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Benson
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:00 pm
by ElectroClaret
What a player. Envious eyes on him, no doubt.
Can we keep hold of him?
Re: Benson
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:03 pm
by RVclaret
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.
Re: Benson
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:07 pm
by jedi_master
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.
Re: Benson
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:08 pm
by Walkerpool
Premier league next season we don't need to sell anymore UTC
Re: Benson
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:09 pm
by CoolClaret
Player of the season. How many points has he single handedly won for us this season??
Must be at least 15
Re: Benson
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:10 pm
by DCWat
He’ll need his own highlights DVD!
Re: Benson
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:10 pm
by evensteadiereddie
Incredible.
Re: Benson
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:11 pm
by Tribesmen
MOTM for me with just one kick as it were
Re: Benson
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:11 pm
by jurek
Can;t recall now but what deal is Benson on?
Re: Benson
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:12 pm
by Sheedyclaret
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
Re: Benson
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:12 pm
by Taffy on the wing
I scared the hell out of the dogs when that went in!
Re: Benson
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:12 pm
by Pickles
jurek wrote: ↑Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:11 pm
Can;t recall now but what deal is Benson on?
The real deal
Re: Benson
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:12 pm
by Neil
Useless, missed an open goal!
Re: Benson
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:12 pm
by Ampth7
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
Re: Benson
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:13 pm
by Casper2
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

Re: Benson
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:14 pm
by Royboyclaret
How does he not start on the the pitch ??????
Is VK a magician or what ????
Re: Benson
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:15 pm
by equinox
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.
Re: Benson
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:15 pm
by ElectroClaret
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.
Re: Benson
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:15 pm
by mkmel
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!!!!!!
Re: Benson
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:17 pm
by Petersa
Three worldies three games what aplayer
Re: Benson
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:18 pm
by CoolClaret
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
Re: Benson
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:20 pm
by Swizzlestick
Yet another stunning strike. The boy is absolute magic. A proper streets won’t forget player. £3m!!
Re: Benson
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:23 pm
by dsr
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?
Re: Benson
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:25 pm
by Neil
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

Re: Benson
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:27 pm
by GodIsADeeJay81
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.
Re: Benson
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:28 pm
by dsr
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!
Re: Benson
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:29 pm
by Spiral
I don't think I've seen a player so closely resemble Arjen Robben...and he plays for fkin BURNLEY!!!
Re: Benson
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:30 pm
by BurnleyFC
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.
Re: Benson
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:31 pm
by Spiral
BTW even though he's not played as much as others he's clinched player of the season for me on pure talent alone.
Re: Benson
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:32 pm
by warksclaret
He nearly scored a worldie at the end when it looked impossible from where he was and on the move
Re: Benson
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:35 pm
by Royboyclaret
So why does'nt want him to start ???.....VK must know something special.
Re: Benson
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:37 pm
by Grimsdale
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
Re: Benson
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:37 pm
by Spiral
Grind the fullback for an hour, let Benny deliver the killing blow. Footy is simple at times.
Re: Benson
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:55 pm
by warksclaret
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
Re: Benson
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 11:06 pm
by houseboy
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.
Re: Benson
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 11:09 pm
by houseboy
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.
Re: Benson
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 11:12 pm
by Stevie Morgan
Yeah but KRBFC said he is crap

Re: Benson
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 11:13 pm
by CoolClaret
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

Re: Benson
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 11:14 pm
by Bin Ont Turf
I don't want to be a party pooper, but I think some of us on here are getting carried away.
Beautiful goal though.
Re: Benson
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 11:36 pm
by TheFamilyCat
I've never celebrated a goal by bursting out laughing before. Doing that for the third consecutive game was just ridiculous.
Re: Benson
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 11:39 pm
by Spiral
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
Re: Benson
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 11:44 pm
by arise_sir_charge
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.
Re: Benson
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 11:44 pm
by Lu-tze
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!
Re: Benson
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 11:51 pm
by CoolClaret
Don't do him a disservice! Scored a few with his right as well!
Re: Benson
Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2023 12:11 am
by johnnyjones
Sheedyclaret wrote: ↑Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:12 pm
No that’s Cullen by miles
So much this
Re: Benson
Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2023 10:26 am
by Rick_Muller
DCWat wrote: ↑Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:10 pm
He’ll need his own highlights DVD!
Same goal on loop…

Re: Benson
Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2023 10:44 am
by jdrobbo
He’s like Antony at Man United, apart from Benny’s the Heinz to their SmartPrice version.
Re: Benson
Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2023 10:48 am
by Lancasterclaret
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
Re: Benson
Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2023 3:59 pm
by Colburn_Claret
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.
Re: Benson
Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2023 5:41 pm
by Stalbansclaret
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.