Winter transfer, gossip, speculation and usual butter ollocks thread

[sid1964]

If it is Benteke I hope he can produce his performances from his previous time here, and not the washed out, could not careless, does not know where the net is, performances whilst at Palace.

This reminds me of the Scottish Andy Gray of 76-77 vintage absolutely brilliant, and then he re-signed for us and that was a waste of time, where unfortunately injuries and father time had caught him up.

[Drummond]

Oh Christian Benteeeeeke, oh Christian Benteeeeke.... With a full Villa Park belting that out I reckon he'd put himself about and the adrenaline would keep him going.

Though after the first 5 minutes......

[saunders_heroes]

Oh for ffs go and get Benteke before it’s too late!

[placeforparks]

benteke is broken. we saw the best of him.

[Holy Trinity]

Personally I would love to see him back regardless of his recent goal scoring form!

Can we at least appreciate that this mans interplay made agbonlahor and Wieman look good once upon a time. Imaging el ghazi and grealish feeding off the beasts hold up play!

🙏🙏

[Steve67]

I'd be astonished if we go into Sunday without signing a striker

Kodjia hasn’t gone yet has he?

[Risso]

Imaging el ghazi and grealish feeding off the beasts hold up play!

I've just imagined it.  I wasn't very pleased with the results.

[sirlordbaltimore]

As much as we all loved Benteke, he's not the same player we had is he ?

It's one hell of a gamble signing a striker in an absolutely wretched run of form goal wise and expect him to suddenly find it again when it's eluded him for a couple of years

We need goals

[Abbeyfealeavfc]

If Benteke was to sign, he'd be cup-tied for the Carabao cup.If Kodjia was to leave and Davis remain injured we'd have no striker for the 2nd leg, unless somebody else was incoming.

[Risso]

As much as we all loved Benteke, he's not the same player we had is he ?

It's one hell of a gamble signing a striker in an absolutely wretched run of form goal wise and expect him to suddenly find it again when it's eluded him for a couple of years

We need goals

I agree.  The thing is with gambles is that they don't always pay off.  We've just gambled on a midfielder who has hardly played in two years, so Benteke would be another gamble too far for me.  We gambled in the summer on our striking options being good enough when a lot of people thought that they probably wouldn't be.  Now that it has been proved without a shadow of a doubt that that throw of the dice hasn't worked, the club need to rectify the situation, and a bit more quickly please.

[Villatillidie25]

the problem with a Benteke deal will be his wages. He's not long signed a 1year extension to his Palace deal and is on big bucks - we're not going to pay that (nor should we in case it doesn't work out)
His injury record recently has been patchy, which isn't great when we literally have no alternatives and his goal scoring "record" speaks for itself.
Heart says get him. Head says too big a risk

[Holy Trinity]

I dont imaging benteke would be the only incoming striker. Just that I strongly suspect he is coming back to us.

Just seen us linked with the arsenal youth player who was on loan at Leeds too.

[brontebilly]

As much as we all loved Benteke, he's not the same player we had is he ?

It's one hell of a gamble signing a striker in an absolutely wretched run of form goal wise and expect him to suddenly find it again when it's eluded him for a couple of years

We need goals

I agree.  The thing is with gambles is that they don't always pay off.  We've just gambled on a midfielder who has hardly played in two years, so Benteke would be another gamble too far for me.  We gambled in the summer on our striking options being good enough when a lot of people thought that they probably wouldn't be.  Now that it has been proved without a shadow of a doubt that that throw of the dice hasn't worked, the club need to rectify the situation, and a bit more quickly please.

At least Benteke has been playing regularly , not scoring mind. Drinkwater is another level of a gamble entirely and a ridiculous one mid season for me.

Is Hogan back with us does anyone know?

[Jon Crofts]

If it's going to be Benteke then thinking about what he might bring, those 6 pointers he played in under Sherwood & Lamberk, there'll be more to come under Smith, he delivered every time pretty much.

 

[chrisw1]

As much as we all loved Benteke, he's not the same player we had is he ?

It's one hell of a gamble signing a striker in an absolutely wretched run of form goal wise and expect him to suddenly find it again when it's eluded him for a couple of years

We need goals

I agree.  The thing is with gambles is that they don't always pay off.  We've just gambled on a midfielder who has hardly played in two years, so Benteke would be another gamble too far for me.  We gambled in the summer on our striking options being good enough when a lot of people thought that they probably wouldn't be.  Now that it has been proved without a shadow of a doubt that that throw of the dice hasn't worked, the club need to rectify the situation, and a bit more quickly please.

I'm with Balti and Risso.  I love the idea of Benteke finding form and being brilliant for us, but the risk is just too high.  I'd take him on a cheap loan but only if we also signed a more nailed on alternative.