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Title: The last signing you got excited about?
Post by: VinnieChase84 on July 22, 2010, 05:49:08 PM
With MON lack of transfer nous when bringing players in, it got me thinking about the last time we had a high profile/signing that was exciting!?
Ive been a Villa fan since i was 7 in 91 and for me the stand out one for me was Stan Collymore. shame that obviously never worked out, other than that there was Angel, Ginola and Dublin.
Title: The last signing you got excited about?
Post by: PaulTheVillan on July 22, 2010, 05:49:37 PM
Paul Merson.
Least exciting was Steve Stone.
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Post by: TaxDodger on July 22, 2010, 05:50:49 PM
I was very chuffed when we got Milner.
Title: The last signing you got excited about?
Post by: VinnieChase84 on July 22, 2010, 05:52:10 PM
PaulTheVillain: stone was less exciting for you than one Michael Boulding lol
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Post by: PaulTheVillan on July 22, 2010, 05:52:31 PM
Quote from: "VinnieChase84"
PaulTheVillain: stone was less exciting for you than one Michael Baulding lol
Did we sign Stone after Boulding?
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Post by: TheSandman on July 22, 2010, 05:53:23 PM
Stewart Downing as he was an England regular and had a decent reputation. I'm easily pleased.
A lot of signings I was enthused by turned out to be a bit shit in the end. See the already mentioned Fat Dave and Mad Stan and add Barndoor Baros.
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Post by: VinnieChase84 on July 22, 2010, 05:54:15 PM
Think stone was in Gregorys days and Boulding was Taylor?
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Post by: TimTheVillain on July 22, 2010, 05:54:55 PM
Luc Nillis.
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Post by: KevinGage on July 22, 2010, 05:55:56 PM
Dean Saunders.
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Post by: adrenachrome on July 22, 2010, 05:56:01 PM
Bruce Rioch.
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Post by: MoetVillan on July 22, 2010, 05:56:33 PM
Stuart Downing for me, hope he lives up to it this season.
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Post by: caster troy on July 22, 2010, 05:56:35 PM
I thought the Young/Carew double swoop was exciting and a sign of things to come.
If you'd told me then we'd be signing Heskey and Downing two years later I would not have believed you.
Title: The last signing you got excited about?
Post by: VinnieChase84 on July 22, 2010, 05:56:53 PM
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Luc Nillis.
I remember being convinced that Ruud Van Horse Face would sign for us to play alongside Nilis at the time! Shame injury hit him (was at Ipswich that day and you could hear the crack in the away end) as he would have been quality for us!
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Post by: Simba on July 22, 2010, 06:06:04 PM
Yup,
Luc Nillis.
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Post by: ADVILLAFAN on July 22, 2010, 06:07:30 PM
Angel. Relative unknown with a good reputation and for quite a bit of dosh.
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Post by: Simba on July 22, 2010, 06:07:39 PM
and as a kid: Freddie Mwilla, Emmant Kapengwe and of course Oscar Arce.
And you thought Balaban was a mistake...
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Post by: IronDukeVillain on July 22, 2010, 06:08:58 PM
Milner
He had a mediocre first season then a belter, lets hope its de ja vu for Downing
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Post by: spammie on July 22, 2010, 06:21:03 PM
Dean Sauders
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Post by: PaulTheVillan on July 22, 2010, 06:23:22 PM
Loved this kit too.
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Post by: Phil from the upper holte on July 22, 2010, 06:26:06 PM
Steve Staunton & Dean Saunders
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Post by: Leighton on July 22, 2010, 06:27:54 PM
Stan Collymore, then Dean Saunders. We have very rarely signed a big star from a bigger club.
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Post by: cdbearsfan on July 22, 2010, 06:47:55 PM
Was pretty pleased when we got Delph. Still am. He'll be superb so long as he refuses to play right back.
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Post by: Clampy on July 22, 2010, 06:51:05 PM
I was well pleased when we signed Cuellar. Thought he was awesome for Rangers in their Uefa Cup run.
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Post by: Phil from the upper holte on July 22, 2010, 06:52:10 PM
Quote from: "Leighton"
Stan Collymore, then Dean Saunders. We have very rarely signed a big star from a bigger club.
