He signed a year before Berbatov left. Though he could have been bought a year prior for the inevitable, sure.
But he started 11 league games in his first season. He was 100% signed as back up.
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He signed a year before Berbatov left. Though he could have been bought a year prior for the inevitable, sure.
But he started 11 league games in his first season. He was 100% signed as back up.
Angel Gomes is getting a lot of hype for his performances for England U21s. Was a No 10 type at United but seems to have found himself as a deeper-lying midfielder. Sure a lot of clubs will be looking at him now, but kind of what we’re missing in that controlling No 6 type player..
Bent absolutely was. We already had Keane, Berbatov and Defoe when we signed him.
Interesting you've chosen to assume that on the basis of a 'yawn' gif. Probably best you engage your brain in future (assuming you have one).
Honestly, I think I’m done giving you chances to post something intelligent. Get on my ignore list.
This is my new favourite statistic. Fucking excellent!!
Up there with the fact that people who swear the most and don’t correct their spelling or grammar mistakes are the most highly intelligent individuals in society. Brainy bastards. Allegedly.
Also I’m now aware that half the people that boo are average or in sone cases above average at their jobs.
So I’m guessing statistically speaking there is a small percentage who are the top performers in their chosen field.
Hotbed of facts and information this place.
If you’re controlling the ball it doesn’t matter so much. He’s quite tenacious for his size too. A little magician with it at his feet. But, yeah, his size will put a lot of people off and maybe he’d so better in Spain or Italy.
I think Bent was more of a first team player in waiting than a back-up per se. My guess is that they knew Berbatov was going to be leaving in the summer of 2008 and Bent was seen as an "opportunity" to prepare the squad for Berbatov's departure. £16.5m was our record transfer fee at the time and that's not the sort of money you spend on a player you don't intend to use consistently in the first team.
I didn't like the signing, even then. He was a downgrade on Berbatov, Keane and Defoe and I don't believe in Players in Waiting. If they're not good enough to get into the team straight away, they're usually not good enough at all.
Bent did a reasonable job for us in 08/09 but he wasn't a £16.5m player. He was basically Gary Lineker without the predatory instinct.
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Contract extension?
Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou has managed to convince Daniel Levy to reject an offer for Tanguy Ndombele, with the France midfielder ready to be handed a shock lifeline in north London.
Tottenham transfers: Postecoglou to bring back £55m midfielder as Levy is talked into stunning U-turn
Ange Postecoglou has managed to convince Daniel Levy to reject an offer for Tanguy Ndombele, with the midfielder to be handed a shock lifeline at Tottenham.www.teamtalk.com
So Ndombele is back to stay?
Contract extension?
We signed Bent because Defoe wanted to leave and wouldnt sign a new contract. Think we sold him to Pompey the January after Bent joined
I didn't see anything about a contract extension in the article, did I miss it?
then bought him a year later
Kid is that good.65 mil for a kid who's got just the one season under his belt? Scrap that...65 mil for a kid who's played just the 17 PL games (13 starts) in his career to date? Really?
No matter how promising (or HG) he is, paying that would be ridiculous.
I get where you're coming from, my man...we're desperate for CB and all, but that's way OTT here, even by your standards
It’s an overpay, obviously.
That’s what it would take to get him to Spurs from Chelsea.
60m Colwill
45m Tapsoba
Seriously rebuilding the squad to win long term.
If we end up with
35m VdV
45m Tapsoba
It could end up just as good but you are paying less because you don’t get a homegrown spine in your team
Which do you think would not be a good signing ? and why
If emery sees something in him then that just shows our dick of managers jose and especially conte couldn’t be bothered to work with players and get them to adapt. They are lazy coaches who only work with players ready made for their shite tactics. Emery has won a few trophies with nowhere near resources those two fuckers have had. I’d say Ange prbly likes to work with players as well.
I look at Bent as the same way I saw the Richarlison signing who we also signed for a record fee.
Someone who may be something for us in future but most definitely back up to already established players in the team.
Bent was never a right fit for us and I always felt was such an odd signing at the time. Selling Defoe in January that year was stupid
personally think evan ferguson should be the long term kane replacement
Not seen him play but why are Chelsea willing to let him go if he is that good and would they really sell him to us?
They aren’t. Their problem is that they paid big for Badiashille and Colwill needs to play.
That’s why I also said stick in a 35m bid for Badiashille as well.