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Benteke: Yes or No?

In the last few days, the media have strongly linked Aston Villa's 'striking sensation' Christian Benteke. but is he Good, Bad or just plain ugly?

At just 22 years old and with 20 goals in 36 games for club and country, you have to give credit where it is due and agree that Christian Benteke gets the job done and quite often in spectacular fashion. Add that to his playing for a team that lack creativity, create few chances and are in a relegation fight for their lives, it adds to the argument that this is a player of quality and one that can get even better with age and better and more regular supply.

It would appear that despite earlier claims that Villa would be looking to build a team around their striker, the club have more recently hinted that this could change, whilst you can see that either their relegation would force them to cash in or that the player would himself push for a move, as playing Championship football probably wasn't what he envisaged when he signed for the club. The players agent has also appeared to be preparing the waters for a summer move with comments that will send Villa fans into an even deeper depression.

Benteke`s agent Erik Kismet : "It is normal that if you go to a club and do well, then other clubs will show an interest.
'Christian has shown that he can play in England so why not take the step up to the next level if the opportunity is there?

"At the end of the season, interested clubs will talk to Villa, but it has to be right for Villa, the buying club and Christian.

"If all three parties are agreeable, something could happen, but right now his focus is on Villa, helping them stay in the Premier League."

To add to this debate, I just thought I would add a couple of comments from the Vital Villa site, which are as follows:

If he wants to go let him go, he's over rated. This isn't a knee jerk to this article either I never cease to be amazed at how quickly Villa fans turn average players into heroes. Benteke could turn into a great player or he could never get any better. At the moment he is hit and miss and just about good at best AVbornandbred

15 goals so far in a struggling team says that he definitely isn't overrated. Starter and main scorer for Belgium, who are the up and coming team, full of talent. Start the bidding @ 25. Can't blame him at all for going which he undoubtedly will. He can earn three times as much and win trophies whilst not having to carry a team. Villan444

Fairly obvious to be honest. He's looked like a top 4 player most of the season. If he can move to a trophy challening team and triple his wages at the same time why wouldn't he? He doesn't owe us anything. I'd be absolutely gutted to see him leave as I think he's one hell of a player and also seems like a pretty decent down to earth guy too, but I seriously couldn't blame him for going. DeanoVilla

It is clear that Benteke has ability, but in my opinion he remains a rough diamond, who has the potential to either become a great player or simply one that will always lack that polish and his rawness,will eventually find him out, as opposing players become more aware of his strengths and deal with them accordingly. There is always a risk with players who have a great first season, that they either get carried away with the hype and tale their eye of the target or simply don't have that extra quality, once defenders work them out. At this time, I am still undecided whether he is the read deal or a flash in the pan that doesn't really have that polish to make the next step up and though there is real potential, would or should we gamble £15m on a player that may or may not become a world-beater?..

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Writer: OxfordSpur

Date:Tuesday February 19 2013

Time: 9:03AM

Your Comments

I wouldn't be averse, but these are the sorts of players that we really need to be getting before they double in price.

darkenvai

Good player but I think we can attract bigger and better players if we make top 4.

01tottenham

As yousaid - a rough diamond or a flash in the pan??!!! I'd have no problem if he was to be the thrid striker, replacing Adebayor, whist Leandro was brought in as well! Though given his agent's lack of timing - probably too much grief!

scoops50

Very good player but he isn't ours he has a long contract at villa.

gibbothfc

Yes! Then again, I'd take Heskey over Adebayor...

skins

Which is the bigger gamble, a player who has proved he can cut it in the premier league or one who has never played there ? For some reason many fans seem to think the further away a player comes from the better he is. Benteke ticks the boxes for me. Firstly he's affordable, even after Villa have taken their profit. Secondly he's a genuine centre forward, able to lead the line the way Adebeyor should be doing but isn't. Thirdly at 22 he can get better. We can't buy a team, we have to build one, and that means buying players who can improve (Modric, Holtby etc).

jod

You see strikers for teams battling relegation pop up all the time, Andy johnson for Palace, Bent from Charlton, he'd probably do quite well for us, but we should be taking gambles if we get top 4? if we buy him and another established striker happy days.

coys1717

If we get champions league we really should look at the best strikers in the world. There's no reason why we can't pay the 25M or so to get one

spurspanther

Sure, why not. He's scored goals in an awful team, he's young, he's Belgian, he's big and strong. Being able to pick from JD, Ade and Benteke would be great. I'd rather we get a younger striker like Benteke or Gary Hooper and spend more on a midfielder.