Deano was a big star though also from Liverpool
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Post by: ez on July 22, 2010, 06:56:49 PM
Merson. Also Six, and it looked so promising after his debut.
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Post by: garyshawsknee on July 22, 2010, 07:04:30 PM
Ditto JPA.
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Post by: Risso on July 22, 2010, 07:14:05 PM
Sasa Curcic. When I moved up to the NW, the firm I worked for got free tickets to watch Bolton, so I saw a fair bit of him the season before he signed for us. He was brilliant for them.
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Post by: Chipsticks on July 22, 2010, 07:35:35 PM
Baros.
Honestly felt like a "World class striker" for a minute.
dont judge a book and all that eh?
Title: The last signing you got excited about?
Post by: curiousorange on July 22, 2010, 07:39:57 PM
Milan Baros
Ripped the teams the Czech Republic played in Euro 2004 apart and was a genuinely exciting striker at that point. Even scored on his Villa debut.
But the one I got most excited about was Stan Collymore.
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Post by: Villan For Life on July 22, 2010, 07:43:56 PM
Merse
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Post by: pablopicasso_10 on July 22, 2010, 07:44:57 PM
ashley young...
was following his career from a young age, so i was delighted when we signed him...
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Post by: bobcat on July 22, 2010, 08:11:03 PM
Stan Collymore was the last signing I got excited about.
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Post by: supertom on July 22, 2010, 08:13:05 PM
Angel. Record signing at the time. South American. Had seen him briefly for River Plate on the telly a year or so before we signed him and thought he looked class. Remembered the name, because...well, Angel.
Since then we've not signed anyone exciting in terms of an unknown, nor any real superstars. We've known of them all, be it young up and comers like Ash, or bigger stars turfed out for various reasons, like Baros and Carew who both came with reputations.
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Post by: eric woolban woolban on July 22, 2010, 08:20:56 PM
Alan Thomson was another signing I got excited about.
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Post by: mattjpa on July 22, 2010, 08:22:52 PM
For me the two that stick in memory were JPA and Savo....I loved the whole bandana thing! anyone know anyone who ever caught one of his bandana's?
Title: big signing to get exited about?
Post by: darren woolley on July 22, 2010, 08:33:41 PM
The last time i got excited about a signing was when we signed dean saunders.
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Post by: myf on July 22, 2010, 09:03:17 PM
Mark Kinsella. That was one of my lowest moments of supporting the Villa.
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Post by: Irish villain on July 22, 2010, 09:04:11 PM
Angel I would say.
Getting Carew for Baros, of all MON's signings was the one that made me sit up and think, good bit of business.
Milner was probably his best signing but then again DO'L also signed him for us so....
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Post by: Chooch on July 22, 2010, 09:43:45 PM
Stan the man, Baros and Saunders....
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Post by: holteman83 on July 22, 2010, 10:16:40 PM
Quote from: "PaulTheVillan"
Paul Merson.
Least exciting was Steve Stone.
I was actually happy with Stone... had been watching him at forrest and thought he would do good....ahh who was the other fella playing amazing that season for them....Ian woan?
Anyhow...erm for me... Collymore i really thought was going to be amazing... Dublin impressed me... merse i thought would do good things.... then again i was happy with sasa Curcic...Ash and carew coming in jan a few years back got me going.. and i thought Maloney then would be good too (still think he could have been)
luc nillis i have to say i thought was a real wow signing... shame how it ended.. well started really....and i also was interested in Angel heard good things and cost a lot for the time....
but Bosko Balaban has to top them all.... what a star he turned out to be
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Post by: Grande Pablo on July 22, 2010, 10:19:38 PM
Genuinely, Sasa Curcic.
I was also pleased with Steven Warnock.
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Post by: JUAN PABLO on July 22, 2010, 10:21:42 PM
JPA ..
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Post by: eastie on July 22, 2010, 10:26:53 PM
Collymore and before that it was deano!
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Post by: ColinMac on July 22, 2010, 10:27:10 PM
Remember being excited at the signing of Peter Schmeical
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Post by: holteman83 on July 22, 2010, 10:31:29 PM
Quote from: "ColinMac"
Remember being excited at the signing of Peter Schmeical
I was and i wasn't.... Liked the wow factor of signing one of the best players in the world in that position but knew he was passed it and wouldnt offer much.... kind of similer to when we signed Ginola...
