ROBFLECK 131 Posted August 23, 2012 Odemwingie or Christian Benteke from Genk. Played brilliant against Holland for the Belgians aparently. He wants to move to England he said. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kellybrook 0 Posted August 23, 2012 "Odemwingie"And he would come to us because? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ROBFLECK 131 Posted August 23, 2012 He would play every week ... euhhhh ... West Ham are in for him...why wouldn''t we have a go? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PurpleCanary 5,531 Posted August 23, 2012 The new striker arriving next week will be different to what we have. He will have pace and power. And only Bethnal will have seen him play...[;)] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Starr 515 Posted August 23, 2012 [quote user="kellybrook"]Just to put some perspective on Kenwyn Jones, he would cost us at least £5 million plus addons, agent fees etc, plus wages of 40 grand a week (reputed what he is on at Stoke).So, in a couple of years if we stay up we can go for players of his level like Stoke did.Does that tell you the reality of where we are in the pecking order?[/quote]But we''re a Premier League football club sat in arguably the best club league in the world. There are literally thousands of strikers out there who would love to sign for us and who wouldn''t be out of our price range. To suggest we have to pay millions for one is a little short sighted. We just need to open our net and take a couple of calculated risks on unknowns. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brendo 0 Posted August 23, 2012 [quote user="ROBFLECK"]Odemwingie or Christian Benteke from Genk. Played brilliant against Holland for the Belgians aparently. He wants to move to England he said.[/quote]Whilst a great player, at 31 I''m not fussed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ROBFLECK 131 Posted August 23, 2012 Errr...Brendo....take a look at this Benteke fellow, he''s class...and really wants a move to England...wouldn''t cost 8 million! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2M4FSmQwts Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Militant Canary 0 Posted August 23, 2012 Agree about Benteke. I didn''t realise that he was only 21. Sign him up!Also worthy of consideration, his Genk team-mate, Jelle Vossen. 23 years old, one of the top scorers in Belgium.Different to Benteke in that he is less of an athlete, but arguably a better finisher.Also, does anyone else get the feeling that Belgium will be a real force in world football soon? How have Belgium been able to breed a generation of genuinely quality players? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PurpleCanary 5,531 Posted August 23, 2012 [quote user="Militant Canary"]Agree about Benteke. I didn''t realise that he was only 21. Sign him up! Also worthy of consideration, his Genk team-mate, Jelle Vossen. 23 years old, one of the top scorers in Belgium. Different to Benteke in that he is less of an athlete, but arguably a better finisher. Also, does anyone else get the feeling that Belgium will be a real force in world football soon? How have Belgium been able to breed a generation of genuinely quality players?[/quote] Going back to the 1980s and early 1990s Belgium were a strong team. What was surprising was how low they fell later on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites