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zac · « **Reply #3175 on:** July 08, 2013, 10:44:47 PM »

Sky Sports News ?@SkySportsNews 1m
Aston Villa striker Christian Benteke hands in transfer request #SSN

east-stand-nick · « **Reply #3176 on:** July 08, 2013, 10:46:43 PM »

Wonderful news! Haha.

OldburyWBA · « **Reply #3177 on:** July 08, 2013, 11:05:16 PM »

Quote from: McSkittle on May 24, 2013, 10:23:18 AM

Its important to be aware of agendas, context and what has not been reported, especially when it comes to sports “journalism”.

Benteke's agent Kismet Eris told the Sun: "This always happens when he goes away with the national team. I'd prefer he didn't speak to journalists but the Belgian team insist he does a press conference.

"If he was unhappy at Villa we'd have seen that. But he's not."

and of course;

Christian Benteke finished the conference in the US with: “But I have no problem to stay another season at Aston Villa. I feel really good! And then there is a huge trust in me.”

Good ole’ tabloids ah?

Maybe the tabloids knew more than you eh McSkuttle ??

tuamigos · « **Reply #3178 on:** July 09, 2013, 06:04:54 AM »

That should wipe that smug smile off their deluded fans faces, even though they did win the european cup.

Aixelsyd · « **Reply #3179 on:** July 09, 2013, 06:09:56 AM »

Quote from: tuamigos on July 09, 2013, 06:04:54 AM

even though they did win the european cup.

are you sure?

?

tuamigos · « **Reply #3180 on:** July 09, 2013, 06:19:50 AM »

Quote from: Aixelsyd on July 09, 2013, 06:09:56 AM

are you sure??

maybe just a rumour

Sessegod · « **Reply #3181 on:** July 09, 2013, 07:15:34 AM »

Not sure why they bother with contracts in football.

WBAinDEVON · « **Reply #3182 on:** July 09, 2013, 08:17:04 AM »

HaHa and they thought everybody wanted to play for the European champions

McSkittle · « **Reply #3183 on:** July 09, 2013, 08:22:45 AM »

The tabloids know Jack about diddly.

Poor form is this. You would like to see a club one day really do a number and swallow the fee and wages burying a player in the reserves for three years.

Best get rid though, to Chelsea apparently, God knows why they want two of his sort. But then this is what happens when you let people like Abramovich take overy an already scummy club. I would chuckle if he spends the mext year holding Lukakus boot bag and misses out on the World Cup.

PsalmXXIII · « **Reply #3184 on:** July 09, 2013, 08:44:55 AM »

Quote from: BaggieSean on June 29, 2013, 03:55:23 PM

I think they have done very well in the transfer market to be honest, just because you're not educated enough to know about the players they have brought in doesn't mean they're poo, nobody knew who Lowton/Westwood/Benteke were last season and look at them now, made fools out of every journo who slagged them off during the bad run they had.

Wow. Not educated enough? Bit personal? And untrue, I know we'd scouted Helenius last season and we watched him a few times and for whatever reason didn't go for him. I was merely commenting on their panic buying like a child with pocket money. I know enough about the players they've bought in to judge that the Bulgarian lad they've got in is decent but was convinced by Petrov and the Japanese guy they were looking at wont set the world alight and they're willing to spend £9m on him. The silly buggers think they're going to buy Lukaku now too.

McSkittle · « **Reply #3185 on:** July 09, 2013, 08:59:25 AM »

Panic buys?

Sean was right, you are ill informed.

It came out from the Crewe management that after signing Westwood, we had collated a 30 page dossier on him. There is nothing to suggest Lambert panics about anything. I panicked in January, he didn't. He was right and I was very wrong.

PsalmXXIII · « **Reply #3186 on:** July 09, 2013, 09:41:22 AM »

Quote from: McSkittle on July 09, 2013, 08:59:25 AM

Panic buys?

Sean was right, you are ill informed.

It came out from the Crewe management that after signing Westwood, we had collated a 30 page dossier on him. There is nothing to suggest Lambert panics about anything. I panicked in January, he didn't. He was right and I was very wrong.

Well we shall see how they do this season before anyone's opinion is branded correct or ill informed. But I'm sure there's more Balabans than Bentekes in that bunch.

McSkittle · « **Reply #3187 on:** July 09, 2013, 10:10:32 AM »

No, you have made the point that they are panic buys. Based on what? Who panic buys in June? They are filling a squad, some may prove to be exceptional, but each one will be thought out and well scouted before hand.

