Breaking News: Bent Signs

[taylorsworkrate]

he aint gonna come,  i can feel it...paper talk is gonna fuck it all up :-(

Just when I was getting excited you go and drop that bombshell.

Christ almighty man, have some faith.  Or at least wait until there is a scrap of evidence this won't go through before you start being the prophet of doom.

[andyh]

I thought ITK's last night said it WAS a done deal ?

[pauliewalnuts]

I suppose if you think about it a big money move was on the cards at some point, we net spent around £20 per season in Randy's first 3 seasons, yet the last 3 windows were Jan '10 Gardner out (3 mill), Summer '10 Milner out (18 mill cash plus Ireland) Shorey out (1 mill) and this window so far Sidwell out (3.5 mill) and Makoun in (6 mill) so we made a profit of around 19.5 mill on transfers over the last 12 months before the Bent bid. 

Really?

If a big signing was always due at some point, that's strange, because up till yesterday, there was a considerable chunk of the user base of this website telling us that the spending had stopped / we had to sell to buy / we weren't going to spend the Milner money / Randy wanted his money back.

[Risso]

Has bent signed yet ?

Last night Sunderland were saying they'd not accepted Bent's transfer request, what that means in this day and age I'm not sure.

On the radio this morning it said a fee was agreed at the weekend between the clubs, so that sounds like nonsense.

[Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle]

I hope it's all done and dusted today. Yesterday for more news I actually listened to Talk Sport radio for a couple of hours.

I feel soiled.

[Risso]

I hope it's all done and dusted today. Yesterday for more news I actually listened to Talk Sport radio for a couple of hours.

I feel soiled.

Me too.  What a tawdry little station that is.  I get a crap reception over here as well, so it started to give me a headache.

[Caiphus]

the media watch section of the os has plenty of quotes saying it's a done deal, they are usually pretty selective in their propaganda...

[Walmley_Villa]

According to 'the Trees' on VT who works at BHX, Randy landed earlier this morning...

[Rip Van We Go Again]

From bbc.co.uk/football

Former Sunderland striker Kevin Phillips believes Darren Bent's demand for a move away from the Stadium of Light is motivated by "pure money".

Phillips, 37, who now plays for Birmingham, spent six years on Wearside from 1997 to 2003.

"I'm very surprised. If you are asking me, I think it just boils down to pure money," Phillips told BBC Radio 5 live.

Aston Villa are reportedly leading the race to sign 26-year-old striker Bent, whose request was confirmed on Monday.

With the transfer window only open for another two weeks, struggling Villa are believed to have backed under-pressure manager Gerard Houllier with an £18m offer for the 26-year-old England forward.

Bent has been a key figure in Sunderland's climb to sixth in the Premier League table, scoring eight of their 24 goals this season.

However, he has only found the net twice in his last nine appearances in league and cup and Phillips believes he could face criticism from fans if they conclude his recent dry run is connected to his desire for a move.

"I speak to people who go to games week in week out and he hasn't performed in the last three or four games," said Phillips.

"They have been a little bit disappointed with him and now this is coming out they are probably putting two and two together.

"I feel sorry for [manager] Steve Bruce. They are putting together a fantastic squad and want to keep their best players."

[alanclare]

Would anyone else be more than happy if this deal fails to go through?

[Walmley_Villa]

From bbc.co.uk/football

Former Sunderland striker Kevin Phillips believes Darren Bent's demand for a move away from the Stadium of Light is motivated by "pure money".

Phillips, 37, who now plays for Birmingham, spent six years on Wearside from 1997 to 2003.

"I'm very surprised. If you are asking me, I think it just boils down to pure money," Phillips told BBC Radio 5 live.

Aston Villa are reportedly leading the race to sign 26-year-old striker Bent, whose request was confirmed on Monday.

With the transfer window only open for another two weeks, struggling Villa are believed to have backed under-pressure manager Gerard Houllier with an £18m offer for the 26-year-old England forward.

Bent has been a key figure in Sunderland's climb to sixth in the Premier League table, scoring eight of their 24 goals this season.

However, he has only found the net twice in his last nine appearances in league and cup and Phillips believes he could face criticism from fans if they conclude his recent dry run is connected to his desire for a move.

"I speak to people who go to games week in week out and he hasn't performed in the last three or four games," said Phillips.

"They have been a little bit disappointed with him and now this is coming out they are probably putting two and two together.

"I feel sorry for [manager] Steve Bruce. They are putting together a fantastic squad and want to keep their best players."

And nothing to do with his mum being racially aggrevated by his own fans!!

[Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle]

I hope it's all done and dusted today. Yesterday for more news I actually listened to Talk Sport radio for a couple of hours.

I feel soiled.

Me too.  What a tawdry little station that is.  I get a crap reception over here as well, so it started to give me a headache.

It was still tuned into that this morning and Alan 'Oooh look at me I'm a shock Jock' Brazil was on. What a fuffing coot that bloke is. Cheap, nasty, horrible shits. Its like local radio gone bad.

[villasjf]

If he does sign I hope he doesn't bunk up in the same room as Ireland.

[OzVilla]

Signing Bent would be a brilliant signing, but just like Kevin Phillips it's a signing we should have made atleast 2/3 years beforehand.

I just thank McGrath that Redknapp has already fucked Bent off once, if not i've a feeling this is exactly the sort of deal he'd hijack with his media mates aiding as mcuh as they could.

[villasjf]

I hope it's all done and dusted today. Yesterday for more news I actually listened to Talk Sport radio for a couple of hours.

I feel soiled.

Me too.  What a tawdry little station that is.  I get a crap reception over here as well, so it started to give me a headache.

It was still tuned into that this morning and Alan 'Oooh look at me I'm a shock Jock' Brazil was on. What a fuffing coot that bloke is. Cheap, nasty, horrible shits. Its like local radio gone bad.

I thought they were going to rename it TalkSpurs?