Benson

ElectroClaret · Post by **ElectroClaret** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:00 pm

What a player. Envious eyes on him, no doubt.
Can we keep hold of him?

RVclaret · Post by **RVclaret** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:03 pm

I love him.

Inter, Dortmund and Marseille linked today.

Listened to a podcast from him recently and he said he’s always dreamed of playing in the Prem and watched MOTD as a youngster. He stays.

jedi_master · Post by **jedi_master** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:07 pm

I’m 36, by rights I should not have a ‘favourite player’.

He is though.

Loved him all season, he’s absolute dynamite. The type of player you dream of playing for your club. Makes things happen, scores worldies out of nowhere. Wow. What a ******* player.

Walkerpool · Post by **Walkerpool** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:08 pm

Premier league next season we don't need to sell anymore UTC

CoolClaret · Post by **CoolClaret** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:09 pm

Player of the season. How many points has he single handedly won for us this season??
Must be at least 15

DCWat · Post by **DCWat** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:10 pm

He’ll need his own highlights DVD!

evensteadiereddie · Post by **evensteadiereddie** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:10 pm

Incredible.

Tribesmen · Post by **Tribesmen** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:11 pm

MOTM for me with just one kick as it were

jurek · Post by **jurek** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:11 pm

Can;t recall now but what deal is Benson on?

Sheedyclaret · Post by **Sheedyclaret** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:12 pm

CoolClaret wrote: ↑
Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:09 pm
Player of the season. How many points has he single handedly won for us this season??
Must be at least 15

No that’s Cullen by miles

Taffy on the wing · Post by **Taffy on the wing** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:12 pm

I scared the hell out of the dogs when that went in!

Pickles · Post by **Pickles** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:12 pm

jurek wrote: ↑
Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:11 pm
Can;t recall now but what deal is Benson on?

The real deal

Neil · Post by **Neil** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:12 pm

Useless, missed an open goal!

Ampth7 · Post by **Ampth7** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:12 pm

jurek wrote: ↑
Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:11 pm
Can;t recall now but what deal is Benson on?

I don’t know but I suspect he’ll get a pay rise

Casper2 · Post by **Casper2** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:13 pm

Taffy on the wing wrote: ↑
Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:12 pm
I scared the hell out of the dogs when that went in!

We do have something in common

Royboyclaret · Post by **Royboyclaret** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:14 pm

How does he not start on the the pitch ??????

Is VK a magician or what ????

equinox · Post by **equinox** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:15 pm

I know it doesn't matter but if that effort would have gone in at the end, what a way to bring the house down.

I wonder if he actually realises what he's done?

He's put himself down in Burnley folklore.

ElectroClaret · Post by **ElectroClaret** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:15 pm

The opposition know what he's going to do when he gets the ball (i.e. cut inside and whip it in to the far post) but they can't stop it.

mkmel · Post by **mkmel** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:15 pm

Quite ill atm but when Benson scored I couldn't help but shout out causing a bit of pain in my stomach.

Also we are in our Philippines hotel and it was about 4.30am so maybe I startled and woke up one or two other guests.

Come on you Clarets!!!!!!

Petersa · Post by **Petersa** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:17 pm

Three worldies three games what aplayer

CoolClaret · Post by **CoolClaret** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:18 pm

Sheedyclaret wrote: ↑
Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:12 pm
No that’s Cullen by miles

Both been brilliant but the amount of times Benson has pulled us out of the s*** is insane. So many match winners

Swizzlestick · Post by **Swizzlestick** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:20 pm

Yet another stunning strike. The boy is absolute magic. A proper streets won’t forget player. £3m!!

dsr · Post by **dsr** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:23 pm

DCWat wrote: ↑
Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:10 pm
He’ll need his own highlights DVD!

April goal of the month should be interesting. Benson aiming for a 1-2-3 with one goal and two live action replays?

Neil · Post by **Neil** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:25 pm

dsr wrote: ↑
Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:23 pm
April goal of the month should be interesting. Benson aiming for a 1-2-3 with one goal and two live action replays?

Good luck separating them

GodIsADeeJay81 · Post by **GodIsADeeJay81** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:27 pm

jurek wrote: ↑
Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:11 pm
Can;t recall now but what deal is Benson on?

3yrs left on his current deal whatever it is, so we can command top dollar for him if any club is serious about wanting him.

dsr · Post by **dsr** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:28 pm

Neil wrote: ↑
Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:25 pm
Good luck separating them

Blackburn goal would win if it had come off his knee with three deflections!

Spiral · Post by **Spiral** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:29 pm

I don't think I've seen a player so closely resemble Arjen Robben...and he plays for fkin BURNLEY!!!

BurnleyFC · Post by **BurnleyFC** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:30 pm

He’s a proper, proper footballer.

He’s like a Championship (now Premier League) cross between Coutinho and Messi.

He makes the step up no problem in my opinion.

