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 – A Time for Aston Villa to Stand up After Christmas Woe
Will the real Aston Villa please stand up
After Villa scraped a single point from two home games which should have yielded a minimum of...
The Good, Bad and Ugly – Are Aston Villa Stumbling Towards a Crisis?
Lack of ambition, impending Aston Villa crisis, Lambert pressure - just another week at the Villa
Death, taxes and Manchester United winning at Villa Park....
The Good, Bad and Ugly – Schizophrenic Aston Villa’s Substance Over Style
The Three Faces of Aston Villa Style
Another three points for Villa on the road, but was the 2-3 win over Southampton a perfect away...
The Good, Bad and Ugly – The Aston Villa attack and defence’s reversal in fortunes
Role reversal for the Aston Villa attack and defence as pressure mounts
Aston Villa have mustered one point from two games since the last Good,...
Aston Villa’s Week: The Good, Bad and Ugly – Clean Sheets, Firing Blanks & Mixed Home Form
The Tale of City Joy to Spurs Frustration for Aston Villa Four points from a home tie with Manchester City and a potential banana skin...
Aston Villa’s Week: The Good, Bad and Ugly – Away Joy to Villa Park Despair
Villa Park woe, clean sheet and injury gloom
We’ve had a league win, a league loss, a cup thrashing and vital injuries since the last...
Aston Villa’s Week: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly – Villa Hiatus Issues
A promising start, the price of truth and standing shouldn't be a crime
It is safe to say there has not been a lack of...
Aston Villa’s Week: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly – Arsenal to Liverpool
Villa's Week After the Tough Trio of Arsenal, Chelsea & Liverpool
With the nightmare start out of the way for Villa, 3 points is not...