pete101

Mr. Robot is fantastic.

 

Trust me.

Just watched, best pilot I have seen in long time

my chelsea mate just suggested he'd offer 20 million plus remy for benteke .... i'd take that in a heartbeat ..

Well unless your chelsea mate is Jose mourinho it's pretty much drunk talk

 

 

 

 

It IS a lazy comparison.

If he was called Charles Austinho and had just had the same season, those comparisons wouldn't have been made.

But then he would (probably) not be English and therefore cost half as much.

I'd be all for signing him for around £7m

This is absolutely baffling.

You'd pay the same amount for a striker from the Belgian league with an ok scoring record as a striker with proven goalscoring ability in the PL?

Not saying there\s no better options than Austin but some of the comments about him are so OTT. Similar to Danny Graham? Give me a break.

Austin is averaging a goal every 175mins to Bentekes 176mins this season.

This proves that he's worth a decent amount if anything.

15 million these days isn't that much to spend on a striker because the market is ridiculously inflated.

10-12 million, I'd be chuffed. 15 million, still happy but cautious.

If your gonna use stats for your argument , you must look at all the stats not just the stats that inflate your point of view ,

Balls won in air by benteke when we play thump ball that he knocks onto other players

Discipline

Penalty misses

As I said very easy to turn stats into your advantage , but doesn't mean your near being right or wrong

So stats can't be used in a discussion unless you list ALL of the stats to do with that player? Wow, you must be a right laugh to go to a game with

You mention 'discipline', so what's that? Just the amount of red or yellow cards a player receives? I can't imagine that stat could he used to great effect.

Also, you mention 'balls won in the air by Benteke when we thump the ball up to him'. I'd imagine that's pretty irrelevant when we're discussing the merits of buying Charlie Austin, as our style of play would presumably change.

Those thumped balls wouldn't be lost by Austin, we just wouldn't do them if we didn't have Benteke to aim for.

 

my point is , i cant stand how some people come on post 1 stat and say thats proves im right , if your too ignorant to see that one stat only tells only a bit of the story its not my fault , perfect example is eden hazard 14 goals and 8 assists , gareth bale 13 goals 9 assist, now ive given you more then one stat but still dose it tell a true story, one was best player in prem lg, the other was very poor most of the season, 

It IS a lazy comparison.

 

If he was called Charles Austinho and had just had the same season, those comparisons wouldn't have been made.

But then he would (probably) not be English and therefore cost half as much.I'd be all for signing him for around £7m

 

This is absolutely baffling.

You'd pay the same amount for a striker from the Belgian league with an ok scoring record as a striker with proven goalscoring ability in the PL?

 

Not saying there\s no better options than Austin but some of the comments about him are so OTT. Similar to Danny Graham? Give me a break.

 

 

Austin is averaging a goal every 175mins to Bentekes 176mins this season.

 

This proves that he's worth a decent amount if anything.

 

15 million these days isn't that much to spend on a striker because the market is ridiculously inflated.

 

10-12 million, I'd be chuffed. 15 million, still happy but cautious.

If your gonna use stats for your argument , you must look at all the stats not just the stats that inflate your point of view ,

Balls won in air by benteke when we play thump ball that he knocks onto other players

Discipline

Penalty misses

As I said very easy to turn stats into your advantage , but doesn't mean your near being right or wrong

 

One stat you can't argue with though:

 

2008–2009Poole Town

42

(48)

2009–2011Swindon Town

54

(31)

2011–2013Burnley

82

(41)

2013–Queens Park Rangers

62

(34)

I could throw up the stats for players like Ross McCormack or Jordan Rhodes and there stats can look amazing, but doesn't mean they are worth 15 million , like I said stats can manipulate an argument, if you said to me I've seen quiet a bit of Austin this season and think he is worth the money , I'd say fair point

 

How many goals have Rhodes and McCormack scored in the PL for a totally shite team?

