Darren Bent.

[ditchy]

Would love to sign him but can't see it happening.

I could well see us signing him on loan .unless his contract is up at Villa in which case he will be free to earn the £ note at a higher rate elsewhere

 

[London Irish]

Would love to sign him but can't see it happening.

Yes it's in the dream on category

 

[grummitts gloves]

Has been told to go on holiday by Tim Sherwood. Would he be an improvement on Best and would you consider him as a permanent signing?

Risky strategy by Sherwood? Must have another striker lined up then, as I can't see Benteke being there next season? I would have thought Bent would have been a good option on the bench for Villa's remaining games. As for coming to us? I'm in, but I don't think he will be.

 

[8ace]

I could well see us signing him on loan .unless his contract is up at Villa in which case he will be free to earn the £ note at a higher rate elsewhere

I believe his contract is up in June.

 

[*Gullsworth*]

Buckley?
Bridge?
Upson?
Kayal?

Buckley......never realised his true potential with us IMHO. Lived of his two goal v Donny....absolute pony at times, brilliant rarely.
Bridge.....yes brilliant with us, different gravy, was not our player.
Upson......yes brilliant too.
Kayal..........brilliant prospect, excited by him.

But you have to admit there has been a lot of failures and CMS was one I am afraid, never lived up to his price tag, lovely bloke though and was all heart. Barnes would look good against our current crop, not bad when he was here.

 

[Hamilton]

Has been told to go on holiday by Tim Sherwood. Would he be an improvement on Best and would you consider him as a permanent signing?

A block of lard placed on the centre circle for the duration of the game would be an improvement on Best.

 

[dazzer6666]

Won't come here, too expensive. But 'would he be an improvement on Best' !!!!!

 

[virtual22]

Wasn't his loan spell not renewed because he created dis-harmony in the dressing room? Think I read something on here about that but who knows. I'd have him back.

 

[AZ Gull]

Wasn't his loan spell not renewed because he created dis-harmony in the dressing room? Think I read something on here about that but who knows. I'd have him back.

I haven't heard that. In fact, in Naylor's review of the January transfer window business (which appeared in the Argus on February 5), he stated:-

Albion would have liked to have retained the goalscoring expertise of Darren Bent but he was snapped up by Derby, competing at the right end of the table, once his loan from Villa expired.

 

[Ernest]

The sort of player we need to be signing if we are serious about a Top 6 finish

 

[Seasidesage]

Exactly the sort of striker we are looking for. Experienced goalscorer who can play up front on his own. Will he come? Doubt it very much, wages obviously and more than likely he will have been lined up elsewhere by now.

 

[Codner's Wallop]

Parking aside whether we would stump up the wages for a player like Bent, more importantly, would he wish to play for us?

He's a great finisher, no doubt, but has never been a striker prepared to graft/track back when a team's under the cosh.

Derby played a free-flowing style of football and moved the ball quickly forward. Ideal for a player like Bent, who could find space as defenders move out of position.

But he's no fool - he'll know the Albion style, which is far more pedestrian, and it's unlikely he'll fancy adapting to that.

 

[glasfryn]

OK Mr Bloom go and do a Bamber and bring him home

 

[Lurchy]

I could well see us signing him on loan .unless his contract is up at Villa in which case he will be free to earn the £ note at a higher rate elsewhere

His contract is up, so free to sign for another club. Apparently he was on £3m a year at Villa, so yeah can't see him wanting to take much of a cut (if one at all).

 

[BensGrandad]

His contract is up, so free to sign for another club. Apparently he was on £3m a year at Villa, so yeah can't see him wanting to take much of a cut (if one at all).

The other angle of course is that he is obviously a wealthy man and playing at a club regularly could figure higher on his list of demands than earning the top dollar and sitting on a bench as he has done for some time this season.

 

[portslade seagull]

His contract is up, so free to sign for another club. Apparently he was on £3m a year at Villa, so yeah can't see him wanting to take much of a cut (if one at all).

Unless one of the promoted teams take a punt on him there weren't any takers in the prem hence him dropping into the championship, if so he will need to drop his wage demands unless he heads for the MLS

 

[Barry M]

Cracking signing if we want to pay his wages, and we can actually give him the service he was getting at Derby!

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

It has already been reported that McClaren wants to sign Bent (and Ince) permanently to head their promotion push for next season. If he is settled in his home then Derby is not that far to drive everyday so would make a sensible move for him.

 

[S'hampton Seagull]

It has already been reported that McClaren wants to sign Bent (and Ince) permanently to head their promotion push for next season. If he is settled in his home then Derby is not that far to drive everyday so would make a sensible move for him.

That's us out then. It is nice to dream, it only for a few hours!

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

Absolutey what we need

Absolutely not what we will get due to £££££