Darren Bent - Villa for £18m

[Craig_H]

Oh **** didn't really realise that link has the video and all included so you don't need to watch SSN at all

Wouldn't mind taking a break from SSN myself, some of them reporters seriously do my head in during the transfer window.

You're brilliant

[Rudo]

You're brilliant

What so funny

[Craig_H]

Just the way you say "Wouldn't mind taking a break from SSN myself" - as if it's some impossible task, or like you have some kind of addiction based illness, you've tried and you just cant manage it.


If you want 'a break' from it, just ****ing switch it off

[Rudo]

Lol, was just a throwaway comment man with feck all substance, no biggy.

[Drago]

You know this fee will does make you wonder how much Newcastle may value Carroll at now? £30-£40m?

[dww]

I can't believe the cheek of the man..."I suppose Benty's thought of only himself" - says Steve Bruce, the man who used to walk out of management jobs every other month as he climbed the ladder.

Often leaving a financial ****storm behind him.

[Jaymo]

Replacing Bent with Fuller, Genius.

[red g]

Replacing Bent with Fuller, Genius.

have actually always quite liked fuller as a player. runs for cover

[doogle]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/9369178.stm

Sunderland agree fee for Stoke City striker Fuller

Stoke City have accepted a bid of £3m from Sunderland for striker Ricardo Fuller, reports BBC Radio Stoke.

The 31-year-old Jamaica international has scored 48 goals in 177 appearances since joining the Potters from Southampton in the summer of 2006.

Sunderland are looking for a striker to replace Darren Bent, who moved to Aston Villa for an initial £18m on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, goalkeeper Carlo Nash, 37, has signed a one-year contract extension at the Britannia Stadium.

Fuller, who has been Stoke's leading goalscorer in each of the last three seasons, has found the net three in 23 games so far this campaign.

It is understood that the former Preston and Crystal Palace man would not pass a medical on Wearside, but Black Cats boss Steve Bruce is prepared to make a concession.

Fuller has a longstanding knee injury, as well as a problem left shoulder, which he dislocated in a 2-0 defeat at the Stadium of Light in February 2009.

[dww]

have actually always quite liked fuller as a player. runs for cover

For that money he is a decent enough option for a team like Sunderland. I'd also guess he is the sort of player you could easily find a partner for and with £15m to do it that shouldn't be too hard. I'd consider him more as coming in to fill in for Welbeck rather than replace Bent.

[red g]

For that money he is a decent enough option for a team like Sunderland. I'd also guess he is the sort of player you could easily find a partner for and with £15m to do it that shouldn't be too hard. I'd consider him more as coming in to fill in for Welbeck rather than replace Bent.

yep and think Bruce has said dimilar, will wait to the summer for his marquee sighning. Big pressure on Gyan though, Bruce normally likes his foreigners to be eased in gently. Will be very interesting.

Quite funny really as aonly a day before this went through got a text off a maccam asking why cattermole would want to takje a step down and move to us.......and then there star man foucks off to ****ty villa.

needless to say he is gutted and so is Bruce - which is nice

[Shaggy]

Fuller is a funny one, capable of scoring the most outrageous, world class goals, but often looks like a lumbering oaf.

[dww]

Fuller is a funny one, capable of scoring the most outrageous, world class goals, but often looks like a lumbering oaf.

Seems a fair description. Although, since he has been at Stoke at least. he has learnt to work hard when he isn't playing well.

[red g]

Fuller is a funny one, capable of scoring the most outrageous, world class goals, but often looks like a lumbering oaf.

like a poor mans adebayor, sublime on his day......just doesn't have those days very often

[Fernandinho]

That goal vs Laursen when he flicked the ball around him. Absolutely quality!