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Mstrobez 30 Jun 16 12.32pm
I remember when someone suggested Benteke last season and was laughed off the forum. Shows you how far we have come and he would absolutely suit our team down to the ground. For all that are saying no, what are the better and realistic alternatives? We're the Arthur over ere!

Mstrobez

30 Jun 16 12.32pm

I remember when someone suggested Benteke last season and was laughed off the forum. Shows you how far we have come and he would absolutely suit our team down to the ground. For all that are saying no, what are the better and realistic alternatives?

We're the Arthur over ere!

kennybrowns leftfoot Reigate 30 Jun 16 12.39pm
Originally posted by BarEagle I am surprised by this thread. One of the things I respect is that Crystal Palace fans cannot abide cheating or diving, even amongst our own. The most disappointing part of last season (and I mean specifically disappointing by way of incident) was when Benteke dived as if he had been shot. I don't like the debate of whether he was touched by the distant fibres of Delaneys boots of not; that is irrelevant. It was a cheating dive and it broke our hearts for many days afterwards. I personally will not welcome him with welcome arms. We should, as a club, be the pioneers in cleaning up football not rewarding the cheats by the team they cheated against. That is my view. I said it at the time and I'll say it now. Benteke made the most of it but Delaney was a fool for sliding in on his knee when he had no reason to whatsoever. Don't waste your time with jealousy. Sometimes your ahead, sometimes your behind, the race is long. But in the end it's only with yourself!!

kennybrowns leftfoot

Reigate 30 Jun 16 12.39pm

Originally posted by BarEagle

I am surprised by this thread.

One of the things I respect is that Crystal Palace fans cannot abide cheating or diving, even amongst our own.

The most disappointing part of last season (and I mean specifically disappointing by way of incident) was when Benteke dived as if he had been shot. I don't like the debate of whether he was touched by the distant fibres of Delaneys boots of not; that is irrelevant. It was a cheating dive and it broke our hearts for many days afterwards.

I personally will not welcome him with welcome arms. We should, as a club, be the pioneers in cleaning up football not rewarding the cheats by the team they cheated against. That is my view.

I said it at the time and I'll say it now. Benteke made the most of it but Delaney was a fool for sliding in on his knee when he had no reason to whatsoever.

Don't waste your time with jealousy. Sometimes your ahead, sometimes your behind, the race is long. But in the end it's only with yourself!!

Mstrobez 30 Jun 16 12.48pm
We're not buying a good personality either. He "dived" who gives a f***? Suarez occasionally likes to chow down on other players mid game but I'm fairly certain no one in the world would turn him down. We're the Arthur over ere!

Mstrobez

30 Jun 16 12.48pm

We're not buying a good personality either. He "dived" who gives a f***? Suarez occasionally likes to chow down on other players mid game but I'm fairly certain no one in the world would turn him down.

We're the Arthur over ere!

OknotOK Cockfosters, London 30 Jun 16 2.08pm
Originally posted by Mstrobez I remember when someone suggested Benteke last season and was laughed off the forum. Shows you how far we have come and he would absolutely suit our team down to the ground. For all that are saying no, what are the better and realistic alternatives? I think until the Batshuyai bid in excess of £30m was confirmed, no one would realistically think we would be anywhere near this. I think people might have thought we'd stretch to £15m, but £20m+? "It's almost like a moral decision. Except not really cos noone is going to find out," Jez, Peep Show

OknotOK

Cockfosters, London 30 Jun 16 2.08pm

Originally posted by Mstrobez

I think until the Batshuyai bid in excess of £30m was confirmed, no one would realistically think we would be anywhere near this. I think people might have thought we'd stretch to £15m, but £20m+?

