Darren Bent

[Jimmy Smash]

Depends how much Bent is on.

[D.boy]

I can't believe people are considering selling one of the best goalscorers around. Total madness.

[Jimmy Smash]

It's not his goal scoring thats in dispute. It's all the other bollocks that seems to have come with him that matters.

[tarzansbrother]

I would never consider selling a stiker of his calibre. The big fear is Liverpool offer the buyout clause in his contract.

[Shrek]

Well if it's true Bent is on 80-90k a week then we could get 3 decent players on 30k a week.

And think about this, if Rogers was our manager, what midfield do you reckon he'd play?

I think he'd go:

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With either Bent or Gabby up top.

Thats the problem, the whole mentality of the club is wrong starting from the top.

[Jimmy Smash]

A very well known ex Villa player told a friend of mine the other day that the club is a shambles from top to bottom at the moment. I have no reason to disbelieve him.

[pauliewalnuts]

Well if it's true Bent is on 80-90k a week then we could get 3 decent players on 30k a week.

And think about this, if Rogers was our manager, what midfield do you reckon he'd play?

I think he'd go:

 Albrighton-Bannan-Ireland-Makoun-N'Zogbia

With either Bent or Gabby up top.

Thats the problem, the whole mentality of the club is wrong starting from the top.

Decent players will cost more than 30k a week, especially to get them to move mid season.

[Toronto Villa]

Well if it's true Bent is on 80-90k a week then we could get 3 decent players on 30k a week.

And think about this, if Rogers was our manager, what midfield do you reckon he'd play?

I think he'd go:

 Albrighton-Bannan-Ireland-Makoun-N'Zogbia

With either Bent or Gabby up top.

Thats the problem, the whole mentality of the club is wrong starting from the top.

Decent players will cost more than 30k a week, especially to get them to move mid season.

Well if it's true Bent is on 80-90k a week then we could get 3 decent players on 30k a week.

And think about this, if Rogers was our manager, what midfield do you reckon he'd play?

I think he'd go:

 Albrighton-Bannan-Ireland-Makoun-N'Zogbia

With either Bent or Gabby up top.

Thats the problem, the whole mentality of the club is wrong starting from the top.

Decent players will cost more than 30k a week, especially to get them to move mid season.

£30 grand a week gets you the level of player Steve Bruce flooded Sunderland with unless you a superbly astute in the market. As a club we haven't been astute in the transfer market for the best part of a decade.

[Fergal]

  The question for me is

  Do we want to keep DB and his goals,or, if we have no money, sell him and buy 3/4 quality players to go straight in the 1st team?

I don't think the money would be spend on new players also the wage bill for new players would be more than 110K per week. 
Lets just offload Heskey.

[Risso]

A very well known ex Villa player told a friend of mine the other day that the club is a shambles from top to bottom at the moment. I have no reason to disbelieve him.

You don't need to be connected to the club to see that to be honest.

[pauliewalnuts]

A very well known ex Villa player told a friend of mine the other day that the club is a shambles from top to bottom at the moment. I have no reason to disbelieve him.

You don't need to be connected to the club to see that to be honest.

After the Chelsea result, I bet you were rubbing your hands at having chosen this fixture to come and see, weren't you?

Aston Villa, right there.

[Risso]

A very well known ex Villa player told a friend of mine the other day that the club is a shambles from top to bottom at the moment. I have no reason to disbelieve him.

You don't need to be connected to the club to see that to be honest.

After the Chelsea result, I bet you were rubbing your hands at having chosen this fixture to come and see, weren't you?

Aston Villa, right there.

I was.  And to be honest, I had a great day anyway.  Lovely crisp, sunny day, pre and post match pint in the Barton's, walking round the ground getting some photos, just the buzz from being at VP again.  Shame about the actual 90 minutes masquerading as a football match, but still, can't have everything!

[Toronto Villa]

A very well known ex Villa player told a friend of mine the other day that the club is a shambles from top to bottom at the moment. I have no reason to disbelieve him.

You don't need to be connected to the club to see that to be honest.

After the Chelsea result, I bet you were rubbing your hands at having chosen this fixture to come and see, weren't you?

Aston Villa, right there.

I was.  And to be honest, I had a great day anyway.  Lovely crisp, sunny day, pre and post match pint in the Barton's, walking round the ground getting some photos, just the buzz from being at VP again.  Shame about the actual 90 minutes masquerading as a football match, but still, can't have everything!

Fuck me Risso, I shouldn't laugh but you really should have known better. Villa Park is a still an ace place. Before the game starts that is.

[PaulTheVillan]

I would never consider selling a stiker of his calibre. The big fear is Liverpool offer the buyout clause in his contract.

Which is what? If there even is one.

[Jimmy Smash]

A very well known ex Villa player told a friend of mine the other day that the club is a shambles from top to bottom at the moment. I have no reason to disbelieve him.

You don't need to be connected to the club to see that to be honest.

Ignorance is bliss... even if it's a state of total denial.