Cor blimey govner and all that.
Hmm, enough of the Tim Sherwood impressions I think.
Well, it had to come didn’t it?
Christian Benteke’s gone on a scoring run that makes him currently amongst the best strikers in Europe and the lazy Journos are coming out with the same old poorly researched, no quotes to back it up, load of old tripe.
If you haven’t heard/read, the Mail are saying that Rodgers is chasing Benteke in a £30 million swoop that might see Ricky lambert coming the other way;
To be honest, it was actually the Metro that ran the story first, but seeing as they’re practically the same thing and the Mail has us listed in their top five Villa websites, we like to link to them occasionally.
Anyway, this is just rubbish on a few levels in my opinion.
First, we’re under no pressure to sell the player, who would be a major loss to a club that is looking to be on the way back up from it’s current lows.
Second, I don’t believe for one minute that Sherwood would sanction it, regardless of what he’s said previously.
Third, £30 million isn’t enough, in my opinion. Who are we going to get to replace him? A couple of up and coming strikers, in the hope that one of them fires straight from the off?
That would be incredibly risky.
Perhaps lambert is the answer? (which is my fourth point).
No way, again in my opinion. How long does he have left in the game? And can we really see him being a part of a longer term future that it seems Sherwood would be looking at?
And finally my fifth point.
If you read all the stuff that has been written about Liverpool after we beat them in the cup, you might be led to believe that Rodgers doesn’t even have a say on the players that come into the club and it’s apparently all decided by a panel. So it’s not up to him anyway.
Of course, there are another couple of options, in that Benteke (or more likely his money grabbing agent) might try to force a move.
Or worse still, if we get taken over by some cheapskate owners, they might want to get a quick return on their investment (that rumoured £150 million is starting to look ridiculously cheap in this sense).
I can’t see that happening though. What better way is there to fall out with the fans as soon as you arrive? (unless they engineer it to look like they had no choice).
No, if we do get new owners, I can’t see him leaving at all.
And anyway it won’t be Liverpool if he does go, even if they do pay the big bucks wages.
Benteke is tailor-made for the Arsenal that he supposedly likes in my opinion.
Or an even bigger club.
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Hoping that a new owner turns up and injects some much needed cash and energy.
If that’s on the horizon then I’d guess that Benteke might want to stay. Certainly hope so.
Also hope he gets his shooting boots on for Sauturday. 3 more points will make me feel a whole lot better!
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i wander why the scousers are so obsessed with our striker. and i had this thought.
BENTEKE BIN TAKE.
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Probably bs but hey, not surprised there’s another rumour.
Just seen Hull score line. Results seem to bring against Villa at the moment! We need another 2 wins!!
Watching the game. It’s basically Sterling being selfish, Ibe being selfish with maybe a decent ball or two, Balotelli having no supply and Coutinho trying his usual long range shots.
Liverpool are a shambles at the moment even we made them look shite ffs.
Largely why I don’t fear them taking Benteke. They make themselves look awful. Yes a quality striker would do wonders but they need far more than that.
Hull beating Liverpool. It’s getting very tight at the bottom. At this rate we might need three wins to be safe.
Can’t see Sunderland winning 3 of their last 5 Hull aren’t in the relegation zone, so we’re still at the moment fine.
We definitely need to win at least two of our last four games. Most of the teams around us seem to be putting a run together. I think we’ve got the ability and belief to beat all four of the teams we’ve got coming up. Let’s just hope lady luck shines on us!
P.S. If Sunderland and Leicester win their games in hand and Hull see out the victory today, we could very well find ourselves back in the bottom 3! That would be a massive psychological blow.
I said earlier the man city off side decision could prove massive, if Hull win tonight we start slipping even closer, it is going to get very nervy. Cant believe I’m supporting Liverpool and Chelsea over the next 24 hours.
Conceding last min goals is what will cost us and benteke was offside for our first goal
sunderland game in hand is arsenal away midweek b4 the last game of the season. this may be a wishful coincidence but arsenal relegated Wigan at the same time a couple of years ago.
Liverpool need a complete overhaul! They have such an average looking squad!
Bloody scousers….well we’ve just got to do a Leicester and win our games and stay up the right way.
We’re good enough, 3 points on Saturday and we’ll be almost there
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Those fucking scousers I hope they finish outside a Euro spot,there fucking SHITE.
They’ve no chance of fourth now too 4 set in stone with Utd taking their place
There’s something wrong in Liverpool’s camp, players that play selfish is one, I’m now really worried with Villa anything can happen, like going down.
We’ve still got 4 teams below us,I’m sure that’ll still be the case this time tomorrow.I’m starting to think 2 wins & a draw will be needed now for safety as some teams below us will have to still play each other & asking for draws will be a big ask cus someone’s going to be picking up the points anyway.it’s certainly going to be tight
Morning all….just a thought! Do we get our loaned players back when the Championship, League 1 finishes this weekend? If so, Bent, Gardner and Robinson could still play a part this season. Does anyone have any updates on Kozak’s fitness?
That’s a good question langford.
I’d guess it’s until the relevant club’s season is over, myself.
