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xomnea 29 Nov 17 6.30pm
Just rewatched the highlights on sky and was interested to see Milo rip into Benteke when Zaha whipped a ball across the goalline (the one that went all the way through). At the time I wondered why Benteke wasn't in the mixer and having watched it back, it's because he was just stood still holding hands with Dunk. During the whole build up (schlupp laying it back to Zaha, Zaha becoming free) he literally doesn't move, why will he never ever get in the sodding mixer. For me he's got his attributes (heading, giving the team a more dynamic shape) but I would happily twist in January for someone who is willing to GET IN THE MIXER. I'll check if that's a stat on football manager and report back in January.
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xomnea

29 Nov 17 6.30pm

Just rewatched the highlights on sky and was interested to see Milo rip into Benteke when Zaha whipped a ball across the goalline (the one that went all the way through).
At the time I wondered why Benteke wasn't in the mixer and having watched it back, it's because he was just stood still holding hands with Dunk. During the whole build up (schlupp laying it back to Zaha, Zaha becoming free) he literally doesn't move, why will he never ever get in the sodding mixer.
For me he's got his attributes (heading, giving the team a more dynamic shape) but I would happily twist in January for someone who is willing to GET IN THE MIXER.
I'll check if that's a stat on football manager and report back in January.

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MonsterMunch Cambridge 29 Nov 17 6.44pm
Originally posted by alaneagle1 [Link] Did you not see this game.? Yes I was there actually, you? Did you see Wayne Andrews goal against Coventry? Amazing player
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Cambridge 29 Nov 17 6.44pm

Originally posted by alaneagle1

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Did you not see this game.?

Yes I was there actually, you?

Did you see Wayne Andrews goal against Coventry? Amazing player

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eagle@ tn34 hastings 29 Nov 17 7.23pm
Originally posted by xomnea Just rewatched the highlights on sky and was interested to see Milo rip into Benteke when Zaha whipped a ball across the goalline (the one that went all the way through). At the time I wondered why Benteke wasn't in the mixer and having watched it back, it's because he was just stood still holding hands with Dunk. During the whole build up (schlupp laying it back to Zaha, Zaha becoming free) he literally doesn't move, why will he never ever get in the sodding mixer. For me he's got his attributes (heading, giving the team a more dynamic shape) but I would happily twist in January for someone who is willing to GET IN THE MIXER. I'll check if that's a stat on football manager and report back in January. Agree with all this and people say when he gets decent service he will score. They got to wake up like benteke. Hes very frustraing to watch hes started to get the man u syndrome where he sits on the ground and raises his arms if hes tackled. I want him to succeed ,I really do but cant see it while hes red and blue. COYP
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hastings 29 Nov 17 7.23pm

Originally posted by xomnea

Just rewatched the highlights on sky and was interested to see Milo rip into Benteke when Zaha whipped a ball across the goalline (the one that went all the way through).
At the time I wondered why Benteke wasn't in the mixer and having watched it back, it's because he was just stood still holding hands with Dunk. During the whole build up (schlupp laying it back to Zaha, Zaha becoming free) he literally doesn't move, why will he never ever get in the sodding mixer.
For me he's got his attributes (heading, giving the team a more dynamic shape) but I would happily twist in January for someone who is willing to GET IN THE MIXER.
I'll check if that's a stat on football manager and report back in January.

Agree with all this and people say when he gets decent service he will score. They got to wake up like benteke. Hes very frustraing to watch hes started to get the man u syndrome where he sits on the ground and raises his arms if hes tackled.

I want him to succeed ,I really do but cant see it while hes red and blue.

COYP

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croydon proud Any european country i fancy! 29 Nov 17 7.31pm
Originally posted by Direwolf Agree with others that it would be unreasonable to sell the only striker we have with no guarantee of CW being fit for January. I also think that he will be OK once he scores - and he will eventually if given any service. In addition I think that he plays a useful role in our defence at corners stopping near post balls. yeah, just sit him down roy and tell him to get stuck in and move, hes a bit rusty, give him time to recover an get fit
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Any european country i fancy! 29 Nov 17 7.31pm

Originally posted by Direwolf

Agree with others that it would be unreasonable to sell the only striker we have with no guarantee of CW being fit for January. I also think that he will be OK once he scores - and he will eventually if given any service.
In addition I think that he plays a useful role in our defence at corners stopping near post balls.

yeah, just sit him down roy and tell him to get stuck in and move, hes a bit rusty, give him time to recover an get fit

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alaneagle1 Dunstable,Bedfordshire.England 29 Nov 17 7.35pm
Originally posted by MonsterMunch Yes I was there actually, you? Did you see Wayne Andrews goal against Coventry? Amazing player Yes. So you know he can play with the ball at his feet. Missed the Wayne Andrews goal,was a few minutes late arriving that night.!! Palace 13th 2017/18.
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Dunstable,Bedfordshire.England 29 Nov 17 7.35pm

Originally posted by MonsterMunch

Yes I was there actually, you?

