El-Reacho Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Hypothetically, would anyone trade Benteke for Bony, Wanyama and Belhanda? (Provided net spent was about 0-3£ M) Keeping Benteke would have less risk as we know he can score bags of goals for us. We don't know that Wanyama/Belhanda/Bony will be good enough in the PL. We could buy the three and they could be useless as so many hyped up players have been in the PL. Bird in the hand and all that.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cambridge-AVFC Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Hypothetically, would anyone trade Benteke for Bony, Wanyama and Belhanda? (Provided net spent was about 0-3£ M) Without a shadow of doubt. 100% yes. What you've essentially asked is, would you swap 1 decent player for 1 decent striker, 1 worldie midfielder and 1 very good playmaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Don't know how you can call Benteke a "decent" striker and then say Wanyama is a "worldie" midfielder. Not that Wanyama isn't good mind you, but come on, Benteke is more than decent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cambridge-AVFC Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Don't know how you can call Benteke a "decent" striker and then say Wanyama is a "worldie" midfielder. Not that Wanyama isn't good mind you, but come on, Benteke is more than decent. Well Benteke has had a one really good season, if he performs at the same level again next year I'll say he's better than decent. The reason I consider Wanyema a worldie as he's had 2 very good seasons for Celtic and has proven he can play at the very highest level. Also there aren't really that many midfield destroyers who can also play football. I can only think of Yaya Toure. Whereas there are a lot of strikers which score a great deal of goals and hold the ball up well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Oh come on, it's clear Benteke is a bit more than "decent". He's got bags of quality and there are few strikers that scored the amount of goals he did last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cambridge-AVFC Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Oh come on, it's clear Benteke is a bit more than "decent". He's got bags of quality and there are few strikers that scored the amount of goals he did last season. He does it again next year I'll say he's more than decent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted June 22, 2013 Moderator Share Posted June 22, 2013 How many games has Wanyama played at the highest level? The Scottish Premier League is a mid-Championship side versus league 2. Barcelona = 1, he did very well in that one - I'm not sure it counts as proven though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LockStockVilla Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 How many games has Wanyama played at the highest level? The Scottish Premier League is a mid-Championship side versus league 2. Barcelona = 1, he did very well in that one - I'm not sure it counts as proven though. I'd be inclined to agree. I see him play quite often in SPL and he rarely does he really wow me. He's no 10 million pound player, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstonMartin82 Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Benteke = decent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulfromsutton Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Mirror has a funny story about Ireland going to stoke or Everton....... At first look I thought great get him out the squad then I saw the line that said they would pay his 30k a week wages at villa...... Yea double it and that would be his real wage what a bunch of bollocks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa-revolution Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Mirror has a funny story about Ireland going to stoke or Everton....... At first look I thought great get him out the squad then I saw the line that said they would pay his 30k a week wages at villa...... Yea double it and that would be his real wage what a bunch of bollocks Stoke could well be the destination for SI - He played really well under Mark Hughes at Man Citeh so there could be some mileage in this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 (edited) Oh come on, it's clear Benteke is a bit more than "decent". He's got bags of quality and there are few strikers that scored the amount of goals he did last season. He does it again next year I'll say he's more than decent. What about the Belgian league? That league is probably just as good if not better than the SPL. I honestly can't believe you're calling Wanyama more than decent when all he has is two seasons in the best team in the SPL yet Benteke apparently isn't purely because he's only been in the Premier League for one season, ignoring all the things he's done in a poor team battling relegation. Edited June 22, 2013 by Mantis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted June 23, 2013 Moderator Share Posted June 23, 2013 Looks like Celtic have agreed a £12.5m fee with Southampton for Wanyama anyway. Southampton are the new money in the league at the moment aren't they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packoman Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 While I'm a fan of Wanyama, I think £12.5m is a bit too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Where are they getting this money from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted June 23, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted June 23, 2013 Where are they getting this money from? The porn industry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciggiesnbeer Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Mirror has a funny story about Ireland going to stoke or Everton....... At first look I thought great get him out the squad then I saw the line that said they would pay his 30k a week wages at villa...... Yea double it and that would be his real wage what a bunch of bollocks 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrackpotForeigner Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Where are they getting this money from? The porn industry Dwarf porn, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legov Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Aren't their owners fairly loaded? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oaks Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Nobody playing in Scotland can be considered a "worldy". 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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