Blackburn Rovers look to hijack Sunderland's Bent swoop
9:52am Thursday 9th July 2009 in
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- By Andy Cryer » Blackburn Rovers reporter
BLACKBURN Rovers are considering attempting to hijack Sunderland’s protracted move for Tottenham’s Darren Bent as they continue their search for a ‘proven Premier League’ striker.
With around £13million in his transfer kitty, Rovers boss Sam Allardyce is contemplating making a move for the unsettled Bent in the belief he fits the bill as a worthy Roque Santa Cruz replacement.
Rovers are yet to launch an official bid for the former Charlton man but are aware of his situation and are poised to swoop should Sunderland continue to delay their efforts in the transfer market.
Steve Bruce’s Sunderland remain favourites to land Bent, with new owner Ellis Short bolstering their financial clout, but sources from the north east club have indicated they remain reluctant to provide Spurs with immediate cash flow.
Both clubs have Manchester City’s Richard Dunne, Portsmouth’s Peter Crouch and Paraguayan defender Paulo Da Silva in their sights but Spurs are understood to need the money from Bent’s transfer to step up their hunt for fresh blood.
Sunderland therefore are reluctant to boost their rivals’ coffers, leaving Rovers the chance to step in and take advantage of their continued stalling.
With Bent seemingly not set to figure in Harry Redknapp’s plans next season at White Hart Lane, he remains keen on a fresh start and is believed to be growing increasingly frustrated at the current inactivity.
Sunderland were understood to have been close to an £8million deal for Bent last season and it is believed that figure again would be enough to capture the services of the England striker.
Rovers would not be prepared to enter a bidding war with Bruce’s Sunderland though, knowing the Wearsiders have vast financial resources, but are monitoring the situation closely.
Should Allardyce’s Bent chase prove fruitless, he may be forced to turn his attention to the foreign market and a list of potential targets he has already drawn up.
Comments(34)
gosportdunc
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10:01am Thu 9 Jul 09
by the way rovers have only sold 14,500 season ticket has of wedesday so the girl at the office tells me
gosportdunc
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10:02am Thu 9 Jul 09
1.ROBINSON/BUNN
2.GIVET/EMERTON
3.SAMBA/KISHI
4.NELSON/OLLSON
5.WARNOCK/LARS
6.DIOUF/DUNN
7.ANDREWS/GRELLA
8.REID/DUNN
9.GAMST/GALLAGHER
10.BENT/MCCARTHY
11.BETTIE/ROBERTS
jukes
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10:03am Thu 9 Jul 09
Flylife
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10:06am Thu 9 Jul 09
Hope we get Di Santo too, exciting prospect.
Another good player, Kenwyne Jones also been mentioned in the news, suits sam's style of play surely.
Flylife
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10:07am Thu 9 Jul 09
gosportdunc wrote:What have you been taking duncy?
cant wait first 11 will look good next year..their at least 2 players per position if we get the 2 strickers(bettie &bent) in
1.ROBINSON/BUNN
2.GIVET/EMERTON
3.SAMBA/KISHI
4.NELSON/OLLSON
5.WARNOCK/LARS
6.DIOUF/DUNN
7.ANDREWS/GRELLA
8.REID/DUNN
9.GAMST/GALLAGHER
10.BENT/MCCARTHY
11.BETTIE/ROBERTS
Marcus28
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10:09am Thu 9 Jul 09
madari
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10:11am Thu 9 Jul 09
gosportdunc wrote:Madari the sake charmer says:
rovers to sign bent(8.5m) and beetie(3.5) also desantos on loan, by next saturday. is the noise coming out off ewood. mick beetie(james dad) buying his season tickets for the first time since he riped up his last one after james left . mick was a season ticket holder at the home of football(ewood park) till we sold james to soton....watch this space by the way rovers have only sold 14,500 season ticket has of wedesday so the girl at the office tells me
The reason why only 14,500 season tickets have been sold is because the rest of them will be at Turf moor watching the mighty clarets play proper premier league football on doctors advice, as they all suffered neck injuries last season watching `kick high and hope`football.
you too will be made welcome at the turf to watch proper footy...you know you want to....dont be shy,your mum wasnt...
tugay5legend
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10:15am Thu 9 Jul 09
Tatts
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10:25am Thu 9 Jul 09
mshaw28
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10:27am Thu 9 Jul 09
gosportdunc wrote:Starting to look good now, and by what Sams said he'll be bringing in a few more faces to bolsten up the squad. Agree with you mostly about your competition for places, but have to make a few changes.
cant wait first 11 will look good next year..their at least 2 players per position if we get the 2 strickers(bettie &bent) in
1.ROBINSON/BUNN
2.GIVET/EMERTON
3.SAMBA/KISHI
4.NELSON/OLLSON
5.WARNOCK/LARS
6.DIOUF/DUNN
7.ANDREWS/GRELLA
8.REID/DUNN
9.GAMST/GALLAGHER
10.BENT/MCCARTHY
11.BETTIE/ROBERTS
Givet/Warnock/Olsson (left back)
Emerton/Jacobsen (right back)
Diouf/Nzonzi (right wing - attack mid)
Come on Rovers!! Top half finish this season!!!
jinkyjase
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10:30am Thu 9 Jul 09
Says it all really...
