What exactly do Palace stand for? A history of yo-yoing in and out of the top division, never having won a major trophy or is it just the regular administrations?

Hmmm...a 'striker in the Gayle mould', so not favoured by any of our managers in the PL, can't play as a lone-striker (the system favoured by AP) and, when we do play two up front, Bolasie is chosen over him. Yes, let's get another striker just like that, I mean it's not like we have a problem with our goal tally is it?

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Smoke and mirrors, benteke to be signed soon for sure, I think agents and such like have said a lot on his behalf yet nothing from himself, obviously he wants best wage possible and if I know steve parish then there would be a compromise somewhere to legislate poor number of games played last term and if he is near meeting last years value paid then somewhere there will be a compromise, sounds to me as if agents trying to get his wack, normal in a deal this size, this is unfamiliar transfer dealings for palace and we might find many players agents in the high earning bracket will fight tooth and nail for all the extras, just the way it is unfortunately, I still think this is a goer and despite everyone frustrations the time scale is a hazard of modern football, if players are taking what is to be considered a backward step then they ultimately lose money , so they are just trying to make up the shortfall IMO

Benteke announced as a palace player end of this week or beginning of next week

Time to start thinking bigger Thai Eagle. Do you think teams like Liverpool enjoy forking out 30 million for bench-warmers? This is the EPL and this is what it costs to just SURVIVE in it. We all hate the sh1tloads of dosh these punks make, but that is the way it is. And BTW, the money teams now get just for surviving in the EPL is also just as obscene. But no complaints there I think. I for one want Benteke because he will be awesome for Palace. I've said before that we at Palace need to change our mindsets and I am thrilled to see that the guys running the club have done that. COYP!

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Football365 explain why Benteke at palace seems like a good fit

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Since 2012 - when Benteke joined Villa the only people to score more league goals than him are Aguero, Lukaku, Giroud + Sourez

His record at Villa was 42 goals in 89 games, for a team that finished 15th, 15th & 17th. He just didnt suit Liverpools style.

News today that Newcastle are demanding £35 million for Sissoko. With the crazy transfer fee inflation is 30 million such a rediculous fee.

Is there a prize if we guess who you are?
Are you Steve Parish?
Your smoke and mirrors comments of reassurance sounded as if you were close to the action.

Agree with this. We are in the territory of the top 6 with this one and agents hold a lot of power and fight for every last penny. I believe it'll happen but may be another week or so yet.

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Guys, this saga is a nightmare. Firstly SP will have all the angles covered as he loves Palace as much as we do. If Benteke does sign then it will be right for the club that I am sure of. If he doesn't come then AP & SP will get in a good alternative of that I am also sure. So lets keep everything crossed and hope for the correct outcome in 2010 I trust!!

Have we actually made a bid? Haven't heard a dicky bird from both clubs, it's just media frenzy from so called ITK journos

You claim that we will be paying "over the odds" and that the correct figure should be £24m or £25m but how do you arrive at that figure?

I have no objection to the player and his agent keeping us waiting to see if any better offers come along as long as we are doing the same and seeing if we can come up with a "better" alternative too

You also have to take into account the market increase with the new TV deal kicking in. What you'd have paid £20m for last season is £30m this year as a general example.

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