Coldeanseagull
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I see Hyypia was subbed......any chance we can do the same?
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Darren Bent Keen To Stay
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HantsSeagull
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i have been inclined to give Burke and the recruitment team the benefit of the doubt over the last couple of years (despite the current charge list looking pretty damning), but titbits like these do make one begin to wonder what the feck is going on at the club.
seagullsovergrimsby
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Not with a sprog on the way and an extravagant wedding on the horizon ?
1066familyman
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- Jan 15, 2008
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Agreed.
He's had no better service than our regular League One strikers either yet look at his return, and that's without exactly playing out of his skin. He also gives opposition defences much more to think about just by his presence and reputation alone.
I'd love him to stay.
Surrey_Albion
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Not much point posting anything remotely positive on NSC nowdays without someone wanting to drag it down...well done!
I guess you'd have preferred "I hate it here and can't wait to get back to Villa".
Wow someone's a tired boy! I was meerly pointing out what a player says and does are sometimes completely different, feel free to go through my posts im no doom monger! Lets be honest could we afford him anyway? Im sure villa will want to recoup some of the sum they paid for him and his wages at the age of 31 will be possibly too high, id love him to stay and glad he is happy but we have to be realistic
Read my post.
He'd have stayed on 10k a week (despite having 20k a week on the table from Reading). We didn't even make him an offer. He (and his family) was extremely happy at the club, and was very keen to stay.
stripeyshark
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- Dec 20, 2011
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Maybe we will be keeping him, but Hyypia won't?...
The_Viper
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Bent wants to stay?
Scores goals?
no chance is he going to be allowed to stay then.
Scores goals?
no chance is he going to be allowed to stay then.
- Nov 11, 2009
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Why would we need to know? even if it was all of it (which it wont be), it would be 1.2 million until the end of season (20 weeks). If its half or 30k a week thats 600k.
600k for a class premier league centre forward, who will score plenty at this level if hes given the service.
For a team short on goals, short on striking options and 4 points adrift, the price of not paying for quality like Bent will be far higher.
He's a bargain
Blackadder
Brighton Bhuna Boy
And a good one chalked off at Derby.
oldboyroy
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if its 10 k a week and he wants to stay for 11k a week god help us cos Burke will make sure its no more than 10k!!
Caveman
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- Jul 14, 2003
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It does worry you doesn't it, Bent is keen to stay so the club should be looking to put this to bed now!
Exactly, can see the Stephen Ward scenario looming. Bet it will be Wigan or another of our rivals who get to the signature first.
Northstandfan
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Villa are not going to loan him to a lower prem club just in case he bangs in the goals and that club could be the one that send villa down.
Northstandfan
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You never know with different training methods between the tow clubs he may never had got the injury had he have stay with us...
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He's more likely to head up the A23, or to another struggling Division One team, on a permanent deal. He wouldn't sign for another team at our level, unless, please God, his loan is extended here.
Icy Gull
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- Jul 5, 2003
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Yep, stringing it out to save a few bob ( well thousands in truth) and losing out, it's not like it's a rare occurrence for the Albion. Still it's Bloom's money he chooses to spend it as he pleases, just a little irritating that he doesn't skimp on the infrastructure but seems quite happy to do it on the team, to me just as important if we are to move on
spring hall convert
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That sounds pretty realisitc I'd say.