kammy Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 We have got good competition upfront now...Bent, Gabby, Weimann and Benteke all fighting for a starting spot Don't forget Bowery. Lambert said he was one for the future, but wouldn't be scared to play him. This suggests to me he's backup rather than competing for starts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjp26 Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Benteke offers something completely different to Gabby, Bent and Weimann, in his physical stature. Something we definitely lack is height and strength, and I think he'll start against Swansea because of this. Hopefully he'll be a useful in both boxes, and I'm pretty sure his presence will be useful when defending corners which is always something I get worried about (although Guzan seemed sharp yesterday). Swansea have also lost Taylor, and there defence isn't the greatest anyway - send the big lad up to plough through them I say! Unbelievable Bentekkers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaN.I Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Lets hope Collins doesn't injure him in the Wales / Belgium game next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SikhInTrinity Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Has Collins been picked? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 I imagine that this has probably already been covered in the thread, but rather than trawl through the many pages, I will ask; What is the definitive way to pronounce his surname? I have heard BEN-TE-KAY BEN-TEE-KEE But I could also say BEN-TAY-KAY BEN-TEK-EH I simply must know the correct way to say it, so I can tell my Villa chums that this is the proper way to say it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avfc96 Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Has Collins been picked? Collins has been included in there squad to face belgium and serbia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyClarke Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Woodward confirmed that it is BEN TEE KEE on the OS shortly after he signed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMcKenna Posted September 3, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted September 3, 2012 Bent tee kee to Bent - Goal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KjParton Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Yes its Ben-tee-kee confirmed by Jack Woodward who asked Benteke himself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted September 3, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted September 3, 2012 It would be good if the "eke" was silent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrackpotForeigner Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 But it's pronounced with the "ee" sound to rhyme with the "e" in "bed", not with the "ee" in "sleep". And the accent is on the second last syllable. So BenTEHkeh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMcKenna Posted September 3, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted September 3, 2012 But it's pronounced with the "ee" sound to rhyme with the "e" in "bed", not with the "ee" in "sleep". And the accent is on the second last syllable. So BenTEHkeh. Good job we didn't sign someone like Antony "Kay" of Milton Keynes - would have given commentators nightmares!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted September 3, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted September 3, 2012 But it's pronounced with the "ee" sound to rhyme with the "e" in "bed", not with the "ee" in "sleep". Not according to the quotes above, it isn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 So it was confirmed as BEN-TEE-KEE but it is actually BEN-TEH-KEH ? I am CON-FEWZ-DUH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daweii Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Let's just call him Tekkers like I've seen posted a few times since signing him.. Players love nicknames. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyClarke Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Go to OS, click on News, select "Double Swoop on Deadline Day" from the free videos in the top right hand corner. Woodward clearly states "Christian BENTEEKEE that's the pronounciation, we got it from the horses mouth!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrackpotForeigner Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 But it's pronounced with the "ee" sound to rhyme with the "e" in "bed", not with the "ee" in "sleep". Not according to the quotes above, it isn't. Woodward KFA. UEFA have taken down the YouTube videos at the start of the thread, but the commentators on that pronounced it as I described. I hope we're going to be kinder to Benteke than the football world was to poor Lucas Radebe, whose name is most definitely pronounced RaDEHbeh, and yet he spent his whole career being called Raddibby or some such. (Of course you could argue that as a Leeds player he had no rights at all, but still.) I will now go in search of further YouTube links to spare CB from Radebe's awful fate... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyClarke Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Makes no odds either way does it but on this occasion it seems unlikely that Woodward would have it wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwpzxjor1 Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Lets just wait and see how the tannoy announcers pronounce it when they give the name of the hattrick scorer next weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted September 3, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted September 3, 2012 But it's pronounced with the "ee" sound to rhyme with the "e" in "bed", not with the "ee" in "sleep". Not according to the quotes above, it isn't. Woodward KFA. UEFA have taken down the YouTube videos at the start of the thread, but the commentators on that pronounced it as I described. But they are just commentators! I think the man himself ought to know. :? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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