Robbie09 Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Tony Morley, the final piece of the jigsaw....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Though we didn't sign him so Im taking my own op of topic, i remember being so bloody excited when the James beatie deal looked to be done and dusted. how little i know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Luc Nilis....Heard what a great creator he was for van Nistleroy. Then seen that Chesea Goal...wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Darren Bent. The goal scorer we'd missed for years. Shame McLeish had to come in and **** everything up. Any excuse to have a dig eh I'm serious though. I was ecstatic when we signed Bent as I knew he was exactly what We needed. Initially he got the service and scored a lot of goals for us. Then McLeish comes in and isolates him on the pitch with his horrible tactics. It really angers me that there's a chance that Bent could leave in the summer having only had a few months of good form, all because of McNegative's negative tactics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Luc Nilis....Heard what a great creator he was for van Nistleroy. Then seen that Chesea Goal...wow just about to post the same thing, id heard when we'd signed him that he had all these scoring records in holland and at international level (might have been bollocks but i was young and lapped it up) and i thought he was going to be a world beater with us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 bent young angel and also bosko balaban. i thought we were signing some kind of hidden superstar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefa3011 Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Dion Dublin. Best finisher I've ever seen. JPA, just that mystery of a signing from South America. Nobby Solano. Guy was a genius on Tyneside that for some reason fell foul of Sir Bobby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 The signings of Hadji and Kachloul were very exciting because they both had great World Cups, and were internationally known. Hadji on his day, was a fantastic player... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Yeah, and Carew was someone I just never expected to see in Claret and Blue...very excited about that signing too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Luc Nilis....Heard what a great creator he was for van Nistleroy. Then seen that Chesea Goal...wow just about to post the same thing, id heard when we'd signed him that he had all these scoring records in holland and at international level (might have been bollocks but i was young and lapped it up) and i thought he was going to be a world beater with us what short bit I seen of that fella, was gutted when he broke his leg , such a bloody tradegy.....and such a bloody tradegy, we could'nt find another one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Another for Nilis, and I'd seen how good he was before we'd bought him. **** Richard Wright. I was quite excited when we signed Southgate of all people, purely because I remember him always **** scoring for Palace every bloody time we played 'em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PriceyDownunder Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 As a kid, I was thrilled to bits when Andy Gray came back in '83. He never should have left in the first place and I cried myself to sleep for weeks afterwards. I was sat in the old Witton Lane, and I can't remember who we were playing, but a little dog found its way onto the pitch and ran around as the Holte End broke into a chorus of "Andy is back, Andy is back, whoa, whoa"... I cried then too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Dennis Mortimer for me. It was when I realised Saunders was going to build a seriously good team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted March 29, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted March 29, 2012 Has to be Saunders, a bona fide top player coming to us in his prime. Closely followed by Collymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Nilis Hadji Balaban (had a great reputation and was wanted around Europe Solano Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 How about these five? Bruce Rioch in 1969. We spend £100,000 on a player for the first time! Denis Mortimer in 1975. What a superb Christmas present (pre transfer windows)! Paul McGrath in 1989. Need I say more? Dean Saunders in 1992. The striker Big Ron and we all wanted. Paul Merson in 1998. Quality and a winner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDuck Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Collymore for me. Amazing talent, and on his day totally unplayable. And a Villa fan too. Thought he was just what we needed. Oh well.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bred Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Darren Bent. The goal scorer we'd missed for years. Shame McLeish had to come in and **** everything up. Any excuse to have a dig eh I'm serious though. I was ecstatic when we signed Bent as I knew he was exactly what We needed. Initially he got the service and scored a lot of goals for us. Then McLeish comes in and isolates him on the pitch with his horrible tactics. It really angers me that there's a chance that Bent could leave in the summer having only had a few months of good form, all because of McNegative's negative tactics. I wouldn't strictly put it on his tactics, think the loss of Young, Downing, and NRC had more to do with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCAM Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Bent all day long. I nearly shit myself when it was announced on here that he was in talks...I'd never been so excited by a signing! Was pleased with Given too, but I think his signing lacked excitement because we'd lost Big Brad, so it wasn't like we'd been crying out for a keeper for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quizme Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Collymore, Dublin, Merson and probably most Angel. Oh, and had pretty high hopes for Salifou too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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