PsalmXXIII · « **Reply #3188 on:** July 09, 2013, 10:24:21 AM »

Ok panic buy maybe wasn't the right phrase, more so that you seem to have just decided all transfers have to be done before Benteke leaves, and you'd signed 6 players before the window opened. I was alluding to the fact you were buying quickly and potentially over the odds because you were worried other clubs would sign your targets and miss out. It seemed frantic from an outside view which is fair to say.

Greenock Baggie · « **Reply #3189 on:** July 09, 2013, 04:56:31 PM »

At the end of the day, who really gives a flying F*** who the seals sign other than McS**TLE and others of his ilk. I personally couldn't care less !

PsalmXXIII · « **Reply #3190 on:** July 09, 2013, 06:29:52 PM »

Quote from: Greenock Baggie on July 09, 2013, 04:56:31 PM

At the end of the day, who really gives a flying F*** who the seals sign other than McS**TLE and others of his ilk. I personally couldn't care less !

I didn't until I got called out by one of our own and McSkuttle got a friend. Had to justify my words. I do enjoy how we get called obsessed with them lot and as soon as Benteke says he wants out McSkuttle is straight on our board.

Political Cake · « **Reply #3191 on:** July 09, 2013, 06:39:40 PM »

Quote from: McSkittle on July 09, 2013, 10:10:32 AM

Who panic buys in June?

gerry m · « **Reply #3192 on:** July 09, 2013, 07:37:13 PM »

Quote from: McSkittle on June 13, 2013, 04:57:29 PM

Our class shines through yet again:

@JongsmaJongsma: FC Groningen director Hans Nijland compliments Aston Villa. 'The way the transfer has been handled is like we wish it would always go.'

hopefully you will show your classyness when you sell Benteke

PsalmXXIII · « **Reply #3193 on:** July 10, 2013, 07:32:52 AM »

Quote from: gerry m on July 09, 2013, 07:37:13 PM

hopefully you will show your classyness when you sell Benteke

Photos cropping up on FB with 'Judas' and 'C**t' on his shirt. Classy.

gerry m · « **Reply #3194 on:** July 10, 2013, 04:43:23 PM »

Quote from: PsalmXXIII on July 10, 2013, 07:32:52 AM

Photos cropping up on FB with 'Judas' and 'C**t' on his shirt. Classy.

love it

gerry m · « **Reply #3195 on:** July 10, 2013, 06:17:34 PM »

Hitler reacts to Benteke's transfer request

http://youtu.be/BRaiE3ZrzrQ

KYA · « **Reply #3196 on:** July 10, 2013, 06:55:25 PM »

Quote from: McSkittle on July 09, 2013, 08:22:45 AM

The tabloids know Jack about diddly.

Poor form is this. You would like to see a club one day really do a number and swallow the fee and wages burying a player in the reserves for three years.

Best get rid though, to Chelsea apparently, God knows why they want two of his sort. But then this is what happens when you let people like Abramovich take overy an already scummy club. I would chuckle if he spends the mext year holding Lukakus boot bag and misses out on the World Cup.

They are different type of players and would be an awesome combination up front.
Chelsea ARE one of the top teams,the days are long gone when they were also rans.

dont ask me to choose luv · « **Reply #3197 on:** July 10, 2013, 06:56:23 PM »

Quote from: gerry m on July 10, 2013, 06:17:34 PM

Hitler reacts to Benteke's transfer request

http://youtu.be/BRaiE3ZrzrQ

Best one yet

wbarenno · « **Reply #3198 on:** July 10, 2013, 07:13:18 PM »

Lukaku to villa,hopefully aload of bull

http://app.caughtoffside.com/tablet/?referrer=http://www.newsnow.co.uk/A/655577414?-11177:843#article/caughtoffside-152055

PsalmXXIII · « **Reply #3199 on:** July 11, 2013, 07:51:37 AM »

Quote from: wbarenno on July 10, 2013, 07:13:18 PM

Lukaku to villa,hopefully aload of bull

http://app.caughtoffside.com/tablet/?referrer=http://www.newsnow.co.uk/A/655577414?-11177:843#article/caughtoffside-152055

The article has absolutely no facts or even really any suggestion that it'll happen - they'd be just as accurate in saying 'John Terry could be used in the transfer because he's a player at Chelsea'.

A few of my Villa 'acquaintances' have found the same article and come out with some utter hilarity: 'Lukaku + 10m, nothing else'. One even said 'when Benteke takes back his transfer request let's sign Lukaku'

At least I think it said that, they were daubed in faeces on a wall and it was hard to read.