HeyAnty Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Palace make bold bid for Villa outcast BentSportsmail's Simon Jones reports: 'Crystal Palace are trying to tempt Aston Villa into agreeing a loan deal for Darren Bent which would include a £2m bonus should they stay up at the end of the season.' I think Villa could take a couple of weeks wages of bent and bet on palace staying up in paddy power and would make a good bit more than 2 mill the odds would be that high. Def no deal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketspuds Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 No thanks, we should not be strengthening relegation candidates with a proven Premier League goalscorer, especially on loan. If they want him, they need to find the £6m we are asking for, and pay 100% of his wages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 I'd give him away for free to anyone willing to pick up the remainder of his contract. That goes, almost without saying, for the rest of the bomb squad as well. Transfer fees aren't too important compared with increased flexibility on wages. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulver Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 I'd close the transfer door and get him back in the squad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan_007 Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 I'd close the transfer door and get him back in the squad And that would work because......? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 I'd close the transfer door and get him back in the squad I just don't understand why, when Darren's contribution isn't worth half of what we're actually paying him? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Is probably more chance of me playing for Villa this season than Bent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted August 14, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted August 14, 2013 I'd give him away for free to anyone willing to pick up the remainder of his contract. That goes, almost without saying, for the rest of the bomb squad as well. Transfer fees aren't too important compared with increased flexibility on wages. Perhaps we could look into seeing if he's a client of BioGenesis and look into voiding the contract if he is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 I'd give him away for free to anyone willing to pick up the remainder of his contract. That goes, almost without saying, for the rest of the bomb squad as well. Transfer fees aren't too important compared with increased flexibility on wages. Perhaps we could look into seeing if he's a client of BioGenesis and look into voiding the contract if he is? I certainly wouldn't mind Levi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P3te Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 I'd give him away for free to anyone willing to pick up the remainder of his contract. That goes, almost without saying, for the rest of the bomb squad as well. Transfer fees aren't too important compared with increased flexibility on wages. I think we should be looking for whatever transfer fee we can get too, you have to remember that even a £3.3m fee for Bent (equivalent to one year's wages) would probably pay the wages of 3 new players for a year - without even mentioning the £6.6m we'd save over not having to pay Bent for the remaining 2 years of his contract 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 I'd close the transfer door and get him back in the squad I just don't understand why, when Darren's contribution isn't worth half of what we're actually paying him? Pretty difficult to contribute anything when either he's not played or when he is played he's in a system that doesn't suit him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 and thats his fault for not adapting. you have to adapt to survive and he never did. wont play for club again unless Lambert is sacked and i think he is right with it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avfc96 Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Does anyone think that Bent will be re-integrated into the squad if he has not been sold by the end of the transfer deadline or will Lambert keep him training him on his own? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Does anyone think that Bent will be re-integrated into the squad if he has not been sold by the end of the transfer deadline or will Lambert keep him training him on his own? he wont. he has had no pre-season and would be useless to us. plus he will have Ireland to train with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted August 14, 2013 Moderator Share Posted August 14, 2013 If he's still here when the window closes, then I think he (and the others) can be reintegrated into the squad - but I think we have to recognise that Bent is 4th choice up front at best and that that's where he should be right now - similarly the Ireland we've seen last season shouldn't play ahead of Delph, Sylla, Westwood, KEA or Bacuna in midfield. Re-integration might be possible, but it doesn't really strengthen us. Perhaps we can just send them off on a long holiday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan_007 Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 (edited) Done deal to Palace according to Collymore Stan Collymore @StanCollymore 1m @talkSPORT LIVE Darren Bent a "done deal" to @Official_CPFC so say a reliable source! Edited August 14, 2013 by villan_007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fab Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Done deal to Palace according to Collymore Stan Collymore @StanCollymore 1m @talkSPORT LIVE Darren Bent a "done deal" to @Official_CPFC so say a reliable source! Oh please be true. Hope he has a good season, driving up his price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phumfeinz Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Would this finally clear the way for us to sign Kiyotake and Belhanda? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjp26 Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Sky Bet have suspended betting. Good luck to him and also good luck to Palace with him, I think he'll do well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momo Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Nooooo! I prefer a sale. Next year he will be even older...and Crystal Palace wont stay up, so no bonus... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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