Bent anyone ?

The Swan · May 23, 2013, 08:31:31 PM

Villa want to off load Darren Bent. He is 30, English and Villa want £6m for him. The Telegraph say that Fulham are the only team to show an interest in signing him. Anyone think he is worth a gamble.

shnlwswlkr · May 23, 2013, 08:56:44 PM

He always has had a good return on goals when he signs for a new club, so maybe worth a punt for a season or 2.

KP_FFC · May 23, 2013, 08:57:32 PM

he is quite good and has some pace

Jimpav · May 23, 2013, 09:02:36 PM

I used to rate him as a player but he has been off the radar until the last game or so of the season. His attitude has sometimes been questionable too but that's undertandable the way Redknapp spoke about him.

£6 million would be a steal if you were to get 10+ goals a season but I'm not sure if you could expect that anymore.

ToodlesMcToot · May 23, 2013, 09:12:12 PM

Would rather use the 6 million on an up and coming player or two who could net us a profit down the road. Unless I'm mistaken, we could've had Burak Yilmaz for something in the neighborhood of that amount last season. May have been more like 8 million, but he's worth far more after this past season.

All Bent will do for us is possibly earn us placement money within the table.

We can do better for ourselves IMO.

kiwiwaka · May 23, 2013, 09:30:07 PM

For £4m I'd be very much inclined to move for him, but £6m could definitely be spent elsewhere I guess, he is the sort of striker we need alongside Berbatov though, someone that is pretty much always going to be in/around the box rather than as deep as Berbatov. Would be nice to have another english player in our team too.

ScalleysDad · May 23, 2013, 09:43:36 PM

Straight but I have friends who are.

PaulJ123 · May 23, 2013, 09:48:15 PM

Would rather Bony if we're gonna splash out on a striker.

Bent would really help Berbatov/Ruiz though with his pace. Still think we should get rid of Berba or Ruiz and then buy a quick striker. Ruiz can't play out wide.

HatterDon · May 23, 2013, 10:02:45 PM

no. freakin'. way.

chiefo · May 23, 2013, 10:27:41 PM

NO THANKS

Humbled · May 23, 2013, 10:29:14 PM

100% YES

JIMMY D · May 23, 2013, 10:36:25 PM

Yes for me. If he can score 10+ goals next season it would be a good deal.

JackyFulham90 · May 23, 2013, 10:38:37 PM

I like Bent he is a good finisher but if he takes up most of our budget we should shop abroad

mangoputney · May 23, 2013, 11:09:30 PM

No budget buster

..Kya.ffc.. · May 23, 2013, 11:16:58 PM

Quote from: JackyFulham90 on May 23, 2013, 10:38:37 PM
I like Bent he is a good finisher but if he takes up most of our budget we should shop abroad

:plus one:

£6m seems a bit high on our alleged budget.

Texas White · May 23, 2013, 11:28:15 PM

Did he start his first game last week and score?

hongkongfulham · May 24, 2013, 12:46:50 AM

I would if we could find a way to get ruiz, berb and a striker who can play off the last man in the same team. If we are not going to try and go for that then its a waste of sweet moolah better spent on a CM who can get beyond our strikers going forward or be bladdy creative.

HatterDon · May 24, 2013, 01:02:35 AM

We've already got one overpaid prima donna who can't be bothered to run or work hard. Why in the world would we get another?

EJL · May 24, 2013, 01:09:31 AM

Quote from: HatterDon on May 24, 2013, 01:02:35 AM
We've already got one overpaid prima donna who can't be bothered to run or work hard. Why in the world would we get another?

Don't talk about Billy the Badger like that!

HatterDon · May 24, 2013, 02:35:18 AM

Quote from: EJL on May 24, 2013, 01:09:31 AM
Quote from: HatterDon on May 24, 2013, 01:02:35 AM
We've already got one overpaid prima donna who can't be bothered to run or work hard. Why in the world would we get another?
Don't talk about Billy the Badger like that!

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