Winter transfer, gossip, speculation and usual butter ollocks thread

[mallo]

Tekkers is currently rubbish. However, he's up to speed with the premiership and would replace Wes relatively easily. The question would be attitude, injuries and goals. He's scored less that Wes in arguably a better team, however we would create more for him and he would be the lone striker - Palace don't play that way. I'm ambivalent - if he comes fair enough as long as we get someone else. I know it's not going to be easy/possible to get a marquee striker this window. Edit - and he can head a ball.

[john e]

Trust me

He’d score millions of goals for us

[algy]

To be fair to Benteke, if I'd played for the Villa I'd struggle to be motivated playing for Crystal Palace ...

I think, given its slim pickings, and he's loved, and we desperately need a striker - I'd take him on a loan-to-buy any day of the week. He's a gamble - but I don't think it's any more of one than bringing a player in from abroad who may or may not settle. Or someone from the championship and hoping they make the step up for that matter.

We need him, he needs us. It's meant to be.

[Ads]

I want Little Ears back.

[manic-road]

Benteke needs to be playing games and performing at a decent level if he has any aspiration to play for Belgium in this summers Euros. With Palace getting in another striker I presume he is the one that Palace will release if they let any strikers leave in the window.

Will he be wearing the claret and blue shirt again? Hope so because getting a striker playing regularly for the first team at this stage of the season is unlikely to be released from any club unless the money is a stupid offer.

[N'ZMAV]

if Benteke had played for us instead of Wesley, he'd have got more goals, and we'd have got more points. I have no doubt about that.

[devilla]

I thought we could only have one loan from another Premier League club. If that's right, it's been taken by Drinkwater so a loan for Benteke couldn't happen.

I thought it was two loans from PL, but max of 1 from any club - so we cant' loan Giroud but could take Salah or Aguero.

Ah, ok. That being so, I think a gamble on Benteke could pay off and we do seem to be running out of options. I think playing with Grealish in his current form would give him confidence. The return of The Beast, bring it on.

[Risso]

I think this comment from a Palace fan sums it up for me.

"Villa desperate after they lost both goalie and main striker for rest of season. Really hope they feel nostalgic and pick up CB."

We'd be buying a player based exactly on that, nostalgia.  Not current form or ability, but what he did 5 years ago.  His three goals this season have come against Cyprus and San Marino.  He scored 1 goal last season, and 3 the year before.  If he hadn't played us for before, people would be going absolutely mental if a player that poor was linked with us.

[Toronto Villa]

Not sure about Salah. He was hopeless at Chelsea. It would be a gamble.

We do have the Egyptian link, so don’t write it off

We got the better Egyptians. Fuck Salah.

[Small Rodent]

He soon fucked off when Liverpool came calling.

[Small Rodent]

I’d have him on loan if we get another, though.

[Mister E]

Well its basically been said on here that Benteke is coming back loan to buy option.
It was never said when in window but it's been touted as a signing happening

Benteke return may be on the cards. Loan to buy (from what I’ve heard last night)

And  also we be all been told here that we are signing Jared Bowen.

Good source says we are making progress with Bowen. Be happy with that to supply the ammo.

So that's Bowen and Benteke  according to this itk

What? - you actually believe all this shit??!!
 

[frank black]

If I were Hull I’d hang on to Bowen whilst in the mix for the playoffs, take out the extra years option on his contract and then flog him in the summer if not promoted.

[villadelph]

I think this comment from a Palace fan sums it up for me.

"Villa desperate after they lost both goalie and main striker for rest of season. Really hope they feel nostalgic and pick up CB."

We'd be buying a player based exactly on that, nostalgia.  Not current form or ability, but what he did 5 years ago.  His three goals this season have come against Cyprus and San Marino.  He scored 1 goal last season, and 3 the year before.  If he hadn't played us for before, people would be going absolutely mental if a player that poor was linked with us.

But..

We’ve seen his potential first hand and Wesley has been a passenger for the entire season. He has no impact on the game.

I’ll take a risk on an out of form Benteke over what Wesley has offered this season, no question.

[hilts_coolerking]

I think this comment from a Palace fan sums it up for me.

"Villa desperate after they lost both goalie and main striker for rest of season. Really hope they feel nostalgic and pick up CB."

We'd be buying a player based exactly on that, nostalgia.  Not current form or ability, but what he did 5 years ago.  His three goals this season have come against Cyprus and San Marino.  He scored 1 goal last season, and 3 the year before.  If he hadn't played us for before, people would be going absolutely mental if a player that poor was linked with us.

But..

We’ve seen his potential first hand and Wesley has been a passenger for the entire season. He has no impact on the game.

I’ll take a risk on an out of form Benteke over what Wesley has offered this season, no question.

Three years isn't a loss of form; it's a loss of ability.