irreverentad Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 The papers are just throwing Bent's name out there. He was going to Liverpool last week. Exactly... there is a huge anti Villa bias in the media which has been around for years which got worse after Saint Martin left. I can just imagine it now, all these editors can think of is doing down Villa. Lets be honest Villa are a non-story. The club over the last few years has shown it self to be a selling club, so if we are selling Bent, it would be ‘typical’ and not out of character. I would suggest that perhaps Bent’s representatives have been expressing their clients itchy feet, and the papers are simply reflecting it. Agreed. Also the fact that Albrighton & Clark have both come out saying they hope he stays, but they don't know anything is another indication to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 The papers are just throwing Bent's name out there. He was going to Liverpool last week. Exactly... there is a huge anti Villa bias in the media which has been around for years which got worse after Saint Martin left. I can just imagine it now, all these editors can think of is doing down Villa. Lets be honest Villa are a non-story. The club over the last few years has shown it self to be a selling club, so if we are selling Bent, it would be ‘typical’ and not out of character. I would suggest that perhaps Bent’s representatives have been expressing their clients itchy feet, and the papers are simply reflecting it. Almost every club is a selling one. Bent pledged his loyalty weeks ago, he doesn't strike me as a Downing. Stop giving paper talk credence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irreverentad Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 The papers are just throwing Bent's name out there. He was going to Liverpool last week. Exactly... there is a huge anti Villa bias in the media which has been around for years which got worse after Saint Martin left. I can just imagine it now, all these editors can think of is doing down Villa. Lets be honest Villa are a non-story. The club over the last few years has shown it self to be a selling club, so if we are selling Bent, it would be ‘typical’ and not out of character. I would suggest that perhaps Bent’s representatives have been expressing their clients itchy feet, and the papers are simply reflecting it. Agreed. Also the fact that Albrighton & Clark have both come out saying they hope he stays, but they don't know anything is another indication to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brommy Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 I would suggest that perhaps Bent’s representatives have been expressing their clients itchy feet, and the papers are simply reflecting it. Are many VTers in danger of being reduced to guessing about guesswork? :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 I can't see Bent going to QPR. We're not going to want anything less than £24m for him and there's no way QPR are going to blow all or most of their transfer budget on one player. The papers are just fumbling in the dark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McGregor1888 Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 The papers are just throwing Bent's name out there. He was going to Liverpool last week. Exactly... there is a huge anti Villa bias in the media which has been around for years which got worse after Saint Martin left. I can just imagine it now, all these editors can think of is doing down Villa. Lets be honest Villa are a non-story. The club over the last few years has shown it self to be a selling club, so if we are selling Bent, it would be ‘typical’ and not out of character. I would suggest that perhaps Bent’s representatives have been expressing their clients itchy feet, and the papers are simply reflecting it. Agreed. Also the fact that Albrighton & Clark have both come out saying they hope he stays, but they don't know anything is another indication to me. It's not that Villa re a non-story. It's more that Birmingham and the Midlands have zero impact in the world of the UK media industry. Reporters, newspapers, TV stations and programming are all mainly London or North West based. It's why non-entities like Joey Barton - once they move to London - get huge coverage. It's why the likes of McEachran and Wilshere get all the plaudits and focus whilst Gardner, Albrighton and so on don't. Imagine if Wilshere had scored the 20,000th Premier League goal for example...it would have been blanket coverage. It's a sad state of affairs because it means we, as a club, have an extra hurdle to climb when it comes to getting a fair press - and it's been that way since the 1960's in my opinion. By the way, "selling club"? Are Villa any more of a selling club than Liverpool, Arsenal or Spurs? They've all sold just as much talent (and for just as much money) over the past few years. The media tends not to dwell on this, for whatever reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDrums Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 The papers are just throwing Bent's name out there. He was going to Liverpool last week. Nonsense. When it comes to football "rumours" The Guardian and Telegraph are usually spot on. They don't print random bollocks with no substance like The Mirror, Daily Star or The Sun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 FWIW I never actually believed the Liverpool rumour. However I heard some weeks back, from two different sources, the same story about QPR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 The papers are just throwing Bent's name out there. He was going to Liverpool last week. Nonsense. When it comes to football "rumours" The Guardian and Telegraph are usually spot on. They don't print random bollocks with no substance like The Mirror, Daily Star or The Sun. There were some stats on here a while ago comparing how true each paper's rumours were. The broadsheets performed slightly better than the tabloids IIRC but were still wrong most of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu_The_Villan Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Bent would never go to QPR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CI Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 The QPR rumours were out weeks before The Tramps one This one has legs IMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_John_10 Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Bent would never go to QPR A club with a good new manager and money to spend? Bent could well miss out on the euros this summer or find himself going and not getting a game. I can see lots of reasons why Darren Bent would want to leave right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_John_10 Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Selling Bent would seem logical if you were Randy Lerner And unfortunately that's why Lerner will continue to hold us back. I'm sure giving houllier and Mcleish the job seemed logical to this idiot in charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnlyOne Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Bent being sold to QPR would be much worse than Liverpool. I mean seriously, how embarassing would it be to lose one of our best assets to a promotional club? It's bad enough we have one of the worst managers in the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P3te Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Exactly... there is a huge anti Villa bias in the media no, there isnt stop being such a scouser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilS Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 If we are to sell Bent, then we should not accept a penny less than £30m at this time of the year, especially as the rumoured interested party are around about us in the league table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irreverentad Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Exactly... there is a huge anti Villa bias in the media no, there isnt stop being such a scouser Hey, Hey! Calm down, Calm down..... :winkold: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu_The_Villan Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 I can see lots of reasons why Darren Bent would want to leave right now. Me too. Just not to QPR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 ^^^Maybe we should get some t-shirts printed for the players... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDrums Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 The papers are just throwing Bent's name out there. He was going to Liverpool last week. Nonsense. When it comes to football "rumours" The Guardian and Telegraph are usually spot on. They don't print random bollocks with no substance like The Mirror, Daily Star or The Sun. There were some stats on here a while ago comparing how true each paper's rumours were. The broadsheets performed slightly better than the tabloids IIRC but were still wrong most of the time. Can anyone link me to the stats? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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