I also wanted Benni Carbone when he was with us
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Post by: Toronto Villa on July 22, 2010, 10:31:50 PM
Angel because he was something of an unknown, and a bit adventurous for Villa to pluck someone out of South America. Especially from such a famous club like River Plate. Collymore or even Deano before that I suppose. We don't tend to do flashy deals do we?
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Post by: Mac on July 22, 2010, 10:48:53 PM
Merson. I thought he'd be the catalyst to start attracting other world class players.
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Post by: Chris Harte on July 22, 2010, 11:00:38 PM
Angel for me.
Retrospectively I feel it was pretty mis-placed, but that's an argument for another time.
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Post by: curiousorange on July 22, 2010, 11:03:53 PM
Quote from: "Mac"
Merson. I thought he'd be the catalyst to start attracting other world class players.
Instead our manager seemed to go mental and buy nothing but creative but flighty players like Carbone and Ginola.
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Post by: stevenjos on July 22, 2010, 11:16:27 PM
I can't remember!!
We had Doug stopping us before, and mon now.
One day we'll have a manager with ambition until then im happy with my signing!!
(written from the ipad I brought with this seasons season ticket money)
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Post by: Shrek on July 22, 2010, 11:20:50 PM
The last one has to be Heskey! Lol simply because we were flying 8 points in front of Arsenel, Carew was injured and I was fooled into thinking Heskey would turn Gabby into a goal machine!
How wrong we all were moaning about playing 451 back then, when it was so effective!
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Post by: Whiney MacWhineface on July 22, 2010, 11:40:34 PM
Quote from: "Risso"
Sasa Curcic. When I moved up to the NW, the firm I worked for got free tickets to watch Bolton, so I saw a fair bit of him the season before he signed for us. He was brilliant for them.
Me too. A Manc friend phoned me up and asked me "Who would you most like to sign?". I said Curcic, and he said we had. At that point I hadn't a clue we were in for him. I was so chuffed.
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Post by: adrenachrome on July 22, 2010, 11:43:55 PM
Quote from: "Nick Lees"
Quote from: "Risso"
Sasa Curcic. When I moved up to the NW, the firm I worked for got free tickets to watch Bolton, so I saw a fair bit of him the season before he signed for us. He was brilliant for them.
Me too. A Manc friend phoned me up and asked me "Who would you most like to sign?". I said Curcic, and he said we had. At that point I hadn't a clue we were in for him. I was so chuffed.
He looked a class act when he was at Bolton, no doubt. Shame he had a severe case of unresolved bats in his belfry.
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Post by: avfcpg on July 23, 2010, 02:24:50 AM
Angel & Savo....foreign signings that really, we knew jack all about apart from the media hype and a big price tag...loved it.
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Post by: *shellac* on July 23, 2010, 04:34:42 AM
It has to be Angel.
And Zidane a close 2nd.
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Post by: ROBBO on July 23, 2010, 04:40:35 AM
Whats peoples opinion of Carbone, didn't see much of him but what i did see i liked.
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Post by: wombat on July 23, 2010, 05:56:09 AM
Quote from: "ColinMac"
Remember being excited at the signing of Peter Schmeical
I recall being bilious at the signing of that fat over the hill red nosed git. In fact it was the most angry a signing as ever made me. The abuse I had hurled at him for years and now I would be forced to applaud his antics. I had to sit on my hands for a couple of years because i still hated the bloke and i'm not sure those around me would have appreciated me giving the sod stick when he was playing for us. I'm sure he was wearing a girdle too!
Last time I got excited by a signing......... Hmmmmm......... Possibly Carbone before that Dean Saunders.
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Post by: mark1968 on July 23, 2010, 06:27:37 AM
Ashley Young for me. Just had a feeling we were getting a really good player.
It's the only signing that has excited me during MON's tenure.
No wonder we're starting to lose our best players!
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Post by: Robo on July 23, 2010, 06:34:37 AM
Deano, couldn't wait to see him in claret & blue, cracking player. Other than that SVC, was over the moon when he signed, villa fan and all that. What a let down!!!!!
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Post by: Percy McCarthy on July 23, 2010, 08:11:26 AM
Quote from: "gibbo"
The last one has to be Heskey! Lol simply because we were flying 8 points in front of Arsenel, Carew was injured and I was fooled into thinking Heskey would turn Gabby into a goal machine!
