Mr Brownstone 0 Posted July 8, 2013 Just handed in a transfer request. Villa will listen to offers matching their valuation.Hopefully McNally has Holt''s replacement in the bag already because Villa could suddenly have a lot of money to spend and we could have similar targets. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coachkemp 0 Posted July 8, 2013 [quote user="Mr Brownstone"]Just handed in a transfer request. Villa will listen to offers matching their valuation.Hopefully McNally has Holt''s replacement in the bag already because Villa could suddenly have a lot of money to spend and we could have similar targets.[/quote]Off to Arsenal or liverpool I reckon, Throw suarez into this little "triangle" and it makes for a nice merry-go-round. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bws Cat 0 Posted July 8, 2013 Where''d you hear this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Brownstone 0 Posted July 8, 2013 All over Twitter. Statement on Villa website too apparently, although I haven''t bothered to check that admittedly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Brownstone 0 Posted July 8, 2013 We should chuck in a cheeky bid, just for the lol''s. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Redders Right Foot 22 Posted July 8, 2013 @SkyFootball 23sHere''s the full story after Aston Villa confirm striker Christian Benteke has handed in a transfer request. http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/12691/8814213/Aston-Villa-confirm-Christian-Benteke-has-handed-in-a-transfer---------------------------------here comes AJ, or whatever the villas fan name is, to say how it''s the best possible thing for villa and that all the fans are happy it''s happening. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Redders Right Foot 22 Posted July 8, 2013 here''s what their fans have to say!"Why are people giving abuse?" "Because if not for us, he''d still be in Belgium as a nobody. He''s showing the fans that loved him that he isn''t anything special and is just another mercenary. Never mind the fans though, PL must be sick to the stomach. Really don''t want to face him in the PL.""Hope he breaks his legs at his new club naturally.""Hope we get £30m for him and he goes on to **** his career up. So ungrateful"and my personal favorite "**** Benteke" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GJL Mid-Norfolk Canary 1,749 Posted July 8, 2013 ha ha ha ha ha ha ha !!!!!love to have seen Lambert''s face when that request was handed in?!?.......He''ll get minimal money out of what they get for his sale ,as they''re broke........and may well think that keeping Bent is the best option? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ReadingCanary 0 Posted July 8, 2013 Apparently James Nursey exclusively broke the storyMaybe he does know stuff ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yorkshire Canary 118 Posted July 8, 2013 There is very little loyalty in this game, when he signed he thought Villa were a London club Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
morty 0 Posted July 8, 2013 I should imagine this really hasn''t come as a huge surprise to anyone at AV, and they will have targets lined up ready. Hopefully nobody we are looking at, the sale of benteke will give them a few bob in their pocket. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hazza9 0 Posted July 8, 2013 Could he just be doing this to get more money with a new contract?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Redders Right Foot 22 Posted July 8, 2013 Didn''t he also get his Villa move by threatening to sue his old club if they didn''t let him leave? they should not be shocked by this. similar situation to us and lambo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evesham Canary 0 Posted July 8, 2013 Whatever will Lambert say about someone not honouring their contract......He can hardly take the moral ground with Benteke!!Can''t wait to get into work tomorrow - surrounded by Villa fans! Be even better if we nail a big name signing too - not just Nash! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coachkemp 0 Posted July 8, 2013 Do love their big club mentality, and the whole why would you want to go anywhere else? Admittedly I think some NCFC fans have been like this regarding the Ruddy Speculation however, with this situation everyone can see Benteke is a superb talent who only needed one season in the prem to convince the premier elite of his abilities. Villa didn''t give him anything but a pressureless season to be a star man with all the service and a stage to showcase his talent. It is naive of Villa fans to assume Manchester UTD, Arsenal etc didn''t know of him, of course they did, they just needed to see him adapt to the premier league perhaps before commiting. Now they know he can do it, they will circle, Villa clearly saw this coming or should of at least. The same potentially could happen with us and RvW but if the player themselves states they want to push themselves to the highest they can reach then surely you can''t blame them? Especially when in Villa''s case at the minute they cant and probably wont offer that progression for a few years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ReadingCanary 0 Posted July 8, 2013 This thread could be interesting in 12 months time if RVW was to do the same thing to us. