Good, Bad and Ugly Summer Transfer UpdateNew faces in, old faces going or gone, minutes in the tank and a new great hope, just the standard Villa preseason so far.The Good and Bad?Like everything at this point, the proof of any preseason groundwork won't be felt until the first ball is kicked or later; like a boxing match, the plan only lasts until...
The Good, Bad and Ugly of Villa’s Goodison Park Nightmare
The 0-0 draw at home to Manchester City two weeks ago was seen as a reason for optimism going into the international break as...
The Good, Bad and Ugly as Villa Show Resilience Under Rémi Garde
Remi Garde’s reign in charge of Aston Villa began with a 0-0 draw at home to Premier League leaders Manchester City on Sunday, a...
The Good, Bad and Ugly as Garde sees Size of Villa Task
The Tottenham Hotspur match on Monday night was always going to be a strange, limbo-like event after the arrival of Remi Garde as Tim...
The Good, Bad and Ugly of Tim Sherwood’s 28-match reign
Tim Sherwood was finally told to grab his gilet and leave after just 254 days in charge of Villa following the 2-1 home defeat...
The Good, Bad and Ugly as Villa are Gone in 60 Seconds at Anfield
After the mixed emotions of Aston Villa’s second double-derby week of 2015, there were more confused feelings on Saturday evening after the 3-2 defeat...
The Good, Bad and Ugly of Villa’s Dismal Leicester Collapse
Obvious positives, obvious negatives. That is fast becoming the narrative of Villa’s early season as their penchant for turning stable positions into desperately disappointing...
The Good, Bad and Ugly of Villa’s Palace Disappointment
The 2-1 loss to Crystal Palace on Saturday, a second consecutive defeat for Villa, was far more frustrating than the 1-0 home reverse against...
The Good, Bad and Ugly of Aston Villa’s Opening Day Delight
Tim Sherwood’s first full season as manager got off to the perfect start thanks to Rudy Gestede’s aerial prowess as Villa safely negotiated a...
The Good, Bad and Ugly of Tim Sherwood’s First Preseason
The winds of change are blowing. After Tim Sherwood’s arrival as manager in February it was always likely that this summer was going to...
The Good, Bad and Ugly of Sherwood’s Pre-FA Cup Final Surreal Selection
Villa’s Premier League campaign ended in disappointment with a dour 0-1 home defeat to already-relegated Burnley on Sunday in a game which had a...
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Villa’s Week of Vast Improvement
Tim Sherwood’s win ratio was improved again after last weekend’s minor blip at the Etihad, Christian Benteke continued his remarkable revival, and most importantly...
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Aston Villa’s Wembley Triumph
As over 30,000 Villa fans made their way down the M40 on Sunday, all were dreaming of a return trip in six weeks’ time....