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by **Ciggy** » Tue May 16, 2006 2:49 pm

If Defoe does sign then Cisse must stay and Morientes shown the door.
What a combo Defenders would sh.it themselves plus two classy wingers :cool:

by **metalhead** » Tue May 16, 2006 3:01 pm

Ciggy wrote:If Defoe does sign then Cisse must stay and Morientes shown the door.
What a combo Defenders would sh.it themselves plus two classy wingers

Defenders are already sh*ting themselves! we have gerrard and fowler

As for Defoe, I would agree with Ace about defoe joining with Crouch and i think the same Ace said that they will form a good striking partnership

by **account deleted by request** » Tue May 16, 2006 3:08 pm

I think Defoe would be a great asset to us hes fast, knows where the goal is and would work great with Crouch(hopefully). My only concern is he's a bit small and loses the ball too much. How useful he would be against the more physical teams such as Bolton,Blackburn,Everton,Sheffield United etc remains to be seen. I really dont want Bent as all I can see there is another Dean Saunders:)

by **Redman in wales** » Tue May 16, 2006 3:16 pm

ok. for the same money... who would we prefer?

bent or defoe.

age and form would suggest bent, but bent would be more of a risk, as he is more of an unknown....

it looks like our first choice was bent... we valued him at far less than the £12m charlton want for him, so we've turned to defoe. Defoe was rumoured to be coming here for £10m (spurs need the money to fund Berbatov)....

if we agree BOTH are overpriced (comes with the territory with british strikers) .... if they were the same price - who would you have?

by **The Ace1983** » Tue May 16, 2006 3:43 pm

Redman in wales wrote:ok. for the same money... who would we prefer?

bent or defoe.

age and form would suggest bent, but bent would be more of a risk, as he is more of an unknown....

it looks like our first choice was bent... we valued him at far less than the £12m charlton want for him, so we've turned to defoe. Defoe was rumoured to be coming here for £10m (spurs need the money to fund Berbatov)....

if we agree BOTH are overpriced (comes with the territory with british strikers) .... if they were the same price - who would you have?

Defoe (when he starts) is a consistant finisher and has proven talent and ability in this league, time and time again. I have a funny feeling that Bent is going to be anoter Juan Pablo Angel in that he's had an amazing season, but I just can't see him doing it again. I don't know why, but he has that sort of air around him. Defoe for me everytime.

by **account deleted by request** » Tue May 16, 2006 3:51 pm

Defoe definately .... Bent looked out of his depth when he played for England. But maybe we could offload some of our "surplus to requirements " off on Charlton i.e. Le tallec, Diou etc. Can't see Spurs wanting any except Cisse. Bent is not as good as Cisse.....Defoe is better.... problem solved!

by **HacksawJimDuggin** » Tue May 16, 2006 4:59 pm

I think we will keep Cisse and rotate Defoe, Fowler, Crouch and him next season. There are a number of exciting combination in that there group!

by **JC_81** » Tue May 16, 2006 5:01 pm

Don't fancy either Bent or Defoe to be honest. Bent could well be another Marcus Stewart or James Beattie - one great season but will struggle to reproduce it. For 3 million you'd maybe gamble on him, but Charlton will want 4 times that which I'd never consider paying for him. Defoe has been in the premiership longer and would represent less of a gamble. Good finisher and quick, but I'd still not pay over 7-8 million for him.

But the bottom line as far as I'm concerned is that neither player is a good enough all-round footballer. Neither links play well or will contribute much to the team when they don't score. People will say that maybe that's just what we need. Bollox. The best of strikers can score the goals and contribute to the team. Maybe Benitez and his staff could work with one of these guys and develop other aspects of their play, but either way they'd still be a gamble.

by **HacksawJimDuggin** » Tue May 16, 2006 5:07 pm

I choose to trust Rafa's judgement. He knows what he has and can work with to improve individual players and, ultimately, the team!

by **Cool Hand Luke** » Tue May 16, 2006 5:39 pm

Well it looks as though we will sign 2 strikers in the summer, but I hope Defoe isn’t one of them.

I have heard that Spurs have put a silly price on him, 10-15 Mil. He hasn’t all of a sudden become cr@p, he was always a bit overrated in my opinion, he has had a similar season to last year to be honest, his game has even improved a lot but his goal scoring threat is easier to play against because he is so readable and predictable, he isn’t much better than Cisse and not really good enough to play at the top level.

If he does come he will need an awful lot of work, and I would be quiet depressed if he was bought for the first team.

I’m sticking to my guns and will say that Rafa isn’t interested, not good enough for LFC, hope I’m right.

by **account deleted by request** » Tue May 16, 2006 5:47 pm

Liverpool have just signed a better striker than either Defoe or Bent......

Robbie has just signed his new contract

by **Mikz** » Tue May 16, 2006 6:08 pm

Id prefer Defoe over any of them , Class finisher and real natural pace , everything else can be worked on.
I havent seen enough of Bent to lay comment but I ve heard good stuff .
Not keen on David Bellamy either :no

trouble.

by **Ace Ventura** » Tue May 16, 2006 6:14 pm

Mikz wrote:Id prefer Defoe over any of them , Class finisher and real natural pace , everything else can be worked on.
I havent seen enough of Bent to lay comment but I ve heard good stuff .
Not keen on David Bellamy either trouble.

David Bellamy is about 75 isnt he

by **RedWolf35** » Tue May 16, 2006 6:25 pm

if we signed David Bellamy he would constantly be offside checking the pitch for wildlife specimens

:wwww

by **Ciggy** » Tue May 16, 2006 6:26 pm

Ace Ventura wrote:
Mikz wrote:Id prefer Defoe over any of them , Class finisher and real natural pace , everything else can be worked on.
I havent seen enough of Bent to lay comment but I ve heard good stuff .
Not keen on David Bellamy either trouble.

David Bellamy is about 75 isnt he

Quality LMFAO @ Mikz

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