Spiral · Post by **Spiral** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:31 pm

BTW even though he's not played as much as others he's clinched player of the season for me on pure talent alone.

warksclaret · Post by **warksclaret** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:32 pm

He nearly scored a worldie at the end when it looked impossible from where he was and on the move

Royboyclaret · Post by **Royboyclaret** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:35 pm

So why does'nt want him to start ???.....VK must know something special.

Grimsdale · Post by **Grimsdale** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:37 pm

Who put the ball in the B@stards net?
Who put the ball in the B@stards net?
Who put the ball in the B@stards net?
Super Manuel Benson

Super, Superman
Super, Superman
Super, Superman
Super Manuel Benson

Spiral · Post by **Spiral** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:37 pm

Grind the fullback for an hour, let Benny deliver the killing blow. Footy is simple at times.

warksclaret · Post by **warksclaret** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:55 pm

Reminds me of Mahrez who Leicester got for £500k in France. Just shows how good VK is at unearthing talent like him, Beyer Al Dakhill (brilliant tonight), Cullen and a few more

houseboy · Post by **houseboy** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 11:06 pm

Taffy on the wing wrote: ↑
Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:12 pm
I scared the hell out of the dogs when that went in!

Charlie the Staffy was on my knee and he wondered what the fk was going on when I jumped up and he was on the deck.

houseboy · Post by **houseboy** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 11:09 pm

Royboyclaret wrote: ↑
Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:14 pm
How does he not start on the the pitch ??????

Is VK a magician or what ????

I think he doesn’t start because he seems a bit more subdued when he does. Difficult to say he’s not a ninety minute man but he seems much better coming on in the second half with his speed when the opposition are tiring.

Stevie Morgan · Post by **Stevie Morgan** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 11:12 pm

Yeah but KRBFC said he is crap

CoolClaret · Post by **CoolClaret** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 11:13 pm

Stevie Morgan wrote: ↑
Tue Apr 25, 2023 11:12 pm
Yeah but KRBFC said he is crap

MACCA said ‘looks like a dog with a balloon’ after the Luton game

Bin Ont Turf · Post by **Bin Ont Turf** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 11:14 pm

I don't want to be a party pooper, but I think some of us on here are getting carried away.

Beautiful goal though.

TheFamilyCat · Post by **TheFamilyCat** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 11:36 pm

I've never celebrated a goal by bursting out laughing before. Doing that for the third consecutive game was just ridiculous.

Spiral · Post by **Spiral** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 11:39 pm

TheFamilyCat wrote: ↑
Tue Apr 25, 2023 11:36 pm
I've never celebrated a goal by bursting out laughing before. Doing that for the third consecutive game was just ridiculous.

Same reaction

arise_sir_charge · Post by **arise_sir_charge** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 11:44 pm

In football, in all the time I’ve ever watched there have been many “one-trick ponies” but some of them have a trick that is so good it’s completely unplayable.

We’ve got one of them.

Lu-tze · Post by **Lu-tze** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 11:44 pm

I agree, he reminds me so much of mahrez against us, you know exactly what he’s going to do, cut inside on his left and shoot but it’s one thing knowing it and another thing stopping it!

CoolClaret · Post by **CoolClaret** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 11:51 pm

Don't do him a disservice! Scored a few with his right as well!

johnnyjones · Post by **johnnyjones** » Wed Apr 26, 2023 12:11 am

Sheedyclaret wrote: ↑
Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:12 pm
No that’s Cullen by miles

So much this

Rick_Muller · Post by **Rick_Muller** » Wed Apr 26, 2023 10:26 am

DCWat wrote: ↑
Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:10 pm
He’ll need his own highlights DVD!

Same goal on loop…

jdrobbo · Post by **jdrobbo** » Wed Apr 26, 2023 10:44 am

He’s like Antony at Man United, apart from Benny’s the Heinz to their SmartPrice version.

Lancasterclaret · Post by **Lancasterclaret** » Wed Apr 26, 2023 10:48 am

Be very interesting to see how good he is in the prem

Quite a few of our players are in that bracket though, and if they all "click" then we will have some team

Colburn_Claret · Post by **Colburn_Claret** » Wed Apr 26, 2023 3:59 pm

He looked talented, but lightweight early season. The steady improvement since then has been incredible. Has surpassed Annas as our main threat. He is always going to be small, and he plays at top speed often, so I wouldn't want, or expect him to be 90 mins a game. He needs to be well managed, I'm sure VK will use him wisely.

Stalbansclaret · Post by **Stalbansclaret** » Wed Apr 26, 2023 5:41 pm

My mate made the excellent suggestion that Sky , or someone, should put together a cricket style graphic showing the trajectory and speed of each of the versions of “that goal” he has scored this season. Would be great to see.
In any event to score it three times in consecutive games in just 8 days is almost unbelievable !! Last night’s version has to be goal of the season given the context I think.