J.Riddle 11:36 Mon Oct 10
Benteke
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Will our defence be able to handle him?
Hatrick for his country Belgium this evening against minnows Gibraltar.
The striker also netted the first goal of the game after just SEVEN seconds from the kick-off, to produce a new World Cup qualifying record for the fastest goal scored.
Benteke has been in a rich vein of form, scoring three goals for Palace in September, all with his head. But he showed he is equally as deadly with his feet, firing in the first goal with his left foot this evening.
Palace fans have been delighted with the news and it looks like there's no stopping the club's record signing, with West Ham next in the firing line this Saturday at Selhurst Park.
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Replies - In Chronological Order ( Show Newest Messages First)
Crassus
11:43 Mon Oct 10
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No problem - was not good enough for us as you know from this very site
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i-Ron
11:46 Mon Oct 10
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I'd have bought him....but he started 4 times against us last season and failed to score....so why not.
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camel-with-3-humps
11:47 Mon Oct 10
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He's better than any of the utter shit that has landed on our doorsteps - Jonathan 'honest trier' Calleri and the plodding Zaza. Would be ironic if he scored.
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J.Riddle
11:52 Mon Oct 10
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Crassus, yep true dat. Hands up I was one of the WHO experts (along with a fair few others *cough*) who said he was dog shit hee hee.
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monto
11:57 Mon Oct 10
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Fully expect him to score, sadly.
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mallard
12:01 Tue Oct 11
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Stick Ginge on him
Arbeloa - Ginge - Reid - Ogbinna
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Grumpster
7:12 Tue Oct 11
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Was gutted we didn't buy him.
Was surprised that 80% of WHO didn't rate him, as he should have been perfect for our style of play.
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j.a
7:57 Tue Oct 11
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I was surprised so many people thought he's be a terrible signing. I actually thought he was about our level, and players like Lacazette were unrealistic. The club could, and should have bought him.
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One McAvennieeeeee
8:22 Tue Oct 11
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Superb striker. Better than anything we have by a long long way.
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Marston Hammer
8:33 Tue Oct 11
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Was absolutely fucking awful every time I saw him last season.
Looks like he's in his mid 30s.
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Private Dancer
8:52 Tue Oct 11
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I was anti Benteke, I never thought he was shit but just seemed a bit slow and one dimensional to me to ever be top drawer...happy to admit now that he would have great for us and you have to question why we never got him. Wasn't it to do with wages, and if so how come he went to Palace?
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BubblesCyprus
8:56 Tue Oct 11
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Not for me very overrated IMO
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Pub Bigot
9:17 Tue Oct 11
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One Macca, not often you talk bollocks, but is he really better than Carroll? Not for my money. More reliable because he's rarely injured? Yes.
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daveyg
9:20 Tue Oct 11
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Ginge has lost it,Benteke would murder him now
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One McAvennieeeeee
9:20 Tue Oct 11
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I would say he's a much better player than Carroll.
I think Carroll's a 1 dimensional donkey to be honest. Benteke has much more to his game.
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Far Cough
9:25 Tue Oct 11
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Scored a goal in the first 7 seconds, then ended up with a hat trick, yeah he's a bit shit
Definitely better than Zaza
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Private Dancer
9:31 Tue Oct 11
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So why didn't we sign him? What happened?
If he went to Palace he would have come here.
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One McAvennieeeeee
9:36 Tue Oct 11
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Very good question. Considering the shit we have bought in it's a valid question.
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Grumpster
9:42 Tue Oct 11
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Now I know stats don't always tell a story, but here's how I see it when comparing Carroll to Benteke and I've always stood up for Carroll.
Carroll
276 games and 51 goals
Benteke
240 games and 97 goals
Benteke in England
123 games and 54 goals.
I mean come on, that Villa side he played in was fucking awful and his goal scoring record doesn't lie when he's used correctly.
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stewie griffin
9:44 Tue Oct 11
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Trouble is people look at his size and instantly think of him like Carroll as an out and out target man.
He's scored some brilliant individual goals in his time over here.
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