June 1st is when loan deals are officially over I’m sure I’ve heard that last season
Ps I can’t see why these players can’t come back on board it’s like there just in limbo.
Just remembered that 2 of those, Bent and Robinson may be involved in the play offs!
What a load of bollox. Just heard the FA Cup is to be renamed ‘The Emirates FA Cup’….not at all keen on that!
MATE I think we’re lucky they allowed the initials FA to stay,it proves how easy the FA can be bought & how money now dominates our sport the identity of the cup is lost imo.its simply a fucking disgrace,now we know the recipients of the bulk of the additional cup final tickets watch for the empty seats it won’t be hard to miss.
Giddy…too true mate the cup has been devalued ……yet again! I noticed at the Semi Final against the bin dippers that ‘the corporate seats’ were almost empty 20 minutes after the 2nd half started. Why the fuck do they get tickets? Its also very sad (and wrong) that some of our amazing away fans wont get tickets…..disgraceful IMO.
On R5L they were criticising the modern fan yesterday. They were rightfully taking the p*ss out of the two team scarves that are favoured by the tourist footballer and how it’s killing the atmosphere. Clubs market themselves differently now, but look how the Italian league has screwed up. Apparently even the ‘big’ teams stadiums are only ever half full, and they’ve killed long term interest in the game. You can already see it happening here. On Sky at the weekend they laughed at the way clubs count the attendance figures, especially at Newcastle where it was half empty but the gate numbers were a virtual sell out. Did you hear about the bloke who asked Collymore to keep his voice down during his commentary last week!!!! Lol!!!
Mark my words, during our lifetime, we will see TV superimpose crowds onto empty terraces like they already do with advertising…
Yes MATE I heard that,I thought colymore was going to stripe him cheeky fucking manc PRICK.
Bum Bum I was chatting to some of the lads at work with young sons say in the 8 to 14 year old age group and discussing their interest in watching football live or otherwise and they said the same to a man – the kids had little to none, it was all about playing fifa on line with their mates.
Now I don’t know if that is something that applies to the fella’s I work with kids or it can be applied to all in that age bracket but if it does then where’s it leave football in 10-15 years time?
I watched Bayern v Dortmund last night. The stadium was rocking. OK there is a big rivalry there, and it was a cup SF, but every time I see German football it looks the same. Cheap tickets, standing areas, exciting football (Ok it’s a one horse league). Fans having a share/say in the running of the club. They are definitely on the right lines.
Well look at it like this lads, Villa was the first to win it? Another record.
Hi BWS where the f*”‘k have you been? Not nick I hope. We’ve been asking about you.
Hi Bill you good mate? How’s things in treacle town? Shall we say I’ve meaning admiring from afar.
Fuck the word Emirates I’ll always refer to it as being the FA CUP.
If Tekkers does go to the bin dippers I’ll eat my hat, it’d a transfer for be for money and money alone- they ain’t gonna get a CL place that’s for sure.
If Man (U) or (C), Chelsea, The Arse or say Juve or Bayern come a knocking now that’d be a totally different proposition and you couldn’t blame the the lad but the Pool? I don’t think so.
Hi MATE welcome back long time no see. 😀
Cheers Giddy, keeping a low profile mate -“You ain’t seen me, right.” 😉
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BWS…..finished decorating your new skip?….:)
No mate, been far to busy shagging your misses up the arse 😉
Q: How do you circumcise Langford?
A: Kick his sister in the jaw.
Oi, that’s enough of that, thank you.
A few of us were wondering where you were, BWS.
Glad to see you’re obviously ok.
Hi Badger,I’m good and I’ll keep to footy scouts honour ( it was that nasty Langford he keeps picking on me sir).
BWS…..That should fix her piles 🙂 Can you sort her gum boils next?….
Lol good comeback, the skips looking a dream langy.
Yes, the wife loves it….although she was injured by a rusty nail as you were about to enter her….she said ‘I asked him for a screw and all I got was a 3in nailing’….. I always thought you were a big boy! 🙂
Langy calm down son you’re getting a bit carried away with this, hang about are you’re having a J Arthur Rank aint ya?
You dirty f**ker, you f**king rotter and there was me thinking this was a football forum?
Nice Steve Jones quote there…
Is this a football forum…….sorry, I thought I was on the ‘lubetube site’……fucking dementia!
aaah, thats better, I really needed that 🙂 Thanks for getting me so excited BWS 🙂
Were you moist? 🙂
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NO..just wet! 🙂
My post disappeared.????????
I can’t see it anywhere Bill?????
Think its my rubbish tablet Badger, a cheap imitation from Israel, hey you two remember my age what you’ve been on about I’ve forgotten just cannot remember, like I said to the wife ,how about it! She said you’ve had that,? And I cannot remember. Any computer wizards out there I’ve knackered mine up.its a desk keeps saying kernel 32, error gettickcount64?doing my head in like the Villa.
That’s a new one on me Bill, but it seems it’s a countdown clock before the tablet goes to sleep.
I strongly suspect that’s going to be a “reset to factory settings” job.
Don’t forget to save any important stuff and bookmarks etc elsewhere first though, as you’ll lose the lot.