How wrong we all were moaning about playing 451 back then, when it was so effective!
Not me. I didn't want us to buy anyone, because we would have had to keep playing 4-5-1.
Still quite excited about Delph, if he recovers fully he'll be some player.
Was excited about Young, Carew, Milner. Was really excited about Petrov after his debut at West Ham, but he's never looked as good since.
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Post by: junxs on July 23, 2010, 08:20:20 AM
No signing MON has made got me excited. Some of them have gone on to be very good players, but at the time of the signings I either didn't know enough about them (Young, Carew) or theyve gone on and improved greatly (Milner)
The last signing that got me really excited was probably Merson.
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Post by: Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air on July 23, 2010, 09:03:50 AM
Dean Saunders, with Staunton and Hougthon too its represented a shift of power at the time from merseyside to the midlands.
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Post by: Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air on July 23, 2010, 09:11:20 AM
Quote from: "Simba"
and as a kid: Freddie Mwilla, Emmant Kapengwe and of course Oscar Arce.
And you thought Balaban was a mistake...
Dont forget Oscars brother Hector Fallone too, who I think got a couple of run outs in the reserves. Combined with the Docs pronouncement that 15 year old Jimmy Brown was already virtually guaranteed to become captain of Scotland and one of the all time greats we were set to rule the world. What a shame Oscar didnt make the first team and play alongside Barry Hole.
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Post by: WALTERS WARRIORS on July 23, 2010, 01:53:03 PM
Richard Dunne. And i was right to be ............
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Post by: JJ-AV on July 23, 2010, 01:56:42 PM
Petrov, Angel and Nillis all stand out.
Laursen and Collymore too.
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Post by: avfc_1874 on July 23, 2010, 07:44:57 PM
Salifou.
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Post by: Deano's Mullet on July 23, 2010, 08:52:57 PM
Milan Baros
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Post by: Sister of Top Cat on July 23, 2010, 08:59:57 PM
David Ginola - but not for footballing reasons!
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Post by: Deano's Mullet on July 23, 2010, 09:01:14 PM
Quote from: "Deano's Mullet"
Milan Baros
Prior to him i was pretty excited by the signings of Deano, Savo, Curcic Collymore, Ginola and Nilis. But then i suppose a lot of people were. I even thought Adrian Heath would do a good job back in the summer of 89 and wasnt at all sure about the signing of Paul McGrath!
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Post by: serbentoflight on July 23, 2010, 09:05:11 PM
Peter Withe.
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Post by: olaftab on July 23, 2010, 09:28:59 PM
Stan Collymore
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Post by: curiousorange on July 23, 2010, 09:58:09 PM
Having thought about it, and not wanting to make anyone vomit, I remember being really excited in the last few years by MON arriving, which i guess technically is a signing. When I saw him on the telly being mobbed at Villa Park it bought a tear to me eye.
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Post by: Ian. on July 23, 2010, 10:07:21 PM
Yeah I wanted Carbone to stay, he was just such a likeable character as well as good footballer.
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Post by: Ian. on July 23, 2010, 10:10:14 PM
I got really excited about Collymore, I was so sure he was going to help make Little's team into a great team.
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Post by: DrGonzo on July 23, 2010, 10:51:30 PM
Ashley Young. There's an old boy drinks in the local, name of Space Cadet, he's a Watford supporting ex-town planner whose conciousness got lost midway through a u-turn out near Barnard's Star. Anyway he swears blind that Young will be the greatest player the world has ever seen. So that's at least 316.42% Gospel. Fact.
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Post by: Daholteend on July 24, 2010, 08:41:07 AM
The original post asks about "the last signing" you were excited about. For me it was when MON signed Ashley Young and swapped Baros for Carew and they both appeared together as Little and Large in their new Villa shirts.
I haven't been disappointed by Ashley, I hope he stays and gets better and better. Actually, I haven't been disappointed by JC either, when he hits his form he is a menace and I still believe he has got a few more goals left in him at B6, especially if he gets challenged by a striker that can score a few goals.
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Post by: robbo1874 on July 24, 2010, 09:11:48 AM
Carew - I remembered seeing him play for Lyons in the Champions League. Thought he would be that elusive 20 league goals per season striker we've been missing since Peter Withe (mind you I thought that about JPA, Collymore, Gabby and Luke Moore too!)
