BENT - 'I'm happy at Villa'

[Mazrim]

Can we just enjoy this one for 10 minutes please chips pissers. Cheers!

[Rick_avfc]

Lets hope he doesnt do a Stewart Downing on us.....

[badluckeric(gates)]

Here's my take on this. We all know that if in say 1 or 2 seasons time he is still knocking them in for us and we haven't improved someone will nick him-fact.
However, at this time and given recent events we actually have a very important player for us saying just what we need to hear. He is steadying the ship. So often players are criticised for their silence. Let's applaud this.

[pablopicasso_10]

where is that mountain of salt?

i love darren bent though, and hope this is genuine...

wante us to sign him since his ipswich / u21 days...

[Holtemeister]

"I can't believe how well it's gone," Bent told the News of the World. "If the offer of an extension came up I'd be more than happy to sign it.
 

Did he tell them or did they overhear him say that?

Dont be daft .... They took it from hacking into his answerphone !

[supertom]

I don't see Bent going to a bigger club than us. No disrespect to him, but he's not the sort of forward that one of the top 6 would want. Spurs tried, but didn't want to play him over Defoe. Chelsea, Utd or Arsenal wouldn't sign him. Liverpool possibly. Man City wouldn't find him internationally marquee enough.

If we slip down the rankings over the next few years and someone with investment rises, then he could well see a bigger club to tempt him away. But in all honesty I think we're the biggest club that he'll be at. Anywhere else will be a sidestep at best. Personally I think he knows that, and I'm delighted we've got him. I fancy we'll see Bent here for a couple more years. If anything, he'll leave on our terms if his form slips, or another manager wants a more all round, team player up front.

[GJH]

Spurs have missed him since he left. The yid fans keep banging on about getting a proven premier league striker who can score goals......

who is better? Drogba and Rooney? over the last few seasons

Redknapp was too quick to sell him, his face didnt fit, but he still scored goals for them.

The stats don't lie.

If he scores a load for us this season, and plays well for England we will struggle to keep him next summer. My money would be on Man Utd nicking him for 20 odd million.

[WALTERS WARRIORS]

I am just going to enjoy hearing our most valuable player saying good things i want to hear. No buts or maybe`s just enjoy ...........

[Californian Villain]

Someone on another forum described the Villa as being like a clowns car you keep building it but bits keep falling off and you never get anywhere.An excellent analogy I thought

Sad to say, but this is an absolutely  perfect analogy.

[martin]

My guess is that for the time being he's happy at Villa.

Not sure how happy he'll be come Christmas.

Or even come August if N'Zogbia isn't in situ.

A further guess is that even if he isn't happy, we won't hear much about it till next summer.

Bent seems to be a pretty slick operator in the PR stakes.

[JUAN PABLO]

I cant see a Manure or Chelski coming in with a 35 million bid to be honest..  I think we are ok with this one ..