lexicon Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 26 minutes ago, Jareth said: If Benteke comes here it's because Dean Smith can see he has the desire to get his form back - I know there's been injuries but there was with Mings - so IF he comes back, I'm all for it - let alone the history we have with him. Also, can't be any worse than Davis, and we need bodies. There's a real lack of strikers with premier league goalscoring experience available to us, too. If we can get him on the relative cheap and then sign a player with potential from abroad (Kadewere, for example) - that'd do me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 I reckon it's all done and dusted - it's been kept under wraps and he starts today... Abenteke - abenteke - wooooo - ooooooo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 10 minutes ago, lexicon said: There's a real lack of strikers with premier league goalscoring experience available to us, too. If we can get him on the relative cheap and then sign a player with potential from abroad (Kadewere, for example) - that'd do me. So hope Benteke rediscovers his mojo and Palace would absolutely rip us off, Hodgson has already said no desire to lose him which is code for anyone wants him is going to pay overs. Potential is player from French 2nd division. That would make me very worried Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilko154 Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 1 hour ago, DaveAV1 said: It would lift fans for the first 5 minutes of his first game. Then once it becomes obvious that he’s no longer the same player he was/limps off, we will all fall into a deep depression and lament our sentimentality. We will then berate the club for not seeing it as sentimentality and not signing a decent, fit striker instead. This is so true But I still want it to happen just for that 5 minute lift in his first game. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilko154 Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 I think we might have an announcement prior to kickoff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 Coonor Wickham is about to leave Palace to go on loan for the season to Sheffield Wednesday. Guess they might still be OK with Benteke leaving since they have Ayew, and Tosun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 (edited) 7 minutes ago, sne said: Coonor Wickham is about to leave Palace to go on loan for the season to Sheffield Wednesday. Guess they might still be OK with Benteke leaving since they have Ayew, and Tosun Benteke definitely not leaving now. Phew! https://www.football.london/crystal-palace-fc/news/roy-hodgson-hint-benteke-tosun-17549075 "I don’t think bringing a new player into the club as centre-forward should mean it is definitely the end of the road for another player. Of course they can play together. Of course one can play and one can sit on the bench. “There might come a time what I will do without them all, because they are all injured. I know that can happen, because we have had ten senior players unavailable." Edited January 12, 2020 by Kiwivillan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 23 minutes ago, Kiwivillan said: So hope Benteke rediscovers his mojo and Palace would absolutely rip us off, Hodgson has already said no desire to lose him which is code for anyone wants him is going to pay overs. Potential is player from French 2nd division. That would make me very worried Beggars can't be choosers mate. I'm sure we're aiming as high as possible but the competition is fierce and the players we want have plenty of options, many better than a relegation scrap. Giroud and Piatek would be first choice two, but if we can't get them we have to go down the list until we find someone. We have the added pressure of time, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 31 minutes ago, Kiwivillan said: Benteke definitely not leaving now. Phew! https://www.football.london/crystal-palace-fc/news/roy-hodgson-hint-benteke-tosun-17549075 "I don’t think bringing a new player into the club as centre-forward should mean it is definitely the end of the road for another player. Of course they can play together. Of course one can play and one can sit on the bench. “There might come a time what I will do without them all, because they are all injured. I know that can happen, because we have had ten senior players unavailable." My prayers have been answered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam2003 Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 2 hours ago, DaveAV1 said: It would lift fans for the first 5 minutes of his first game. Then once it becomes obvious that he’s no longer the same player he was/limps off, we will all fall into a deep depression and lament our sentimentality. We will then berate the club for not seeing it as sentimentality and not signing a decent, fit striker instead. We would be like that with Messi if he didn’t score a hattrick in the first five minutes to be fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted January 12, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted January 12, 2020 Yay, back to having no strikers cos that's so much better. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 3 minutes ago, PieFacE said: Yay, back to having no strikers cos that's so much better. Like the media and basement blog sites you and the rest of us have no idea who our targets are 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAV1 Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 52 minutes ago, wilko154 said: This is so true But I still want it to happen just for that 5 minute lift in his first game. An expensive 5 minutes! I get the sentiment though, but we need to be pragmatic I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAV1 Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 5 minutes ago, Adam2003 said: We would be like that with Messi if he didn’t score a hattrick in the first five minutes to be fair. He’s true world class, he’s get until halftime! Then again he could have a hattrick by then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 12 hours ago, Laughable Chimp said: Hodgson was super vague about it. All he said was that he was improving and hopefully he won't be out for too long. I thought he'd be out with Tosun coming in but seems Connor Wickham is going out instead which makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BleedClaretAndBlue Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 He’s earning north of £100k at Palace. No way would we match that, and cant see Palace doing us a favour and giving him to us on loan and paying a % Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntrimBlack Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 Enough with the `bring him home'. We were only a stepping stone for him as he stated before he even joined. Little did he know, his best years were on the stepping stone. He is past it now. We need a goalscorer - he ain't it. Move on. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zab6359 Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 4 hours ago, Kiwivillan said: Benteke definitely not leaving now. Phew! https://www.football.london/crystal-palace-fc/news/roy-hodgson-hint-benteke-tosun-17549075 "I don’t think bringing a new player into the club as centre-forward should mean it is definitely the end of the road for another player. Of course they can play together. Of course one can play and one can sit on the bench. “There might come a time what I will do without them all, because they are all injured. I know that can happen, because we have had ten senior players unavailable." Thank ****!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 1 hour ago, BleedClaretAndBlue said: He’s earning north of £100k at Palace. No way would we match that, and cant see Palace doing us a favour and giving him to us on loan and paying a % Again I find it bemusing that Palace gave him another year on his contract not long ago that commits them to paying him another £5-6m. It only makes sense to me if they did it to sell him pretty quickly for a fee rather than let him leave on a free transfer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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