Tomaszk Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Technically poor footballers frustrate the hell out of me. Hernandez screwing that one wide with his left foot against Sunderland. You could see it coming, so uneasy on that side of his body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BG_Villa_Fan Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 (edited) 65K per week back on the books for next season it seems Edited January 27, 2014 by BG_Villa_Fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Or Bradford from 2 yards. That was my first thought. Still have nightmares about that one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomaspg Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 How much is there left on his contract? Another year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 How much is there left on his contract? Another year? Yes. I can't see who is going to take him. A promoted club perhaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 65K per week back on the books for next season it seems Nah, I think he'll go to China, Turkey, USA, one of the Arabian leagues, maybe. Who knows, maybe Sunderland will have him back, it's not like Altidore is lighting it up for them. A lower end La Liga club could take a stab at him too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Yes that was a bad miss, terrible in fact but his confidence must be totally shot. Stripped of the captaincy here and shoved out on loan. New club doesn't really play a system either to get the best out of him and he isn't getting a run of games to rebuild his confidence. How many games did it take Benteke to score again coming back from injury and that's getting regular game time? Criticism is a little unfair all things considered but I can't see Fulham signing him when his loan ends. It's a difficult one for both our club and the player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SikhInTrinity Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Yes that was a bad miss, terrible in fact but his confidence must be totally shot. Stripped of the captaincy here and shoved out on loan. New club doesn't really play a system either to get the best out of him and he isn't getting a run of games to rebuild his confidence. How many games did it take Benteke to score again coming back from injury and that's getting regular game time? Criticism is a little unfair all things considered but I can't see Fulham signing him when his loan ends. It's a difficult one for both our club and the player. Oh come off it Morpheus, he has been poor for a while and he hasn't looked the same ever since he did his ankle in against Wigan under McLeish, he has lost that yard of pace and now he just looks bang average. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomaspg Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 How much is there left on his contract? Another year? Yes. I can't see who is going to take him. A promoted club perhaps. With a bit of luck, doubt it will happen though, and were really not going to get any sort of value back either are we.. Such a shame, really wanted him to succeed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted January 27, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted January 27, 2014 I dont think anyone is expecting money back for him, just to get him off the books. Really could never understand all the calls for him to get on the pitch. Not good enough unless you build the team around him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.I.C.O. Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 If he will accept a reduced payoff at the end of the season they should just give it to him. I doubt very much we will get a fee for him and he has no place in our side as it is set up at the moment, he's just too lazy and we have enough passengers in the squad as it is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.I.C.O. Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 I dont think anyone is expecting money back for him, just to get him off the books. Really could never understand all the calls for him to get on the pitch. Not good enough unless you build the team around him. Even if you did build the team around him, he is half the player he was these days. He was never the same player after he got injured during the McLeish season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted January 27, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted January 27, 2014 I dont think anyone is expecting money back for him, just to get him off the books. Really could never understand all the calls for him to get on the pitch. Not good enough unless you build the team around him. Even if you did build the team around him, he is half the player he was these days. He was never the same player after he got injured during the McLeish season. No argument here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 (edited) Yes that was a bad miss, terrible in fact but his confidence must be totally shot. Stripped of the captaincy here and shoved out on loan. New club doesn't really play a system either to get the best out of him and he isn't getting a run of games to rebuild his confidence. How many games did it take Benteke to score again coming back from injury and that's getting regular game time? Criticism is a little unfair all things considered but I can't see Fulham signing him when his loan ends. It's a difficult one for both our club and the player. Oh come off it Morpheus, he has been poor for a while and he hasn't looked the same ever since he did his ankle in against Wigan under McLeish, he has lost that yard of pace and now he just looks bang average. Yes mate he has been poor for a while but just trying to show in my opinion why his form could have dropped so dramatically. You might be right though and it could be down to injury or just poor attitude which was the rumour here why Lambert got rid. I remember BOF stating when Bent went to Fulham that in his opinion Bent was a spent force and we wouldn't see the best of him again. Unfortunately whatever the reason to date that has proven to be correct. Edited January 29, 2014 by Morpheus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 WOW. http://d3j5vwomefv46c.cloudfront.net/photos/large/835549479.gif?1390747983 I still think he miss against Bradford is even worse. He managed to get everything wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliffy Biro Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 The old "oh shit ive dropped a bollock here, **** it i'll just pretend to be injured" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulver Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 If we'd managed this whole Bent fiasco (and other bomb squad members) properly we'd have got money for all of them. But throwing them all aside and alienating them meant their value became nil. Not very good business practice As for Bent's sitter miss. Was that any worse than Benteke's against Sheff Utd ? They happen. To all strikers I still say if he'd been here and with a supply line he'd probably be on at least 10 for the season so far 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Yes, it's all Lambert and Lerner's fault that no-one wants to buy our shit, overpaid and in some cases overaged players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 If we'd managed this whole Bent fiasco (and other bomb squad members) properly we'd have got money for all of them. But throwing them all aside and alienating them meant their value became nil. Not very good business practice As for Bent's sitter miss. Was that any worse than Benteke's against Sheff Utd ? They happen. To all strikers I still say if he'd been here and with a supply line he'd probably be on at least 10 for the season so far Bent's finishing has been erratic for a long time. I recall him missing an absolute sitter in the 2-2 draw with Sunderland in 2011. He's an absolutely infuriating striker to watch as he brings nothing to the side when he's not scoring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_John_10 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Players like bent need to be playing regular. Its their sharpness and confidence that gets them simple goals. Bent looks neither sharp or confident at the moment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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