I was very excited when we signed Stan Collymore from Liverpool. I went to the pre-season 'friendly' at the Hawthorns which looked as though it was gonna be an embarassment for us until he got the ball near the half way line and just homed in on the Albion goal and slid the ball into the net. After that, I honestly thought we'd cracked it up front. Real shame he never fulfilled his obvious potential at Villa.
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Post by: Holte L2 on July 24, 2010, 09:13:27 AM
John Carew, couldnt believe we pulled off that "top trumps" trasnsfer. Came with a massive reputatiion in Europe.
Nigel Reo-Coker another, added bite to our weak midfield. Still a massive favourite
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Post by: smudger on July 24, 2010, 09:15:41 AM
Carew, Young, Dublin, Merson, Angel, Hadji, Collymore, Townsend, Staunton, Houghton, Ginola, hell even Draper are signings i was well chuffed with when we made them, but the one and only signing in over 20 years that was really exciting, i.e. a player that was as good as virtually anyone in his position in the league, a decent age, and no baggage was Saunders.
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Post by: Holte L2 on July 24, 2010, 09:33:04 AM
Quote from: "smudger"
Carew, Young, Dublin, Merson, Angel, Hadji, Collymore, Townsend, Staunton, Houghton, Ginola, hell even Draper are signings i was well chuffed with when we made them, but the one and only signing in over 20 years that was really exciting, i.e. a player that was as good as virtually anyone in his position in the league, a decent age, and no baggage was Saunders.
I remember being on holiday in Torquay when we signed Deano. We were in the lounge of a hote having breakfastl, and he came running in with the paper announcing we'd signed Saunders. i jumped up and spilt my breakfast down my clothes!
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Post by: smudger on July 24, 2010, 09:47:01 AM
Quote from: "Holte L2"
Quote from: "smudger"
Carew, Young, Dublin, Merson, Angel, Hadji, Collymore, Townsend, Staunton, Houghton, Ginola, hell even Draper are signings i was well chuffed with when we made them, but the one and only signing in over 20 years that was really exciting, i.e. a player that was as good as virtually anyone in his position in the league, a decent age, and no baggage was Saunders.
I remember being on holiday in Torquay when we signed Deano. We were in the lounge of a hote having breakfastl, and he came running in with the paper announcing we'd signed Saunders. i jumped up and spilt my breakfast down my clothes!
What were you having?
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Post by: Lucky Eddie on July 24, 2010, 10:36:41 AM
DEAN SAUNDERS
The away end at Elland Road for his debut was something else, Wimbledon and Boro away and the two Liverpool league games will live long in the memory.
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Post by: burtonreferees on July 24, 2010, 11:08:41 AM
Alex Cropley....wanted to see some of his no-nonsense tackling in person ! OUCH..still wince at the thought of him crunching into a tackle !
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Post by: smudger on July 24, 2010, 11:50:57 AM
Quote from: "Lucky Eddie"
DEAN SAUNDERS
The away end at Elland Road for his debut was something else, Wimbledon and Boro away and the two Liverpool league games will live long in the memory.
I too was there for all of them. Great times.
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Post by: Dazvillain on July 24, 2010, 01:52:12 PM
Excited...Paul Merson. Hopeful, Stewart Downing...if Milner goes, he'd better show more promise that he did last year. I may start a countdown thread of the number of times he goes oast a defender and crosses as opposed to passes back or inside
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Post by: PaulWinch again on July 24, 2010, 01:55:05 PM
I think Angel for me, like others have said he was a bit of an unknown. Also Ashley Young, because he looked an exciting talent at Watford.
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Post by: kippaxvilla2 on July 24, 2010, 04:59:48 PM
David Hunt in the close season of 1987.
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Post by: boboonthecorner on July 24, 2010, 05:13:15 PM
Quote from: "kippaxvilla2"
David Hunt in the close season of 1987.
Along with Steve Sims......
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Post by: VillaZogmariner on July 25, 2010, 06:37:14 AM
The last signing we made that made me feel excited would be Delph.
The signing that excited me the most was Angel, closely followed by Collymore.
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Post by: puppyfeat on July 27, 2010, 01:07:22 PM
Ashley Young.