StripiestPilot

Basically Spurs will have to put up or shut up, personally I think the agent is trying to get a big payday for himself. He will cost at least three times what we paid for him and then he could suffer second season sydrome like most imports ............... plus he has three years left on his contract and Villa will be in the driving seat ................. also the big if ....... 'if you get top four' .... think your red friends in north London will have something to say about that .. lol

astonmilan

on one hand im saying take a punt on him we have to get somebody in to score goals and then im thinking how we were burnt with bentley we need to spend 25M+ on a prooven striker one thing is for sure if we qualify for the champions league we better be busy in the transfer market ---ambition ambition ambition-

krafty007

Yes to Benteke but along with another top striker also. JD is not getting any younger and his role next season is more likely to be as impact sub from the bench. Unless Adebayor shows some remarkable improvement during the remainder of this season I see him leaving / being shipped out in the summer. Even with Benteke on board, that leaves us in our perennial situation of being at least one great striker short. If we start next season with Benteke and Gaston Ramirez (from Southampton) or Michu (from Swansea) and Defoe as back up I would be happy. Both Ramirez and Michu are able to comfortably play from a slightly deeper starting position which appears to be the way AVB would prefer to play so they would fit our style nicely as well as knowing where the goal is and having previous PL experience.

SpuriousLife

Theres no way he will go for over 20M astonmilan, If you get relegated we could get him for 10M so don't go counting your chickens yet.

spurspanther

Like the media have ANY idea as to what Levy has planned for the summer. Like Levy does....

Tottenham Hotcore

Anyone saying "when we cl we can get a better class of player" has obviously only followed Spurs for 6 months and knows nothing of Levy and our transfer history.

Tottenham Hotcore

It's a well known fact that Levy's rolladex is on a timelock that doesn't open less than 24 hours from the end of a transfer window. Likewise his phone only accepts call from a named number that must have the words Joe & Lewis in it!):

scoops50

We need a bigger name not a one season player who has just done well these players are a dime a dozen remember Bentley and the likes go for a top top player we can afford it we just have to sell cutley .

POP

Exactly Hotcore, people need to forget the idea of signing £25m players, it simply is not what we do. Even if we finish 3rd and get straight into the groups we wont break the habit of a lifetime. Until we start getting into the top 2 or 3 year on year we won’t go down a different transfer or wage route. If w signed a player for £30m in the summer on the basis of qualifying for the CL, we would need to certainly qualify fir the CL the year after to break even on the deal after wages etc…and levy isn’t in things for breaking even. It’s a vicious circle, we need better players to regularly get into the CL (where everyone wants to be) and eventually push for titles etc but can’t pay for and pay for the upkeep of these players until we do

Don’t get me wrong, I think we should have bitten the bullet, got “big Joe” to stump up a bit of cash and actually buy a decent striker or 2 last summer but as that hasn’t happened I think we are going down one of two routes. A) We are planning ahead and are building the right environment and youth setup, so when the FFP rules to actually come into force and tip the balance back in favour of clubs who don’t have some foreign sugar daddy upsetting the applecart we are able to realistically compete on a level footing. B) We are happy plodding along as we are, buying young players in numbers and hoping every now and again we get a hit (i.e. Bale) and continue to breeders for the bigger clubs. There are arguments for both cases but I honestly think we are planning for the long term and have just accepted we cannot compete with the Man city’s and Chelsea’s for the £20m+ players so why even try. I would love to see Falcao etc but the numbers just don’t stack. If Benteke will score us goals and we can afford him then it’s a no brainer.

