Daniel Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 HHAAHAhAH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Ultimately, the England set up will tell him he needs CL football to sustain his England place Bye DarrenNo he doesn't. He does however need a good manager managing him and he hasn't got that at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillz Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 i think he will stay. if he was sold now after AMC's statement i'd be extremely surprised. That's a very strong statement from the club which is nice to see for a change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumstopdogs Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Didn't Mcleish say we'd play an attacking brand of football! Don't believe everything that old dog tells you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHV Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 i think he will stay. if he was sold now after AMC's statement i'd be extremely surprised. That's a very strong statement from the club which is nice to see for a change. Just like that strong statement when we said Downing was going nowhere only for Downing to be sold a few days later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillz Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 i think he will stay. if he was sold now after AMC's statement i'd be extremely surprised. That's a very strong statement from the club which is nice to see for a change. Just like that strong statement when we said Downing was going nowhere only for Downing to be sold a few days later The Downing statment wasn't strong at all. if anything it was an open invitation to bid £20m. This reads differnently. So either villa are getting better at the whole PR thing or he's not going anywhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micflair Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 i think he will stay. if he was sold now after AMC's statement i'd be extremely surprised. That's a very strong statement from the club which is nice to see for a change. Just like that strong statement when we said Downing was going nowhere only for Downing to be sold a few days later The Downing statment wasn't strong at all. if anything it was an open invitation to bid £20m. This reads differnently. So either villa are getting better at the whole PR thing or he's not going anywhere I agree. I think it would be highly embarrasing (even for us) to sell him after the manager has said that they `have a laugh' about the silly transfer rumours. For him to laugh and joke about it, and then sell him would upset a few people I think.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHV Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 i think he will stay. if he was sold now after AMC's statement i'd be extremely surprised. That's a very strong statement from the club which is nice to see for a change. Just like that strong statement when we said Downing was going nowhere only for Downing to be sold a few days later The Downing statment wasn't strong at all. if anything it was an open invitation to bid £20m. This reads differnently. So either villa are getting better at the whole PR thing or he's not going anywhere I agree. I think it would be highly embarrasing (even for us) to sell him after the manager has said that they `have a laugh' about the silly transfer rumours. For him to laugh and joke about it, and then sell him would upset a few people I think.. McLeish has been upsetting football fans every week for about 5 years now so he should be used to it. Joking aside I dont think McLeish has any say whatsoever when it comes to the clubs selling policy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 i think he will stay. if he was sold now after AMC's statement i'd be extremely surprised. That's a very strong statement from the club which is nice to see for a change. Just like that strong statement when we said Downing was going nowhere only for Downing to be sold a few days later Downing put in a transfer request! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villadude Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Are you saying he can't get CL football while at Villa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaAndLoyal Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Has he left yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VamosMiAstonVilla Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Don't want to tempt fate but I get the impression Daz is fed-up of moving clubs and is quite happy at Villa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacbuddies Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Downing put in a transfer request! Best hope that Bent can't write then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 I wouldn't say he's happy here but I'll be amazed if he leaves this window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myb Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Ultimately, the England set up will tell him he needs CL football to sustain his England place Bye Darren Yep. Because he was a regular starter for England at previous clubs. Since he's joined us he hasn't had a look in not even had a sniff of a chance for England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderball Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Lets have some common sense? Some one will be able to tell me what our [dire] position was this time last year when we bought Bent (I seem to recall we are +3 points this season like for like). The board were sensible enough to realise we needed to address the situation and bought Bent. We have less quality in the squad than this time last year, and selling Bent, when (a) we are hardly red hot in these scoring department; ( we are only just above a relegation fight; © the fans would be apoplectic. And after all how much do you think losing Bent and adding Keane will improve the bottom line - £20 - 30K a week for a few months at best? Bent is a rock solid asset - 4years left on his contract, fringes of the England squad and a proven goalscorer. We payed between £18-25m so expect his resale to be £28-30 in January. Any less and it makes a mockery of the logic in buying him last January - we are actually inviting a flirtation with relegation and disastrous financial hardship. We won't sell Bent this January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanpabloangel18 Posted January 6, 2012 Author Share Posted January 6, 2012 I think he will leave in either this window or the next, but don't really care to be perfectly honest. Because you dont rate him or just generally dont give a shit? No I rate him, I just never really warmed to him as much as some of our other players really, dunno why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amed Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Sell him. Bent with our current team is not going to make a difference to our fortunes plus we gave up any ambition the day James Milner left so is it really a big deal if he goes? The likes of Norwich are above us with no star player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidlewis Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 If we sell him prepare to feel a little dirty next season when you ask for a coke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Sell him. :| Bent with our current manager is not going to make a difference to our fortunes Fixed. is it really a big deal if he goes? Yes. The likes of Norwich are above us with no star player. It's because the our current manager is poor and isn't doing anything to help Bent in terms of formation or support/service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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