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 Gary St.Andrews  Kenley 01 Jan 21 4.14pm |
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Originally posted by Willo
Townsend was probably 19 or 20 when he played for Tottenham and at the age of 29 he does not possess the pace and energy he had in his younger days. You make Andros sound like he is a geriatric...
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| Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 01 Jan 21 4.30pm |
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Originally posted by Gary St.Andrews
My 'Better half' said to me a few years ago that I never possessed the physical qualities I was once blessed with and I was far from geriatric when she made that statement.
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jeeagles  03 Jan 21 1.15pm |
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Shame to see him injured yesterday. An assist for the first goal. The guys quietly improving and is always an aerial threat in the area.
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| EddieMac 03 Jan 21 1.20pm |
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Originally posted by jeeagles
Shame to see him injured yesterday. An assist for the first goal. The guys quietly improving and is always an aerial threat in the area. I think if he played the second half there was more goals to be scored. I like Ayew but his main issue is he has no particular position.
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| Palace Old Geezer Midhurst 26 Feb 21 9.50am |
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This is a good article. Well, I thought so anyway. Probably sums up how most of us feel about the guy after Monday night.
Dad and I watched games standing on the muddy slope of the Holmesdale Road end. He cheered and I rattled. |
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Nicholas91  The Democratic Republic of Kent 26 Feb 21 10.00am |
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Originally posted by Palace Old Geezer
This is a good article. Well, I thought so anyway. Probably sums up how most of us feel about the guy after Monday night. I have to admit, as infuriating as he has been these past few years I've always maintained a soft spot for him. I couldn't of wished for anyone else to score that goal the other night!
Now Zaha's got a bit of green grass ahead of him here... and finds Ambrose... not a bad effort!!!! |
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| Elphers40 Sunny South Coast 26 Feb 21 3.53pm |
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Originally posted by Nicholas91
I have to admit, as infuriating as he has been these past few years I've always maintained a soft spot for him. I couldn't of wished for anyone else to score that goal the other night! I’ve fallen into the very same trap - thinking he’ll come good in the end and focusing on his other qualities in the meantime. He won’t though. We can do better for the wage he will command. Sod’s law he’ll end up somewhere else and be really good for them! Will always be remembered for that goal against Brighton tho!
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| Bexley Eagle Bexley Kent 26 Feb 21 9.44pm |
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You kind of get the feeling that was a John Barnes vs Brazil moment for Benteke. Barnes went on to get a shed load more caps for England but generally did f all. I hope I’m wrong but that goal followed by a contract extension and another season of general mediocrity beckons.
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| Spiderman Horsham 26 Feb 21 10.09pm |
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Originally posted by Willo
My 'Better half' said to me a few years ago that I never possessed the physical qualities I was once blessed with and I was far from geriatric when she made that statement. Now Willo what is it? You never possessed them or you were once blessed with them?
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| Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 26 Feb 21 11.31pm |
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Originally posted by Spiderman
Now Willo what is it? You never possessed them or you were once blessed with them? My understanding is that my dear wife was opining that I was once blessed with certain physical qualities but they had deserted me with the passage of time. Edited by Willo (26 Feb 2021 11.32pm)
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| TheBigToePunt 27 Feb 21 12.20pm |
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Originally posted by Elphers40
I’ve fallen into the very same trap - thinking he’ll come good in the end and focusing on his other qualities in the meantime. He won’t though. We can do better for the wage he will command. Sod’s law he’ll end up somewhere else and be really good for them! Will always be remembered for that goal against Brighton tho! Ah but that's the thing though... Can we? Benteke is colossally overpaid. Monumentally, mind blowingly overpaid in fact. But as a player he still has value to us, even if its nothing like as great as his financial cost. If we release benteke we'd stop wasting money for sure, but I wouldn't presume we would get a better player in his place. The transfer fee and wages for a new player who is even as good as benteke might add up to a lot more than just keeping what we have. Mad but possible.
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| Badger11 Beckenham 27 Feb 21 12.43pm |
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Benteke is not worth his reported £120pw however I would have no problem offering him a contact at half that. If he didn't want to accept a pay cut his options are limited, not sure many PL clubs would pay that salary and nobody in the Championship. In Europe many of the top clubs have admitted they are in financial trouble whilst in China the era of mega pay deals now seems over. He may still get a pay day in the USA but other than that I think he will have to take a pay cut with or without us.
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