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Online Chico Hamilton III

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19 years ago today - Little spends big
« on: January 08, 2014, 11:08:13 AM »
Villa complete record signings

7 January 1995Agence France-Presse
AFPR

Aston Villa completed their biggest ever transfer deal when they signed two Derby County players, striker Tommy Johnson and full-back Gary Charles, for a combined fee of 2.9 million pounds.
Both players have signed three-and-a-half year contracts with the option of a further 12 months.
Brian Little, Aston Villa's manager, said: "There has been some speculation for several weeks about both players joining Villa, but it's taken some time to reach a fee acceptable to both clubs."
Charles, described by Little as the best young full-back in the country, said: "It's always been a dream to make a move to such a club as Villa."

With midfielder Ian Taylor arriving from Sheffield Wednesday two weeks ago the latest transfers bring Little's total spending to 4 million pounds since taking over from Ron Atkinson last month.

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Re: 19 years ago today - Little spends big
« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2014, 01:11:19 PM »
God I feel old!

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Re: 19 years ago today - Little spends big
« Reply #2 on: January 08, 2014, 01:32:23 PM »
Two players from Derby and a Sheffield Wednesday squad player. No good will come of it.

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Re: 19 years ago today - Little spends big
« Reply #3 on: January 08, 2014, 01:34:54 PM »
Is it just me or does reading that make anyone else yearn for the old days?

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Re: 19 years ago today - Little spends big
« Reply #4 on: January 08, 2014, 01:36:16 PM »
Two players from Derby and a Sheffield Wednesday squad player. No good will come of it.

Wasn't that followed by a Blackburn reserve then two players from relegated sides and a young foreigner?

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Re: 19 years ago today - Little spends big
« Reply #5 on: January 08, 2014, 01:36:27 PM »
When did Southgate and Milosevic come in then?

And others like Draper and Curcic.

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Re: 19 years ago today - Little spends big
« Reply #6 on: January 08, 2014, 01:41:20 PM »
From memory Southgate, Draper and Milo was Summer 95. Curic Summer 96

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Re: 19 years ago today - Little spends big
« Reply #7 on: January 08, 2014, 01:42:19 PM »
IIRC Savo, Draper and Southgate were summer 1995 signings.

Curcic? 97ish?

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Re: 19 years ago today - Little spends big
« Reply #8 on: January 08, 2014, 05:46:26 PM »
Both made their mark in curious but physically similar ways. One on the pitch when we played Spurs and the other after he left us via something rather unpleasant in a car.

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Re: 19 years ago today - Little spends big
« Reply #9 on: January 08, 2014, 09:49:22 PM »
1995/1996 season - one of the great Villa seasons of recent memory.

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Re: 19 years ago today - Little spends big
« Reply #10 on: January 08, 2014, 10:05:44 PM »
Super Tom and Gary Charles I remember signed on the Friday and travelled with the squad up to Barnsley the following day for our FA Cup tie. They didn't play but Super Tom was a starter in the next game vs QPR and set up Deano Saunders with two great chances that Deano managed to smash off the underside of the crossbar. Taylor we signed at the end of Dec 1994 I do believe, he made his debut on Boxing Day vs Arsenal and then scored on his home debut vs Chelsea. My dad was gutted as he'd bought me a Whittingham 22 shirt the week before, quite an expensive name and two numbers to pay for.

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Re: 19 years ago today - Little spends big
« Reply #11 on: January 08, 2014, 10:07:49 PM »
Alan Wright we bought in early 1995. Julian Joachim arrived a couple of weeks before the League Cup Final in 1996, he scored on his home debut vs Blackburn. Curcic and Nelson both signed summer of 1996.

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Re: 19 years ago today - Little spends big
« Reply #12 on: January 08, 2014, 10:10:32 PM »
1995/1996 season - one of the great Villa seasons of recent memory.

The away trips in the two cup runs that season were awesome.

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Re: 19 years ago today - Little spends big
« Reply #13 on: January 08, 2014, 10:17:16 PM »
Is it just me or does reading that make anyone else yearn for the old days?


yep

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Re: 19 years ago today - Little spends big
« Reply #14 on: January 08, 2014, 10:19:39 PM »
1995/1996 season - one of the great Villa seasons of recent memory.

The away trips in the two cup runs that season were awesome.

Spurs and Forest?

Franz Carr scored in one leg...

 


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