Butterfingers Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Appologies-Obviously I meant Real not Athletico.Not the best of sources but it bought a smile to my face anyway http://trollfootball.lockerdome.com/articles/108579443 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belgian guy Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 (edited) i am sorry that i went off topic yes i am aware that this comment is also off topic opologiez Edited July 21, 2013 by Belgian guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted July 21, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted July 21, 2013 Appologies-Obviously I meant Real not Athletico.Not the best of sources but it bought a smile to my face anyway http://trollfootball.lockerdome.com/articles/108579443 Well... it weren't so obvious when you wrote Athletico ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Troll article? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butterfingers Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Appologies-Obviously I meant Real not Athletico.Not the best of sources but it bought a smile to my face anyway http://trollfootball.lockerdome.com/articles/108579443 Well... it weren't so obvious when you wrote Athletico ;-) It should have been to anyone with half a brain-Theres probably only 3 or 4 teams in the world capable of signing Bale & unfortunately for them,the Birmingham City of Madrid are not one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butterfingers Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Troll article? it reads like a load of crap as well but its still nice to read after a week or so of smugness from a lot of their fans over Benteke. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted July 21, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted July 21, 2013 Appologies-Obviously I meant Real not Athletico.Not the best of sources but it bought a smile to my face anyway http://trollfootball.lockerdome.com/articles/108579443 Well... it weren't so obvious when you wrote Athletico ;-) It should have been to anyone with half a brain-Theres probably only 3 or 4 teams in the world capable of signing Bale & unfortunately for them,the Birmingham City of Madrid are not one of them. Well a lot of people do think Athletico have that kind of money after selling Falcao. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa-revolution Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 If Benteke was English, would he be in the England team? I reckon so. Andy Carroll is English... can't get in the team. If Benteke was English he would be the England team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted July 21, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted July 21, 2013 I'm going to be cautious here. Carroll was a one-season wonder. We don't yet know for sure, that the same isn't true of Benteke. I do hope not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymond Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 I'm going to be cautious here. Carroll was a one-season wonder. We don't yet know for sure, that the same isn't true of Benteke. I do hope not. For a start Benteke does not run like a baby giraffe being chased by a hyena. That gives me hope. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 I'm going to be cautious here. Carroll was a one-season wonder. We don't yet know for sure, that the same isn't true of Benteke. I do hope not. Carroll was more a half-season wonder though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electric Avenue Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 (edited) I'm going to be cautious here. Carroll was a one-season wonder. We don't yet know for sure, that the same isn't true of Benteke. I do hope not.Let go of your caution, allow yourself to believe . Edited July 21, 2013 by Electric Avenue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post villa-revolution Posted July 21, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted July 21, 2013 One thing I don't think anybody has commented on is the fact that Spurs though never making any official bid, never once denied the rumours linking them to Benteke. Let's face it, if the rumours were not true they surely would have moved swiftly to squash them. The egg is well & truly all over Levy's smug face along with their condescending fans. My Benteke celebratory party is now into it's 3rd day & I'm still only just warming up. Sorry, got to go now to answer the door to another Tesco Home Delivery Juggernaut of the Amber Nectar. Stella anyone? Balti anyone? Villa? But ofcourse! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P3te Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Do we know they didn't make a bid? Maybe they made a few pitiful ones and were told where to go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa-revolution Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Do we know they didn't make a bid? Maybe they made a few pitiful ones and were told where to go We know they never openly denied the link. Not even once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electric Avenue Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 My suspicion is, Spurs tapped Bentekes agent, offered the agent a large commission if he could swing the deal. Then once Benteke put in a transfer request, Levy made a derisory offer expecting us to panic and sell . God I hate Spurs and Levy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 I'm going to be cautious here. Carroll was a one-season wonder. We don't yet know for sure, that the same isn't true of Benteke. I do hope not. Problem with Carroll is he lacks discipline and picks up one serious injury a season. When he did play for West Ham he scored some goals even if he was comically bad when we play them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdomlahor Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 I'm going to be cautious here. Carroll was a one-season wonder. We don't yet know for sure, that the same isn't true of Benteke. I do hope not. I have to say, this has crossed my mind a lot recently. Although, to be fair, Carroll has been alright this season (when fit). I'd also like to point out that when running with the ball, Benteke isn't exactly graceful either. (Aside from his goal against Chelsea). I remember laughing at that run he made against United at home when he KO'd Smalling, because the ball came off his shins like three times but somehow managed to keep the ball. Don't get me wrong, I love Benteke, but whether he can be as good next season remains to be seen. I take reassurance though from the great improvements he made last season. He was being slated after his first few games, and looked a bit lost in all honesty. But as soon as he got his confidence up and settled in, he showed remarkable improvement in a very short space of time. If he continues his development at the same pace he has been, he'll be one of the elite Premier League strikers. If. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JW7494 Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 I would love Benteke to score a hat-trick against Spurs in the last game of the season to stop them getting 4th 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa-revolution Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 I would love Benteke to score a hat-trick against Spurs in the last game of the season to stop them getting 4th I presume you mean 4th from the bottom don't you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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