hudderspur

no question. of course I would.

wiltshirespur

We need a better quality of player. We should go for a player like Stevan Jovetic from Fiorentina, which we should have done at the beginning of the season on the back of their poor previous season. He can play anywhere in an attacking midfield spot or up front, is technically very gifted aswell as being strong enough to brush the opposition aside and has a reasonable amount of pace.

flipper

not about stats or goals he's scored, simply having seen him play quite a few times you can tell he's class. If we can get him for under 15 mil (quite likely if villa go down) then I'd bite your hand off for him.

wiltshirespur

no no no we can`t be paying 25m and plus ..he should stay at Villa ,,,we owe them one for off loading Hutton on dem

paul muldrew

Always wary of these relatively unknown players coming in & being sensational in their 1st season. A lot get sold on for mega bucks & then fade. We've seen it before. Charlie Adam, Scott Sinclair, Jordan Henderson, doesn't matter whether they're foreign or not, the majority of these "sensations" always turn out to be one hit wonders who never quite get to the same dizzy heights that bought them to our attention. We've been burnt by so many ourselves in the past, Popescu, Rebrov, Bent & Bentley to name a few.

And yes, I know that a lot suffer circumstances like injuries, management changes etc. that screw things up for them, but if they were that good, it wouldn't make that much difference.

Spuds-U-Like

spurspanther .... we will get what we ask for him, he will have three years left of a four year contract with no relegation clause. Levy will find Lambert isn't a soft touch. Plus Spurs are a selling club just like us, can't see them spending big money on someone. If he goes, he will go to Chelsea or City, clubs who can afford him, his agents fee, his wages and offer him a genuine shot at winning something. UTV

astonmilan

Benteke will go for 10m if relegated ?? Are you having a laugh Spurspanther, Seriously this lad is dubbed the next Drogba, Players like Fletcher who is close to his prime going for 15m and you think a strong, agile, skill full, player who brings others players into the game and at the age of 22 in a very inexperienced team (not awful) will go for just 2m more than what we paid for him ? We brought him on a 4 year contact, he still has 3.5 years on it, if we get relegated we do not have to sell, he isn't on massive amounts we will release over 25m in wages just Given, Hutton, Warnock, Petrov, Makoun, Ireland, N.Zogbia and Bent and still have the first 11 we are playing right now to bring us back up plus the sell on value of those players and we will more than make up for the bounce back up. We have a very talented squad and you guys have only over taken us over the last few years before that you were a very average team so please do not speak about Villa with such disrespect we know where we are and if we do sell there are plenty of teams with cash that will want Benteke and he will simply go to the highest bidder that will be more than 10m. I will say again Fletcher 15m from a RELEGATED team.

Villa 4 Ever

We should have signed him whilst he was cheap. His price will be too much come the summer I suspect.

Kes80

if anyone could get a reasonable deal for him it would be daniel levy... but I see what you villa boys are saying and I do agree, itll probs be more like 20mil

wiltshirespur

the fact remains he is yet another striker we should have signed when cheaper...

wiltshirespur

Yes, please. 22 years old, 20 goals in 36 games for club and country. What I've seen of him he is very strong in the air, don't know about other qualities.

Jables

if chelsea do get him then we buy lukaku, who could be as good if not better, been seriously impressed with him (if chelsea would sell to us, which I doubt)

wiltshirespur

Aston villa might not be in the prem next season....Pay up or Shut up?? haha yeah right. Nice fighting talk, needed for your last games (best of luck)...but come on. If you go down he will leave for hardly anything..or he will stay and play in the championship.

SpursOne2

As for the article, maybe we could get him as a 3rd-4th choice forward for a decent price. …and by that I mean no way near the money they are quoting in the paper. Sure he might develop into a top player or not in the PL, but is that what we need? I thought we needed another number 1 forward, to come in a take the reins. I hope our scouts really go all out to identify the right man for us. This is typical media re-hashing, linking us with a player mid relegation battle. Back in December he declared his love for Arsenal and said he though Villa was in London when he joined… Just like the Hooper link, total rubbish imo. *****ing silly season never ends. Why don’t we bid for Remy already? Ha. COYS.

