Andreas Weimann

[Mazrim]

Weimann is 5' 10 at most.

[jcsutv]

Why oh why did Legion declare the last caption competition was The last of the season?

[Ad@m]

I really don't believe he's 6 foot 2.

In any event, I've never really seen him take a 40 yard ball on his chest while holding off a big centre back and then lay it off.

Absolutely. Wiemann's a completely different player to Benteke and I think asking him to play that role would be a complete waste of his ability.

If the worst were to happen and we lost Benteke this summer (and I don't think it will happen) we could do worse than to go and get Grant Holt to play that 'big man up front' role.

[danlanza]

From Benteke to Holt ! Bloody hell, please no.

[Ad@m]

From Benteke to Holt ! Bloody hell, please no.

I did say 'should the worst happen'. In the absence of a worldwide scouting network I can't see anyone else we could realistically get who could fit seamlessly into our style of play and allow us to keep Andi and Gabby playing off the centre forward.

[danlanza]

From Benteke to Holt ! Bloody hell, please no.

I did say 'should the worst happen'. In the absence of a worldwide scouting network I can't see anyone else we could realistically get who could fit seamlessly into our style of play and allow us to keep Andi and Gabby playing off the centre forward.

The worst will not happen so no worries.

[PeterWithesShin]

I think i'd rather have Heskey back than sign Grant "The Pieman" Holt.

[danlanza]

Me too.

[PaulWinch again]

Holt had one good season, but he is useless.

[Ad@m]

Holt had one good season, but he is useless.

He scored more than Wiemann this season.

[PeterWithesShin]

Holt had one good season, but he is useless.

He scored more than Wiemann this season.

No he didn't. He scored 8, Weimann 12. He scored one more in the league if that is what you mean, but a) he played more games b) he played them as the main striker, unlike Weimann.

[PaulWinch again]

Holt had one good season, but he is useless.

He scored more than Wiemann this season.

One more and he played as a central striker and Weimann played out wide.

[Ad@m]

Holt had one good season, but he is useless.

He scored more than Wiemann this season.

One more and he played as a central striker and Weimann played out wide.

And if Andi tried to play the Benteke role he'd score less.

To look at it a different way he scored one less this season than Heskey scored in 3 years for us.

Dont get me wrong, he's not a patch on Benteke but if we lost Benteke I don't see many obvious replacements which would allow us to keep our style. Plus Lambert obviously rates him.

[PeterWithesShin]

Score less than who? Benteke? Yes. Holt? Not in a million years.

[PaulWinch again]

Agreed, Holt is not a good player.