Winter transfer, gossip, speculation and usual butter ollocks thread

[Demitri_C]

Palace dont play to teekrra strengths  smith does. This is key. We need tj remember this. Id welcome him back without question.

He woumd get heroes welcome back and that could do wonders for him

[KevinGage]

The more I think about it, the more I'd go for Benteke - particularly if we were bringing in another forward (which I still believe we'd need to do) and were paying less than half of his current wage.

Even without goals, his hold up play and general menace can create opportunities for others. And you never know, it might just click. There were signs he was developing a good understanding with Grealish in the second half of the 14/15 season.  Grealish is a far more effective player now, so *might* help to get the best out of him again.

[TaxDodger]

Benteke on loan would be a sensible signing. If he gets back to even vaguely near his best, we'll probably stay up. We'd certainly need to bring in another striker as well though and I have no idea who that should be. I'd also rather not sell Kodjia until the Summer since we have no idea if Davis is going to be fit.

Benteke, another new striker and Kodjia/Davis would be pretty good for the rest of the season.

[KRS]

If we can get him on the right loan deal then bring him back...it’s a risk but there doesn’t appear to be many striker options available in the PL, and signing another relatively inexperienced player from abroad is equally as risky. He hasn’t done well at Liverpool or Palace, but that doesn’t mean he won’t return to form back at Villa...and even if he doesn’t rediscover his goal scoring form, then at least we know he’d at least be a better hold up player than Wes. Is there any actual evidence that we’re looking at him anyway or is it just internet talk?

[sirlordbaltimore]

Palace dont play to teekrra strengths  smith does. This is key

Does he?

[Chipsticks]

Tosun (striker) confirmed loan from Everton to Palace.

If we were going to go for Benteke, I feel like we should expect some movement very soon.

[Clampy]

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.

Every transfer is a gamble though. If we'd have got that chap from Milan, he would have been a gamble as well.

[Des Little]

Tosun (striker) confirmed loan from Everton to Palace.

If we were going to go for Benteke, I feel like we should expect some movement very soon.

I can feel a movement right now

[frank black]

Tosun (striker) confirmed loan from Everton to Palace.

If we were going to go for Benteke, I feel like we should expect some movement very soon.

Hope not, can’t see fairytales happening if he signs

[LeeB]

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.

 

He also seemed to enjoy playing with a very young Jack. He'd love playing with this version.

[Nunkin1965]

Seems a tough market out there with very little available.
If we can get Benteke on loan then I think that would be a great signing.
Just for his hold up play he’s be worth it.
And he also needs to be the main man and because there isn’t anyone else at the moment he will be!!

[Duncan Shaw]

I think Benteke is worth the risk, and I reckon it would work.  Some things are just meant to be!

[AsTallAsLions]

Tosun (striker) confirmed loan from Everton to Palace.

If we were going to go for Benteke, I feel like we should expect some movement very soon.

Hope not, can’t see fairytales happening if he signs

I don't know what qualifies as a fairytale personally. But given Wesley's return, a couple of match-winning goals and helping us scrape promotion would be more than enough.

[Des Little]

Just do it Villa.  Today.

[john e]

all the options for us in a January window will be gambles and high risks
name a realistic one that isn't

I'm not sure there's anything in it yet but Big Ben would get my vote