Aston Villa's Wasted Millions.

[Brend'Watkins]

Kodjia was more than decent and knew where the net was.

MON signing Habib Baye as bad as it was pales into insignificance compared to letting Cahill leave.

[curiousorange]

The one which hacks me off most was Heskey, I think. Yes, it was a small fee, but what a waste of an opportunity, buying the ultimate support striker at the turn of 08-09. Heskey cost peanuts, but it could be argued signing him might have cost us millions in CL qualification.

But this is a thread on wasted millions, not who you thought we should or shouldn't have signed.

[dcdavecollett]

Even worse, co, the signing of Heskey meant that we started playing with two up top, weakening the five-man midfield that won us seven Prem League away games on the bounce!

[kippaxvilla2]

I will never forgive MON for a number of things.  One of which is inexplicably starting Heskey over Carew in the League Cup Final.

[pauliewalnuts]

The one which hacks me off most was Heskey, I think. Yes, it was a small fee, but what a waste of an opportunity, buying the ultimate support striker at the turn of 08-09. Heskey cost peanuts, but it could be argued signing him might have cost us millions in CL qualification.

But this is a thread on wasted millions, not who you thought we should or shouldn't have signed.

Heskey was one which was doubly annoying - annoying because of who we DID sign, doubly so because of who we didn't.

[pauliewalnuts]

I will never forgive MON for a number of things.  One of which is inexplicably starting Heskey over Carew in the League Cup Final.

He wasted an immense amount of money.

[London Villan]

Buying two back fours in successive summers. And then playing players out of position.

[danno]

David James out. (Played in the premier league another ten years).
37 yr old Peter Schmeichel in. (gave us One season).

Cheers John. Great business.

[ADVILLAFAN]

Buying two back fours in successive summers. And then playing players out of position.

He did love playing players at RB that were better elsewhere. Mellberg, Cuellar and Craig Gardner.

As an aside, my phone just tried to autocorrect Cuellar to Cellardyke....

[curiousorange]

Well, in light of this evening's news on Wesley signing for Sturk, are we all in broad agreement that millions were wasted, or does it go down in the 'we'll never know' file?

[dcdavecollett]

Probably the former for me, though the nature of his terrible injury means there's an element of the latter as well.

The real irony is that until the minute when he was put out of the game, it was his best-ever performance for us.

[ez]

kiraly wasn't that bad imo....just had that awful error in his last game that everyone remembers. he came in at short notice when sorensen and taylor were injured.

carson was worse.

Strange one Carson. O'Neil played him in almost every game then sent him back to Liverpool.

[ez]

Who was that centre forward Lambert bought from the lower leagues. So far put of his depth it was embarrassing.

[dave shelley]

Would that be Jordan Bowery?  Cost the vast amout of half a mil IIRC.

[Exeter 77]

kiraly wasn't that bad imo....just had that awful error in his last game that everyone remembers. he came in at short notice when sorensen and taylor were injured.

carson was worse.

Strange one Carson. O'Neil played him in almost every game then sent him back to Liverpool.

I think Liverpool wanted a ridiculous fee for him which, strangely for him, O'Neill refused to pay.