Darren Bent joins Fulham on loan (Reply #486)

[Salsa Party Animal]

Martin Jol would know how to use Bent and Berbatov and know their strength and weakness. I wish they hurry up so Bent can get some game time before the season start and allow us to buy one more player. I wonder do Bent still have his house in London.

[Tuscans]

I'm pretty sure Bent will score bags of goals at Fulham alongside Berbatov. Looks a good pairing that.

I can see how it'd maybe work with Berbatov, as Berbatov is the sort of player who floats around all over the final third rather than a typical half of a striker pairing.

I wish we'd signed him.

They're so different that it almost has to work. Some of the lay offs, flicks and first time passes Berbatov made last season were class and I think Bent will thrive on that.

Why were they hardly ever played together at Spurs then? I seem to remember that on the few occasions that they did they seemed to be playing two different sports.

Because Arry had a hard on for Defoe

Arry wasn't Spurs' manager at the time.

Defoe was and I think I would prefer Defoe to Bent

[john e]

I bet whoever Bent plays for next season, he doesn't reach double figures

[PeterWithesShin]

If he could manage 9 in 22 in a McLeish team he'll reach 10 for someone else as long as he plays 25+ games.

[Concrete John]

Martin Jol would know how to use Bent and Berbatov and know their strength and weakness.

He probably thinks he can, but he'll still basically have two strikers who both need and expect the side to be set up to suit them.

[eamonn]

That's possible though. Fulham are quite workmanlike but disciplined enough for that to work.

[Ian.]

With them two up top that team could quite easily get over run. I would not want both those players up front together. That is a lot of work for the rest of the team.

[eamonn]

Nah, they'll be grand. We'll do battle with them for "The Magnificent 7th" on the final day next May with Sky hyping it up in lieu of 'owt else to be determined after Mourinho has romped home with the title and Hull, Cardiff and Palace go back to where they came from.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I see the Bent move to the Jokers is off with the Barcodes only offering £2m..

From the Torygraph:

Bent and his agent are understood to have been far from impressed following a meeting with Newcastle’s Director of Football Joe Kinnear, who suggested he would only offer Aston Villa £2m for the England international.
Newcastle were also well adrift of the player’s wage demands and Bent will now almost certainly join Fulham as they have already offered double what Newcastle were prepared to pay and are willing to offer him close to the £65,000-a-week he earns at Villa.
Crystal Palace are also interested, but Fulham appear to be the clear favourites to land the 29-year-old with manager Martin Jol preparing to make a third bid which will bring them close to Villa’s £6m valuation.

[eamonn]

Fuck sake, Newcastle. What a bunch of timewasters.

[Ian.]

Jo Kinneare is doing well with the transfer negotiations then. What a strange set up they have there. I'm not a fan of Pardew but he must be right pissed off. When he gets sacked who else in their right mind will want to come in and work under that way either?

[sid1964]

I think Newcastle are going to struggle big time this season, all is not well at that club.

Bent will go to Fulham (hopefully soon)

[Phil from the upper holte]

I find it interesting that every time I read what he earns a week it's a different figure, I've heard £70k, £80k, and now £65k. Bent's always going to be ok in my eyes and I'll always look out for him. Good luck son

[Dante Lavelli]

Martin Jol would know how to use Bent and Berbatov and know their strength and weakness. I wish they hurry up so Bent can get some game time before the season start and allow us to buy one more player. I wonder do Bent still have his house in London.

Where's Eastie when you need him? 

[richard moore]

I think Newcastle are going to struggle big time this season, all is not well at that club.

Bent will go to Fulham (hopefully soon)

I agree. A sneaky bet on them to go down with probably reasonably good odds at this stage might be worth looking at