Darren Bent - so what now?

[N'ZMAV]

Probably our best fit striker. I'm guessing his goals to games ratio last season is better than Agbonlahors and Weimanns.

He wasn't played out wide though, was he?

[silhillvilla]

He was number 39 when he first joined.

Give him the shirt and let's get Bent back

[cdbearsfan]

Nah, his pace has gone. Without that, he's not good enough to play in a Premier League team.

[N'ZMAV]

Nah, his pace has gone. Without that, he's not good enough to play in a Premier League team.

A bit like Gabby.

[silhillvilla]

Nah, his pace has gone. Without that, he's not good enough to play in a Premier League team.

His pace wasn't his main attribute ever , he's always been more of a poacher who's instinct and anticipation got him goals

[PeterWithesShin]

3 goals in 24 league appearances this season, 3 in 16 last season. Sadly he's done for as a striker at this level I reckon.

[cdbearsfan]

Nah, his pace has gone. Without that, he's not good enough to play in a Premier League team.

His pace wasn't his main attribute ever , he's always been more of a poacher who's instinct and anticipation got him goals

He no longer has the swiftness of foot to get into position to score said goals. If he was still any good, he would've scored enough goals to keep Fulham up. Taking out their forward line, post-Berbatov, they aren't significantly worse than about half a dozen teams that finished above them.

[silhillvilla]

I don't think he had a proper chance this season . In his last game of the season before (Wigan away) he scored a quality goal for us, an impressive reminder of what he can do

[cdbearsfan]

Lowton scored a quality goal last season, I still don't think he would make a Premier League class centre-forward. Bent's finished at this level.

[supertom]

Bent could still be a good 6 yard player, but without his pace he's unable to play on the shoulder of the last man like he used to be able to. That's half his game gone. Same as when injuries and age took their toll on Michael Owen.
We can't afford to use a player who can only offer something, providing we give him enough service in the box.
As an impact player from the bench who might nick a goal, we might get 6-12 months more use out of him (if we haven't had the takeover). Otherwise, he's done. Time to semi-retire to the US. Kozak will hopefully be able to lead the line when we start the season. Helenius might benefit if he has a good pre=season too.

[LeeB]

He'll be jobbing at somewhere like Peterborough in 12 months.

[PeterWithesShin]

I don't think he had a proper chance this season . In his last game of the season before (Wigan away) he scored a quality goal for us, an impressive reminder of what he can do

And then promptly did nothing for the rest of his time on the pitch. Now that he doesn't score very often he's not much use to a side. There is a reason he couldn't get into a shit Fulham side very often.

[supertom]

He'll be jobbing at somewhere like Peterborough in 12 months.

If he doesn't follow Defoe to the US, then he will. But I think he'll probably get well paid in America and probably bang in about 30 goals a season for a couple of years.

[dekko]

I predict this wave of nostalgia for NZogbia and Hutton has a sell by date of approximately 90 minutes after they actually start a game for us.

Indeed. The longer someone has been out of the side the better they seem in retrospect to many people. Surprised nobody has been advocating a bid for Simon Dawkins.

I reckon Dawkins is probably still at BMH, hidden away in a shed by day, then at night he goes and scavenges for food in the canteen.

!!!DAWKINS UPDATE!!!  He's actually at Derby County right now. Solid championship level player !!!DAWKINS UPDATE!!!

I like Bent, his goals probably kept us up twice, but we don't need him.  Granted, Gabby and Andi haven't done much better this season than he did at Fulham, but what they will do is track back, get assists and all the hardworking stuff that Bent wont.  So I'd rather have them.

[silhillvilla]

NUFC after Bent so could all be academic