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Christian Benteke (SIGNED) (LOCKED)


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dreamwaverider Flag London 05 Jul 16 10.02pm

In rely to my last post above, because we are clearly no longer a second best club. The team we are building of internationals could be challenging for champions league if we get it right. Push on and buy Benteke. We are building a phenomenol squad. Our part owner Americans are worth billions. We have arrived. We've got a great chairman with amazing football knowledge. Good advisors. It's all kicking off. Stadium next. Like Tomkins said we are a massive club. He has seen it. We are going big time. Nothing to hold us back. This is what I've waited 50 years for and it's finally happening. And if it all screws up, well I'll still be Palace!! What a trip. Bring it on SP.

 

chateauferret Flag 05 Jul 16 10.15pm

Just wondering if anyone's ever read bollocks like this before?

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Brentmiester_General Flag Front line in the battle against t... 05 Jul 16 10.21pm

This bloke is absolute mustard. On his day there is no better striker in the league. Anyone who can't see that has a short memory.

 


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tillysosser Flag far far away 05 Jul 16 10.25pm

Originally posted by chateauferret

Just wondering if anyone's ever read bollocks like this before?

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people need to understand this is like no other season

not with the tv money pumped in. 30 million this season is like 20 million last season.

personally, i think the sel hurst redevelopment stadium plans have stalled majorly and instead of doing nothing, the yanks have given a small tidy sum on top of what we already have for transfers

 

Rudi Hedman Flag Caterham 05 Jul 16 10.26pm

Originally posted by chateauferret

Just wondering if anyone's ever read bollocks like this before?

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'This is the crux of the issue when teams spend big. They spend for the sake of spending, and Palace may well be falling into the trap. After an astute addition of Steve Mandanda, Pardew then focused his attention on Andros Townsend, who was signed last week, and Cristian Benteke, two decent, but far from world class, players.

However, in pursuing Benteke in particular, Palace have bid way over the odds. Upping the bid to £31.5 million is insanity for a player who is good, but nothing more. This is exactly what Arsenal cannot afford to do this Summer. In spending money, they must have the utmost confidence in the quality of the player, rather than spending simply to satisfy the urge of the fans.

It is an urge that Arsenal, mainly due to the philosophies of Arsene Wenger, have resisted in the past. They will need to do so again if this Summer is to be considered a success. Quality is the aim, not quantity.'

This idiot clearly doesn't know:

a) the problems we had after December and

b) how ridiculous Arsenal look each season. Fail to add a player or 2 and fail to win the league. The worst was the Suarez debacle. Sign him and they would go some to never win the title with him in their team.

Clearly an Arsene rimmer. He's been torn apart by 3 posts at the bottom, it's only been online for 2 hours and those 3 posts have just been posted.

Each team's predicament will be slightly different.

 


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matthau Flag South Croydon 05 Jul 16 10.31pm

Originally posted by Rudi Hedman

Yeah we must be inundated with calls because we're about to increased our bid, for what, the 4th time is it now?

Steve Parish: "I'm going back in with £31.5 mil. Okay?"

Steve Long: "Steve, where are those calls from agents touting the world's talent?

Steve Parish: "What calls?"

Steve Long: "The calls Matthau and the Ginger Pubic Wig on HOL said we've been inundated with from agents."

Steve Parish: "Placate the pant wetters during the sh1t run we had, Steve."

Steve Long: "Oh well played."

Edited by Rudi Hedman (05 Jul 2016 9.55pm)


You know, if that was remotely funny, id call this wit.

And I really wanted to laugh too!


 

matthau Flag South Croydon 05 Jul 16 10.37pm

Originally posted by Brentmiester_General

This bloke is absolute mustard. On his day there is no better striker in the league. Anyone who can't see that has a short memory.

I agree, my sexy lil' love muffin

Edited by matthau (05 Jul 2016 10.37pm)

 

chateauferret Flag 05 Jul 16 10.37pm

Originally posted by Rudi Hedman


Clearly an Arsene rimmer. He's been torn apart by 3 posts at the bottom, it's only been online for 2 hours and those 3 posts have just been posted.

Yeah well one of those is me and the other two look like Palace fans as well :-)

Kinda makes me hope this is the season we finally work out how to turn Arsenal over.

 


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matthau Flag South Croydon 05 Jul 16 10.43pm

that post is a load of tosh.

 

Petereagle Flag Brockley 05 Jul 16 10.48pm

Originally posted by chateauferret

Yeah well one of those is me and the other two look like Palace fans as well :-)

Kinda makes me hope this is the season we finally work out how to turn Arsenal over.