SpursOne2

Jables, I don't want to be selling the player on but he is a Drogba type player , he plays better against the big teams, he has a lot of skill, he wins over 8.6 headers a game the most in the Premiership this season, He does miss some shots but more often than not he will put them away when they matter, he is a match winner and once he learns English i can see him being a captain. We have seen our fair share of one season wonders but he has enough class to be more than that, He has only just turned 22 and I can see him being in a first 11 team for the next 10 years, let's say you buy him for 20m that is 2m a season, you pay the same for an average player on loan for a season, this guy has the potential to double in value and I fear even if you guys get him he will still look to go to Man City or Man Utd later on just like Arsenal couldn't keep RVP. I want him to stay at Villa, we are sick of being a sell on club and we ourselves have the chance to build our very own team, we have the youngest squad in the Premiership and a lot of them it's their first season in the Premiership we will get better. Although if you do get him pay a nice fee, you buggered us up with the Hutton deal and we helped make Kyle Walker the player he is today :)

Villa 4 Ever

If he's that good he won't be playing in the championship next season. There's no way he is worth over 15M. I think you would take 10M for him, cause if you go down you will stay down.

spurspanther

hell yes, we'd take him, depending on price of course. Proven in the premier league, would settle easily with the other players from belgium, would add something to our attack we do not have. Its win win all round. Miles better tham gambling £20m+ on an unproven brazilian who cant speak english.

jimmy-yid

Will levy even buy a striker ! Windows are for looking not buying dan thinks.

Little spur

At the moment we can't buy anyone, blimey the last transfer window has only just shut and we get linked with another striker, which is mainly due to his agent, he must be short of cash, so his trying to get a price for his player. If come the time AVB and spurs ''should'' decide his the player for us and we make a small levy offer, you know the one they want 10m we offer 7m, i will go along with AVB's decision. Until such time we have 12 prem games and the return leg with Lyon to go before crossing over to the levy transfer market.

spu 4 life

hudderspur - You wouldn't have to qualify for the Champions League the next year, you would have to qualify for every year of the players contract, its Leeds United football and we all know where that ended up. I think we are developing players a bit more than "every now and again", whether we are talking about players coming through the ranks or coming in in their early twenties we are doing better than I can ever remember in terms of player development. What isn't mentioned in your long term scenario is the new stadium, that's the key to changing the finances.

jod

YES! HE'S THE NEXT DROGBA

TornadoYid

NO - he has scored in just 6 games from open play all season. He was dreadful against Bradford in both legs costing his side a Cup Final appearance suggesting he is not mentally tough enough to be a winner. We need to buy a top quality striker in the summer to progress as a team, without it you can say goodbye to Bale, he won't stay if we buy mediocrity. Would Benteke start for Man U, Man C or Chelsea? No, then why should he start for us if we want to compete with them, raise your standards guys, we don't want to be nearly men. This guy won't even get us Champions League football.

Med1

oh and another note beware of players who score a shed full one season and phuck all the next, we have two of them them at the moment?

spu 4 life

bloody key pod, them them, my stutter is coming back

spu 4 life

I thought the next DROGBA was young souley who's out on loan, how many next dogbreaths are playing these days?

spu 4 life

Villa 4 ever, 20m? That's funny. You might be able to con Liverpool into paying that silly sum but you won't fool spurs. 12m tops if you get relegated.