Exactly , the stats above were in 1 year of prem lg and the other ones were his pervious seasons in lower lg, purely put there to inflate the argument

It IS a lazy comparison.

If he was called Charles Austinho and had just had the same season, those comparisons wouldn't have been made.

But then he would (probably) not be English and therefore cost half as much.I'd be all for signing him for around £7m

yes you quoted stats and said it proves it

This is absolutely baffling.

You'd pay the same amount for a striker from the Belgian league with an ok scoring record as a striker with proven goalscoring ability in the PL?

Not saying there\s no better options than Austin but some of the comments about him are so OTT. Similar to Danny Graham? Give me a break.

Austin is averaging a goal every 175mins to Bentekes 176mins this season.

This proves that he's worth a decent amount if anything.

15 million these days isn't that much to spend on a striker because the market is ridiculously inflated.

10-12 million, I'd be chuffed. 15 million, still happy but cautious.

If your gonna use stats for your argument , you must look at all the stats not just the stats that inflate your point of view ,

Balls won in air by benteke when we play thump ball that he knocks onto other players

Discipline

Penalty misses

As I said very easy to turn stats into your advantage , but doesn't mean your near being right or wrong

I didn't use any stats.

Folski used that stat and I quoted it.

You quoted the stat , and said this proves it, not trying to target you , just taking in general term

It IS a lazy comparison.

If he was called Charles Austinho and had just had the same season, those comparisons wouldn't have been made.

But then he would (probably) not be English and therefore cost half as much.I'd be all for signing him for around £7m

yes you quoted stats and said it proves it

This is absolutely baffling.

You'd pay the same amount for a striker from the Belgian league with an ok scoring record as a striker with proven goalscoring ability in the PL?

Not saying there\s no better options than Austin but some of the comments about him are so OTT. Similar to Danny Graham? Give me a break.

Austin is averaging a goal every 175mins to Bentekes 176mins this season.

This proves that he's worth a decent amount if anything.

15 million these days isn't that much to spend on a striker because the market is ridiculously inflated.

10-12 million, I'd be chuffed. 15 million, still happy but cautious.

If your gonna use stats for your argument , you must look at all the stats not just the stats that inflate your point of view ,

Balls won in air by benteke when we play thump ball that he knocks onto other players

Discipline

Penalty misses

As I said very easy to turn stats into your advantage , but doesn't mean your near being right or wrong

I didn't use any stats.

Folski used that stat and I quoted it.

It IS a lazy comparison.

 

If he was called Charles Austinho and had just had the same season, those comparisons wouldn't have been made.

But then he would (probably) not be English and therefore cost half as much.I'd be all for signing him for around £7m

 

This is absolutely baffling.

You'd pay the same amount for a striker from the Belgian league with an ok scoring record as a striker with proven goalscoring ability in the PL?

 

Not saying there\s no better options than Austin but some of the comments about him are so OTT. Similar to Danny Graham? Give me a break.

 

 

Austin is averaging a goal every 175mins to Bentekes 176mins this season.

 

This proves that he's worth a decent amount if anything.

 

15 million these days isn't that much to spend on a striker because the market is ridiculously inflated.

 

10-12 million, I'd be chuffed. 15 million, still happy but cautious.

If your gonna use stats for your argument , you must look at all the stats not just the stats that inflate your point of view ,

Balls won in air by benteke when we play thump ball that he knocks onto other players

Discipline

Penalty misses

As I said very easy to turn stats into your advantage , but doesn't mean your near being right or wrong

 

One stat you can't argue with though:

 

2008–2009

Poole Town

42

(48)

2009–2011

Swindon Town

54

(31)

2011–2013

Burnley

82

(41)

2013–

Queens Park Rangers

62

(34)

I could throw up the stats for players like Ross McCormack or Jordan Rhodes and there stats can look amazing, but doesn't mean they are worth 15 million , like I said stats can manipulate an argument, if you said to me I've seen quiet a bit of Austin this season and think he is worth the money , I'd say fair point

It IS a lazy comparison.

