Christian Benteke

Saunders82 wrote:Heres something to think on, this mysterious striker United are supposed to be after you don't think its Benny do you?

Saunders82 wrote:Heres something to think on, this mysterious striker United are supposed to be after you don't think its Benny do you?

ViewFromT2 wrote:

CoE82 wrote:What gets me is why a 2 day medical and why in London, I know scousepool is a shite hole but surely that have hospitals in and around the area.

Also it's a big fee so why no clips on TV of him entering or leaving the so called hospital/medical centre, now I'm not saying it isn't happening just find it strange lack of evidence other that so called sources.

Been thinking the same thing, especially as Sky Sports have been banging the drum all summer about getting this deal done....surprised they aren't televising it!

My Liverpool supporting mate, as of 20 mins ago, still isn't convinced he will sign. He thinks Rogers "I don't know what you're talking about" comment yesterday was so bizarre that he wouldn't be surprised by it!
He also said that the big rumour up there is that they are about to go for Marco Reus for £40m with the Sterling money.

Synopsis wrote:It's only 20min the dippers medical, the rest of the 3days are spent on a hubcap thievery course followed by a benefit fraud seminar

Leafs1201 wrote:Just sat here wondering who will replace Tekkers when it's all done and dusted, IMO there's no way on earth our inept owner will sanction the £15M required for Austin, heard a couple of rumours down here (Watford) that we are sniffing around Igahlo the Watford striker but he won't be cheap either.

Leafs1201 wrote:Thought it's been clarified that Benteke was £5.5M or have I misread that, and regardless of whether it was 5.5 or 8 we are still paupers when it comes to spending,  ViewFromT2 it's obvious anyway that you back Lerner where as I despise him as an owner so if he backs the manager with major funds this season then I'll hold my hands up but until then he is the man that's dragging this club on a downwards spiral.

Saunders82 wrote:The problem with Villa is not that they don't spend money on transfers, I believe we are towards to top of the all time premiership spenders. What Doug and now Randy have failed to do is complete the job when spending, we have built some great teams over the premier years BUT we have never completed the build. Going back to the start of the premier league we were challenging for the title, just needed one or two extra players to push over the line, they didn't materialise, that's our main problem. What we need is either Randy or a new owner to spend serious money wisely and on quality and FINISH THE JOB.

ViewFromT2 wrote:

Leafs1201 wrote:Thought it's been clarified that Benteke was £5.5M or have I misread that, and regardless of whether it was 5.5 or 8 we are still paupers when it comes to spending,  ViewFromT2 it's obvious anyway that you back Lerner where as I despise him as an owner so if he backs the manager with major funds this season then I'll hold my hands up but until then he is the man that's dragging this club on a downwards spiral.

Not really a question of backing him, I actually would like to see new owners come in and take us forward. But at the same time I respect what Lerner has done, and spent in his time in charge. He has done many, many great things for this club.
Why so many fans put the blame solely on him is baffling to be honest.

His biggest mistake in his whole time here, in my opinion, was allowing Martin O'Neill so much control, for so long. He allowed Steve Stride to walk away....and he never replaced that knowledge in the boardroom. To allow players such as Sidwell, Beye etc to come in on massive...proper massive money, and basically sit on their arses never playing is the major reason we have suffered these last few years.
Then allowing a buffoon like Paul Faulkner to hire managers was a serious miscalculation. I think the only gripe any fan can justifiably throw at Lerner is that he put his faith in the wrong people for too long.

I think he would actually be foolish to sell up now in many ways. We have been through the austerity years, and we managed to come through whilst retaining our premier league status. Don't underestimate this achievement...many, many clubs would have sunk. We now have a much better management structure in place off the pitch, and things are looking a whole lot better in terms of our coaching and scouting staff. There is absolutely no way we will be in a relegation scrap this season. No way at all.
Sherwood is getting rid of all the rotten wood that our side was built with. The likes of Weimann should never have been near a villa shirt. Players like Helenius, Tonev, Sylla...these kind of players were an insult to the badge. Can you see that kind of player coming in now?

We have literally freed up hundreds of thousands per week in wages. We can now look to bring in good quality players, without the costs spiralling out of control. We can bring in players whose value will increase whilst they are here.
Even in the darkest years of austerity, Lerner still funded transfers. Lamberts average spend was around £15m per season over his 3 years. Why would you think he will not show TS at the same level of investment?
Add this £15m to the money we have brought in....and Sherwood can build a solid base to work from. I do fully trust Lerner will allow him to spend everything that comes in.

The most sense I have read on this forum for a long time, I also think Lerner gets un warranted stick , apart from the McCliesh appointment, that was never going to work !