The last signing you got excited about?

[VinnieChase84]

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.

[PaulTheVillan]

Paul Merson.

Least exciting was Steve Stone.

[TaxDodger]

I was very chuffed when we got Milner.

[VinnieChase84]

PaulTheVillain: stone was less exciting for you than one Michael Boulding lol

[PaulTheVillan]

PaulTheVillain: stone was less exciting for you than one Michael Baulding lol

Did we sign Stone after Boulding?

[TheSandman]

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.

[VinnieChase84]

Think stone was in Gregorys days and Boulding was Taylor?

[TimTheVillain]

Luc Nillis.

[KevinGage]

Dean Saunders.

[adrenachrome]

Bruce Rioch.

[MoetVillan]

Stuart Downing for me, hope he lives up to it this season.

[caster troy]

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.

[VinnieChase84]

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!

[Simba]

Yup,

Luc Nillis.

[ADVILLAFAN]

Angel. Relative unknown with a good reputation and for quite a bit of dosh.