Did you see Wayne Andrews goal against Coventry? Amazing player

Yes.
So you know he can play with the ball at his feet.
Missed the Wayne Andrews goal,was a few minutes late arriving that night.!!

Palace 13th 2017/18.

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sprites Auckland 29 Nov 17 8.05pm
Originally posted by mattteo Sell him and buy 4 new, better strikers with that money. Benteke is insanely overrated and strikers from the PL can bring in a lot of money when sold. With that money you can buy 4 strikers from other powerful leagues in Europe What tosh.
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sprites

Auckland 29 Nov 17 8.05pm

Originally posted by mattteo

Sell him and buy 4 new, better strikers with that money.
Benteke is insanely overrated and strikers from the PL can bring in a lot of money when sold. With that money you can buy 4 strikers from other powerful leagues in Europe

What tosh.

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sprites Auckland 29 Nov 17 8.16pm
Originally posted by MonsterMunch Frustrating thing I find with Benteke is he's useless with the ball at his feet. Yes, I know his strength and the quality he brings is in the air but for the money we paid for him we should expect that he's capable of bringing the ball down and bringing others into play. Whenever he has the ball at his feet or tries to do anything other than knock it on he invariably looses possession He's a very frustrating player to watch. Would have loved to see him with a Defoe type alongside him. That's incorrect.
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sprites

Auckland 29 Nov 17 8.16pm

Originally posted by MonsterMunch

Frustrating thing I find with Benteke is he's useless with the ball at his feet. Yes, I know his strength and the quality he brings is in the air but for the money we paid for him we should expect that he's capable of bringing the ball down and bringing others into play. Whenever he has the ball at his feet or tries to do anything other than knock it on he invariably looses possession He's a very frustrating player to watch. Would have loved to see him with a Defoe type alongside him.

That's incorrect.

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Mr Palaceman 29 Nov 17 8.34pm
Originally posted by EagleEssex The logic is if we sell him for 30 million (which might still be possible on the back of his goal tally last season) we can bring in 2 or 3 10 million pounds strikers to replace him. HaHa... There is NO logic.. 2 or 3 League one strikers you mean... Dreamworld stuff. What I can't get is why Palace and all the other Premiership clubs looking for strikers haven't worked that one out before. "You can lead a horse to water but a pencil must be lead" Stan Laurel
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Mr Palaceman

29 Nov 17 8.34pm

Originally posted by EagleEssex

The logic is if we sell him for 30 million (which might still be possible on the back of his goal tally last season) we can bring in 2 or 3 10 million pounds strikers to replace him.

HaHa... There is NO logic..

2 or 3 League one strikers you mean... Dreamworld stuff.

What I can't get is why Palace and all the other Premiership clubs looking for strikers haven't worked that one out before.

"You can lead a horse to water but a pencil must be lead"

Stan Laurel

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steeleye20 Croydon 29 Nov 17 8.40pm
Originally posted by Mr Palaceman HaHa... There is NO logic.. 2 or 3 League one strikers you mean... Dreamworld stuff. What I can't get is why Palace and all the other Premiership clubs looking for strikers haven't worked that one out before. No that's what Burnley have done, recruit championship players.
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Croydon 29 Nov 17 8.40pm

Originally posted by Mr Palaceman

HaHa... There is NO logic..

2 or 3 League one strikers you mean... Dreamworld stuff.

What I can't get is why Palace and all the other Premiership clubs looking for strikers haven't worked that one out before.

No that's what Burnley have done, recruit championship players.