01tottenham

Lukako went to Chelsea for £18m and Spurspanther thinks we would take £10m for Benteke? Dream on. Financially Villa will be under NO pressure to sell even if we go down. The pressure we will come under is from the player, who quite rightly, wants to play in the top flight. Any move will be on Villa's terms, as it was with Gareth Barry, Ashley Young, Stewart Downing and James Milner (really depressing when you see who we have sold recently!). I think Villa would accept £18m but no less..I actually believe for the player's development IF Villa stay up he would be better staying at Villa park for one more season. I honestly believe that there is a very exciting and talented squad with a lot of potential, but far too inexperienced in crucial areas (how we have missed Richard Dunne all season- and obviously Petrov) and next season we would finsh comfortably mid table with an improving side... This transfer or not will depend a lot on whether Villa stay up or go down. If we stay up, my gut feeling is that we will keep Benteke unless Citeh or Chelski come in with a ridiculous bid (then perhaps we would take Lukako or Guidietta in return).

krfeskivilla

We've been a bit slow on acquiring possible targets, before they become out of our reach. But that said.....i do expect a swop shop, this summer. And for sure, i would say Benteke should be on our possibles list. Largely, depends on how spurs finish this season, as to what may occur in the summer.

82spursdebut

You really believe that do you Villa 4 Ever? Dream on mate, if he goes it certainly won't be for £15m. He's only in his first season in the Prem & OK, he has 15 goals, 2 less than Bale & 1 more than Defoe, but that alone doesn't make him the next Drogba. Far from it & being tipped as the next Drogba is complete speculation such as we've seen & heard before atached to players being the next Shearer or whatever, it doesn't usually pan out like that. You mention Fletcher as being why you'll get the £15m+, well, I PMSL. You ignore the fact that Fletcher was an established, seasoned Prem goal scorer before Wolves went down & Sunderland are known for paying stupid money for players. No mate, IF you go down, he'll leave for a lot less than £15m.

Spuds-U-Like

We need the right man, if we try to sign a player from a relegated team we won’t go over the odds. This is Levy we are talking about ha. So he will go elsewhere or stay. I agree with spurspanther and spuds on that one! As for Villa, they have some tough games coming up...but also have to play the bottom 3. I think they will survive, and i actually hope Newcasle go down instead of them...but that's just me. COYS.

SpursOne2

krfeskivilla....if A.villa go down.....you will need calm experienced pro's to help you get back up. I'd be happy to swop you Dempsey and Defoe for Benteke......seems fair, don't you think ?

82spursdebut

All you villians thinking you'll get up to £20m for Benteke if you go down are totally off the wall. Not as long as you've got holes in your arzes! When a club is relegated, the buying club dictates a player's value not the selling club.

Spuds-U-Like

Yes he has physical presence is a able to lead the line on his own and is decent in the air....all ticks for us. BUT his first touch is not top quality, he's a one season wonder and he's very raw....so what would be his price? 10m? worth a punt but I think they'll want too much for him...

shedboy2

I actually agree with the Villa lot, we weren't in the greatest negotiating position a few years ago when Chelsea first came for Modric (no champions league) but he was on a long contract and we refused to sell for 40 mil despite the player kicking a fuss

wiltshirespur

I can't see them selling for less than 15 mil and I can't see us buying for more so I can't see it, however, you never know

wiltshirespur

If and like we have all said its a big if we should be going for top quality. I know levy is as tight as a ducks ass but he needs to think of the present not just the future. Lewandowski would be a good shout. Hard to get but all the best players are.

spurspanther

spurspanther think lewandowskis 99% off to bayern I'm afraid

wiltshirespur

Assuming they aren't relegated wilts. Modric was different, we didn't have to sell, Villa need the money to improve their squad even if they stay up. They are not in a strong negotiating position like we were with Modders.

Spuds-U-Like

I believe there are better options out there Lukaku, damiao, huntelaar and many others but unfortunately we are going to have to pay well well over the average price as they are all under contracts.

gibbothfc

Oh really?? Nevermind. There are a few more out there. It's the only place in our team that needs improving.

spurspanther

yes

tophobunty

and please build Dempsey into the deal, he has to be worth £4.57 (four pounds fifty seven pence)

tophobunty

Lewandowski....from Dortmund to Munich (east to west) ....hmmmm...i say risky and doubtful, but nothing surprises me in football...lol Be interesting to see Mandzukic...for Bayern Munich..vs arse'..tonight...hope he plays.

