Re: More Football Chat : Mon Jan 17, 2011 3:56 pm  

OoOGazOoO wrote:

Bent has handed in a transfer request, so isnt happy with something.

Probably the fact that he wasn't going to receive the signing on fee for the move to Villa he's clearly been aware of for a good few weeks.

You don't come up with an £18m bid in response to a transfer request. Stupid price though, about £15m too high.

Re: More Football Chat : Mon Jan 17, 2011 4:05 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

You don't come up with an £18m bid in response to a transfer request. Stupid price though, about £15m too high.

Come on mate, he's better than that. His all round play means he'll never be a world beater, but wherever he's played he's scored alot of goals in the Premiership. How many did he score last season - 20? For Sunderland, that's good going. I'd say anything around £10m - £12m would be a reasonable price, although £18m does seem high.

Re: More Football Chat : Mon Jan 17, 2011 4:11 pm  

Blobbynator wrote:

Come on mate, he's better than that. His all round play means he'll never be a world beater, but wherever he's played he's scored alot of goals in the Premiership. How many did he score last season - 20? For Sunderland, that's good going. I'd say anything around £10m - £12m would be a reasonable price, although £18m does seem high.

Scored 25 last season I think and has 11 this season. I think £10-12m is a good price anything more and Sunderland will be happy although having to replace a guy who scores almost all their goals will be tough even with money to spend.

Re: More Football Chat : Mon Jan 17, 2011 4:16 pm  

Turning into a bit of a journeyman is Bent, giving Marcus a run for his money.

Re: More Football Chat : Mon Jan 17, 2011 4:55 pm  

PAUL M wrote:

Scored 25 last season I think and has 11 this season. I think £10-12m is a good price anything more and Sunderland will be happy although having to replace a guy who scores almost all their goals will be tough even with money to spend.

seems a fair price to me - but according to 'Arry his missus is better !

Re: More Football Chat : Mon Jan 17, 2011 6:07 pm  

OoOGazOoO wrote:

Bent has handed in a transfer request, so isnt happy with something.

Its the North East syndrome.....To be frank, unless you are local, that whole area is a real eye opener, especially for fancy dan Southerners, and not many fancy spending too long up there....Just remember the foreign contingent at Boro?....Ravenelli & Emerson couldn't get away quick enough, and didn't that French bloke's missus refuse to even go and live there??....

It sounds like I'm taking the P!$s, but all the evidence is there.

Re: More Football Chat : Mon Jan 17, 2011 6:22 pm  

Rafael charged with being pi$$Ed off about being sent off for no good reason

Re: More Football Chat : Mon Jan 17, 2011 6:44 pm  

I think the distinguishing factor between complaints about referees during and after the game is, one is in the heat of the moment. It can be understandable when tensions are running high. I don't condone it, I think we should be introducing RL style respect. However, what Babel did was more considered. It's no different than writing a column into a newspaper. It's bringing the game into disrepute.

Not to mention laughable. Babel cheated Birmingham out of points by diving.

Re: More Football Chat : Mon Jan 17, 2011 6:50 pm  

flipper wrote:

Rafael charged with being pi$$Ed off about being sent off for no good reason

He didn't seem to bothered when he should have had a yellow card for waving the imaginary car on numerous occasions after being fouled. Swings and roundabouts.

Chris Dalton wrote:

I think the distinguishing factor between complaints about referees during and after the game is, one is in the heat of the moment. It can be understandable when tensions are running high. I don't condone it, I think we should be introducing RL style respect. However, what Babel did was more considered. It's no different than writing a column into a newspaper. It's bringing the game into disrepute.

Not to mention laughable. Babel cheated Birmingham out of points by diving.

Did he? Are you sure? 100%?

Re: More Football Chat : Mon Jan 17, 2011 6:56 pm  

Robbie Rotten wrote:

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=nl&tl=en&u=http://www.telegraaf.nl/telesport/voetbal/ajax/8751862/__Liverpool_meldt_zich_voor_Suarez__.html%3Fp%3D1,1&rurl=translate.google.co.uk

I await Balague to announce his latest scoop...

I hope that's true, would be a brilliant signing for us, terrific player.