"It's almost like a moral decision. Except not really cos noone is going to find out," Jez, Peep Show

Mstrobez 30 Jun 16 2.35pm
Originally posted by OknotOK I think until the Batshuyai bid in excess of £30m was confirmed, no one would realistically think we would be anywhere near this. I think people might have thought we'd stretch to £15m, but £20m+? Yeah that's my point. I'm hoping the Batshuayi palava shows our intent but my point is why are people so abject to the prospect of benteke? It's not just money but what deal we can actually do and he seems fairly realistic and I'd say definitely worth it We're the Arthur over ere!

Mstrobez

30 Jun 16 2.35pm

Originally posted by OknotOK

I think until the Batshuyai bid in excess of £30m was confirmed, no one would realistically think we would be anywhere near this. I think people might have thought we'd stretch to £15m, but £20m+?

Yeah that's my point. I'm hoping the Batshuayi palava shows our intent but my point is why are people so abject to the prospect of benteke? It's not just money but what deal we can actually do and he seems fairly realistic and I'd say definitely worth it

We're the Arthur over ere!

ItsCPFCforme 30 Jun 16 4.35pm
People saying 'no' to Benteke are utterly mental. Who on earth could we get who's better?? This is a team that had Frazier Campbell and Cameron Jerome as regular starters in recent years for Christ's sake. As for the dive... I too was upset by that, but I expect Wilf would have done the same in that situation. Liverpool fans don't hate Benteke for doing that because it was for them. We'd say the same.

ItsCPFCforme

30 Jun 16 4.35pm

People saying 'no' to Benteke are utterly mental. Who on earth could we get who's better?? This is a team that had Frazier Campbell and Cameron Jerome as regular starters in recent years for Christ's sake.

As for the dive... I too was upset by that, but I expect Wilf would have done the same in that situation. Liverpool fans don't hate Benteke for doing that because it was for them. We'd say the same.

dg1937 30 Jun 16 4.41pm
Fantastic signing if it comes off, as others have said, would very much suit our style. Still remember the goal he scored at SP a couple of years ago when he punished a rare Dann error, he 'had a lot to do' as they say, but did it supremely well.

dg1937

30 Jun 16 4.41pm

Fantastic signing if it comes off, as others have said, would very much suit our style. Still remember the goal he scored at SP a couple of years ago when he punished a rare Dann error, he 'had a lot to do' as they say, but did it supremely well.

-TUX- Alphabettispaghetti 30 Jun 16 5.11pm
I'm dubious about this 'rumour' but obviously i'd be more than happy if he joined us. Here's hoping. Time to move forward together.

-TUX-

Alphabettispaghetti 30 Jun 16 5.11pm

I'm dubious about this 'rumour' but obviously i'd be more than happy if he joined us.
Here's hoping.

Time to move forward together.

The eagle's 30 Jun 16 5.17pm
Would be a great signing for palace would definitely score 15/20 a season with the right service now townsend has joined us he will definitely score goals without a doubt

The eagle's

30 Jun 16 5.17pm

Would be a great signing for palace would definitely score 15/20 a season with the right service now townsend has joined us he will definitely score goals without a doubt

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The eagle's 30 Jun 16 7.44pm
Let's hope its true would love this to happen

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30 Jun 16 7.44pm

Let's hope its true would love this to happen

Jaha 30 Jun 16 8.17pm
Pardew has to have something in mind surely if he is willing to ditch our top scorer, gayle. I really hope this guy is our target. Bony would also be a good option, but he offers a completely different type of skill set to benteke. Just imagine someone of bentekes class in the box getting on headers, scoring poachers goals and winning the occasional penalty through "strong tackles" 😜 I'm sure Delaney will be very happy to see him join! The question is who are the other strikers that are coming in cause we need a couple? Could babacar be the understudy?

Jaha

30 Jun 16 8.17pm

Pardew has to have something in mind surely if he is willing to ditch our top scorer, gayle. I really hope this guy is our target. Bony would also be a good option, but he offers a completely different type of skill set to benteke.