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My sense is that we will still be looking for at least one more striker or attacking goalscoring midfielder after this, otherwise we will be left with just two (very good) strikers for the season...

 

Slimey Toad Flag Karsiyaka, North Cyprus 05 Jul 16 10.50pm

Originally posted by chateauferret

Just wondering if anyone's ever read bollocks like this before?

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Wenger's 'philosophy' is his immense vanity that he is a genius coach that can spot and nurture otherwise ignored talent, and therefore doesn't need to go to market to complement his creative team building.

Just like a bloke who thinks he's going to live forever and won't go to the doctor even if his head is falling off.

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Straightbackup Flag Crystal Palace 05 Jul 16 11.02pm

Originally posted by Petereagle

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My sense is that we will still be looking for at least one more striker or attacking goalscoring midfielder after this, otherwise we will be left with just two (very good) strikers for the season...

What's the score with Pato at Chelsea? I think he'd be an ideal third striker- very quick and if we're chasing a game we could put him up top with Wickham (or hopefully CB!)

I would absolutely love to see Sigurdsson sign- would be a perfect foil for the wingers and forwards and is great from dead ball situations as well

 


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matthau Flag South Croydon 05 Jul 16 11.03pm

Originally posted by Petereagle

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My sense is that we will still be looking for at least one more striker or attacking goalscoring midfielder after this, otherwise we will be left with just two (very good) strikers for the season...

I work in bermondsey and live in Croydon, I pass brockley on the way back.

Do you need anything? milk? eggs?

 

antipodeagle Flag Wellington 05 Jul 16 11.14pm

Originally posted by Y Ddraig Goch

So people keep saying. I'm not seeing any names though

Pelle? I would say somewhere between Wickham and Benteke in terms of ability, and similar attributes to both. I'd imagine would be around the $15m and I wouldn't be at all disappointed to see him at Palace if Benteke didn't happen.

(I think Benteke's worth more than $15m just for the avoidance of doubt).

 

matthau Flag South Croydon 05 Jul 16 11.16pm

Pelle is a player who needs the ball played to him, not to hardly ever run onto. Check his goals.

Since when were palace players able to do that to a striker of ours : )

Benteke is a palace kinda player

 

sprites Flag Auckland 05 Jul 16 11.38pm

Originally posted by matthau

Pelle is a player who needs the ball played to him, not to hardly ever run onto. Check his goals.

Since when were palace players able to do that to a striker of ours : )

Benteke is a palace kinda player

Pelle's comes across as a classic Italian swine - vain, stroppy and a bit up himself. Not keen.

 

ParchmoreEagle Flag Belair 05 Jul 16 11.41pm

No, Liverpool do not hold ALL the cards. The BEST cards yes. They are holding their breaths hoping to offload Benteken for the massive money they paid for him. They have less to lose and therefore more leverage but that's not ALL the cards. If we decide to leave the table they'll come back with a lower offer - but I don't think we want to risk that.

 


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dreamwaverider Flag London 06 Jul 16 3.17am

That geezer that wrot the article about the gooders us and money is clearly a jealous fan or at least I hope he will be jealous later this week. He talks complete s***e. If we get Benteke which is what stems his envy we will have the most powerful forward line in the premier. Bolasie wick ham zaha Benteke Saha Townsend. Would you want to come up against that raw power. It is genuinely awesome.
Also, our investors understand pro sport so we have a great finance team with understanding of our sector.
Here's hoping we get our man.

 

Petereagle Flag Brockley 06 Jul 16 4.44am

Originally posted by dreamwaverider

That geezer that wrot the article about the gooders us and money is clearly a jealous fan or at least I hope he will be jealous later this week. He talks complete s***e. If we get Benteke which is what stems his envy we will have the most powerful forward line in the premier. Bolasie wick ham zaha Benteke Saha Townsend. Would you want to come up against that raw power. It is genuinely awesome.
Also, our investors understand pro sport so we have a great finance team with understanding of our sector.
Here's hoping we get our man.

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Y Ddraig Goch Flag In The Crowd 06 Jul 16 8.39am

Originally posted by antipodeagle

Pelle? I would say somewhere between Wickham and Benteke in terms of ability, and similar attributes to both. I'd imagine would be around the m and I wouldn't be at all disappointed to see him at Palace if Benteke didn't happen.

(I think Benteke's worth more than m just for the avoidance of doubt).

Decent shout but:

Pelle is a very good player but he is 31 next week, in all likelihood (but not certain) his best years are now behind him. The fee we would pay is dead money, no resale value at all.

If he leaves Southampton I see him following Koeman.

Lastly, Benteke can be a better a player than Pelle and has a better PL scoring rtecord

 


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