JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 4 minutes ago, Dr_Pangloss said: Not when you factor in the cost to the club. Agathe was a fat piece of shit but he was signed on a free and disappeared shortly after. CNZ cost us almost £10m and then a bucket load in wages, without delivering a single thing for us. Definitely the worst ever. I know mate, I don't know why I literally have to bring him up every time something like this comes around. It's a trigger. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 We've had so many terrible signings during Lerner's reign. Zog is perhaps not the worst when it comes to ability, but if you factor in application and money he's certainly one of the worst. Habib Beye and the massive contract handed to Given are not great moments in club history Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 It sickens me the waste of money on this total no mark and what we could have done with it. Thanks Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supervillan78 Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 (edited) Doesn't his contract expire at the end of June, so we've got to suffer this idiot for another month? Edited May 29, 2016 by Supervillan78 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djemba_Villan Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Just my opinion but the oddest thing about all these complete failures of signings is that none of them, at the time, were seen as a bad signing. Given was a no brainer (a bit like Richards, Lescott and many others at the time) Beye - the Newcastle fans were gutted to have lost him as he was one of their best players at the time (as per Warnock, Reo-Coker, Curtis Davies and many more) N'Zogbia was highly rated, a good reaction to losing Young at the time and 9.5m wasn't OTT as a fee. It's just when they arrive there's somethinf that transforms them into pr1cks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 To be honest I'd disagree with your assessment . Not all of those were universally seen as decent signings. I saw many arguments against given , too old , too long a contract etc . i didn't think nzogbia was decent or an adequate replacement for either young or downing despite people saying he could replace both! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 36 minutes ago, Djemba_Villan said: Just my opinion but the oddest thing about all these complete failures of signings is that none of them, at the time, were seen as a bad signing. Given was a no brainer (a bit like Richards, Lescott and many others at the time) Beye - the Newcastle fans were gutted to have lost him as he was one of their best players at the time (as per Warnock, Reo-Coker, Curtis Davies and many more) N'Zogbia was highly rated, a good reaction to losing Young at the time and 9.5m wasn't OTT as a fee. It's just when they arrive there's somethinf that transforms them into pr1cks. Forgot Ireland aswell. A few didn't want him in fairness but I really though he'd add a different dimension to midfield post Milner and link up well with Young and Downing. As big a waste as N'zogbia. We really need to learn from last 6 years in recruitment. Make sure you sign players who see playing for Aston Villa as an honour and are also on their way up in their careers. And I don't mean going down the Lambert route of signing half of league one and two. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Good free kick against West Ham and played like Pele in the first half of a 2-2 draw at Albion. That's about it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Not our problem is a months time, lets just focus on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikantcpell Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Human Vermin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyBM Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 the end is near, its finally happening, this excuse of a footballer is finally leaving this club after sucking millions out of it lets hope the next manager doesnt want to re-utilise him and gives him a 5 year contract... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 problem I have and as shit he has been he looked quite good combined with Benteke and rarely put together after that, even this season he came on and looked OK vs City and never seen again Would rather see him dribble down dark alleys than see crap like Bacuna and Sinclair dribble out for throw ins 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralJazzman Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 19 hours ago, VillaChris said: We really need to learn from last 6 years in recruitment. Make sure you sign players who see playing for Aston Villa as an honour and are also on their way up in their careers. And I don't mean going down the Lambert route of signing half of league one and two. This. You would hope most players in the Prem could do a job skills wise, but their mentality and attitude is what varies most. We need a strong ethos from the top down, hopefully the takeover will allow that and have a solid spine with a strong ethic. No more signings like this one please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TezzRexx Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 (edited) On 5/29/2016 at 11:06, Djemba_Villan said: Just my opinion but the oddest thing about all these complete failures of signings is that none of them, at the time, were seen as a bad signing. Given was a no brainer (a bit like Richards, Lescott and many others at the time) Beye - the Newcastle fans were gutted to have lost him as he was one of their best players at the time (as per Warnock, Reo-Coker, Curtis Davies and many more) N'Zogbia was highly rated, a good reaction to losing Young at the time and 9.5m wasn't OTT as a fee. It's just when they arrive there's somethinf that transforms them into pr1cks. To be fair, Given wasn't a complete failure. His first season under He Who Shall Not Be Named was very good, infact he was just as important in keeping us up as Darren Bent was (until injured). Everyone questioned the length of contract though. His confidence went to shit after the Euro's. N'Zogbia had a past, especially at Newcastle, and he only ever showed up for 1/4 of Wigan's games... And Richards, a lot of people questioned how much playing time he'd had abroad, and the fact he'd be put straight in as a centre back, when we really could've done with him as a right back. Edited May 30, 2016 by TezzRexx 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 9 hours ago, Zatman said: problem I have and as shit he has been he looked quite good combined with Benteke and rarely put together after that, even this season he came on and looked OK vs City and never seen again Would rather see him dribble down dark alleys than see crap like Bacuna and Sinclair dribble out for throw ins Why would you? The end result is the same, but it costs you a lot more coming from N'Zogbia. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaJ100 Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 I think we thought Given would be like Friedel and world class in his 40's. He wasn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PussEKatt Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Nzombie plays a very specialised position not found in all football teams, the position is called "parasite" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante_Lockhart Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Not Long Now 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Wouldnt be at all surprised if Wigan pick him up and the only two games he has a stormer in next season are the ones against us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supervillan78 Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Just pay off his bloody contract now and get shot, there's no point in waiting for another 30 days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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