That signing felt like a statement of intent. And it was - Buy British!
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Post by: abc123cox on July 27, 2010, 01:14:22 PM
excited - Angel - just watched video clips over and over again from River Plate and was really looking forward to seeing him play.
most disapointed was Djemba Djemba, he was a huge flop at old trafford and even worse at Villa
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Post by: badluckeric(gates) on July 27, 2010, 02:15:13 PM
Deano, Merse, Angel. And though it could be a thread all of its own, 'the player we signed who has over delivered' then my vote goes to Merse for running the show, week in, week out. Pure quality and audacious with it. Though I was excited, I did wonder at the time if we were getting him too late. How wrong.
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Post by: dave.woodhall on July 27, 2010, 02:40:56 PM
Quote from: "badluckeric(gates)"
Deano, Merse, Angel. And though it could be a thread all of its own, 'the player we signed who has over delivered' then my vote goes to Merse for running the show, week in, week out. Pure quality and audacious with it. Though I was excited, I did wonder at the time if we were getting him too late. How wrong.
I honestly, truly and categorically believe him to be the single most over-rated player we'd ever had. Run of the mill game against mediocre opposition, he was a star. Big game it was Merse....Merse...anyone seen Paul Merson? And a fifth round FA Cup tie at home is not a big game.
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Post by: mshurst on July 27, 2010, 03:02:06 PM
Is it sad that I got excited at the signing of Richard Dunne?
I was annoyed at Downing's signing (at the time) because I was confused as to why MON would sign a player that's got a broken ankle and will be out until the end of the year.
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Post by: TRO on July 27, 2010, 03:59:15 PM
David Ginola.
Then he was constantly benched. Waste of expectation.
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Post by: badluckeric(gates) on July 27, 2010, 05:16:19 PM
Quote from: "dave.woodhall"
Quote from: "badluckeric(gates)"
Deano, Merse, Angel. And though it could be a thread all of its own, 'the player we signed who has over delivered' then my vote goes to Merse for running the show, week in, week out. Pure quality and audacious with it. Though I was excited, I did wonder at the time if we were getting him too late. How wrong.
I honestly, truly and categorically believe him to be the single most over-rated player we'd ever had. Run of the mill game against mediocre opposition, he was a star. Big game it was Merse....Merse...anyone seen Paul Merson? And a fifth round FA Cup tie at home is not a big game.
Wow, Well I never, how two people can see things so differently. I'll go away now and come back when you can think more clearly *wink*
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Post by: Leighton on July 27, 2010, 05:22:15 PM
Well don’t get so surprised badluckeric because I pretty much agree with DW. When Merse wanted to turn it on he was great, but I remember him receiving more than his fair share of moans and groans from the fans. And rightly so, on a number of occasions he just didn’t show up and put in a shift.
Title: The last signing you got excited about?
Post by: dave.woodhall on July 27, 2010, 05:27:09 PM
I do think he was amazingly talented and the one player who on his day we miss more than any other. But his day wasn't that often.
Title: The last signing you got excited about?
Post by: Ads on July 27, 2010, 05:30:59 PM
Quote from: "dave.woodhall"
I do think he was amazingly talented and the one player who on his day we miss more than any other. But his day wasn't that often.
You could be talking about Dalian there.
Title: The last signing you got excited about?
Post by: Leighton on July 27, 2010, 05:32:54 PM
…and isn’t it sad to think that Merson was ten years ago, and the only player since who has been able to get the crowd excited and provide us with a flash of brilliance has been Ashley Young. Or am I missing somebody obvious?
Title: The last signing you got excited about?
Post by: dave.woodhall on July 27, 2010, 05:35:01 PM
Quote from: "Ads"
Quote from: "dave.woodhall"
I do think he was amazingly talented and the one player who on his day we miss more than any other. But his day wasn't that often.
You could be talking about Dalian there.
They were different class. Merson on his day was very good. Dalian on his day was the best.
Title: The last signing you got excited about?
Post by: kippaxvilla2 on July 27, 2010, 05:35:30 PM
Quote from: "Leighton"
…and isn’t it sad to think that Merson was ten years ago, and the only player since who has been able to get the crowd excited and provide us with a flash of brilliance has been Ashley Young. Or am I missing somebody obvious?