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ReadingCanary 0 Posted July 8, 2013 Stan Collymore is taking the news well on Twitter........ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robert911 0 Posted July 8, 2013 Dear Paul Lambert,Fu***ng "Irony" is a bugger of word isn''t it?Maybe you could sit down and have a chat with him about honoring contracts and not being a mecenaryThank you Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Syteanric 1 Posted July 8, 2013 Benteke hands in a transfer request the day we selll Holt.we have a few million to spend and have signed an international striker with possibly another coming in...Benteke might just be "seen in Asda" soon.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herman 9,756 Posted July 9, 2013 If only that happened Jas..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crabbycanary 2 Posted July 9, 2013 That''s half of the Villa fans songs gone then. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JF 694 Posted July 9, 2013 Need to have our forwards sorted asap now. We don''t need Villa chasing our targets as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SYG 0 Posted July 9, 2013 Wouldn''t say to much, this ''could'' be us in 12 months time, if RVW has the same sort of impact Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crabbycanary 2 Posted July 9, 2013 If RVW has the same impact on next season, in terms of goals scored, we will be a top 8 side, as opposed to flirting with relegation (a la villa) and he may, or may not go, but even if the worst happens we will be a much better proposition, for new signings than Villa will be, once Benteke leaves in the next few weeks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AJ 0 Posted July 9, 2013 This was always gonna happen. Nobody likes losing their best players, but apart from a couple of clubs it happens to us all (even the likes of Arsenal)The fee will soften the blow obviously, and I''m half thinking Helenius who we brought in last month may well be the replacement already.I''ve never heard of him, but I''d never heard of Benteke this time last year either. I think Lambert''s sniffed out another bargainAll in all, confidence is sky high right now. Half expecting a great season. I''ll settle for somewhere between 12-8th in all honesty though. Small steps ...UTV Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coachkemp 0 Posted July 9, 2013 [quote user="AJ"]This was always gonna happen. Nobody likes losing their best players, but apart from a couple of clubs it happens to us all (even the likes of Arsenal)The fee will soften the blow obviously, and I''m half thinking Helenius who we brought in last month may well be the replacement already.I''ve never heard of him, but I''d never heard of Benteke this time last year either. I think Lambert''s sniffed out another bargainAll in all, confidence is sky high right now. Half expecting a great season. I''ll settle for somewhere between 12-8th in all honesty though. Small steps ...UTV[/quote]the same Helenius that joined Cardiff for 7.5m? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coachkemp 0 Posted July 9, 2013 [quote user="coachkemp"][quote user="AJ"]This was always gonna happen. Nobody likes losing their best players, but apart from a couple of clubs it happens to us all (even the likes of Arsenal)The fee will soften the blow obviously, and I''m half thinking Helenius who we brought in last month may well be the replacement already.I''ve never heard of him, but I''d never heard of Benteke this time last year either. I think Lambert''s sniffed out another bargainAll in all, confidence is sky high right now. Half expecting a great season. I''ll settle for somewhere between 12-8th in all honesty though. Small steps ...UTV[/quote]the same Helenius that joined Cardiff for 7.5m? [/quote]Oh thats cornelius, bloody danish and their similar names! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lets be aving you! 0 Posted July 9, 2013 Helenius? More like Hilarious, AJ. Small steps needed with your football knowledge, too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Row D Seat 7 0 Posted July 9, 2013 Poor Paul Lambert. I think he wouldn''t even have the cheek to blast Benteke too much seeing as Lambert has walked out on pretty much every manager contract he''s been given.If Villa do well this year then he''ll be off next year if a better offer presents itself. He talks of wanting to build something special at Villa. This always makes me laugh.We need to sign our strikers before Villa have the Benteke money. Don''t want to be competing with Lambert for players. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
King Klose 0 Posted July 9, 2013 [quote user="AJ"]This was always gonna happen. Nobody likes losing their best players, but apart from a couple of clubs it happens to us all (even the likes of Arsenal)The fee will soften the blow obviously, and I''m half thinking Helenius who we brought in last month may well be the replacement already.I''ve never heard of him, but I''d never heard of Benteke this time last year either. I think Lambert''s sniffed out another bargainAll in all, confidence is sky high right now. Half expecting a great season. I''ll settle for somewhere between 12-8th in all honesty though. Small steps ...UTV[/quote]Hahahahahahahahahahaha chin up ''AJ'' Share this post Link to post Share on other sites