Darren Bent joins Fulham on loan (Reply #486)

[Marlon From Bearwood]

Didn't Remy actually reject Newcastle at the very last minute last season, to take more money on offer at QPR?

Correct

[pauliewalnuts]

Didn't Remy actually reject Newcastle at the very last minute last season, to take more money on offer at QPR?

Correct

And doesn't he have some potentially very troubling legal difficulties hanging over him?

[Boz]

I am sure there was a Darren Bent thread here somewhere ...

Kinnear said today that they spent two hours in talks with Bent and his agent to thrash out a deal. Other clubs were showing an interest but he was quite hopeful of a deal.

Benty might need to bring his bodyguards with him when he plays at the Stadium of Light this season.

I thought Kinnear was quoted as only offering Villa £2m for him, which will get our standard response of "no chance"

[OCD]

I am sure there was a Darren Bent thread here somewhere ...

Kinnear said today that they spent two hours in talks with Bent and his agent to thrash out a deal. Other clubs were showing an interest but he was quite hopeful of a deal.

Benty might need to bring his bodyguards with him when he plays at the Stadium of Light this season.

I thought Kinnear was quoted as only offering Villa £2m for him, which will get our standard response of "no chance"

Newcastle are probably still awaiting our response as we haven't finished laughing yet.

[PaulWinch again]

Didn't Remy actually reject Newcastle at the very last minute last season, to take more money on offer at QPR?

Correct

And doesn't he have some potentially very troubling legal difficulties hanging over him?

He does.

[adrenachrome]

Express

ASTON VILLA deny Newcastle have made a bid for Darren Bent.

A club spokesman said last night there are no talks between Villa and Newcastle for the striker, who is available at £6m.

Joe Kinnear, Newcastle’s director of football, is under pressure to make signings, but the only offer Villa have had for Bent is from Fulham for £4m.

That was turned down and there has been no revised bid from them.

[Brian Taylor]

Crystal Palace is fine..better than Yeovil anyway, and he'll be near the shops! Still laugh at the Gabby story of being told to bond with him, in the first week's training, by saying nice things, ..'You have nice hair and your Mum's very pretty....'

[rob_bridge]

Crystal Palace is fine..better than Yeovil anyway, and he'll be near the shops! Still laugh at the Gabby story of being told to bond with him, in the first week's training, by saying nice things, ..'You have nice hair and your Mum's very pretty....'

Eh - what's all that about?

[PaulTheVillan]

If Newcastle get both Remy and Gomis, which is obviously highly likely, would Bent want to go there? With Cisse and Ameobi, that's some competition for places. Even though he's definitely better than the latter two, he's still got another 2 to get past.

Not sure he's better than Cisse, but Ameobi is absolutely shite. He's one of those players who seems to have managed to persist at a PL side for years, for no apparent reason.

He scores some good goals for a big pile of shite.

4 in 35 last season, 2 in 30 the season before.

He's basically Heskey, but scores more 😉

Scores v Sunderland a lot

[danlanza]

One day away and i am confused as fuck.

[villasjf]

According to the Express and star Martin Jol wants to sign Darren Bent by the weekend.

[Daholteend]

Good Luck Darren on your next choice!  Martin Jols last signed Bent in 2007 for Spurs. At that time Martin had this to say   

"Darren's strength is his stamina. Normally players will make runs three or four times in 45 minutes, he will do it all the time and if you manage to play balls behind the defence, he will be there. That's what I like about him.
"He has pace, he links play well and can see a pass - he can exploit the space and play as well" Quoted from  BBC

The other signing that Jols made that summer was  Gareth Bale! Martin Jols was replaced  by the shortlived Juande Ramos and of course Bent came to us via Sunderland.

If Bent  signs for  Jols again he will be reunited with Dimitar Berbatov who played with him at Spurs in 2007/8 .

Jols, Berbatov and Bent are all 6 years older. Will they be as sharp as they used to be ?

One thing is certain in my mind for  ₤6m and  ₤60k a week FFC would be getting a bargain. With Benteke and Helenius, Bent's opportunities  with us  are slim and if he goes to the right club and recovers  the form we know he is capable of perhaps he does have an outside chance of getting back into the England Squad.

In the meantime I will be forever thankful that Houillier  did that one good thing of  signing  Bent to score those  9 invaluable goals. Life  at B6  would probably be very different without his contribution.

Thanks  Darren!    KTF


#Daholteend

[Smoke]

Just for Jols

[not3bad]

Crystal Palace is fine..better than Yeovil anyway, and he'll be near the shops! Still laugh at the Gabby story of being told to bond with him, in the first week's training, by saying nice things, ..'You have nice hair and your Mum's very pretty....'

Eh - what's all that about?

It's a joke.  Paul Lambert says to Gabby "I need you and Darren Bent to compliment each other..."

[Brian Taylor]

Crystal Palace is fine..better than Yeovil anyway, and he'll be near the shops! Still laugh at the Gabby story of being told to bond with him, in the first week's training, by saying nice things, ..'You have nice hair and your Mum's very pretty....'

'Compliment each other' yes, sorry;   memory is cattle trucked.  It made me laugh.
Eh - what's all that about?

It's a joke.  Paul Lambert says to Gabby "I need you and Darren Bent to compliment each other..."