I have to say it doesn't matter if we play "nice" or "ugly" football if we are shark at either - maybe we have failed in the past at ugly football is because we implemented a poor plan to go along with it (eg: how do we defend without possession? What do we do with the ball when we get it into attacking areas?)
Along with that, we can play nice football and still get stuffed if there is no plan or nous to go with it.
I'm going to set up my Subbuteo table and work out the best way off playing! It's flicking good fun