Just imagine someone of bentekes class in the box getting on headers, scoring poachers goals and winning the occasional penalty through "strong tackles" 😜 I'm sure Delaney will be very happy to see him join!

The question is who are the other strikers that are coming in cause we need a couple? Could babacar be the understudy?

misterpalace Finsbury Park 01 Jul 16 12.50am
-----------Mandanda---------- Ward----Dann-----Delaney----Souare Townsend---Cabaye---McArthur----Zaha -----------Bolasie--------------- -----------Benteke-------------- That is all.

misterpalace

Finsbury Park 01 Jul 16 12.50am

-----------Mandanda----------

Ward----Dann-----Delaney----Souare

Townsend---Cabaye---McArthur----Zaha

-----------Bolasie---------------

-----------Benteke--------------

That is all.

ItsCPFCforme 01 Jul 16 2.00am
Originally posted by misterpalace -----------Mandanda---------- Ward----Dann-----Delaney----Souare Townsend---Cabaye---McArthur----Zaha -----------Bolasie--------------- -----------Benteke-------------- That is all. Wouldn't Townsend be a better '10' than Bolasie? Other than that... wow. Still, maybe a 'playmaking' 10 might be better though?

ItsCPFCforme

01 Jul 16 2.00am

Originally posted by misterpalace

-----------Mandanda----------

Ward----Dann-----Delaney----Souare

Townsend---Cabaye---McArthur----Zaha

-----------Bolasie---------------

-----------Benteke--------------

That is all.

Wouldn't Townsend be a better '10' than Bolasie? Other than that... wow.

Still, maybe a 'playmaking' 10 might be better though?

seltz85 Sydney 01 Jul 16 2.19am
I honestly can't believe some people are saying no because of the dive last season! If we thought like that we would never sign anyone bloody hell. I honestly thought we were being used as a smokescreen for this one and I so excited and impressed this may actually come off. If we do get him, Mandanda and Townsend then we won't have much trouble attracting the other players we may want in this window. That will give us 4 top quality international players in our team with those 3 and Cabaye. throw in Wilf and Yala and my god we are building something. Yes he is similar to Wickham but with Appiah coming back this season he could be the striker that offers something else. Yes i know he was out all of last season but he improved enough in a couple of years to become an international footballer and scored gaols for Reading in the championship. He has serious pace and works hard, I think he will offer us another option but I also expect us to be in for at least one other striker too.

seltz85

Sydney 01 Jul 16 2.19am

I honestly can't believe some people are saying no because of the dive last season! If we thought like that we would never sign anyone bloody hell.

I honestly thought we were being used as a smokescreen for this one and I so excited and impressed this may actually come off. If we do get him, Mandanda and Townsend then we won't have much trouble attracting the other players we may want in this window. That will give us 4 top quality international players in our team with those 3 and Cabaye. throw in Wilf and Yala and my god we are building something.

Yes he is similar to Wickham but with Appiah coming back this season he could be the striker that offers something else. Yes i know he was out all of last season but he improved enough in a couple of years to become an international footballer and scored gaols for Reading in the championship. He has serious pace and works hard, I think he will offer us another option but I also expect us to be in for at least one other striker too.

Petereagle Brockley 01 Jul 16 2.34am
Originally posted by seltz85 I honestly can't believe some people are saying no because of the dive last season! If we thought like that we would never sign anyone bloody hell. I honestly thought we were being used as a smokescreen for this one and I so excited and impressed this may actually come off. If we do get him, Mandanda and Townsend then we won't have much trouble attracting the other players we may want in this window. That will give us 4 top quality international players in our team with those 3 and Cabaye. throw in Wilf and Yala and my god we are building something. Yes he is similar to Wickham but with Appiah coming back this season he could be the striker that offers something else. Yes i know he was out all of last season but he improved enough in a couple of years to become an international footballer and scored gaols for Reading in the championship. He has serious pace and works hard, I think he will offer us another option but I also expect us to be in for at least one other striker too. [Link]

Petereagle

Brockley 01 Jul 16 2.34am

Originally posted by seltz85

I honestly can't believe some people are saying no because of the dive last season! If we thought like that we would never sign anyone bloody hell.

