Club that cannot stop scoring lets yesterday's man go forth.

[PeterWithesShin]

I'd rather have Weimann, Gabby, Helenius, Heskey, Holt, Burke, an injured Kozak (you get the idea) than Bent.

[Rudy65]

Bent was getting abuse today on R5 for not tracking back. Derby fans will have to get used to that.

I think he is just rich and couldn't give a shit. Shame when you're only 30. His goal scoring record is up there with the best but very few of the clubs fans he has played for will remember him fondly

[dcdavecollett]

I was at Derby today.

Bent came on for the last twenty.

he touched the ball once!

[Comrade Blitz]

I think he is just rich and couldn't give a shit.

Maybe he'd be more motivated if he had a few more Blingmobiles nicked.

[Tom_Mc9?]

Lazy, egotistical bastard with a victim complex. I'm with PeterWithesShin on this one.

[Matt Collins]

The fact that a sizeable minority of villa fans have still been calling for us to recall bent does make you wonder what game people have been watching for the last three years

[SoccerHQ]

Saw a bit of the Derby game yesterday, he came on for the last 15 minutes and I really can't remember him touching the ball.

The bloke's a busted flush at most levels now.

[Ad@m]

The fact that a sizeable minority of villa fans have still been calling for us to recall bent does make you wonder what game people have been watching for the last three years

I think it's just desperation at our pathetically weak goal threat.

[saunders_heroes]

The fact that a sizeable minority of villa fans have still been calling for us to recall bent does make you wonder what game people have been watching for the last three years

Does it genuinely surprise you that fans would like to see a change up front considering we've scored just 11 goals in 22 league games?

[Percy McCarthy]

The fact that a sizeable minority of villa fans have still been calling for us to recall bent does make you wonder what game people have been watching for the last three years

Does it genuinely surprise you that fans would like to see a change up front considering we've scored just 11 goals in 22 league games?

Surely we want a change for the better though?

Ireland's not getting much game time either.

[Ad@m]

The fact that a sizeable minority of villa fans have still been calling for us to recall bent does make you wonder what game people have been watching for the last three years

Does it genuinely surprise you that fans would like to see a change up front considering we've scored just 11 goals in 22 league games?

Surely we want a change for the better though?

Ireland's not getting much game time either.

Ireland's not our player.

[Percy McCarthy]

The fact that a sizeable minority of villa fans have still been calling for us to recall bent does make you wonder what game people have been watching for the last three years

Does it genuinely surprise you that fans would like to see a change up front considering we've scored just 11 goals in 22 league games?

Surely we want a change for the better though?

Ireland's not getting much game time either.

Ireland's not our player.

I know. I was just going along with the general thrust of getting crap players back.

[PaulTheVillan]

Bent only works when we're creating chances, he's not the type to win a game from creating his own goal (if that makes sense). Where as Benteke is the type to do that. Gabby & Weimann are awful though.

[Pete3206]

This is all academic. Bent will never pull on a Villa shirt again.

[kippaxvilla2]

Paul Lambert has hit back at claims by Darren Bent he froze the striker out over a “personal” feud.

Striker Bent, 30, who cost Villa £24million in 2011, has not started a Premier League game for the club for 21 months.

Bent has been loaned out to top-flight Fulham last term and both Brighton and now Derby this season despite Villa struggling for goals.

But Villa boss Lambert responded: “I think Darren has got to be honest with himself. If you ask anyone here, or any of his team-mates, they’d tell you it’s nothing personal.


“I never stood in his way to go to any other club. The only clubs that came in for him were Championship clubs - not one Premier League club. That says a lot, so it was never personal.

“He went to Brighton for a month and never wanted to renew it. Went to Derby and never started a game.

“At Fulham, he never played a lot of games towards the tail end. Was it personal with me when he was at Fulham? It is what it is, but it was never personal.”