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Author Topic: Darren Bent  (Read 182665 times)

Offline Risso

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Re: Darren Bent
« Reply #720 on: December 02, 2012, 09:04:13 AM »
Ha ha, brilliant Lizz!

Offline eamonn

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Re: Darren Bent
« Reply #721 on: December 02, 2012, 01:40:49 PM »
I thought Herd had denied the rumour on Twatter? And those who wanted Warnock gone from the club, shouldn't you be glad of Bent going to the extra effort of helping it happen?

Offline Steve R

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Re: Darren Bent
« Reply #722 on: December 02, 2012, 01:52:54 PM »
Yeah, good one. I really thought you might have done it on purpose, real dead-pan like.

PS: Crash is a great film innit?

It have me a good belly laugh too. You should have claimed it Lizz.

Offline TheMitaCopier

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Re: Darren Bent
« Reply #723 on: December 02, 2012, 04:33:28 PM »

Offline Shrek

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Re: Darren Bent
« Reply #724 on: December 02, 2012, 05:31:31 PM »
The twitter world seems to think its a fake.

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Re: Darren Bent
« Reply #725 on: December 02, 2012, 05:33:34 PM »
I can't imagine he'd be stupid enough to post something like that and include another players name.

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Re: Darren Bent
« Reply #726 on: December 02, 2012, 05:35:08 PM »
I know that it's lazy to compare Lambert to MON, but one has to hope that the one trait he never has taken from his former manager is spitefulness. MON always strikes you as a spiteful person, never to be crossed or challenged. I hope what Lambert is doing with Bent, and now possibly with Ireland on the bench isn't just spiteful and that he has genuine cause. If not, he's carving away at all of our noses.

Offline eastie

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Re: Darren Bent
« Reply #727 on: December 02, 2012, 05:36:09 PM »
The twitter world seems to think its a fake.

Well the twitter account its attributed to is definitely Darren bents twitter account , he hasn't posted on it since the message about being fit and ready 12 days ago , unless of course he has posted and deleted tweets as suggested there.

I was on about that time last night and never saw a tweet from him so it's dubious.
« Last Edit: December 02, 2012, 05:38:09 PM by eastie »

Offline Shrek

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Re: Darren Bent
« Reply #728 on: December 02, 2012, 06:57:50 PM »
I know that it's lazy to compare Lambert to MON, but one has to hope that the one trait he never has taken from his former manager is spitefulness. MON always strikes you as a spiteful person, never to be crossed or challenged. I hope what Lambert is doing with Bent, and now possibly with Ireland on the bench isn't just spiteful and that he has genuine cause. If not, he's carving away at all of our noses.

Take away the 2 Manchester games, we have got 8 points from 4 games, without Bent.(Sunderland,Norwich,Reading,QPR) so Lambert isn't doing anything other than what's best for the team.

I know we all have our opinions on Bent, but we are getting results without Bent, so Lambert is right in what he is doing.

Offline JJ-AV

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Re: Darren Bent
« Reply #729 on: December 02, 2012, 06:59:45 PM »
That screenshot is fake. When a tweet is first sent it says how many minutes ago it was posted on the right at first, then changes to the date once 24 hours has passed.

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Re: Darren Bent
« Reply #730 on: December 06, 2012, 03:05:50 AM »
Being suggested that the club have put Bent up for sale and are looking for 18m

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Re: Darren Bent
« Reply #731 on: December 06, 2012, 06:47:08 AM »
Being suggested that the club have put Bent up for sale and are looking for 18m

If true, glad we're not looking to loan him out as that'd be pointless.  If we can get £15m + and then get a couple of quality grown ups in Mid and Defence, I'd be happy enough. 

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Re: Darren Bent
« Reply #732 on: December 06, 2012, 06:59:40 AM »
Anything over 14 and we have done ok. He saved us the season before, and his goals early season probably did as much as any to keep us up last season too. A 5-6 million loss now he is 28 would be fair enough, and he has more than paid for himself. If Lambert could add that to the pot and get 3-4 really top players in we could be flying.

Offline eastie

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Re: Darren Bent
« Reply #733 on: December 06, 2012, 07:46:57 AM »
I would be very surprised if we got much more than £12m top whack.
It will be a buyers market and I think we will have to get the best offer we can or be stuck with an unhappy player on huge wages frozen out.
« Last Edit: December 06, 2012, 07:50:24 AM by eastie »

Offline PaulTheVillan

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Re: Darren Bent
« Reply #734 on: December 06, 2012, 07:55:41 AM »
I'd guess £12m would be about what we'd get

 


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