Only2McInallys Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 (edited) Not sure if signing him is good idea or not. Pro 1Was brilliant for us for 3 seasons,great relationship with fans. 2 Very good in the air,something we have problems with defensively and offensivelyand we cross the ball into the box a lot. 3 The celebration when he scores his first goal in front of Holte End 4 Out of the names we have been linked with eg Rudy Gestede etc seems best option. 5If we get him playing to 80% of the player he was with us ,we stay up. Con 1Very poor recent goal return,lots of injuries . 2 Does he suit our style of play,is he too slow? 3Wages ,he is on £110,000 a week currently our highest earner is Heaton on £40,000.I can’t see us buying him with a loan more likely. I saw him play for Palace about 3 weeks ago and I thought he looked good in patches. Still not sure but only makes sense if we sign another striker with a lot of pace. Edited January 11, 2020 by Londonastonvilla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 16 minutes ago, dont_do_it_doug. said: In 2016/17 he won 9 (NINE) headers per 90 for Palace. 7 man of the match awards on whoscored, for whatever that's worth. I seem to remember him being good and i follow palace fans who loved him, but we were in the Championship at the time tbf. I'm not saying he was shit after his injury just that he wasn't the same player. After his Achilles injury he was noticeably slower and that limited the scope of what he could do on the football pitch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 1 minute ago, Dr_Pangloss said: I'm not saying he was shit after his injury just that he wasn't the same player. After his Achilles injury he was noticeably slower and that limited the scope of what he could do on the football pitch. Fair enough. Was still a bloody good player though. It's the knees that have done for him, but he's still deadly in the air and he's still a battering ram. If he can find his finishing and we can keep him fit, he has a decent chance to be better than Wesley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elton Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Hmm, Jack Grealish now liking a Benteke ‘bring him home’ tweet.. Unless he wants him to clear off back to Belgium? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 21 minutes ago, dont_do_it_doug. said: Fair enough. Was still a bloody good player though. It's the knees that have done for him, but he's still deadly in the air and he's still a battering ram. If he can find his finishing and we can keep him fit, he has a decent chance to be better than Wesley. 4 **** goals in 2 and a half seasons 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 1 minute ago, Kiwivillan said: 4 **** goals in 2 and a half seasons Covered in the thread tbf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Seems to be gathering pace on the internet's this. One or two hit and miss" ITKs " claiming done by Monday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Utterly baffling decision if true. What happened to the fabled plan? Signing washed up has beens in the hope they might find the form of years gone by to keep us up. Suicide. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dounavilla Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 (edited) As much as I'd love to be wrong about this but all I foresee is him not scoring then getting injured. Relegation is going to be close. Edited January 11, 2020 by dounavilla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaglint Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Ok seeming like a go-er with the Jack and Gabby comments. People talk about ITKs but surely nobody more ITK than them. Seems a very surprising decision. If he’s one of two I’m relaxed. Given how little Smith trusts/likes Kodjia it’s difficult to see Benteke having less on an impact in PL games than Kodj as he never played. If he’s the main choice, then it’s buckle up time as it’s a helava punt when you’ve already invested £120m and have all future PL revenues on the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elton Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 (edited) I would be OK with this signing given our current centre forward options but current Benteke is a downgrade from Wesley. Benteke was also very much a confidence player for us, he had great hot spells but also long stone cold spells, when he was very poor, including being dropped by Lambert. I hope if he does sign he is one of two forwards to do so but beggars can’t be choosers in January. I wouldn’t go near him in a summer window. Edited January 11, 2020 by Elton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 3 minutes ago, jim said: Utterly baffling decision if true. What happened to the fabled plan? Signing washed up has beens in the hope they might find the form of years gone by to keep us up. Suicide. There are no plans - there's broad principles you stick to - for example not racking up credit card debt - but your car breaks down in the middle of no where ??? - outcomes the credit card. Plans are all talk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 10 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: Seems to be gathering pace on the internet's this. One or two hit and miss" ITKs " claiming done by Monday? Horrific if true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 9 hours ago, Brumstopdogs said: Got to be worth a few million just to hear this ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted January 11, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted January 11, 2020 20 minutes ago, jim said: Utterly baffling decision if true. What happened to the fabled plan? Signing washed up has beens in the hope they might find the form of years gone by to keep us up. Suicide. We're in a bit of a desperate situation tbf. January is an awful window to do the work we need to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAL Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 if benteke is our main target I worry about our future 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 16 minutes ago, Elton said: I would be OK with this signing given our current centre forward options but current Benteke is a downgrade from Wesley. Benteke was also very much a confidence player for us, he had great hot spells but also long stone cold spells, when he was very poor, including being dropped by Lambert. I hope if he does sign he is one of two forwards to do so but beggars can’t be choosers in January. I wouldn’t go near him in a summer window. But that £120m has gone. In pure finance terms why make it worse by chucking another £25m at a striker. Finance decisions are made on future spend not past. - that's how finance people think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted January 11, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted January 11, 2020 If we finish the window with only Benteke signing up front, we've **** up. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 1 minute ago, HAL said: if benteke is our main target I worry about our future I still don't see how it can come to fruition. They wouldn't loan him to us ? - and what would they want in terms of a fee ? This one got a way to run yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuwabatake Sanjuro Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 As long as stays fit, the fans get behind him and Jack keeps creating chances he will find his scoring boots again. He won't be scoring goals like the one against Crystal palace where he ran from half way anymore but he is still effective, long balls will stick better than they did to Wesley. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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