Bent turns down West Ham

I know how to settle this!!!

Google fight!

http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&word1=West+Ham&word2=Tottenham

Can a neutral tell me which clubs have biggest fanbases in London? What would the rankings be?

I don't like thet fact people now see us as this little club, because Darren Bent didn't want to join us...

So Scott Parker is a more obscure name player than Darren Bent then?

Sets a dangerous precedent - I bet Man U are the biggest club in the world by this measure, which is clearly nonsense

Kimbo wrote:Can a neutral tell me which clubs have biggest fanbases in London? What would the rankings be?

From the Londoners I know I would say;

1.Arsenal
2.Spurs
3.Chelsea

Take out the Africans,Bosnians and plastics who now "support Chelsea"

a polluted stream is man wrote:

Kimbo wrote:Can a neutral tell me which clubs have biggest fanbases in London? What would the rankings be?

From the Londoners I know I would say;

1.Arsenal
2.Spurs
3.Chelsea

Thats what i thought.

Lucas Deano Neill wrote:Take out the Africans,Bosnians and plastics who now "support Chelsea"

Deano - I don't know about fanbase but I would have assumed that WHU and Spuds were comparable.

However a player is unlikely to take that into account when joining a club, he's concerned with how much he'll earn, how much he'll play, and whether he'll win trophies and get into Europe.

At the moment I see Spurs as a bigger club than WHU because they've got more chance of getting into a CL spot or winning a cup than you have.

Deano vs Kimbo
http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&word1=Deano&word2=Kimbo

Many arguments can be solved using googlefight.

Roger Hunt wrote:Sets a dangerous precedent - I bet Man U are the biggest club in the world by this measure, which is clearly nonsense

Full name rankings.

"Chelsea Football Club" 368,000
"Liverpool Football Club" 349,000
"Arsenal Football Club" 251,000
"Manchester United Football Club" 196,000
"Everton Football Club" 138,000
"Newcastle United Football Club" 126,000
"Middlesbrough Football Club" 106,000
"Reading Football Club" 67,000
"Manchester City Football Club" 64,700
"Tottenham Hotspur Football Club" 61,700
"Aston Villa Football Club" 61,000
"Fulham Football Club" 57,100
"Portsmouth Football Club" 50,300
"West Ham United Football Club" 49,600
"Watford Football Club" 46,000
"Charlton Athletic Football Club" 42,300
"Bolton Wanderers Football Club" 37,800
"Blackburn Rovers Football Club" 34,200
"Sheffield United Football Club" 28,900
"Wigan Athletic Football Club" 21,600

3 Words

"Chelsea Football Club" 368,000
"Liverpool Football Club" 349,000
"Arsenal Football Club" 251,000
"Everton Football Club" 138,000
"Middlesbrough Football Club" 106,000
"Reading Football Club" 67,000
"Fulham Football Club" 57,100
"Portsmouth Football Club" 50,300
"Watford Football Club" 46,000

4 Words

"Manchester United Football Club" 196,000
"Newcastle United Football Club" 126,000
"Manchester City Football Club" 64,700
"Tottenham Hotspur Football Club" 61,700
"Aston Villa Football Club" 61,000
"Charlton Athletic Football Club" 42,300
"Bolton Wanderers Football Club" 37,800
"Blackburn Rovers Football Club" 34,200
"Sheffield United Football Club" 28,900
"Wigan Athletic Football Club" 21,600

5 Words

"West Ham United Football Club" 49,600

Not sure what that proves Controversy?

Roger Hunt wrote:Not sure what that proves Controversy?

it proves he has too much spare time

Roger Hunt wrote:Not sure what that proves Controversy?

That Chelsea are the biggest club in England, obviously.

Nah - that 'Chelsea Football Club' is mentioned more times that 'Manchester United Football Club'.

Try 'Manchester United' and 'Chelsea FC'.

Right, this is what happened with Darren Bent:

Him and Curbs flew back from their holidays, Bent agreed terms and was set for a medical. Curbs then flew back to Spain. Magnusson was ready to announce the signing. Bent even told his family he was joining us. At the last minute Bent pulled the plug on the deal. Magnusson didn't even know until 2 hours later!

I don't know what could have caused it, BUT apparently people are suggesting Spurs have something to do with it (allegedly tapping up).

Deano, my west hams mates are happy Bent didn't sign.

They said waste of fucking 17 million.

Think of how many quality players you could get for that much.