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sprites Auckland 01 Jul 16 3.28am
Originally posted by misterpalace -----------Mandanda---------- Ward----Dann-----Delaney----Souare Townsend---Cabaye---McArthur----Zaha -----------Bolasie--------------- -----------Benteke-------------- That is all. No, no, no. We need to upgrade on Delaney (even more important than a striker imo)...Townsend, zaha and yala compete for positions....so Yala drops to the bench. We shouldn't try and play people out of position. Puncheon is a far better option in the hole there. A pretty special team though. Peakin' for Benteke.

sprites

Auckland 01 Jul 16 3.28am

Originally posted by misterpalace

-----------Mandanda----------

Ward----Dann-----Delaney----Souare

Townsend---Cabaye---McArthur----Zaha

-----------Bolasie---------------

-----------Benteke--------------

That is all.

No, no, no.

We need to upgrade on Delaney (even more important than a striker imo)...Townsend, zaha and yala compete for positions....so Yala drops to the bench. We shouldn't try and play people out of position. Puncheon is a far better option in the hole there.

A pretty special team though. Peakin' for Benteke.

black eagle. south croydon. 01 Jul 16 5.23am
Originally posted by sprites No, no, no. We need to upgrade on Delaney (even more important than a striker imo)...Townsend, zaha and yala compete for positions....so Yala drops to the bench. We shouldn't try and play people out of position. Puncheon is a far better option in the hole there. A pretty special team though. Peakin' for Benteke. can't see Yala being on the bench, think it will be Townsend and Wilf fighting it out for a starting place.

black eagle.

south croydon. 01 Jul 16 5.23am

Originally posted by sprites

No, no, no.

A pretty special team though. Peakin' for Benteke.

can't see Yala being on the bench, think it will be Townsend and Wilf fighting it out for a starting place.

pstrutt Busselton, WA 01 Jul 16 7.42am
Originally posted by misterpalace -----------Mandanda---------- Ward----Dann-----Delaney----Souare Townsend---Cabaye---McArthur----Zaha -----------Bolasie--------------- -----------Benteke-------------- That is all. Swap Wilf and a Bolasie! Wilf can't cross the ball and a direct route into the box is something we've been crying out for. He'd be a proper threat there and Bolasie has proven he is better on the wing. So I manage a Workshop which provides a safe learning environment for blokes struggling with PTSD and other mental health issues. Being a Palace fan isn't listed yet.

pstrutt

Busselton, WA 01 Jul 16 7.42am

Originally posted by misterpalace

-----------Mandanda----------

Ward----Dann-----Delaney----Souare

Townsend---Cabaye---McArthur----Zaha

-----------Bolasie---------------

-----------Benteke--------------

That is all.

Swap Wilf and a Bolasie! Wilf can't cross the ball and a direct route into the box is something we've been crying out for. He'd be a proper threat there and Bolasie has proven he is better on the wing.

So I manage a Workshop which provides a safe learning environment for blokes struggling with PTSD and other mental health issues. Being a Palace fan isn't listed yet.

Baldfella Wigan 01 Jul 16 7.48am
Originally posted by black eagle. can't see Yala being on the bench, think it will be Townsend and Wilf fighting it out for a starting place. Townsend won't be competing with anyone! He shoots and scores he crosses and he generally finds a target! He doesn't do half a dozen step overs and fall flat on his arse!

Baldfella

Wigan 01 Jul 16 7.48am

Originally posted by black eagle.

can't see Yala being on the bench, think it will be Townsend and Wilf fighting it out for a starting place.

Townsend won't be competing with anyone! He shoots and scores he crosses and he generally finds a target! He doesn't do half a dozen step overs and fall flat on his arse!

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