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, the Bad and the Ugly of Aston Villa’s Week as Relegation Battle Intensifies
After the thrilling and frustrating yet relieving draw with Queens Park Rangers, Villa sit three points clear of relegation, albeit having played at least...
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Villa’s Swan Dive and Tactics Tim
After Villa’s stunning four-goal first-half blitz at the Stadium of Light last weekend, there was cautious optimism for the visit of Swansea to Villa...
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Villa Double Bagging the Albion
A second win in the space of five days over local rivals who had previously lost just once under Tony Pulis was a superb...
The Good, Bad and Ugly of the Week Lambert was Finally Sacked
Two differing performances, the same inevitable result. Villa’s slide continued with defeats to runaway league leaders Chelsea and a poor Hull City side. But...
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of a Villa Week of Positive Steps
Apologies for the lack of GBUs in recent weeks, I fell asleep watching Villa at some point in late December and only woke up...
The Good, Bad and Ugly of Aston Villa’s Underachiever Christmas Period
Most Villa fans will probably be feeling at least slightly aggrieved to have not left Swansea with a point after what developed into a...
The Good, Bad and Ugly of an Unbeaten Villa Week
Four points from two games in the space of a week looks pretty good on paper, yet Villa somehow managed to both fail to...
The Good, Bad and Ugly of Aston Villa’s Increasing Winless Headache
Monday night’s draw with Southampton at Villa Park made it eight games without a win for Villa. Or, alternatively, Villa are now two games...
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Villa’s Week as Lambert Remains Pointless After New Contract
Two defeats since we last looked at Villa, both extremely demoralising in their own way. Losing 2-0 at QPR was the lowest point of...
The Good, Bad & Ugly – Is Villa’s Season Turning for the Worse?
Villa’s horror run of both opponents and results continued with an insipid loss against Everton and the kind of non-performance that we have unfortunately...
The Good, the Bad and Ugly of the Villa’s Mixed Week
Defeat to Manchester City makes it three losses out of the last three games, albeit against a much higher quality of opposition. As Villa...
The Good, Bad and Ugly of Chelsea Doom and New Hope of Benteke
Chelsea 3 – 0 Aston Villa is perhaps the most predictable scoreline you could have thought of from the weekend’s games. Villa’s defence has...