Summer 2013: Villa Transfers, Speculation, Suggestions and Rumours

[Shrek]

But Ronaldo is twice the player Bale is so I don't see why that's a good move for Real.
If they put Ronaldo and Bale behind or either side of a top striker.... awesome.

No way Ronaldo twice the player Bale is....In fact, I think Bale is the better player now. Mind you, Tottenham are asking anything up to £100M now, which makes our own Christian Benteke worth £150M!!!

Ha ha, you nearly had me then. Bale is not, nor never will be better than Ronaldo. He is absolute quality, but he isn't on the same level as Messi and Ronaldo.

[Yossarian]

But Ronaldo is twice the player Bale is so I don't see why that's a good move for Real.
If they put Ronaldo and Bale behind or either side of a top striker.... awesome.

No way Ronaldo twice the player Bale is....In fact, I think Bale is the better player now. Mind you, Tottenham are asking anything up to £100M now, which makes our own Christian Benteke worth £150M!!!

Ha ha, you nearly had me then. Bale is not, nor never will be better than Ronaldo. He is absolute quality, but he isn't on the same level as Messi and Ronaldo.

Perhaps if he was at a big club he might get the chance to shine.

[Mister E]

They'll all want Helenius next summer.

lets hope so.

Do you not like him, Dante?                 

[eric woolban woolban]

They'll all want Helenius next summer.

lets hope so.

Do you not like him, Dante?                 

I think he means, if he has a 'Benteke' type season, clubs will be sniffing around.

Unless of course, your reply was of a sarcastic overture.

[Percy McCarthy]

My comment about Helenius was tongue-in-cheek of course, but his youtube video pisses all over Benteke's from his time at Genk.

[Mazrim]

But Ronaldo is twice the player Bale is so I don't see why that's a good move for Real.
If they put Ronaldo and Bale behind or either side of a top striker.... awesome.

No way Ronaldo twice the player Bale is....In fact, I think Bale is the better player now. Mind you, Tottenham are asking anything up to £100M now, which makes our own Christian Benteke worth £150M!!!

I'm guessing you're taking the piss? Ronaldo is arguably (and there's only one reasonable alternative)  the best player in the world and has been for some time. Bale isn't even close, despie being a wonderful player.

[paul_e]

My comment about Helenius was tongue-in-cheek of course, but his youtube video pisses all over Benteke's from his time at Genk.

I disagree.  Benteke's videos last summer were very raw but they showed the one thing that you cannot learn as a striker which is the ability to find space in the box.  The first time we were linked and the video surfaced I mentioned it and loads of people called it bad defending but we've now seen a season of him finding time and space in the 'best league in the world' so it clearly wasn't the defending.

Helenius's video shows a player with excellent technique, pace and balance who was full of confidence and got better as the season progressed and there are hints of real quality there but he's not the raw diamond Benteke proved to be, I think he'll be a very good premier league player going forward but I think Benteke will be one of the best strikers in the world within a couple of years.

To back the thread up a few pages - regarding Bale being a decent guy, he trademarked his goal celebration, I can't think of a clearer way to inform the world you're a complete bellend than that.

[KevinGage]

Aye, he 'hearts' Tottingham fans so much.    Just like he'll love Real Madrid or Manchester United fans should either of those sides be mental enough to match the asking price.  Or the visitors to Dudley Zoo, when he finishes his career at his spiritual home.

[Percy McCarthy]

My comment about Helenius was tongue-in-cheek of course, but his youtube video pisses all over Benteke's from his time at Genk.

I disagree.  Benteke's videos last summer were very raw but they showed the one thing that you cannot learn as a striker which is the ability to find space in the box.  The first time we were linked and the video surfaced I mentioned it and loads of people called it bad defending but we've now seen a season of him finding time and space in the 'best league in the world' so it clearly wasn't the defending.

Helenius's video shows a player with excellent technique, pace and balance who was full of confidence and got better as the season progressed and there are hints of real quality there but he's not the raw diamond Benteke proved to be, I think he'll be a very good premier league player going forward but I think Benteke will be one of the best strikers in the world within a couple of years.

To be honest, Benteke's video got such bad reviews on here I didn't watch it. I did stick up for him early on though, as you can see from the genesis of his mammoth thread, and as soon as I saw him 'live' I was convinced he was gonna be shit hot.

[Mazrim]

And well he might trademark his shit goal celebration. In a few thousand years that symbol replaces the sign of the cross as the number one religious gesture when the apes take over.
They will make heart shaped signs with their hands to Charlton Heston, in remembrance of Ba-el, the first chimp who talked... like Pam Ayres.

[eamonn]

My comment about Helenius was tongue-in-cheek of course, but his youtube video pisses all over Benteke's from his time at Genk.

I disagree.  Benteke's videos last summer were very raw but they showed the one thing that you cannot learn as a striker which is the ability to find space in the box.  The first time we were linked and the video surfaced I mentioned it and loads of people called it bad defending but we've now seen a season of him finding time and space in the 'best league in the world' so it clearly wasn't the defending.

Helenius's video shows a player with excellent technique, pace and balance who was full of confidence and got better as the season progressed and there are hints of real quality there but he's not the raw diamond Benteke proved to be, I think he'll be a very good premier league player going forward but I think Benteke will be one of the best strikers in the world within a couple of years.

To be honest, Benteke's video got such bad reviews on here I didn't watch it. I did stick up for him early on though, as you can see from the genesis of his mammoth thread, and as soon as I saw him 'live' I was convinced he was gonna be shit hot.

When Benteke scored on his debut after coming on as a sub I remember after seeing the goal thinking if only he had stopped the ball on the line and got down and, face towards the ground, gently nodded it in, it would surely have been the best debut goal ever (those kind of goals are legal...right? At schoolboy level we were told not to do them probably to stop all the Billy Big Bollocks but maybe there is some law or shit...).

[LeeB]

And well he might trademark his shit goal celebration. In a few thousand years that symbol replaces the sign of the cross as the number one religious gesture when the apes take over.
They will make heart shaped signs with their hands to Charlton Heston, in remembrance of Ba-el, the first chimp who talked... like Pam Ayres.

He'd do we'll to remember her famous lament, "I wish I'd looked after me image rights".

[nigel]

And well he might trademark his shit goal celebration. In a few thousand years that symbol replaces the sign of the cross as the number one religious gesture when the apes take over.
They will make heart shaped signs with their hands to Charlton Heston, in remembrance of Ba-el, the first chimp who talked... like Pam Ayres.

Has he kissed the badge yet?
That's the sure fire way of telling if he'll go or not 

[JD]

And well he might trademark his shit goal celebration. In a few thousand years that symbol replaces the sign of the cross as the number one religious gesture when the apes take over.
They will make heart shaped signs with their hands to Charlton Heston, in remembrance of Ba-el, the first chimp who talked... like Pam Ayres.

Brilliant Maz, good to see you back and on form my friend. A laugh out loud moment (the wife thinks I'm sad).

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

And well he might trademark his shit goal celebration. In a few thousand years that symbol replaces the sign of the cross as the number one religious gesture when the apes take over.
They will make heart shaped signs with their hands to Charlton Heston, in remembrance of Ba-el, the first chimp who talked... like Pam Ayres.

This is very good.
The mind of a genius at work.
;-)