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Looks like Benson is on the way out soon

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  • Mendonca In Asdas
    Mendonca In Asdas Posts: 22,713
    edited November 2011
    How a club in league 2 could pay league 1 wages i don't know, he'd be better off at Colchester, nice & local to him , he might have to take a hit on his salary, perhaps thats the real reason Bradford fell through?
  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,980
    edited November 2011
    For me the problem with Benno - much like it is with Hayes - is they never seem to be alert enough.  Countless times there would be a ricochet and a loose ball but Benno would be on his heels and fail to react.

    I see Hayes as very much the same sort of player.  Sadly Euell is also in this bracket

    Neither are particularly fast.  Neither have a particularly good first touch on a consistent basis.  Neither trouble defenders in the air.

    Admittedly Benno has one great quality in that he is often in the right place at the right time but a player like this in the 3rd tier is a bit of a luxury (unless he's prolific)
    Hayes has some nice flicks occasionally but many don't come off.  He doesn't win enough aerially for my liking.

    The problem for all of these players is Big Yann.
    He's a bloody nuisance - aerially awesome.  Lovely touches and flicks.  Extremely powerful.  Good technique and works well with BWP.

    Sadly I do feel we need someone else as backup as Hayes, Benno and Euell aren't up to it IMO

    Hope Benno does OK at Bradford though - seems a really nice chap but just wrong place wrong time it seems

    Edit to add - I am staggered that there is talk of £100k  I thought the £250k was ridiculously high at the time (though Im led to believe this wasnt the true fee - more like £60k a year).  If we got anything I'd be surprised given he has not long left on his contract and his age is against him


  • Mendonca In Asdas
    Mendonca In Asdas Posts: 22,713
    edited November 2011
    According to the Sky Sports report , sounds like he's not going to Bradford Swisdom.
  • I expect Benno to roll up and save the daggers has until today to make up his mind, dont believe the failed medical shite,

  • Richard J
    Richard J Posts: 8,040

     

    On Sky now

    Skysports.com understands Swindon made a beat-the-deadline swoop for Charlton striker Paul Benson.


    Bensonimage was expected to join Bradford on Thursday's loan deadline day, but the move fell through at the last minute.
    That alerted Swindon and they are believed to have made a late swoop for Benson as Paolo Di Canioimage looks to bolster his attacking options.
    Charlton are willing to loan out Benson as the former Dagenham & Redbridgeimage man is will down the pecking order in Chris Powell'simage plans.
    Swindon are believed to have agreed a deal with Charlton for Benson, but are now awaiting confirmation from the Football League that the move went through before Thursday's 5pm deadline

     

  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,963
    teaming up again with McCormack. I'd have gone to Bradford !!
  • teaming up again with McCormack. I'd have gone to Bradford !!
    Bradford tried to screw Benno and Us
  • smiffyboy
    smiffyboy Posts: 4,314
    teaming up again with McCormack. I'd have gone to Bradford !!
    Bradford tried to screw Benno and Us
    Explain more please mate.
  • Can't see any news on the Official Website saying Benno's gone?
  • Dizzle
    Dizzle Posts: 5,192
    I guess Swindon didnt make the deadline

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  • On the BBC web site state that Swindon hope to confirm the move latter today once ratified by the league.
  • Rudders22
    Rudders22 Posts: 3,909
    Fingers crossed. Hope the league allow it. It will be a shame if that fell through and its a shame he didn't get the move to bradford he hoped for
  • teaming up again with McCormack. I'd have gone to Bradford !!
    and team up with Parky: I don't believe it.

    This would be a nightmare decision for you: your worst rated Charlton player and worst-rated Charlton manager to choose from. Surely it's easier to put up with the player (?)
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,963
    well they are both crap either way. At least with Swindon you won't be playing Conference football next season I suppose.
  • charltonbob
    charltonbob Posts: 8,348
    never really rated him but hope that he gets the move so he can get some games, must be pretty demoralising for him at Charlton 
  • Valley27000
    Valley27000 Posts: 3,417
    Is Benson at Swindon?.
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,990
    No answer, was the loud reply.
  • Crusty54
    Crusty54 Posts: 3,276
    nothing on the Swindon site
  • Kap10
    Kap10 Posts: 15,641
    Check their line up today I suppose
  • alangee
    alangee Posts: 398
    Not in the Swindon matchday squad

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  • scruffle
    scruffle Posts: 2,293
    FA not allowing it, Swindon appealing decision sayin they had all the correct signatures/paperwork and tried to get it to the FA before the deadline.
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,963
    Story now on official site. For Paul's sake I hope common sense prevails and that he can move on and start a career elsewhere.
  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 16,689
    edited November 2011
    Unfortunately Di Canio is no Redknapp in the eyes of the FA....
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,498
    Story now on official site. For Paul's sake I hope common sense prevails and that he can move on and start a career elsewhere.
    what the big man says
  • Bradford come up with bs about an injury to benno that was picked up in the medical, same injury Paul had when he signed for us , parky knew about the existing condition as it has not got any worse than when he signed him, they left it very late to say anything and when they did it was not that they didn't want him just were not willing to pay the agreed fee,


    They knew that Paul couldnt get to daggers in time to sign and that the Swindon one would be hard ,


    They tried it on we stayed firm and wouldn't move ,


    Benno not to pleased either from what I was told
    .
  • I can imagine Parky feels he owes CAFC nothing.  Then again, they end up with nothing!  Poor old Benno is stuck in the middle again.
  • He has been mucked about and doesn't desrve it; "hope it works out for him.
  • _MrDick
    _MrDick Posts: 13,148
    It's beyond me why these clubs leave it until the last minute to push the deals through. It does no favours for anyone and in this case has left Benno in limbo. Feel sorry for the bloke
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,990
    It's the same old story, Valley Mac ..........the buying club holds a gun to the selling club's head at the last minute, in the hope of paying a fee much reduced from that previously agreed.

    If the selling club needs the money, they panic and are pressured into selling cheaply.
    Anyway, that's the theory.
  • has he gone to Swindon?

    he deserves a chance else where and I hope he can bang in the goals again.