Kiwivillan Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 5 minutes ago, KMitch said: Nyland was a fookin' disaster in the Championship last season. I don't want to count on him because he had one good performance before his season ending injury last year and has had one good performance so far this season. He was so far out of his element last year that Smith couldn't wait to get another goalkeeper in BEFORE the window even opened last January. I'm glad Nyland now actually looks like he has played football before, but Reina is still in another class above. He was a scape goat often. He could've done better for last goal in Forest 5-5 but the first 4 were down to Hourihane being rubbish in the midfield and comical defending for 2nd and 3rd from Hutton and Tuanzebe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 (edited) Benteke would guarantee us relegation I'd say. Never go back. He isn't very good and it would be a complete nail in the coffein for our scouting department. I swear if Benteke is the answer I am not interested in the question. Edited January 10, 2020 by KenjiOgiwara 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 It could be possible that we enquired about both Reina and Piatek, as that would fit our M.O. from the previous transfer window. In Piatek we have a young player, new to the league and country, who may or may not know English. In Reina, you have a player with experience of both living in England and playing in the PL. The fact that both are currently teammates at Milan could help with Piatek settling into life in England. Whether either deal is still likely... only the clubs know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lerner's Driver Posted January 10, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 10, 2020 3 hours ago, Kiwivillan said: I'm not trying to be rude but this happens every season for decades. I said a few days ago Giroud has played for 2 London clubs he'll go to Inter. I remember reading article over 10 years ago with transfer rumour accuracy from UK papers and highest was like 37% and Sun around 10% and with proliferation of Twitter and teenager blogs with Football in the title it's only got worse The Sun is not a newspaper by any stretch of the imagination. It may take its base material from the real world where real things actually happen, but it then fictionalises those incidents by creating relatable characters, who tell a story. Characters like Bill, the 55 year old van driver from Bromsgrove, or Bearded Faisal, the most powerful Imam in Aston, both of whom sell you the ideas you want to hear. These characters reference the narratives which make sense to us by reinforcing our world view and backing up the delusional prejudices that help to get us through the day. "I knew Bill was right about that bloody muslim, he was only saying the other week what he's been up to when we was down the dog and forget-me-not... And now, it's written here in the Sun. So, it must be true!" On the whole, we absolutely love stories about white men suffering at the hands of foreigners and Aston Villa being able to attract players from AC Milan that will save us from relegation and not join Tottenham for an easy life. The Sun is Britain's most popular paper because it tells entertaining stories. We don't want bare facts because life is hard enough as it is. Nah, tell us a fun story written in baby language instead. 10 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Afro Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 2 hours ago, KMitch said: Nyland was a fookin' disaster in the Championship last season. I don't want to count on him because he had one good performance before his season ending injury last year and has had one good performance so far this season. He was so far out of his element last year that Smith couldn't wait to get another goalkeeper in BEFORE the window even opened last January. I'm glad Nyland now actually looks like he has played football before, but Reina is still in another class above. Nyland clearly had the ability last year but he was playing behind a truly shambolic defence and his confidence was shot to bits. When he has had a decent defence in front of him he has always looked decent. He has also clearly settled into the club now and seems to have regained his confidence. Out of interest what makes you think Reina is a class above. He is 37 now and from what I can see he has hardly played for 2 years. He definitely used to be class but how do you know that he still is? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nnock1984 Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 I think the thing with our system is, it’s just as important that the CF can be a target, hold the ball, link the midfield etc. Benteke can do that no problem. If he plays 90 minutes week in week out he’s a 1 in 3 striker which is better than we’ve had! I’d have him - who else are we realistically going to get? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted January 10, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted January 10, 2020 7 hours ago, Kiwivillan said: 19 goals and 9 assists in 98 games 6670 minutes for Palace. Wow, so better goals to games ratio than Wesley. And mostly from the bench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketspuds Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Hopefully the Piatek rumours were at least true, and if he does go to Spurs hopefully we have other targets (not Benteke) lined up as options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 3 hours ago, Kiwivillan said: He was a scape goat often. He could've done better for last goal in Forest 5-5 but the first 4 were down to Hourihane being rubbish in the midfield and comical defending for 2nd and 3rd from Hutton and Tuanzebe Such a scapegoat that Smith replaced him as soon as he could and then signed another keeper the following transfer window. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imavillan Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 All this bull shit talk about Benteke....he's done with ffs, while we are at it lets see if we can get Andy Gray back !!!! It really is time to move on lads..... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villarocker Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 9 hours ago, MotoMkali said: Would anyone take back Ashley Young if it was at all possible? He can play the attacking left back role or either wing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villastine Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 2 hours ago, KenjiOgiwara said: Benteke would guarantee us relegation I'd say. Never go back. He isn't very good and it would be a complete nail in the coffein for our scouting department. I swear if Benteke is the answer I am not interested in the question. What if the question is who is an upgrade on Kodjia?? The list would be very long and in my opinion wound still (even on current form) include Benteke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted January 10, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted January 10, 2020 29 minutes ago, jacketspuds said: Hopefully the Piatek rumours were at least true, and if he does go to Spurs hopefully we have other targets (not Benteke) lined up as options. I'd stake my last penny we weren't interested, and we won't be buying anyone in that kind of price bracket this window. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 That Dennis Man looks a baller. His style reminds me of a young Lamela. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilko154 Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 12 minutes ago, Villarocker said: Would anyone take back Ashley Young if it was at all possible? He can play the attacking left back role or either wing? No, he's not the type of player we need and his wages would be incredibly high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 17 minutes ago, Villastine said: What if the question is who is an upgrade on Kodjia?? The list would be very long and in my opinion wound still (even on current form) include Benteke I wouldn't have him on that list. Secondly, it's a complete admission of failure if a new striker to ensure PL survival ends up being a striker that's past it. There's an absolute load of potential targets to be looking at. Benteke should never be one of them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 I would rather sign Benteke than no one though. So it really would have to be a last resort last minute deadline day signing it it happened. Then he’d keep us up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketspuds Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Benteke and Batshuayi double deal. I wouldn't sign Benteke and no other striker as it would be too risky pinning our hopes on a player who looks past his best. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAV1 Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 I hope the Benteke links are just lazy journalism. If he wasn’t a former player there would be no “reported” interest. I doubt there would be much enthusiasm for him on here either if he didn’t have history with us. Without that the screams of, “past it!!” would be audible in space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted January 10, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted January 10, 2020 3 hours ago, Kiwivillan said: He was a scape goat often. He could've done better for last goal in Forest 5-5 but the first 4 were down to Hourihane being rubbish in the midfield and comical defending for 2nd and 3rd from Hutton and Tuanzebe He was a scapegoat for a reason, he wasnt ready; Far too timid. The break and coaching has done wonders for him, seemingly changed his mindset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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