82spursdebut

It would be a no brainer. The guy has strength... Something we have lacked up front for ages. He is not just strength and power. He can get a goal out of nothing, and can score the bread and butter too. He has scored or assisted more than half of Villa's goals. The most important thing is that he has proven that he can not only hack the Premier League, but at a struggling side too. Villa deserve some profit, and 15m sounds about right. You can find cheaper (Benteke 12 months ago!) but hey, finding talented strikers is not our forte, right?

TonyRich

"Son"...."Benteke"...and "Lewandowski".......they would fill all Enic / spurs requirements.......I love dreaming, beats real life !...lol

82spursdebut

Spuds-u-like..Villa are now financially strong having slowly got rid of the problems that MON left us with. If you think we will cave in and let Benteke go for a bargain price you are very badly mistaken. If as rumoured, Citeh and Chelski are interested the price goesthrough the ceiling straight away. Dempsey and Defoe in part exchange? Interesting, but we didn't go for experience in January (big mistake I believe) and I'm not sure we will in the Summer. I understand concerns that Benteke might be a one season wonder. I don't think so. Look at him play for Belgium. Very raw..yes...but learning all the time, which is why I believe if we stay up he should stay with Villa for another season and then assess his options depending how we have progressed. If the player is adamant he wants to leave, then eventually he will (a la Modric). You sold him on your terms and Benteke will go on ours. You should be more worried about keeping Gareth Bale out of the clutches of Real or Barcelona

krfeskivilla

We could sale bale. An then buy Aston villa??

spurspanther

Can only see this happen if we get rid of Ade, as we still need a No1 striker, which I dont think Bentele would be if we signed him. So it would be Bentele/Defoe and a No1 striker, which is gonna cost too much money. For the money Villa gonna demand he would have to be the teams No1 striker.

Ossie

But sayin that I would rather Benteke than Dempsey, so maybe sell Dempsey and go with Ade/Benteke/Defoe for nxt season.

Ossie

Benteke is the kind of player Mr Levy likes - cheap, but he aint wot we need. WE NEED A VERY VERY REALLY SCARY STRIKER THAT WILL HAVE DEFENCES RUNNING AROUND LIKE HEADLESS CHICKENS and they don't come cheap.

SPUDMAN

Krfaskivilla has a point and I tend to agree with it, signing up the next bright and shiney thing really isn't a good transfer policy! Look how siggy worked out after an impressive six months. Lets give Benteke at least another season in the prem to see if he can sustain his ability or if defenders figure him out! Lets not forget his forgettable performance against us over the christmas!

Slurms McKenzie

Med1 - btw he is playing for a team that scores less than a goal a game. On those terms, 6 goals from open play is good. Especially for a 22 year old, who is playing his first season in EPL... Plus the kid has ousted a 20m+ striker in Darren Bent. About "mediocrity": the top teams do not always buy big: Chelsea bought Anelka from Bolton, Man U bought Jones from Blackburn, Valencia from Wigan, Citeh bought Hart from Shrewsbury. Spurs have progressed through signings such as Lennon, Bale, Dawson, Hudd as well as the odd Modric/Berba.

TonyRich

It's on record krfeskivilla that Lambert had no money in the last window. Because of O'Neil's profligacy, Lerner isn't going to be splashing the cash in the next one either, so if Lambert wants cash to spend, he's going to have to sell to fund purchases. Villa might be financially strong in one sense, but they're financially weak when it comes to funding player transfers. Fact.

As I & others said earlier, we were in a much, much stronger position with Modric than you will ever be with Benteke & if you think he'll go on your terms, you're more deluded than I thought. Don't bank on $h1tty or the Chavs paying over the odds either, your negotiating position is very weak & the player will decide which side he wants to join & they will then pay you the minimum possible to get him. You might stand a chance if Levy was your chairman & the player had 4 years left on a 5 year contract, but you don't, so you're stuffed.

