PB Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 i dont recall lineker racing around holding the ball up tackling, or ian rush , infact most of the top goal scorers are allowed to play THEIR game and the attacks are based around those players skills and attributes I dont think this si true any more. The days when your star player could laze about on the half way line in a deckchair with a cigar are gone,or at least at the top level they are. Its not about running around aimlessly, its about contributing to the team, its about making things happen, its about having the ability to change the game if its going away from you. Darren Bent has none of these abilities, he is the kind of player that is rapidly going out of fashion because he isnt good enough technically. As for his finishing seriously you guys must be kidding? Yes, all strikers miss big chances from time to time (which is why the criticism of a very young benteke is massively unfair) but the reason bent doesnt play for United or Arsenal or Chelsea and never will is partly because he misses way too many big chances. You know as well as I do, if he was as talented as people make out the big clubs would be banging our door down with as much cash as we could carry off. The big clubs pay top dollar for top goalscorers, why arent they after Bent? They arent after him because at the very top level, in the really big games you only get very few chances, and you need to convert them. They dont trust Bent to deliver. He is useful to have about mind you. If we could afford to keep him great, but we arent in the kind of position where we can have £10m sat on the bench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Nothing to what? Plans to sell Bent in January Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted October 16, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted October 16, 2012 Try 52,000 v Barcelona The 2-2 game ? Still my favourite ever night at VP, that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SikhInTrinity Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Interesting Bent tweets how he's looking forward to training today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaGoMarching Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 On topic, i personally think we should sell Bent, leave it any longer and he'll have very little sell on value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Plans to sell Bent in January Although I'm not a fan of the constant speculation regarding Bent's future if he doesn't start against Fulham I think we can assume he'll be off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 On topic, i personally think we should sell Bent, leave it any longer and he'll have very little sell on value. I agree, as it is more obvious he is not in the manager's plans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanvilla_1994 Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 I don't rate Bent as highly as most on here and agreed with Lamberts decision to drop him. However I'd be extremely disappointed if he is sold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 I don't rate Bent as highly as most on here and agreed with Lamberts decision to drop him. However I'd be extremely disappointed if he is sold. We can't afford to have him on the bench though IMO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Plans to sell Bent in January What plans? All it is is just media speculation because he's been benched two games in a row. Wouldn't read too much into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CI Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Let's just enjoy a full season of Bent. Hopefully he can go through the 20 PL goal barrier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raver50032 Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 I just miss the days when we played Ajax - A chilly Villa park, 40,000 crowd, great atmosphere, playing in Europe. That was good fun Yes, that was a good night. Since then, we lost to Sonic The Hedgehog (Vaginal Love?), the messiah walked out, we suffered some sort of misguided Gaullic invasion and Jock ineptitude... And of course, the 'de ja vous' silliness of back to back failings against Rapid Vienna... In Lambert I trust... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 Again today not getting ANY service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted October 20, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted October 20, 2012 What do we realistically reckon we will get for him in January? I suppose we have to be thinking double figures but we can't be silly, especially when theres not going to be a mass of teams to market him to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 What do we realistically reckon we will get for him in January? I suppose we have to be thinking double figures but we can't be silly, especially when theres not going to be a mass of teams to market him to. His price tag goes down even more if he isn't scoring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gentingthereslowly Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 We cant sell him, well need goals... we need to get service to our strikers and support them in attack, our midfielders jobs aren't done when the ball goes forward. If we sell we'll get 11-13m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 If we sell we'll get 11-13m probably wouldn't get to spend all that either, Randy would take his cut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 Selling Bent in January would be a massive mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 If anything we should be looking for players to get in Jan that will provide him with the service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 Selling Bent in January would be a massive mistake. Agreed, selling our best and most prolific striker would be stupid.. All he needs is the service and he Will score, we need to bring players into to supply bent. Selling him is not the answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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