 

If he was called Charles Austinho and had just had the same season, those comparisons wouldn't have been made.

But then he would (probably) not be English and therefore cost half as much.

I'd be all for signing him for around £7m

 

This is absolutely baffling.

You'd pay the same amount for a striker from the Belgian league with an ok scoring record as a striker with proven goalscoring ability in the PL?

 

Not saying there\s no better options than Austin but some of the comments about him are so OTT. Similar to Danny Graham? Give me a break.

 

 

Austin is averaging a goal every 175mins to Bentekes 176mins this season.

 

This proves that he's worth a decent amount if anything.

 

15 million these days isn't that much to spend on a striker because the market is ridiculously inflated.

 

10-12 million, I'd be chuffed. 15 million, still happy but cautious.

If your gonna use stats for your argument , you must look at all the stats not just the stats that inflate your point of view ,

Balls won in air by benteke when we play thump ball that he knocks onto other players

Discipline

Penalty misses

As I said very easy to turn stats into your advantage , but doesn't mean your near being right or wrong

If he plays in an Irish set up from under 17 up to under 21 (taking the place of a young irish kid who loves and would be honoured to represent his country) and then walks away it says a lot about his character and it won't be long before he dose the same to villa

Any idea what time Kahn fight might be on or which station is showing it ?

Benteke or no benteke I'd go get Rudy Gestede from Blackburn

Possibly being harsh but to the book stop with guzan for second goal aswel, as it is keepers job to set the wall and Richardson was in wrong spot from min go , for me guzan has been a liability for a while and this was gonna happen eventually

Hoping to watch Aisling Daly vs. Randa Markos tonight in the prelims for ufc 186 , being the very first fight of night will this be shown or will coverage start later

Wow woke up to the first four game of thrones episode leaked online , great morning

It's the luck of the draw, really. If Ireland won last week today would have been a lot duller.

 

I like the format as it is. If I would change anything it would be to push defences 10 meters back and to ban the choke tackle.

You do realise the amount of concussion in game at moment is very very high, if you push defences back 10 , you are guaranteed to treble the concussion, as for choke tackle , I see it as an art , Les kiss introduced it to the Irish game, if anything it speeds the game up with attackers know they must either use the ball or take it to ground

1: MOTD when we win

2: GoT

3: Jericho

When do Clermont officially become out feeder team?

Right after Elche do.

Hotels in both of these city's must be cheap

loved it from start to finish

How long before someone says "A deal is done on the condition we stay up" ?

Too easy for him haha,  gonna be some fight vs Aldo. cant wait

Should be awesome , mcgregor never fails to entertain

Nice job paddy holohan

Shame he didn't get the finish but he dominated that fight.

Ya fair dues to other guy, lot of other guys would have tapped

Nice job paddy holohan

This whole thing has nothing to do with villa , this is someone who has no interest in football trying to entertain them selfs at a football match, want to dress up and jump around get tickets for the darts

If he was a really good player, he would already be a regular for Valencia, and they would be busting a gut to keep him.

I am not expecting a wonderful player, but only a decent one who will do well for us, and we should not be expecting too much.

Valencia are a top 4 club in Spain. It's like saying 'if he's not good enough for Arsenal, then he's not good enough for us'

Madness.

They also have one of the best academies in Spain - the fact that Valencia would've preferred him to stay shows me that he must be up there with their top prospects, as it must be difficult to break through with such an array of talent.

This young kid is being put so high up on a pedestal so early is ridiculous, hopefully he fits into our system and dose well, but he is coming from a very different footballing culture and will therefore need time to settle in, of course teams like Valencia will say we didn't want to let him go, he is a product of there youth system which they will always try to hype and also with the re-buy clause in his contract they want him to think he is loved within the club in case they just might want him back

Give him chance to adjust

If he adjust quick great

so finally took the plunge into breaking bad, watched whole lot from Monday to Saturday, really enjoyed it but did find first 2 and half seasons bit of let down, finale was as good as could have asked for