A Darener
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10:45am Thu 9 Jul 09
tugay5
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11:05am Thu 9 Jul 09
also i dont see how we can only have sold 14500 season tickets. when you look on the one rovers website the blackburn end and riverside are sold out and there are plenty of season tickets sold in the Jack Walker stand. any offical word on season tickets sales?
tugay5legend
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11:13am Thu 9 Jul 09
Bent £8m
Vieri (if he impresses) Free Transfer
Di Santo Loan
and like i said i can see a couple of free transfers and hopefully a cretive midfielder although if dunn stays fit we have a good creative midfielder in him
Flylife
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11:34am Thu 9 Jul 09
tugay5legend wrote:Its all about grealla and warnock in the midfled
I can see sam bringing in a few free transfers in. we have £13million, i dont think money for givet came out of that as that was agreed before the sale of roque n derbs and so far we have spent £400,00 on N'Zonzi so leaving us 12.6million. Bent £8m Vieri (if he impresses) Free Transfer Di Santo Loan and like i said i can see a couple of free transfers and hopefully a cretive midfielder although if dunn stays fit we have a good creative midfielder in him
tugay5legend
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11:47am Thu 9 Jul 09
Flylife wrote:i dont rate warnock in midfield mate, just looks a little clumsy at time, maybe its because for the majority of the season he had a different midfield partner or not, but prefer him at left back, where he can bomb down the wings as he does so well
tugay5legend wrote: I can see sam bringing in a few free transfers in. we have £13million, i dont think money for givet came out of that as that was agreed before the sale of roque n derbs and so far we have spent £400,00 on N'Zonzi so leaving us 12.6million. Bent £8m Vieri (if he impresses) Free Transfer Di Santo Loan and like i said i can see a couple of free transfers and hopefully a cretive midfielder although if dunn stays fit we have a good creative midfielder in himIts all about grealla and warnock in the midfled
Robbie
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12:01pm Thu 9 Jul 09
K Jones
D Bent
gosportdunc
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12:06pm Thu 9 Jul 09
Robbie wrote:i think ud be suited to k jones he;s a big boy robbie
cant decided who i would rather have. K Jones D Bent
gosportdunc
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12:44pm Thu 9 Jul 09
tugay5legend
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12:47pm Thu 9 Jul 09
gosportdunc wrote:gutted im missing that but it remains fond in the memory everyday
SKY SPORTS ARE SHOWING THE ROVERS TRASHING OF BURNLEY LIVE!!!!
Robbie
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12:56pm Thu 9 Jul 09
gosportdunc wrote:lmao!!!
Robbie wrote: cant decided who i would rather have. K Jones D Benti think ud be suited to k jones he;s a big boy robbie
I aint a size queen..
Marcus28
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12:57pm Thu 9 Jul 09
AraratRover
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1:05pm Thu 9 Jul 09
tugay5legend wrote:Sorry you've got to miss it tugay5legend. Have booked my tickets from Oz to fly over just for the game. Security word is seat-deal I kid you not!
gosportdunc wrote:gutted im missing that but it remains fond in the memory everyday
SKY SPORTS ARE SHOWING THE ROVERS TRASHING OF BURNLEY LIVE!!!!
Childsy7
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1:25pm Thu 9 Jul 09
Flylife
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1:37pm Thu 9 Jul 09
tugay5legend wrote:we'd need givet down there? got enough cover for centre of midfield mind, unless we offload andrews to fulham
Flylife wrote:i dont rate warnock in midfield mate, just looks a little clumsy at time, maybe its because for the majority of the season he had a different midfield partner or not, but prefer him at left back, where he can bomb down the wings as he does so welltugay5legend wrote: I can see sam bringing in a few free transfers in. we have £13million, i dont think money for givet came out of that as that was agreed before the sale of roque n derbs and so far we have spent £400,00 on N'Zonzi so leaving us 12.6million. Bent £8m Vieri (if he impresses) Free Transfer Di Santo Loan and like i said i can see a couple of free transfers and hopefully a cretive midfielder although if dunn stays fit we have a good creative midfielder in himIts all about grealla and warnock in the midfled
Ent1y
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2:29pm Thu 9 Jul 09
Flylife wrote:knowing BS if we do sell Andrews he will go in for his mate K Nolan, In fact thinking about it I am surprised he aint already.
tugay5legend wrote:we'd need givet down there? got enough cover for centre of midfield mind, unless we offload andrews to fulhamFlylife wrote:i dont rate warnock in midfield mate, just looks a little clumsy at time, maybe its because for the majority of the season he had a different midfield partner or not, but prefer him at left back, where he can bomb down the wings as he does so welltugay5legend wrote: I can see sam bringing in a few free transfers in. we have £13million, i dont think money for givet came out of that as that was agreed before the sale of roque n derbs and so far we have spent £400,00 on N'Zonzi so leaving us 12.6million. Bent £8m Vieri (if he impresses) Free Transfer Di Santo Loan and like i said i can see a couple of free transfers and hopefully a cretive midfielder although if dunn stays fit we have a good creative midfielder in himIts all about grealla and warnock in the midfled
MJ Rover
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3:41pm Thu 9 Jul 09
Personally, I have no interest in Rovers signing either Beattie or Kenwyne Jones. I don't think either are good enough to improve on what we had last season. And we don't need to be spending the kind of money they would cost for sub-standard players.
