Jonathan Kodjia - SOLD

[olaftab]

Yes OK I recognised they are different players however in terms of pure talent Benteke was ahead whereas Kodjia is always involved.
Oh by the way are you conveniently forgetting Benteke's goals against the like of Manu and Liverpool?

[Old Kodjia]

Yes OK I recognised they are different players however in terms of pure talent Benteke was ahead whereas Kodjia is always involved.
Oh by the way are you conveniently forgetting Benteke's goals against the like of Manu and Liverpool?

I''m not conveniently forgetting anything, he also scored great goals against Chelsea, home and away.

Generally, he scores against lower table opposition, as he did at Liverpool and as he is currently doing at Palace.

Personally, Benteke is history to me.  I don't want him back and prefer to focus on where we are now.

[villan from luton]

Olaftab, much as I like Kodjia, he is playing in the second division. I like the fact Kodjia seems to be enjoying being at our club and hopefully that will continue for some time

[villan from luton]

Yes OK I recognised they are different players however in terms of pure talent Benteke was ahead whereas Kodjia is always involved.
Oh by the way are you conveniently forgetting Benteke's goals against the like of Manu and Liverpool?

I''m not conveniently forgetting anything, he also scored great goals against Chelsea, home and away.

Generally, he scores against lower table opposition, as he did at Liverpool and as he is currently doing at Palace.

Personally, Benteke is history to me.  I don't want him back and prefer to focus on where we are now.

I would love him back lol

[Old Kodjia]

You should never go back-It rarely works the second time round.

[Deano's Mullet]

Palace fans aren't keen on him I know that, on train from London last night they were moaning about how he tries to do too much when it's easier to shoot or score.

[mr underhill]

I'd have the beast back in a flash.

[passitsideways]

Yes OK I recognised they are different players however in terms of pure talent Benteke was ahead whereas Kodjia is always involved.
Oh by the way are you conveniently forgetting Benteke's goals against the like of Manu and Liverpool?

I''m not conveniently forgetting anything, he also scored great goals against Chelsea, home and away.

Generally, he scores against lower table opposition, as he did at Liverpool and as he is currently doing at Palace.

Personally, Benteke is history to me.  I don't want him back and prefer to focus on where we are now.

He also scored three against Arsenal during his time here, and once against Spurs. Add those to the two he scored against United, four vs Liverpool, and two against Chelsea, and that's 12 goals out of the 49 total he managed. So, just under 25% of his goals were scored against the top six (give or take) clubs in the country, which is hardly a damning ratio.

See, it's probably not a great idea to make claims that can actually be assessed by evidence.

I'm thrilled with the way Kodjia's going for us, but I'm not really enjoying this revisionist downplaying of what Benteke did for us in his three seasons.

[Tony Erdington]

Yes OK I recognised they are different players however in terms of pure talent Benteke was ahead whereas Kodjia is always involved.
Oh by the way are you conveniently forgetting Benteke's goals against the like of Manu and Liverpool?

I''m not conveniently forgetting anything, he also scored great goals against Chelsea, home and away.

Generally, he scores against lower table opposition, as he did at Liverpool and as he is currently doing at Palace.

Personally, Benteke is history to me.  I don't want him back and prefer to focus on where we are now.

Absolutely.

[olaftab]

 It is a comparative and debatable comment. Most forward generally score more against lower ranked opposition for obvious reasons. Benteke has proved his talent in the Premier League  however fadeouts are a common problem with him  Kodjia is very effective and always involved but it's the second division as ViL said.

[Old Kodjia]

Yes OK I recognised they are different players however in terms of pure talent Benteke was ahead whereas Kodjia is always involved.
Oh by the way are you conveniently forgetting Benteke's goals against the like of Manu and Liverpool?

I''m not conveniently forgetting anything, he also scored great goals against Chelsea, home and away.

Generally, he scores against lower table opposition, as he did at Liverpool and as he is currently doing at Palace.

Personally, Benteke is history to me.  I don't want him back and prefer to focus on where we are now.

He also scored three against Arsenal during his time here, and once against Spurs. Add those to the two he scored against United, four vs Liverpool, and two against Chelsea, and that's 12 goals out of the 49 total he managed. So, just under 25% of his goals were scored against the top six (give or take) clubs in the country, which is hardly a damning ratio.

See, it's probably not a great idea to make claims that can actually be assessed by evidence.

I'm thrilled with the way Kodjia's going for us, but I'm not really enjoying this revisionist downplaying of what Benteke did for us in his three seasons.

You don't have to enjoy it.  I'm posting an opinion that is mine, not for the benefit of someone elses enjoyment.

Yes, Benteke was good for us.  He's been a bit hit and miss since and I would personally prefer to leave him in the past (sorry if you didn't "enjoy" that statement)

If he came back and proved me wrong then I would be as happy as the next man but given the choice, I'd prefer to build a new side, not have the annual pipe dream of the Bentekes, Barrys, Milners and Youngs of this world returning to us.  As I stated earlier, I believe that it is rare for things to work so well the second time around. 

[olaftab]

You don't have to enjoy it.  I'm posting an opinion that is mine, not for the benefit of someone elses enjoyment. 

Surely OK if you post a comment on this forum it's for everyone else to share, enjoy, dislike, reply or ignore?

[Old Kodjia]

You don't have to enjoy it.  I'm posting an opinion that is mine, not for the benefit of someone elses enjoyment. 

Surely OK if you post a comment on this forum it's for everyone else to share, enjoy, dislike, reply or ignore?

Call me old fashioned but I thought opinions were there to be discussed and debated, they provoke debate.  I'm sorry, I just can't get my head around someone "not enjoying" my opinion.  Should I post an opinion that is generally going to be enjoyed by everyone?

I'd agree that opinions are there to be replied to or ignored but not enjoyed.

[Clampy]

You don't have to enjoy it.  I'm posting an opinion that is mine, not for the benefit of someone elses enjoyment. 

Surely OK if you post a comment on this forum it's for everyone else to share, enjoy, dislike, reply or ignore?

Call me old fashioned but I thought opinions were there to be discussed and debated, they provoke debate.  I'm sorry, I just can't get my head around someone "not enjoying" my opinion.  Should I post an opinion that is generally going to be enjoyed by everyone?

I'd agree that opinions are there to be replied to or ignored but not enjoyed.

I can't see the harm is someone enjoys a post. It's a bit of a small thing to get worked up over.

[Old Kodjia]

You don't have to enjoy it.  I'm posting an opinion that is mine, not for the benefit of someone elses enjoyment. 

Surely OK if you post a comment on this forum it's for everyone else to share, enjoy, dislike, reply or ignore?

Call me old fashioned but I thought opinions were there to be discussed and debated, they provoke debate.  I'm sorry, I just can't get my head around someone "not enjoying" my opinion.  Should I post an opinion that is generally going to be enjoyed by everyone?

I'd agree that opinions are there to be replied to or ignored but not enjoyed.

I can't see the harm is someone enjoys a post. It's a bit of a small thing to get worked up over.

Good for you.

Who said anything about getting worked up?  I am just answering some very strange (and extremely petty) questions.  It's far more of a small thing to keep firing questions about.

Nobody said there was any harm in "enjoying" posts