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Mr Palaceman 29 Nov 17 9.25pm
Originally posted by steeleye20 No that's what Burnley have done, recruit championship players. That's a fair point and I must confess that I have not really followed Burnley's tranfers this season. from a quick search, was it Chris Wood 4 goals and Jack Cork, 2 goals. (correct me if I'm wrong) Also that is their tally in a team that is playing the best football they have ever played. I will put myself out on a limb and say that neither of those players will outscore Benteke this season. IMHO. Although, I hope I'm not wrong, as we need him at his best. "You can lead a horse to water but a pencil must be lead" Stan Laurel
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Mr Palaceman

29 Nov 17 9.25pm

Originally posted by steeleye20

No that's what Burnley have done, recruit championship players.

That's a fair point and I must confess that I have not really followed Burnley's tranfers this season.

from a quick search, was it Chris Wood 4 goals and Jack Cork, 2 goals. (correct me if I'm wrong) Also that is their tally in a team that is playing the best football they have ever played.

I will put myself out on a limb and say that neither of those players will outscore Benteke this season. IMHO.

Although, I hope I'm not wrong, as we need him at his best.

"You can lead a horse to water but a pencil must be lead"

Stan Laurel

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Booted Eagle Bristol 29 Nov 17 9.49pm
Originally posted by Mr Palaceman That's a fair point and I must confess that I have not really followed Burnley's tranfers this season. from a quick search, was it Chris Wood 4 goals and Jack Cork, 2 goals. (correct me if I'm wrong) Also that is their tally in a team that is playing the best football they have ever played. I will put myself out on a limb and say that neither of those players will outscore Benteke this season. IMHO. Although, I hope I'm not wrong, as we need him at his best. You may well be right but the real issue in my opinion is why the likes of Wood are not appearing for Palace ? Due to a lack of any back up we can't sell Tekkers in Jan as we will have a job getting 1 decent striker in this window, let alone 2. “ [T]here are known knowns; there are things we know that we know.There are known unknowns; that is to say there are things that, we now know we don't know.But there are also unknown unknowns – there are things we do not know we don't know. ” —United States Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld
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Bristol 29 Nov 17 9.49pm

Originally posted by Mr Palaceman

That's a fair point and I must confess that I have not really followed Burnley's tranfers this season.

from a quick search, was it Chris Wood 4 goals and Jack Cork, 2 goals. (correct me if I'm wrong) Also that is their tally in a team that is playing the best football they have ever played.

I will put myself out on a limb and say that neither of those players will outscore Benteke this season. IMHO.

Although, I hope I'm not wrong, as we need him at his best.

You may well be right but the real issue in my opinion is why the likes of Wood are not appearing for Palace ? Due to a lack of any back up we can't sell Tekkers in Jan as we will have a job getting 1 decent striker in this window, let alone 2.

“ [T]here are known knowns; there are things we know that we know.There are known unknowns; that is to say there are things that, we now know we don't know.But there are also unknown unknowns – there are things we do not know we don't know. ”
—United States Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld

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Mr Palaceman 29 Nov 17 10.11pm
Originally posted by Booted Eagle You may well be right but the real issue in my opinion is why the likes of Wood are not appearing for Palace ? Due to a lack of any back up we can't sell Tekkers in Jan as we will have a job getting 1 decent striker in this window, let alone 2. That's another question, don't get me wrong, there must be some players from the lower leagues here that could cut it in the Prem given the chance. Look at Murray, sold by us after an eratic Premier League start, injury and changing managers didn't help him. A very poor spell at Bournmouth and now doing the business at the weed. You never can tell and it is easy to just waste a load of cash. But in regards of selling Benteke, no. He is a very good target man and as I said before our most prolific striker for many a year and if he gets 12 this season, while I would expect more from him, that would be a good return for where we are. "You can lead a horse to water but a pencil must be lead" Stan Laurel
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Mr Palaceman

29 Nov 17 10.11pm

Originally posted by Booted Eagle

You may well be right but the real issue in my opinion is why the likes of Wood are not appearing for Palace ? Due to a lack of any back up we can't sell Tekkers in Jan as we will have a job getting 1 decent striker in this window, let alone 2.

That's another question, don't get me wrong, there must be some players from the lower leagues here that could cut it in the Prem given the chance. Look at Murray, sold by us after an eratic Premier League start, injury and changing managers didn't help him. A very poor spell at Bournmouth and now doing the business at the weed.

You never can tell and it is easy to just waste a load of cash.

But in regards of selling Benteke, no. He is a very good target man and as I said before our most prolific striker for many a year and if he gets 12 this season, while I would expect more from him, that would be a good return for where we are.

"You can lead a horse to water but a pencil must be lead"

Stan Laurel

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