Mbwana Samatta. Sold. Puns still banned.

[Legion]

Jores Okore?

[Legion]

Antonio Luna?

[in exile]

Djemba-Djemba

[Meanwood Villa]

It will certainly go down as one of the oddest Villa careers. Have we ever had anyone who scored in a cup final for us play less games? Also any player who played more games behind closed doors than in front of fans (although appreciate new boys this season are in this boat)

[PeterWithesShin]

Senderos and Crespo.

[PeterWithe]

Have we ever had a player sold after so few games? Ivo Stas is one.

A fair few I’d imagine. Balaban, surely?

Thats the obvious one but he played but a single game fewer that Sammatta, accoring to Wiki.

[ASHTONVILLA]

Have we ever had a player sold after so few games? Ivo Stas is one.

A fair few I’d imagine. Balaban, surely?

Thats the obvious one but he played but a single game fewer that Sammatta, accoring to Wiki.

Paul Mortimer - fullback signed by Big Ron but don't think he lasted a season.

Unsworth?

[Drummond]

I can't embed tweets...

So from his Twitter feed.

"I wish to thank Aston Villa for giving me the opportunity to fulfill my dream of playing in the Premier League.A special thanks to all Villans for the amazing support you gave me during my time at the club.I wish you all the best of luck for the rest of the season@AVFCOfficial"

[ez]

Have we ever had a player sold after so few games? Ivo Stas is one.

He retired. Adrian Heath was the only one I can think of.

Stas played for a few more years after leaving us.

[kippaxvilla2]

Michael Boulding?

[eamonn]

Barely eight months from signing to leaving, thats got to be close to a record for us (Unsworth aside, there are far more examples of players who played less games and moved on as people are showing. In terms of time though, for a decent fee, there can't be much more.)

I guess we can surely put this down as a Suso signing. Dean would surely have persevered with him if he had chosen him in January.

[dave.woodhall]

Have we ever had a player sold after so few games? Ivo Stas is one.

He retired. Adrian Heath was the only one I can think of.

Stas played for a few more years after leaving us.

Didn't he retire with us then come back when nobody was looking?

[kippaxvilla2]

He played for Banik Ostrava against us. 

[supertom]

He seemed delighted being at the club, if a little overawed on the pitch, but honestly, Samatta (Two good finishes aside) ranks as one of the most puzzlingly hopeless players we've had at the club, along with the likes of Tonev and Salifou. One of those anomalies where you have to wonder how we could have scouted him a player who looks that poor. I just couldn't see any sign of potential at all, that he might come good. Even his supposed forte, heading the ball, after project restart he came back and his head had inexplicably gained the prowess of a 50 pence coin. Any time a football went near him he had all the skill and grace of a toddler chasing a beach ball around the garden. Good luck to him, hope he does well in Turkey (because unlike Tonev, at least he seemed decent), but he's a million miles out of his depth in this division. I know Wesley hasn't exactly set the world alight, but in a handful of games where he looked the part, you get the sense of what he might bring if he can fulfil his potential (and he's younger too).

[pauliewalnuts]

He played for Banik Ostrava against us. 

That was before we signed him, though.