CI Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Mixed bag of reports then. I take it he's a player who will like the ball in the air rather than to his feet with his back to goal? What was the fee in the end ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted September 1, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted September 1, 2012 Its strange that although we spent the most on Benteke hes the one im least expecting anything from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Not good enough for the prem.. bad bit of transfer here by Lambert, £7-8m we got robbed. only joking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 edit : did it twice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_John_10 Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Lots of pressure on him. He is our big summer signing and I think a lot of fans will be expecting good things straight away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Sounds like people who have watched him don't rate him. Could be a bit of a worry. I would like to see him in action myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted September 1, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted September 1, 2012 Not good enough for the prem.. bad bit of transfer here by Lambert, £7-8m we got robbed. only joking Unless you have seen him play regularly then that is unfair! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan-scott Posted September 1, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted September 1, 2012 I'm willing to give him time, I imagine Lambert knows exactly what he wants from him, I'm sure he'll be an asset to us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 He needs time to get used to prem, just hoping he settles as fast as Cisse did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillakevBromsgrove Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Can not believe the negative comments on here, PL knows what he requires and he knows a good player when he sees one, give him a chance, lets see at christmas where we are and then be negative if required. I will be shouting my heart out for the players to do well, Look at QPR and what they have spent, they are still shit. times are changing in football, money is getting more of an issue, I am glad that we are taking the route we are rather than going the QPR West Ham and Sunderland methods where they are doing what we did years ago, They need Champions League entry to Succeed, as we found out this is harder than it looks and I see 2 out of the 3 being financially in trouble in 2 years. We on the other hand if RL and PL get it right will be challenging with a sustainable club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillanousOne Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 I don't think someone who had played and scored for their country aged 21 can be that raw! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcTheObsession Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Well, he's going to need to hit the ground running almost straight away. He's scored a lot of goals at Genk and has some international experience so I'm confident him and Bent can strike up a pretty good partnership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craigy1874 Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Ach he ot scored against holland though. Thats easy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 I don't think someone who had played and scored for their country aged 21 can be that raw! Yes 21 is still very very young for a big powerful striker. Even if he is poor right now he still has a lot of room for improvement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted September 1, 2012 Moderator Share Posted September 1, 2012 "slow and technically limited" Mmmmm...Ill take that with a pinch of salt from a disgruntled fan! Good luck to you Christian, hope Real and Barca are sniffing round in a few years! There's a Belgium Villa fan on H&V who reckons he's worth no more than £1m. Being from Belgium doesn't make him an expert on Belgian football though. There are plenty of English Villa fans who appear to know jack shit about English football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcTheObsession Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 "slow and technically limited" Mmmmm...Ill take that with a pinch of salt from a disgruntled fan! Good luck to you Christian, hope Real and Barca are sniffing round in a few years! There's a Belgium Villa fan on H&V who reckons he's worth no more than £1m. Bing from Belgium doesn't make him an expert on Belgian football though. There are plenty of English Villa fans who appear to know jack shit about English football. Exactly. Since when has a 21-year-old striker, with a record of 18 goals in 33 games the previous season, who's an international for a respectable country like Belgium, been worth 1 million? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted September 1, 2012 Moderator Share Posted September 1, 2012 Mixed bag of reports then. I take it he's a player who will like the ball in the air rather than to his feet with his back to goal? What was the fee in the end ? He says that he can play with his back to goal, behind the striker - fancies himself as a complete frontman. If he's right then £7m will be great business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Not good enough for the prem.. bad bit of transfer here by Lambert, £7-8m we got robbed. only joking Unless you have seen him play regularly then that is unfair! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillakevBromsgrove Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 How much is row z zamora worth, compare the 2 and we probably have a bargain, How much is Carrol and Torez worth, both massive buys who have failed to live up to the price tag, 7 million is Peanuts for a striker, well done PL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Christ. Ok, so this thread isn't too bad for it, but the reaction from some to our signings is ridiculous. For years we've been crying out for the club and manager to stop throwing money at average, overrated, often English "experience". The second we do that and shop abroad as well as the lower leagues for raw up and coming talent they want the tripe like Sidwell again. If Newcastle had signed this lad we would all be asking where the **** were we? I on the other hand am proper excited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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