VillaBO Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 I will be sad to see him go but it seems the best move for everybody concerned. I will be always be thankful for that first year when he made a big impact at the club. Good luck Darren (Except agains us) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thabucks Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Bent and 3 million for Cisse ? Discuss ! Helenius, Cisse Gabby & Andi. Versatile front 4 . Sell Benteke for realistically £26 million max, (pref keep) £10 million on a NO 10 play maker. Money in the bank for january and towards a mammoth spree next summer to propel us to the next level. Continues the organic growth Learner has rightly put in place and Lambert seems to thrive under. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdomlahor Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Cisse is just a Senegalese Darren Bent. So no, we'll just take the straight cash please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 He'll be gone soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 If Benteke is sold, then Lambert needs to swallow his pride and have a rethink. I know it is unlikely but........ I am not confident that the Benteke money will be reinvested wisely, and I think the club needs at least 3 competent forwards. You're not confident that the Benteke money will be reinvested wisely yet it was Lambert that bought Benteke in the first place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterms Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 (edited) Bent really wont be a loss as he has only contributed about 12 goals in 2 seasons which isnt good enough. He isnt worst guy we ever had at club but he is limited. Phrase "does exactly what is says on the tin" sums him up perfectly That isn't really his fault. He was superb under Houllier who bought him and played him to his strengths. Is McLeish did that instead of playing the 9-0-1 system where Bent ran around aimlessly as a result, he'd have been a hero. I like Lambert and I like what he has done, but the way he has treated Bent is both unfair a bit childish. He deserves better and I hope he gets that elsewhere. We wasted potentially one of the best strikers we ever had in my opinion. Unfair and childish? You'll need to explain that one if anyone's to understand it. He's patchy, he gets injured, he doesn't do a lot, he doesn't fit the system. The obligation is surely to explain why he should be played ("we paid lots of money for him?") rather than defend why he's being sold. Edited July 17, 2013 by peterms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 We have Gabby, Weimann, Helenius, Tonev.....bowery competiting for 3 spots. N'zogbia will be back November-December probably. We will sign a replacement for Benteke and hopefully also an attacking midfielder who could play in one of those 3 spots. Do people really think we won't be able to cope with that until January, numerically of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyAnty Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Cisse is shit, no way for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketspuds Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 We have Gabby, Weimann, Helenius, Tonev.....bowery competiting for 3 spots. N'zogbia will be back November-December probably. We will sign a replacement for Benteke and hopefully also an attacking midfielder who could play in one of those 3 spots. Do people really think we won't be able to cope with that until January, numerically of course. Numerically yes. However, Benteke was so important for us last season I can't see the likes of Bowery and Delfouneso contributing at all. A replacement striker is a must. However as we have Helenius I would prefer more of a "number 9" come in to replace Bent as opposed to signing another big man. Maybe Guidetti on loan if Man City are getting Negredo and Jovetic...or a permanent deal for Vydra if City want to keep Guidetti. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voinjama Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 If Benteke is sold, then Lambert needs to swallow his pride and have a rethink. I know it is unlikely but........ I am not confident that the Benteke money will be reinvested wisely, and I think the club needs at least 3 competent forwards. You're not confident that the Benteke money will be reinvested wisely yet it was Lambert that bought Benteke in the first place? No, too many dross signings to trust Randy Lerner. I know Benteke was a good buy but I have this feeling the money will get wasted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LockStockVilla Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Lerner does not sign players... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Our striker signings have generally been hits under Lerner....Carew in a swop for Baros was great business, Bent was what we needed at the time and really should've been signed 18 months earlier when we actually had Young and Milner not about to leave and of course Benteke. I'm confident Helenius will be a hit aswell, certainly for 2m. Let's not mention Heskey or Marlon (although he did have some moments in 07/08). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P3te Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 No, too many dross signings to trust Randy Lerner The only things Randy is responsible for signing are the cheques Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted July 18, 2013 Moderator Share Posted July 18, 2013 Lerner does not sign players... Stephen Ireland. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Such a good post I liked it, unliked it and liked it again as it deserved more than just one like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Lerner does not sign players... Stephen Ireland. He didn't sign Ireland. MON wanted him and the agreement was done but we couldn't back out of the deal once MON left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAMARV Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Bent (alongside Bannan + Ireland) was one of the most disappointing performers for me last season. Apart from equalizing against the baggies I just remember disappointing performance after disappointing performance when he did get a game. People seem quick to forget his stint as captain was awful and instead seem to feel sorry for him that it was taken off him too soon. He has a great career scoring record for sure, and I kind of agree with those who think "we might have just wasted our best striker in years" but I'm hoping he leaves asap. I'll be sticking a tenner on him scoring against us home and away next year... but its time to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_eristic Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Should we pick up the fabled no.10 with the ability to spot and play good through-balls, Bent would become useful again. Wages still too high, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Should we pick up the fabled no.10 with the ability to spot and play good through-balls, Bent would become useful again. Wages still too high, though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_eristic Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Laudrup, Pirlo, Zidane, Xavi, Rui Costa, Valderrama, Ronald Koeman, et al: eat your hearts out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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