Avflife Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 (edited) Been thinking about the best business Villa have ever done in a January transfer window. Personally think it would of been when we signed Robbie Keane on loan from LA Galaxy in the 2011/12 season, anyone suggest otherwise?? Edited February 6, 2014 by Avflife Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Hell of a sentence there. Carew, comfortably. Followed by Ashley Young. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butterfingers Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Darren Bent possibly kept us up. Ashley Young would take some beating though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MessiWillSignForVilla Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 In terms of immediate effect, it's a toss up between Keane and Bent, they both arguably kept us up the seasons we signed them. But for long term signings, has to be Young followed by Carew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avflife Posted February 6, 2014 Author Share Posted February 6, 2014 Bent and Keane are probably the signings who made the most immediate effect, looking more to the short-term effect than long-term, but will be mentioning Young and Carew without a doubt in some detail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risso Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Carew was very good, but easily the best bit of January business is.... Nolberto Solano 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Grant Holt, his dressing room presence will keep us up this season! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avflife Posted February 6, 2014 Author Share Posted February 6, 2014 (edited) LMFAO Grant Holt What are peoples' most fondest moment from when Darren Bent, Ashley Young and John Carew played for Villa?? Edited February 6, 2014 by Avflife Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_John_10 Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 John Carew hands down best bit of Jan business. Swapping baros for him was a ridiculous deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 LMFAO Grant Holt What are peoples' most fondest moment from when Darren Bent, Ashley Young and John Carew played for Villa?? I'm not joking! Just wait and see.... This signing will be a master stroke and define our season. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Carew and Young (same day wasnt it) started a long awaited bit of excitement for us all, and they both went on to be successes here so for that reason alone id say that was the best Jan window we've had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Ashley Young. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avflife Posted February 7, 2014 Author Share Posted February 7, 2014 LMFAO Grant Holt What are peoples' most fondest moment from when Darren Bent, Ashley Young and John Carew played for Villa?? I'm not joking! Just wait and see.... This signing will be a master stroke and define our season. Seriously lol, the pie lover won't even score a Premier League goal this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattyp_avfc Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 John Carew... Just yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suttonpaul Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Well short term Bent long term Young but lets face it Bent would have banged in sooooo many goals for us if we played 4-4-2 with wing play 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovers13 Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Well short term Bent long term Young but lets face it Bent would have banged in sooooo many goals for us if we played 4-4-2 with wing play So would a lot of strikers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avflife Posted February 7, 2014 Author Share Posted February 7, 2014 (edited) Top five for me would be 1) Darren Bent, 2) Ashley Young, 3) John Carew, 4) Robbie Keane and 5) Nolberto Solano. Edited February 7, 2014 by Avflife Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chappy Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Got to be Carew for Baros? Young was also great business. Left field shout but Kyle Walker in on loan too, created a lot of goals for Bent. LMFAO Grant Holt What are peoples' most fondest moment from when Darren Bent, Ashley Young and John Carew played for Villa?? Favourite john Carew moment: hat trick at reading. Favourite Ashley young moment: away at Everton. Favourite Darren bent moment: away at arsenal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetrees Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 January 2014 The exit of Stephen Ireland 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markavfc40 Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 For short term impact I can appreciate people saying Bent. However the fact that after his initial 4 months for us he has contributed very little makes his combined price tag and wages of upwards of 35 mill, and likely lack of resale fee, means for me I can't consider him to be anything like good business. It would therefore be Ashley Young for me. Signed for around 9 mill, gave us 4 and half years good service and we then got 16 mill for him. At times that front 3 of Ash, Gabby and Carew was unplayable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts