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,...
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...
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Villa Arsenal Collapse
“It all started so well” is the phrase that can be used to sum up both Villa’s season so far and the 0-3 defeat...
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Villa Anfield Glory
Another top drawer Anfield away day, another win for a Villa team who have had a simply superb start to the season in terms...
The Good, the Bad and Ugly of an Intriguing Time for Aston Villa
A great deal has happened at Aston Villa since the four points and two clean sheets from the opening week’s fixtures, both on and...
The Good, the Bad and Ugly of Aston Villa’s First Two Games
Four points and two clean sheets from the first two matches undoubtedly represents a decent start to the 2014-15 season. Some aspects of Villa’s...
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Aston Villa Season Preview
Preseason review and season previewAs we approach the end of a mixed bag of a summer for the club, Villa fans could be forgiven...
The Good, Bad and the Ugly – Are Aston Villa Relegation Fodder?
PR embarrassments and the stench of relegation
So, did you ever think you’d see the day that Swansea City put four goals past Villa? I...
The Good, Bad and Ugly – Aston Villa Problems in Need of Answers
Aston Villa limp on as the progress myth is shattered
Ten goals have been conceded in three demoralising defeats since the 1-0 win over Chelsea...
The Good, Bad and Ugly – Aston Villa Don’t Get Credit For Class Display
Aston Villa improvement finally gives rise to optimism
Villa secured back-to-back home league wins in the same season for the first time since August 2010...
The Good, Bad and Ugly – Breathing Space For Villa But They Need Consistency
Differing fortunes in attack, defence and the transfer market
After Villa ended their four-match winless run in the Premier League by securing their fourth home...
The Good, Bad and Ugly – It’s Crunch Time For Aston Villa
Aston Villa reach the business end of the season in need of doing serious business
The last Good, Bad and Ugly optimistically called for a...
The Good, Bad and Ugly – Aston Villa Reach Vital Turning Point? Plus, Lower League Shame and a Broken Kozák
Villa on path for mid-table, impact of Kozák's injury and squandered cup runs
Villa have shown promise since the disappointing Christmas fixtures, with four points...