29 Jun 2015 17:18:13
Hi Ed001,
Don't know if you've discussed this before but what is Benteke's attitude like? I feel he has all the attributes to be a top striker (tall, powerful, quick, technically decent and can score) but I was wondering whether we are targeting another Balotelli?
{Ed001's Note - he is not as bad as Balotelli, but he can be lazy. Where Balotelli is just all about himself, from the way he lives to the way he plays, Benteke is not but he can sometimes just not be bothered. Benteke has real pace and power, but most of the time you would not know it because he just can't be bothered with movement. He has that kind of attitude that our great sides would never have considered him because of. It says how far we have fallen and how poor our scouting set up is that we are considering him now.}
29 Jun 2015 17:50:29
I know you've said that all the focus is on bringing Benteke in but is there anyone else who we've recently looked at? And also is there any plan B if we don't get him?
{Ed002's Note - RTFP. Over and over I have explained where there has been interest. It is absolutely hopeless.}
29 Jun 2015 18:10:27
I've read the posts every single day for a year and a half! Rondon then yes?
{Ed002's Note - You obviously didn't understand them.
29 Jun 2015 18:13:09
Could you have a word in someone's ear ed, tell them we don't want him ;)
29 Jun 2015 18:35:55
da red man ed1 has posted this a few times. Most recently over the weekend.make it easy on yourself. Scan through banter pages looking for a large red reply. You will see in beautiful detail what you are looking for.
29 Jun 2015 19:25:10
EDS, I mean no disrespect- genuinely, but a lot of us dip in the site as and when we can and a lot comes and goes in 24-48 hours. The search function turns up a lot of good stuff yes, but sometimes it's an awful lot to sift through. Sometimes I have time to, sometimes I don't.
You have every right to be frustrated at the repetitiveness of some questions, but surely it would take equal effort to type a brief response to address a question or link to a thread discussing the point in question - as to 'lambaste' the person making the enquiry.
Everyone values your time, but some of us are not aware what was said last week or last summer. Because of the format of the site, topics constantly roll on and off, rather than having a thread based forum - meaning it's not always easy to locate the valuable info within the site.
Post this if you wish, but it's just my private view to you - to hopefully offer some perspective as a civilian/layman - as to why users of the sight perhaps use the sight the way they do - and spare you your blood pressure rising.
Many thanks for your continued hard work.
{Ed001's Note - then read through it instead of asking us. The posts are kept in the archives. We are editors, we are not here to answer your questions, we choose to do so when we want to.}
29 Jun 2015 19:31:45
Okay BERGENRED! I expect I read it but didn't take it in properly
29 Jun 2015 20:21:58
@Ed001, if ye chose not to answer any questions then it wouldn't be long before ye had a site with no people on it. People come here to exchange views but I don't think they would without yere input. I wouldn't be bothered with the site if ye never posted anyway.
30 Jun 2015 02:55:07
On the flip side Sean it is frustrating to read post after post asking the same questions. Especially when the answers lie a few scrolls down. Even I get frustrated with some peoples laziness in that regard.
30 Jun 2015 08:48:03
@Swish, I completely agree. It's incredibly frustrating and I agree with the Eds on them posting RTFP, especially to serial offenders. I was just commenting on Ed001 saying that they are not here to answer our questions they just choose to do so when they want.
If they didn't bother then people wouldn't bother with the site. I don't for a second mean that they should put up with mindless stuff and keep answering the same questions, I just mean if they cut their input completely then the site wouldn't last.
30 Jun 2015 08:59:26
Yes I agree Sean, their input certainly make the site addictive!!