Good for West Ham. If they spent 18 million on him, I wouldn't be able to stop laughing my head off, considering that's the likely price for Henry if a move happens (lots of if's, i know, but still a funny situation to think of).

kas wrote:Good for West Ham. If they spent 18 million on him, I wouldn't be able to stop laughing my head off, considering that's the likely price for Henry if a move happens (lots of if's, i know, but still a funny situation to think of).

Its a sorry state for the English game with some of the prices being quoted at this moment in time. Managers are going to look to or continue to look further abroad for talents.

I've been a big critic of these prices, but tbh some of the recent ones are reasonable - 5.5 for Barton, 7 for Parker, etc. Now it's the wages that are going through the roof.

Lucas Deano Neill wrote:
Spurs have been involved in 4 Premiership relegation battles by the way

Just the once Deano - 1997-98... The others, I assume you mean seasons like 1993-94 (points deduction - eventually overturned) and 2003-04 (18th at Xmas) I never felt in threat of going down... we were just horribly mediocre.

I'm not going to get involved in the other stuff as I firmly believe that we have 3 strikers who are better than Bent anyway (Maybe even 4 if the fat Egyptian ever gets himself back in condition)... and £18m would make us a laughing stock of Europe.

Sell Defoe for £10-12m and get Anelka in, I say

We have far bigger priorites, like Left Midfielders/ Wingers, and a good backup CB (not so bullish about Rocha working out).

18 Million and people argue with Wenger for not buying british talents.

Messiah wrote:18 Million and people argue with Wenger for not buying british talents.

Wenger paid £10m for Francis Jeffers...I think that's the reason he doesn't buy British talent

Lucas Deano Neill wrote:

Messiah wrote:18 Million and people argue with Wenger for not buying british talents.

Wenger paid £10m for Francis Jeffers...I think that's the reason he doesn't buy British talent

Good Point

Six years on Francis Jeffers finds himself subject to a £350,000 bid from Ipswich. What a fall from grace.

Cesc wrote:Six years on Francis Jeffers finds himself subject to a £350,000 bid from Ipswich. What a fall from grace.

He was never Arsenal quality anyway...I dont know WTF Wenger was doing...

Di Canio for £1m or Jeffers for £10m

a blessing in disguise for you deano put those 17 million pounds to use, i rate bent but it would just be ridiculous to spend that much

Magnusson reveals Bent heartache
By Graeme Bailey - Created on 16 Jun 2007

West Ham chairman Eggert Magnusson has revealed his disappointment at missing out on Darren Bent.

The Hammers agreed a £17 million deal with Charlton for the England striker, but the move collapsed after the 23-year-old shunned the move to Upton Park.

"The whole situation left me very frustrated," Magnusson told the Sun.

"We were so close to signing Darren and thought everything was in place to conclude what would have been the biggest transfer in West Ham's history.

"I was really looking forward to making an announcement to our fans as we continue our plans to take this club forward and challenge the best teams in England.

"West Ham acted in good faith in discussions throughout with Charlton, the player and his representatives.

"The deal we put in place seemed to work for everybody concerned. Throughout the negotiations all the signs were positive. Therefore I was surprised when I learned Darren had decided not to join us.

"I feel let down and disappointed. But it is time to move on.

"In the aftermath of this I have been encouraged by the reaction of the West Ham supporters. I visited some of their internet chat sites.

"They appreciate the efforts we made and they are less disappointed than I thought they might be. The view seems to be that perhaps this wasn't the best deal we could do at this stage.

"I'd like to think this experience will eventually stand us in good stead. There's no doubt about it, lessons have been learned."

Did he visit this one?

Messiah wrote:18 Million and people argue with Wenger for not buying british talents.

When Lennon was available for 1.25 million pounds and Carrick was available for 2.75 million, Wenger wasn't interested. Same with Lescott. Same with Defoe. Same with...

Wenger doesn't buy British players because he's Cr@p with them, plain and simple. Never been able to get the best out of them. He's only really effective with French and West African players. Bit of a limitation if you ask me...

Suzie Quatro wrote:

Messiah wrote:18 Million and people argue with Wenger for not buying british talents.

When Lennon was available for 1.25 million pounds and Carrick was available for 2.75 million, Wenger wasn't interested. Same with Lescott. Same with Defoe. Same with...

Wenger doesn't buy British players because he's Cr@p with them, plain and simple. Never been able to get the best out of them. He's only really effective with French and West African players. Bit of a limitation if you ask me...

We cant be expected to buy every young british talent ffs. Only one club can sign each player, therefore, the chances of that club being Arsenal are low.
Also, we were strongly linked with Carrick and it was only at the last minute we decided not to buy him.
Defoe isn't even Arsenal quality, and we would be lucky to recoup the fee that we would have paid.