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xomnea 01 Aug 18 1.26pm
Like everyone else I was delighted when we signed him. After seeing him live a few times it was abundantly clear that his positioning, movement and desire was absolutely dreadful. Those saying ‘he had a good 16/17 season’ obviously didn’t sit at Selhurst watching him miss chance after chance after chance merely by not getting in the mixer/not busting a nut to get on the end of anything. He could have had 30 goals that year comfortably if he’d bothered to move. You don’t have to actually miss the target/shank it over the bar to ‘miss a chance’, the fact he is hardly ever in the right position in the first place is the issue. I for one hopes he comes back and has a blinder, as I’m sure he will if he bangs a few goals in early. Would also be over the moon if we got his wages off the books and recouped any money for him.
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01 Aug 18 1.26pm

Like everyone else I was delighted when we signed him. After seeing him live a few times it was abundantly clear that his positioning, movement and desire was absolutely dreadful.
Those saying ‘he had a good 16/17 season’ obviously didn’t sit at Selhurst watching him miss chance after chance after chance merely by not getting in the mixer/not busting a nut to get on the end of anything. He could have had 30 goals that year comfortably if he’d bothered to move.
You don’t have to actually miss the target/shank it over the bar to ‘miss a chance’, the fact he is hardly ever in the right position in the first place is the issue.
I for one hopes he comes back and has a blinder, as I’m sure he will if he bangs a few goals in early. Would also be over the moon if we got his wages off the books and recouped any money for him.

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superbeagle Vauxhall 03 Aug 18 6.13pm
Pretty sure that's him training today (behind McArthur) Meyer's first day of training. Attachment: benteke.jpg (189.38Kb)
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Vauxhall 03 Aug 18 6.13pm

Pretty sure that's him training today (behind McArthur) Meyer's first day of training.

Attachment: benteke.jpg (189.38Kb)

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doi209 Fighting for the weak and innocent... 03 Aug 18 6.46pm
Originally posted by superbeagle Pretty sure that's him training today (behind McArthur) Meyer's first day of training. Who's the new signing in blue ? Must be good cos everyone is looking at him
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Fighting for the weak and innocent... 03 Aug 18 6.46pm

Originally posted by superbeagle

Pretty sure that's him training today (behind McArthur) Meyer's first day of training.

Who's the new signing in blue ? Must be good cos everyone is looking at him

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superbeagle Vauxhall 03 Aug 18 7.24pm
Har Har. Your first post in year. Have you been injured
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Vauxhall 03 Aug 18 7.24pm

Har Har. Your first post in year. Have you been injured

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doi209 Fighting for the weak and innocent... 05 Aug 18 2.32pm
Originally posted by superbeagle Har Har. Your first post in year. Have you been injured I think you may find I post often, but not everyweek ( 20+ pa ). No make that 21
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Fighting for the weak and innocent... 05 Aug 18 2.32pm

Originally posted by superbeagle

Har Har. Your first post in year. Have you been injured

I think you may find I post often, but not everyweek ( 20+ pa ). No make that 21

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Flash Lampeter 05 Aug 18 5.22pm
Originally posted by bexleydave I don't dislike Benteke and I don't know him personally so I can't comment on his personality. He had a very good 2016/17 season, but clearly lost confidence last season for whatever reason. Personally I'm hoping he'll have a return to form this season. All the time he wears the shirt and is picked to play by Roy he, like any other of our squad, has my 100% support. Agree entirely with this. Nicknames like Blunteke and the Sloth are cheap, unnecessary and far from helpful. Edited by bexleydave (05 Aug 2018 9.06pm)
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Lampeter 05 Aug 18 5.22pm

Originally posted by bexleydave

I don't dislike Benteke and I don't know him personally so I can't comment on his personality. He had a very good 2016/17 season, but clearly lost confidence last season for whatever reason. Personally I'm hoping he'll have a return to form this season. All the time he wears the shirt and is picked to play by Roy he, like any other of our squad, has my 100% support.

Agree entirely with this. Nicknames like Blunteke and the Sloth are cheap, unnecessary and far from helpful.

Edited by bexleydave (05 Aug 2018 9.06pm)

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eagle@ tn34 hastings 05 Aug 18 8.38pm
Originally posted by xomnea Like everyone else I was delighted when we signed him. After seeing him live a few times it was abundantly clear that his positioning, movement and desire was absolutely dreadful. Those saying ‘he had a good 16/17 season’ obviously didn’t sit at Selhurst watching him miss chance after chance after chance merely by not getting in the mixer/not busting a nut to get on the end of anything. He could have had 30 goals that year comfortably if he’d bothered to move. You don’t have to actually miss the target/shank it over the bar to ‘miss a chance’, the fact he is hardly ever in the right position in the first place is the issue. I for one hopes he comes back and has a blinder, as I’m sure he will if he bangs a few goals in early. Would also be over the moon if we got his wages off the books and recouped any money for him. I wasnt delighted, I thought we could have got 2 scoringcheaper strikers for the same money. BUT agree with everythingelse. COYP
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hastings 05 Aug 18 8.38pm

Originally posted by xomnea

Like everyone else I was delighted when we signed him. After seeing him live a few times it was abundantly clear that his positioning, movement and desire was absolutely dreadful.
Those saying ‘he had a good 16/17 season’ obviously didn’t sit at Selhurst watching him miss chance after chance after chance merely by not getting in the mixer/not busting a nut to get on the end of anything. He could have had 30 goals that year comfortably if he’d bothered to move.
You don’t have to actually miss the target/shank it over the bar to ‘miss a chance’, the fact he is hardly ever in the right position in the first place is the issue.
I for one hopes he comes back and has a blinder, as I’m sure he will if he bangs a few goals in early. Would also be over the moon if we got his wages off the books and recouped any money for him.

I wasnt delighted, I thought we could have got 2 scoringcheaper strikers for the same money. BUT agree with everythingelse.

COYP

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