Darren Bent joins Fulham on loan (Reply #486)

[Dave Cooper please]

with the bent fee and what Liverpool owed us on downing
marque signing soon  ?

Plumbutt doesn't do marquee signings.

[pauliewalnuts]

I think jol actually plays football the right way and he has wingers . Bent will score loads there and do well . good luck to him. Always liked him.

Just looking at the Fulham squad on SSN, they've some very good players there.

[Des Little]

I'm going to miss this thread.  Maybe we can change it to a Stephen Ireland one and run it for another two years?

[Damo70]

with the bent fee and what Liverpool owed us on downing
marque signing soon  ?

Why would Liverpool owe us any more on Downing? Unless we had a sell on clause it wouldn't make any difference whether they'd sold him or not - ie if the agreement was 5m a year for four years, that'd still be the agreement now.

Transfer fees never get paid in one lump sum.

There is no point asking Liverpool for a sell on clause. That is for clubs who sell players on at a profit. Any club would end up owing them compo for their loss.

[eamonn]

We're probably still paying money back on Bent to Sunderland. Maybe his incoming fee will cover the remainder.

Without the impetus he gave us between Feb and May 2011 we may well have been relegated so despite him being of little use for half of his time here and costing us more in wages and fee than any player in our history - and possibly ever again, bizarrely he still probably represented value for money.

[maidstonevillain]

We're probably still paying money back on Bent to Sunderland. Maybe his incoming fee will cover the remainder.

Without the impetus he gave us between Feb and May 2011 we may well have been relegated so despite him being of little use for half of his time here and costing us more in wages and fee than any player in our history - and possibly ever again, bizarrely he still probably represented value for money.

Exactly. He was brought in to do a job, and he did it. Nobody can ever take that away from him.

[dcdavecollett]

Can't see the argument for Fool'em's wingers providing Bent with the service he needs, as they play pretty narrow. Perhaps that's about to change.

There's always Berba to put him in, of course.

[lovejoy]

Bugger. I always go to Fulham ( one of the worst away days if you've never been before - especially south of the river).He is bound to score.

[pauliewalnuts]

Bugger. I always go to Fulham ( one of the worst away days if you've never been before - especially south of the river).He is bound to score.

Seriously?

Fulham is my favourite away trip by miles.

[Chico Hamilton III]

Bugger. I always go to Fulham ( one of the worst away days if you've never been before - especially south of the river).He is bound to score.

Seriously?

Fulham is my favourite away trip by miles.

And it's only about 10 yards south of the river. It's hardly Croydon

[pauliewalnuts]

Bugger. I always go to Fulham ( one of the worst away days if you've never been before - especially south of the river).He is bound to score.

Seriously?

Fulham is my favourite away trip by miles.

And it's only about 10 yards south of the river. It's hardly Croydon

Indeed.

[JUAN PABLO]

Can't see the argument for Fool'em's wingers providing Bent with the service he needs, as they play pretty narrow. Perhaps that's about to change.

There's always Berba to put him in, of course.

so you cant see Duff , Taarabat and Ruiz providing the service from the wings at times

[Toronto Villa]

Is he going on loan or permanently? If he's on loan then he might not be available to play against us.

[maidstonevillain]

Bugger. I always go to Fulham ( one of the worst away days if you've never been before - especially south of the river).He is bound to score.

Seriously?

Fulham is my favourite away trip by miles.

And it's only about 10 yards south of the river. It's hardly Croydon

Indeed.

I must have been going to the wrong place all these years. I always found it north of the river.

[pauliewalnuts]

Is he going on loan or permanently? If he's on loan then he might not be available to play against us.

He definitely won't be allowed to play against us if it is a loan.

I think they should stop PL clubs taking loans. It's all a bit nonsensical, really.