Spuds-U-Like

Ousting Bent Tony isn't difficult mate, he has an overblown sense of entitlement to a starting place which makes him a lazy sod. Bit like Ade.

Spuds-U-Like

Nah, too expensive for what he is..Heskey mark 2

Henry Baker Brown

I agreee with everything Med1 said, he's absolute rubbish, better off staying at the Villa for the next few years ;)

Stephen Jay Hawkings

He has looked good and knows where the net is but it wasn't that long ago we took a gamble on a certain David Bentley. We all know what happened there but i think being from Belgium i doubt he's pi!$$ head and if anyone can get the best out of him then AVB is the man. Let's hope they get relegated and we can nab him for 7 mil. I suppose it also depends if he is better mates with Dembele & Verts or Hazard

shelf88

I think hes best if he stays at Villa for a few years, hes not the finished article yet. Sometimes he looks unplayable but more than often when ive seen him he looks more like Carlton Cole. At £15m+ we should forget about it, use our own scouting system and find our own rough diamond. NEXT

HuddersfieldYiddo

Hawkings. Joke?

tophobunty

Benteke is toilet . Madness talking about players like this when you want to maintain a top 4 level .

big cockeral

Big C a second thing we dont agree on, (not bad out of about 11000) lets watch this space! this boy is going to be top class, very close to it now, quick, strong, two good feet, links play up well, good in the air, good finisher..and all in a poor Villa side, all credit to him. Verts rates him VERY highly.

tophobunty

tophobunty ha ha . Just not a fan of Benteke ,imo he`s lazy & his skill level is very restricted . But if we all rated the same players football wouldn`t be what it is .
The only one who has to get it right is AVB , we can get it wrong as much as we want .

For me he looks a very poor mans Didier dogbreath

big cockeral

I thought I had seen him on the shelves at my local B & Q warehouse Big C!

Spuds-U-Like

Benteke is powerful, but raw. He could be good but at the same time he could turn into Jelavic or Pa*****e Cisse. I've seen him a few times and he has looked awful, his touch isn't the best and he tends to lash at stuff in front of goal. He's only 22 though, is a "proper" striker, and I wouldn't mind him as third choice behind Ade and Defoe if the price was right. I wouldn't pay 15M, just not worth it for a third choice striker who could fade in his second season.

Cleveland ARTSPURS

Weird, Papi$$e Cisse got censored lol

Cleveland ARTSPURS

Yes, that was a joke, he's absolute quality believe me, we'll lose him eventually I fear, but I don't think it would be good for him to move on just yet. Wouldn't agree with anything you Spuds have said about him, I doubt you watch him week in week out, but as long as most of you and your manager believe he's not worth it, the happier we'll be.

Stephen Jay Hawkings

I agree with topho and big c

spurspanther

You guys are in dream land. 3rd striker? when you have Ade and Def.. as your 1 and 2. LOL! Benteke is better then both put together twice over. If we do go down, either way his on a low wage so he wont be leaving on the cheap. 15mill lol Your having a laugh!

HolteEnd89

Prefer Michu for 15 million that's roundabout our limit

whitehartmart

good one panther.

tophobunty

Thank you

spurspanther

Just logged on to the internet and saw at 35 minutes The Skum are down to Bayern Munchin by two nil. Oh, happy days!

Total knobhead

AVB set up some special training sessions for Dawson and Caulker (i think they will miss thursday) he had helicopters dropping balls for them to head away, getting ready for wet spam.

spu 4 life

Arse spanked, can see why Pep wants to go there. Thought BM only really missing a top left sided midfielder........

ParkLaneBB

Arse spanked at Emirates. Happy happy day in the history of mankind.

Total knobhead

Personally, I'd like to have seen them sneak another undeserved goal so that they went hell for leather in Munich. I'd be happy for them to go all the way and then stumble at the final hurdle. Keeps them occupied, multiplies their chances of injuries ;-)

darkenvai

darkenvai, plus we can't have Bayern looking too good otherwise Bale may want to play for them

In-spurs-ational

In-spurs - ;-)

darkenvai

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