We have a great chance this summer, with the funds made available by selling players, to really make a statement. Rovers should be doing their utmost to bring in a big-name, proven striker. Not some second-rate cheap alternative.
eddie the eagle
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4:02pm Thu 9 Jul 09
Morst the 88th min Heartbreaker of Dingles!
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4:03pm Thu 9 Jul 09
tugay5 wrote:Last info by email from John Williams was a week before the deadline to renew your own ticket (July 1st). We had sold 12,000 of which 5,000 were new ST's. This meant out of the previous years 13,000 some 6,000 had not renewed at that point. So for 14,500 to be true at least 3 or 4 thousand existing ST's would not have renewed and that sounds a lot.
i think darren bent would be a great signing. i think sam could get the best out of him. he's gona cost at least 8million tho so i thinnk sam wont go for beattie but get di santo on loan and look to strengthen elsewhere
also i dont see how we can only have sold 14500 season tickets. when you look on the one rovers website the blackburn end and riverside are sold out and there are plenty of season tickets sold in the Jack Walker stand. any offical word on season tickets sales?
The club are only advertising the Darwen End in the LET today and not the other stands - still that stupid £150 for 15 games though!
security "most-ever" - if that's a Omen we could break teh record near 20,000 ST's in 1996!
31st....
eddie the eagle
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4:17pm Thu 9 Jul 09
Wandering in Darwen
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7:00pm Thu 9 Jul 09
Morst the 88th min Heartbreaker of Dingles! wrote:Hang on, i thought the place was buzzing Morst. Players and staff leaving left, right and centre, Noboby coming in and only 'given' away 14,500 season tickets, well other dingles might be taken in by you but inteligent people know your middle name is Billy Bullsh>t.
tugay5 wrote: i think darren bent would be a great signing. i think sam could get the best out of him. he's gona cost at least 8million tho so i thinnk sam wont go for beattie but get di santo on loan and look to strengthen elsewhere also i dont see how we can only have sold 14500 season tickets. when you look on the one rovers website the blackburn end and riverside are sold out and there are plenty of season tickets sold in the Jack Walker stand. any offical word on season tickets sales?Last info by email from John Williams was a week before the deadline to renew your own ticket (July 1st). We had sold 12,000 of which 5,000 were new ST's. This meant out of the previous years 13,000 some 6,000 had not renewed at that point. So for 14,500 to be true at least 3 or 4 thousand existing ST's would not have renewed and that sounds a lot. The club are only advertising the Darwen End in the LET today and not the other stands - still that stupid £150 for 15 games though! security "most-ever" - if that's a Omen we could break teh record near 20,000 ST's in 1996! 31st....
Morst the 88th min Heartbreaker of Dingles!
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7:58pm Thu 9 Jul 09
eddie the eagle wrote:Eddie - the really weird thing (well apart from it just above!)is that we have sold about 5,000 tickets to new fans. So what has ahppened to the existing ST's who witnessed the atmosphere at the last 3 games and then got a great renewal price? It does not make sense.
I emailed the ticket office half en hour ago and recieved a swift reply at this moment in time we have sold 14,600 season tickets,I find this a very poor response and blows away any arguments about the Darwen end and does not auger well for an increase in the transfer budget.I think the one pice fits all in the riverside has meant existing ticket holders have moved to the centre.
I will wager a bet we will have sold more ST's than either Dingles or W*nkies come kick off despite shooting ourselves in the foot with the Darwen End confusion!
31st.....
Burger
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7:27am Fri 10 Jul 09
Morst the 88th min Heartbreaker of Dingles! wrote:just a thought on this,but maybe the several thousand that dont appear to have renewed are in the transfer seat process,if this is the case maybe the club does not count them as "sold" as no seat has been actually allocated yet.could be complete nonsense of course haha or maybe its a tax fiddle and the club have sold more than they are letting on!!!
eddie the eagle wrote: I emailed the ticket office half en hour ago and recieved a swift reply at this moment in time we have sold 14,600 season tickets,I find this a very poor response and blows away any arguments about the Darwen end and does not auger well for an increase in the transfer budget.I think the one pice fits all in the riverside has meant existing ticket holders have moved to the centre.Eddie - the really weird thing (well apart from it just above!)is that we have sold about 5,000 tickets to new fans. So what has ahppened to the existing ST's who witnessed the atmosphere at the last 3 games and then got a great renewal price? It does not make sense. I will wager a bet we will have sold more ST's than either Dingles or W*nkies come kick off despite shooting ourselves in the foot with the Darwen End confusion! 31st.....
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