Popular Post Richard Posted August 15, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted August 15, 2013 Not sure why Darren would consider joining Palace anyway, half arsed club that never have been famous 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaglint Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 No doubt he will score goals for Fulham but I feel for the midfield as with him Berbatov and Taarabt in the team they are going to have to do A LOT of running. They'll make chances for him though and he'll tuck em away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 Sad to see him go but definitely a good result for all parties involved. Thanks for keeping us up Darren. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 Apparently it's a loan deal... surely Fulham have money to take him on a transfer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulMcGrath_5 Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 A substantial loan fee (say £2million) and covering most of his £65k wages - that will save us a lot of money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avflife Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 Bent just never fitted in with Lambert's philosophy, reports say he was 'too lazy' to try and adapt and that's the reason he had the captaincy taken off him and it given to Ron 'concrete' Vlaar. The deal is a loan and is worth around 2 million fee and 65k of his wages being covered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 Not sure why Darren would consider joining Palace anyway, half arsed club that never have been famous To be fair. It was Holloway who made those comments not Palace. So your beef should be directed at him, not the club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omariqy Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 Be surprised if its a Loan deal. Didnt fulham offer £4m? Surely just take that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
privateer Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 If we are giving the same deal to Fulham as we were supposedly giving Palace, i.e. a loan, that makes little sense to me. The only reason we should be doing it is if the terms are very substantially better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BG_Villa_Fan Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 (edited) Am I the only one who doesn't think a loan deal is that bad ( assuming they take on his wages )? He's at the lowest low of his market value right now. If he has a good season then his value might go up and thus Villa would be able to get a better offer than what has been on the table this summer. Edited August 15, 2013 by BG_Villa_Fan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Folski Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 Here is more on the news that Aston Villa forward Darren Bent is having a medical atFulham, according to Sky sources. The 29-year-old was reportedly the subject of a £4m bid from the Cottagers in July, which was rejected by Villa, but they are believed to have made an improved offer of around £5m. That was around half 9 though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 Am I the only one who doesn't think a loan deal is that bad ( assuming they take on his wages )? He's at the lowest low of his market value right now. If he has a good season then his value might go up and thus Villa would be able to get a better offer than what has been on the table this summer. Only thing is he'll be 30 and a year closer to the end of the contract. I hope it's a permanent deal for about £5m, that seems to benefit all 3 parties best. We could do with the cash to spend on a couple more players to finish off the squad, and I'm sure Lambert knows who he wants to bring in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 Not sure why Darren would consider joining Palace anyway, half arsed club that never have been famous To be fair. It was Holloway who made those comments not Palace. So your beef should be directed at him, not the club. He made them about the club I support (actually he said used to be famous, I've altered them to be more appropriate now) I have made them about the club he manages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panto_Villan Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 (edited) Goodbye Darren, all the best. I'm sorry it had to end this way but we've met someone new who just makes everything feel real again. It was fun while it lasted though. Edited August 15, 2013 by Panto_Villan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 At least if it's a loan deal we won't have to suffer him scoring past us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 We are selling Darren Bent to a team that has beaten us three years in a row. Real smart! Let's just give our nearest rivals a proven goalscorer at 5M, that is awfully good business after all. Good luck to him though, always been a fascinating goalscorer and will probably score goals at Fulham when he will get some games. He leaves Birmingham for London and gets to play for a better club, so he isn't losing out much. Only thing is playing at that old cottage they have down by the river bank, awful place indeed. Been there a couple of times, always afraid of the floor giving up under me. Again, I think it is a travesty selling him to them. If they beat us with 3-4 points come the end of the season and they have scored 10 more goals than us, we can only blame ourselves. I dont care who he goes to as long as its going to save us a sh1t load for a player who doesnt even get near the first team. Invest in a quality player now hopefully, somebody who will make a difference to the first team Bent isn't being sold due to being a poor player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 Not sure why Darren would consider joining Palace anyway, half arsed club that never have been famous To be fair. It was Holloway who made those comments not Palace. So your beef should be directed at him, not the club. He made them about the club I support (actually he said used to be famous, I've altered them to be more appropriate now) I have made them about the club he manages. I know. You have insulted Palace when they haven't done anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 Here is more on the news that Aston Villa forward Darren Bent is having a medical atFulham, according to Sky sources. The 29-year-old was reportedly the subject of a £4m bid from the Cottagers in July, which was rejected by Villa, but they are believed to have made an improved offer of around £5m. That was around half 9 though? Telegraph claims it's a loan deal.. Sky claims it's a full transfer. Guess we'll wait and see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avflife Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 Deal is a season-long loan with a 2 million fee, Fulham will cover the majority of Bent's 75k a week wages at Villa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 (edited) ....lets be gracious, despite his limitations ....its more in keeping with winners. ...he was with us. Edited August 15, 2013 by TRO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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