Kozak or Bent?

[Villafirst]

Sorry, I hope I'm wrong, but Kozak doesn't impress me - would he score more than  Bent over a whole season? I don't think so. We should've kept Bent and spent the £7M on a creative midfielder......do you agree?

[Slaphead]

Had Benteke impressed at this point? I remember thinking similar things to him. I have also been slating Delph for years so if a player plays crap for now on I'm just going to just moan at Lambert then applaud them when they come good.

[mrastonvilla]

If we hadn't loaned Bent to Fulham we would have spent £3.5m of the £7m on his wages for the year.

[Rudy65]

If we hadn't loaned Bent to Fulham we would have spent £3.5m of the £7m on his wages for the year.

True, but Kojak must be on £30k per week

Should have kept Bent. However, lets wait and see if Kojak comes good. Still early days. He isnt exactly getting lots of chances and then missing is he?

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

Yes he cost some lolly, but I'm sure he will pop the goals in.
 

[Duncan Shaw]

If you'd seen how well Bent has played in the first half tonight I don't think you'd be asking the question.  (Cue 2nd half Bent hat trick!)

[Fasth56]

No, don't agree.

We all know the time it takes for some players to adjust to the premier, the time he is getting on the pitch now will reap dividends next year when he is our no. 1 striker after Benteke has left. Get the ball in the box when he is there and he will score, We should have also bought a no. 10.

[Jimbo]

What Kozak needs right now is Crystal Palace.

[SoccerHQ]

Can't say I've been impressed by Kozak.

That said, Bent wouldn't have been interested staying another year as a sub so I'd say neither.

We had enough with the current trio + Helenius without having to get another striker in. Kozak will score a few more winning goals this season I reckon so I wouldn't write him off just yet.

[olaftab]

Silly choice really. Completely different players.

[SoccerHQ]

Economically we obviously can't have back up players on 60k a week anymore.

And how effective was Bent in games when he came on as a sub? I can only really remember WBA at home when he came on and scored.

[Chipsticks]

Sorry, I hope I'm wrong, but Kozak doesn't impress me - would he score more than  Bent over a whole season? I don't think so. We should've kept Bent and spent the £7M on a creative midfielder......do you agree?

Considering wage, age, and perhaps even ego, I think we're better of with Libor. Though I do agree spending that money on a creative midfielder may have been a wiser choice.

[Irish villain]

What we need is a bit more quality. We have lots of squad players, and footballers who will 'put in a shift'.

To make the step up, with or without Benteke, we need a bit of guile in the centre of the park and probably a couple of other upgrades too (see how Weimann/Luna and KEA go next season before deciding if we need better to take us to the next step).

I don't think Bent will be getting any better as a striker here on in. We had him during his peak (wasn't he 26 when he signed?) and from here on in he'll be losing his best attributes, pace and sharpness in the box.

[AlwaysAVFC]

If you'd seen how well Bent has played in the first half tonight I don't think you'd be asking the question.  (Cue 2nd half Bent hat trick!)

I watched about half an hour of the first half in the gym, I didn't know he was actually playing till I read this

[MoetVillan]

Kozak plays a team game.  Thats why he is an easy winner in this contest