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Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: Villa Park Changes & Commonwealth Games
« Reply #105 on: March 27, 2018, 04:38:51 PM »
I doubt anyone thought "Earl Barrett has signed, i'm definitely going down the Villa this weekend". collymore is probably the biggest bums on seat player we've signed in my time.

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Re: Villa Park Changes & Commonwealth Games
« Reply #106 on: March 27, 2018, 04:40:57 PM »
I doubt anyone thought "Earl Barrett has signed, i'm definitely going down the Villa this weekend". collymore is probably the biggest bums on seat player we've signed in my time.

Collymore must be right up there but I would say Deano was the biggest signing for me.

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Re: Villa Park Changes & Commonwealth Games
« Reply #107 on: March 27, 2018, 04:41:16 PM »
We don't need the best architects to build a proper North Stand - just copy this one:



Disagree that should be the new Holte End

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Re: Villa Park Changes & Commonwealth Games
« Reply #108 on: March 27, 2018, 04:42:05 PM »
I doubt anyone thought "Earl Barrett has signed, i'm definitely going down the Villa this weekend". collymore is probably the biggest bums on seat player we've signed in my time.

Ginola?  Merson?  Bent?  Carew?  Carbone?  JPA?

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Re: Villa Park Changes & Commonwealth Games
« Reply #109 on: March 27, 2018, 04:44:11 PM »
I doubt anyone thought "Earl Barrett has signed, i'm definitely going down the Villa this weekend". collymore is probably the biggest bums on seat player we've signed in my time.

Ginola?  Merson?  Bent?  Carew?  Carbone?  JPA?

Grant Holt?

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Re: Villa Park Changes & Commonwealth Games
« Reply #110 on: March 27, 2018, 04:47:30 PM »
Andrew "Greavesie" Greaves?

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Re: Villa Park Changes & Commonwealth Games
« Reply #111 on: March 27, 2018, 04:49:05 PM »
Andrew "Greavesie" Greaves?

I spent a week's wages on Clubcall when Greavsie signed

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Re: Villa Park Changes & Commonwealth Games
« Reply #112 on: March 27, 2018, 04:50:20 PM »
I doubt anyone thought "Earl Barrett has signed, i'm definitely going down the Villa this weekend". collymore is probably the biggest bums on seat player we've signed in my time.

Ginola?  Merson?  Bent?  Carew?  Carbone?  JPA?

Nope, collymore was far more than those. We sold loads of extra season tickets after he signed.

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Re: Villa Park Changes & Commonwealth Games
« Reply #113 on: March 27, 2018, 04:50:23 PM »
Who was that tennis player we signed.

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Re: Villa Park Changes & Commonwealth Games
« Reply #114 on: March 27, 2018, 04:50:59 PM »
Who was that tennis player we signed.

Doug Ellis.

Offline Damo70

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Re: Villa Park Changes & Commonwealth Games
« Reply #115 on: March 27, 2018, 04:51:08 PM »
I doubt anyone thought "Earl Barrett has signed, i'm definitely going down the Villa this weekend". collymore is probably the biggest bums on seat player we've signed in my time.

Ginola?  Merson?  Bent?  Carew?  Carbone?  JPA?

I would go with Angel, although we didn't know as much about him as we did about Saunders and Collymore.  Bent was a pretty big statement signing at the time too. I would also go with Merson and Carew as big signings. Ginola was a big name but tainted a bit by the fact George Graham seemed so happy to get rid. I wouldn't class Carbone as a big signing.

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Re: Villa Park Changes & Commonwealth Games
« Reply #116 on: March 27, 2018, 04:55:48 PM »
Who was that tennis player we signed.

Michael Boulding

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Re: Villa Park Changes & Commonwealth Games
« Reply #117 on: March 27, 2018, 04:58:51 PM »
I doubt anyone thought "Earl Barrett has signed, i'm definitely going down the Villa this weekend". collymore is probably the biggest bums on seat player we've signed in my time.

Ginola?  Merson?  Bent?  Carew?  Carbone?  JPA?

I would go with Angel, although we didn't know as much about him as we did about Saunders and Collymore.  Bent was a pretty big statement signing at the time too. I would also go with Merson and Carew as big signings. Ginola was a big name but tainted a bit by the fact George Graham seemed so happy to get rid. I wouldn't class Carbone as a big signing.

Not necessarily a "big" signing but he was a flair player with a big reputation so I can imagine it would've encouraged a few more people to come to games.

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Re: Villa Park Changes & Commonwealth Games
« Reply #118 on: March 27, 2018, 05:03:21 PM »
I remember when we signed Collymore the publicity photo showed him on the pitch with one of those little signs you get at conference venues which tells you which party is in which room with those 'stick in' lettering. It didn't really shout 'big signing' to the world. They should have stuck with the tried and tested Villa scarf and Villa ball.

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Re: Villa Park Changes & Commonwealth Games
« Reply #119 on: March 27, 2018, 05:06:52 PM »
He was such a big signing he did pics with the scarf, ball, shirt and convention sign. I doubt even Messi would get that treatment down B6.

 


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