Jordan Bowery

[silhillvilla]

Is he the first ever striker who's Villa career has finished on a tally of -1?

Yes. He's beaten Balaban record of 0

[hilts_coolerking]

Or Salifou, M.

Or Stevens, E.

[paul_e]

Point being he'd played 80 odd games at league 2 level and had a 1 in 10 goal ratio.

Some players don't have their breakthrough season until later, it didn't work out but he was very cheap and someone clearly saw some potential.  This really isn't that bizarre.

For example, Rickie Lambert was a 1 in 7 striker as a 22 year old, with 160ish appearances, and he is going to represent England at a world cup in a few days time and had a 1 in 2 record for Southampton.

I'm not comparing Bowery's potential to that of Lambert, just pointing out that failing to score loads of goals as an 18-21 year old doesn't mean you'll never make anything of a career.  The chances are it won't happen for Bowery but clearly someone at Villa, be it Lambert, Karsa or someone else, saw enough to think he worth a gamble for the cost.  It sounds like we've made a fair chunk his fee back anyway.

[not3bad]

Or Salifou, M.

Or Stevens, E.

That could be the enda those comparisons.

[LeeB]

Or Salifou, M.

Or Stevens, E.

That could be the enda those comparisons.

You Mustapha few more up your sleeve.

[Clark W Griswold]

Or Salifou, M.

Or Stevens, E.

That could be the enda those comparisons.

You Mustapha few more up your sleeve.

I can re-djemba us making shit signings longer ago than those two.

[N'ZMAV]

So what do we think Bowery cost us in transfer fee and wages over a couple of seasons?

[brian green]

I heard from a Forest fan that they were offered him for £250,000 but turned him down.  What did we pay for him? £500,000?

[manic-road]

So what do we think Bowery cost us in transfer fee and wages over a couple of seasons?

As far as premier league type costs go in fees and wages not a lot.

[enigma]

Joined Rotherham.

Tried his best but what a bizarre signing.

Yep . One of the weirdest signings in the history of football.

a PL club buying a lower league player that didn't work out hardly consititues "One of the weirdest signings in the history of football"

For that review the file for Berson, M

I always thought Berson looked a half decent player. Bowery on the other hand really was a strange one. I've nothing against taking a punt on lower league players if they show some promise but even Chesterfield fans were flummoxed over that one.

[chazvilla]

We gave him enough limelight to get his way with Tulisa, so fair play to the lad.  Scored well off the pitch at least.

[paulcomben]

Bowery has gone and there is not one reason to care. Except that, when the pressure is mounting on him to score for Rotherham, you can guarantee Villa will ensure that his goal(s) knock us out of a domestic cup.

[adrenachrome]

We gave him enough limelight to get his way with Tulisa, so fair play to the lad.  Scored well off the pitch at least.

Et Tu Lisa?

[Big Dick Edwards]

Good luck to him. He always gave us 100%. I hope he enjoyed his shot at the Premier League.

[brian green]

Good luck to the lad.   I have known far worse Villa players get a lot less piss taken out of them than Jordan has had during his spell with us.