AVFCforever1991 Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Maybe they should ask Wonga for a loan Why not cut out the middle man and go direct to the church . Ashley is an atheist... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Apparently Bent is a "die-hard" Justin Beiber fan. Bent, get the hell out of our club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted July 28, 2013 Moderator Share Posted July 28, 2013 I rather suspect this 'close to a loan deal' thing is cobblers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 The way this is going, I can see Bent signing for a Turkish team. No one in the Prem appears to want to match his wages regardless of the incredibly low (reported) transfer fee of £5m. If Bent wants to leave he should lower his expectations on wages and go (good luck to him too), if he doesn't want to leave he should prove to the manager he's more than a poacher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 If there have been no offers for Bent then a loan with his wages paid in full might be the next best thing but like Trent i'm hoping its absolute rubbish. While the manager has been superb in keeping Benteke (i hope as the window hasn't closed yet) he has devalued Bent by ostracising him from the squad. Other clubs know we're desperate to sell and will either bid very low for him now or wait and do the same just before the window closes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pez1974 Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 I understand why people think PL has devalued Bent, but I think any effect will be minimal. Bent is 29(I think) and is paid a huge amount. Any team buying him would factor this in, as Bent has 2 years left on his contract. David Villa went for a low fee because of wages. Another example of player power - the higher the wage, the lower the fee. Probably the same with Benteke and Spuds; we have a high value because of wages: they would have to pay the higher wage so valued him lower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkwingduck Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 What do you reckon the chances are - if we can't sell him - he might end up at a club like Melbourne Heart? We (Heart) are looking for a marquee striker and his name was been linked a couple of months back. I think Heart could offer about $2mill fee max though..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrackpotForeigner Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 What do you reckon the chances are he might end up at a club like Melbourne Heart? Good chance probably, but not this time around. No Premiership player under about 37 signs for an Australian club 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanO Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 What do you reckon the chances are - if we can't sell him - he might end up at a club like Melbourne Heart? We (Heart) are looking for a marquee striker and his name was been linked a couple of months back. I think Heart could offer about $2mill fee max though..? LOL, I like Melbourne Heart, great fans who create a good atmosphere but do you think Heart would have the money to pay him around $130,000 per week? Not going to happen although if he travelled to Melbourne he might find it's a great place to live for him and his family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RimmyJimmer Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 I understand why people think PL has devalued Bent, but I think any effect will be minimal. Bent is 29(I think) and is paid a huge amount. Any team buying him would factor this in, as Bent has 2 years left on his contract. David Villa went for a low fee because of wages. Another example of player power - the higher the wage, the lower the fee. Probably the same with Benteke and Spuds; we have a high value because of wages: they would have to pay the higher wage so valued him lower. The only person responsible for de-valuing darren bent is darren bent. So PL should have compromised everything he was trying to instill into his team by playing him just to keep his price tag as high as possible?? I was at wigan last game of the season and I thought bent looked really good....very sharp and eager. Shame he couldn't do it earlier in the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa-revolution Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 I really thought Bent would have found a new club by now. This looks like it is going to drag on & on & annoyingly disrupt our further buying plans. We need Bent's exit sorted...........Now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkwingduck Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 LOL, I like Melbourne Heart, great fans who create a good atmosphere but do you think Heart would have the money to pay him around $130,000 per week? Not going to happen although if he travelled to Melbourne he might find it's a great place to live for him and his family. There is literally no way in hell he's on $130k surely??? I know it's a bit of a stretch though. Very wishful thinking. FFA would foot a lot of the bill though, and I really do hunk it's doable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 My favourite Darren Bent memory from his short time with the club is when he scored that double at the Emirates. one of the most impressive performances from a player in a claret and blue shirt. One of the goals was a great great touch and finish. Unfortunately time moves on and Benteke is head and shoulders better than him and he's too expensive to keep as a bench warmer. He may not even get on the bench Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Cropley Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 What do you reckon the chances are - if we can't sell him - he might end up at a club like Melbourne Heart? We (Heart) are looking for a marquee striker and his name was been linked a couple of months back. I think Heart could offer about $2mill fee max though..? ....somehow I can't see Liam Ridgewell allowing his kids to move that far away from him..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 What do you reckon the chances are he might end up at a club like Melbourne Heart? Good chance probably, but not this time around. No Premiership player under about 37 signs for an Australian club I believe Emile, the greatest star in history of Australian football and left the Premier League younger than 37 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrUnKeNbUm Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 I believe Bent will leave on the last day of the transfer window, clubs will want him because he is a goalscorer - that is his game, therefore he wont need a great deal of time to settle in with team mates (ie pre-season). because of the wages he is on here, other clubs can wait till the last day and save themselves a good wedge knowing he can slot straight into the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkwingduck Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 I believe Emile, the greatest star in history of Australian football and left the Premier League younger than 37 He's actually been exceptionally average, given his pedigree. But I'm not surprised haha. The A-League is is better than you think though. Skills aren't great, but it's extremely physical. Kewell, Heskey, Del Piero, Shinji Ono, Emerton all running around just to name a few. Anyway, Darren Bent. It's a shame circumstances weren't different. He could've been a bit of a hero at the Villa under the right conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danwichmann Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Anyway, Darren Bent. It's a shame circumstances weren't different. He could've been a bit of a hero at the Villa under the right conditions. He was a hero at Villa. He played a massive part in keeping us in the Premier League and was undoubtedly our "star player" for a time. But we've moved on, we've evolved and now it's time for DB to move on as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 How is Lambert supposed to not "devalue" Bent? By playing him when it's to the detriment of the team? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Remember when the media were absolutely slating PL for not playing Bent? The man knows what he's doing, and figured out rather quick that Bent did not fit in to his plans and I'm glad he did. Though I do feel kind of bad for Darren, but if he gets his move, I hope he bangs them in as he's most likely to do and starts up front for England in the World Cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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