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Post by snakey on Aug 15, 2010 22:47:40 GMT
Elliot Benyon has signed/gonna sign for Swansea.
You heard it here first!
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Post by merseygull on Aug 15, 2010 22:49:02 GMT
transfer window??
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Post by pappy on Aug 15, 2010 23:07:52 GMT
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Post by Dave on Aug 15, 2010 23:13:09 GMT
Elliot Benyon has signed/gonna sign for Swansea. You heard it here first! If that is true then there are going to be many unhappy fans and unless we have got a very large fee for him, I can see some being very critical of the club and Paul Buckle for letting him go. |
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Post by snakey on Aug 15, 2010 23:22:54 GMT
i haven't heard it from the horses mouth but 2 very good sources.... i believe over 100k for him.
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Post by pethertongull on Aug 15, 2010 23:48:11 GMT
You may prove to be accurate, snakey, but how many times have we had such rumours posted - actually not a lot on this site compared to others. How good are your sources - bet you can't name them for one reason or another!
If true then it will be a disappointment but no club is reliant on any player.
If it's not true how does your credibility stand up in the future?
At half time on Saturday somebody "in the know" came over to impart some information that "they had heard" from a "reliable source" . . . . We don't need rumour and innuendo. All that they do is to provide instability to our club. If there are negotiations underway then leave it to the Board who will inform us when the time is appropriate.
Oh yes, and have you heard about David James - living near Exeter, so it's obvious that his long-term plan is to spend 2 seasons with Bristol City, play for Excretia for a couple more, then one with us before going to Tivvy. Pass me my pint of skullbender would you?
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Post by merse on Aug 15, 2010 23:57:53 GMT
i haven't heard it from the horses mouth but 2 very good sources.... i believe over 100k for him.  In this day and age, a bid for any player belonging to a League 2 club averaging gates of little over three thousand a match should be bitten off at the elbow! |
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Post by stefano on Aug 16, 2010 5:39:20 GMT
i haven't heard it from the horses mouth but 2 very good sources.... .... they must be Spicy Tomato and Creamy Carbonara!  |
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Post by aussie on Aug 16, 2010 5:41:54 GMT
i haven't heard it from the horses mouth but 2 very good sources.... .... they must be Spicy Tomato and Creamy Carbonara! Got to be a chilli! |
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Post by ohtobeatplainmoor on Aug 16, 2010 5:51:25 GMT
Hmmmm. The last transfer rumpur snakey posted was for Sills joining Stevenage on an 18 month deal and this turned-out to be absolutely correct.
Whilst I would be disappointed I would think that if Benyon wants to then if we can get a fee that suits the club then we have to let him go. I'd rather see him sign a new 2 year deal and have a great season with us, but realistically he has stepped-up his game and a goalscorer is a real commodity.
IF he does go, I'll wish him all the best and hope that Bucks has a replacement or two to add to the striker deparent.
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Post by aussie on Aug 16, 2010 5:55:54 GMT
Perhaps this is why someone stated Bucks was looking at an Exeter player!
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Post by chrish on Aug 16, 2010 7:41:33 GMT
I did hear someone mention Swansea were interested in him on Saturday. Good luck to him if the rumour is true. He's been excellent since the Crewe home game last year and for all the little flaws he still has, he does score goals and works very hard.
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Post by stefano on Aug 16, 2010 8:00:19 GMT
Well I know we are only two games in as people keep helpfully pointing out even though I have my own fixture list, but it is a bit worrying that the four promoted teams from last season have managed to rack up a paltry 5 points out of a possible 21 in League One, and the deserved champions Notts County are rooted to the bottom of the table on zero. Shrewd move to offload our best players when we are sitting at the top of the table to ensure that we don't have to go through the agony of relegation next season! |
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Post by dazgull on Aug 16, 2010 8:12:19 GMT
I heard near the end of last season Swansea and Cardiff were watching him and now also ironically Bristol City. A couple of weeks ago I heard that Swansea would possibly be making an offer before the transfer window closes (around £200k). Well he has played well in all games since and scored too so this could well happen. Reading were also impressed but they havent got no money at the moment. So if anyone offers that type of money then we cannot say no. On a selish note of course if Benyon is still with us after the transfer window then it will be great news. Maybe more goals and more people watching him and that price might increase a bit..  |
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Post by merse on Aug 16, 2010 8:42:38 GMT
i haven't heard it from the horses mouth but 2 very good sources.... i believe over 100k for him. Late night carelessness from me...............I meant to put such a bid. Anyone who shows they can score on a regular basis, will attract bids. The crunch for the player comes from just where those bids come from in the league system....................the further up they originate from, the greater an accomplishment in the skills of the game the player will need to possess in order to carry on scoring. How good do people believe Elliot's skills and awareness, body strength and other attributes really are? I only really get to see him on TV goal highlights these days, so I hope his first touch, awareness of the postitions of team mates and all round upper body strength have come on a great deal in the past twelve months. No doubt they have, but enough to be an accomplished player and scorer in The Championship? |
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