Darren Bent

[Risso]

Cheers, Risso. Won't pretent to understand that explanation but does it mean that we've paid almost £20m now for Bent?

And he dosent even make the bench

 

All it means is that the amounts aren't included in the accounts.   If the selling club have a clause that another £2m is payable if the player scores so many goals, you only record this when it happens, but you have to mention it in a note to the accounts.

[Ron Manager]

Pat murphy had a long interview with lambert on 5 live last night and repeatedly pressed lambert on bent, he said bent and benteke can play together as they did at st Mary's, he said bent is fit and available and there has been no bust up between them and that to get picked bent needs to train well and play well.

Pat Murphy "On the face of it they look like they could play together "
Lambert "They did at Southampton........"

Eastie pal, Lambert was pointing out that when he played them together it was probably our worst showing this season.

Do bent score that day ? Yes!
Was bent responsible for our shit second half defending ? No

Bent scored and benteke missed a couple of great chances, the reason we lost was crap defending !

Aye, he gets his tap in and does fuck all else.

If Bent were more flexible as a player he'd be playing, but he's not, and unfortunately we've got a better player in his position.

I'd rather that than a player who covers 7 miles a game and doesn't produce. Centre forwards should score goals and that's what Bent does.

Our centre forward is producing, he won the game for us last night.

Nobody would be stupid enough to say Benteke of all players isnt producing. Its just that Darren Bent scores goals guaranteed and the two of them together would scare the lie out of most EPL centre backs. If only The Dour Scot would stop being so pig headed and get a vibrant winger to provide them with the ammunition.

But will he ,the hell he will! He likes his diamond formation and thats all he appears to know. Which is not at all what we were led to believe

So basically Ron, because Lambert doesn't do what you think he should do he's wrong?

No, buts its a case of going for the sensible option while we are at the bottom end of the table. If Agbonlahor and Weimann had the skills to play in his chosen formation we might be on the way up the table...but they dont.

And if Benteke gets an injury who exactly is going to score goals to keep us up?

Not Darren Bent it would seem.

[Mister E]

You should read this for an interesting commentary on Bent's relative prowess for scoring / assists (on the footballing rather than on the female front).
 I'm not going to paste the text becuase there are some relevant graphics.

[LeeB]

The daft rumour now being peddled by Matt Holland on Talk Sport. Seriously, 4-6 million on 50 appearances? 500k maybe, but not that sort of money.


I think LeeB is right the more I think about it. Lambert wants this group to get and bond and create a very together attitude. As such, if he is off in January and has already requested a transfer some weeks back which is rumoured, then I can see the logic in pushing on without him.

The credit must go to glasses for that.

I know, allowed me to read your post?

No my four-eyed friend, mr glasses joined the dots, I was merely agreeing with his thoughts

'You address me by my proper title, you little bollocks' ;-)

Right you are, Len.

[pauliewalnuts]

I see the Telegraph have run with that "another instalment due on 50 appearances" line.

I don't know if it is true, but I hope it isn't. It'd say a lot about the way the club is run these days.

[Nelly]

It saddens me that we're debating this. He misses a few, he appears to be lazy and possibly sulky, but generally he scores goals. That's pretty much all I want. Weimann is possibly the only other one who has that charm about him in that respect. I'll be sad to see Bent go.

[somec]

It goes without saying that he should be at least on the bench.

'Arry Redkapp is interested in taking him in January according to todays reports, saying that past troubles between them are water under the bridge and that he atill rates Bent.

10 million is the figure they're quoting.

[Californian Villain]

Bent also stormed away from Villa Park last night according to some sources. Which as we know turned out to be complete horlicks.

He got as far as his car before being persuaded to return, apparently by his agent.

[Mister E]

You should read this for an interesting commentary on Bent's relative prowess for scoring / assists (on the footballing rather than on the female front).
 I'm not going to paste the text becuase there are some relevant graphics.

Another media story, with QPR regarded as faves to sign him.

It's becoming a media circus: time to ship him out and move on. A shame but there you go: all managers have their views on players and Bent seems to divide opinion.

[VillaAlways]

Selling him to QPR would be utterly ridiculous but I would put nothing past the two in charge.

[peter w]

Maybe - and I don't particulalrly buy it - the clause would be that he jumps to something like £50k or £60k wages after 50 games. Again, I don't necessarily believe any of it.

[Mister E]

Bear in mind he has some form in terms of his transfers: apart from his youth spell at Ipswich (4 seasons), he has been moved on after 2-3 seasons at each of his subsequent  clubs.
Whether that is his agent's doing, whether it's DB getting bored / jaded; or whether it's some other factor - I don't know.

But he's a goner 'ere.

[Ron Manager]

Just read the full transcript of the interview with Paul Lambert re Benty. The Dour Scot has been taking lessons from Shearer or any politician you care to name...he says absolutely nothing that might give a clue to whats going on.

I have come to the conclusion its financial and if this is the case those of us who like Bent will have to bite the bullet and accept he is going
elsewhere.

But not to QPR obviously as his goals could contribute to our demise. Of course if we hit a spell of good form in the second half of the season
it will not matter. Depends of course if our missing chairman is prepared to raid his piggy bank for the January sales!

[Rip Van We Go Again]

I see the Telegraph have run with that "another instalment due on 50 appearances" line.

I don't know if it is true, but I hope it isn't. It'd say a lot about the way the club is run these days.

Pathetic if true.

If not true i'd like to hear some clarification of it from the club.

[PaulWinch again]

It better not be true, if you can't afford to play contract clauses then we shouldn't be putting these contracts together. He's clearly off, but it would be madness to sell him to QPR.