fredbob Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Good poll, i dont think this poll is an simple as people are making out, its always diffcult to back the signing of an ageing player possibly on the way down, especially against a player on the way up, but for me i think Deco would probably be the most value to the club. Deco is a world class and world reknowned player, he would be a tell tale sign of the direction that this club wants to be. His value would be felt both on the pitch and also financially, as he wouldin essence pay for himself. For me it comes down to the value Deco has to the club, and i cant think of too many players who wouldnt want to play with player like Deco. Deco for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE5 Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Bentley. Pleased everybody is now saying Bentley would be great, which I said months ago. Not that I like being right Dave ........ Obviously Bentley for me. Agree with sniffers comments about Deco Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 31 year old foreigner with no experience in the premier league who'd like a fat contract to finish off his days. Given the obligatory year to settle in, if he ever did, and you have a 32 yearold with no pace who'd be the latest in a long line of expensive imports offering very little ROI. Or a rising star. Difficult f****** choice. This and the fact that Deco will need time to adapt to the EPL. He's also very weak.. weak players don't do well here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmk Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Deco. He is a class above Bentley. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Snrub Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Deco. He is 10 classes above Bentley. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Bentley however we would still need a playmaker Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggio Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Deco is a far better player than Bentley is likely ever to be, however how long he can remain at that level is something else. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fraser Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Both. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Both. This Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Bentley. Would come in and instantly improve us and provide some much needed pace. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Bet Aston Villa don't wish they'd signed Figo, Rivaldo, Beckham or Pires ahead of Ashley Young. Should Liverpool have gone for Torres or Raul? There must be dozens of once great players Man Utd could have signed for a two year fix ahead of Carrick, Nani or Anderson. That's without even mentioning Wenger. Just saying Deco because "he's better than Bentley" is frighteningly short sighted imo. How good was Deco at 23? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest K9 Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 bentley is so overated Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Bet Aston Villa don't wish they'd signed Figo, Rivaldo, Beckham or Pires ahead of Ashley Young. Should Liverpool have gone for Torres or Raul? There must be dozens of once great players Man Utd could have signed for a two year fix ahead of Carrick, Nani or Anderson. That's without even mentioning Wenger. Just saying Deco because "he's better than Bentley" is frighteningly short sighted imo. How good was Deco at 23? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 one additional thing to consider. If Bentley continues to develop at his current rate, I highly doubt he's staying with us for more than a year. The very fact that he's on the move out of Blackburn this year shows he's not much for loyalty and when Man U and Liverpool come knocking after he's lead us back to Intertoto glory, he's not going to hesitate. People turn their nose up at Deco because he's not a "long-term solution," well, unles Bentley suddenly regresses into mediocrity, I don't think he is either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest toonlass Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Both but if only one then Bentley Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 one additional thing to consider. If Bentley continues to develop at his current rate, I highly doubt he's staying with us for more than a year. The very fact that he's on the move out of Blackburn this year shows he's not much for loyalty and when Man U and Liverpool come knocking after he's lead us back to Intertoto glory, he's not going to hesitate. People turn their nose up at Deco because he's not a "long-term solution," well, unles Bentley suddenly regresses into mediocrity, I don't think he is either. At least we'd get dough for Bentley instead of flogging him to the glue factory for pennies. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE5 Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Bet Aston Villa don't wish they'd signed Figo, Rivaldo, Beckham or Pires ahead of Ashley Young. Should Liverpool have gone for Torres or Raul? There must be dozens of once great players Man Utd could have signed for a two year fix ahead of Carrick, Nani or Anderson. That's without even mentioning Wenger. Just saying Deco because "he's better than Bentley" is frighteningly short sighted imo. How good was Deco at 23? exactly. Nailed on. How many people saying this were up in arms about "trophy signings" under the previous regime ? YOu can't do better than buying quality footballers on their way up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Luque Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Bentley Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsley Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Deco. Bentley wouldn't be much of a improvement over Milner imo whereas a quality playmaker is something that we need more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Could be this generations Beardsley. Deco, that is. absolutely and we know what Beardsley did for an otherwise (Cole aside) pretty average team Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Deco. Bentley wouldn't be much of a improvement over Milner imo whereas a quality playmaker is something that we need more. What? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE5 Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 one additional thing to consider. If Bentley continues to develop at his current rate, I highly doubt he's staying with us for more than a year. The very fact that he's on the move out of Blackburn this year shows he's not much for loyalty and when Man U and Liverpool come knocking after he's lead us back to Intertoto glory, he's not going to hesitate. People turn their nose up at Deco because he's not a "long-term solution," well, unles Bentley suddenly regresses into mediocrity, I don't think he is either. Now, I disagree with this completely. Don't undersell Newcastle. Would Les Ferdinand or Rob Lee for example have moved on from Newcastle when they were here ? This is the club as how it should be and what Keegan certainly will demand and expect. I would be massively disappointed if we signed a player such as Bentley and he then wanted to move to Liverpool. You must - going by your username - remember when Pop Robson thought moving to West Ham was a step up ? And Gazza and Waddle went to Spurs ? And whats more, sadly, at the time, they were making a step up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsley Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Deco. Bentley wouldn't be much of a improvement over Milner imo whereas a quality playmaker is something that we need more. What? Did my post not make sense? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggio Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Bet Aston Villa don't wish they'd signed Figo, Rivaldo, Beckham or Pires ahead of Ashley Young. Should Liverpool have gone for Torres or Raul? There must be dozens of once great players Man Utd could have signed for a two year fix ahead of Carrick, Nani or Anderson. That's without even mentioning Wenger. Just saying Deco because "he's better than Bentley" is frighteningly short sighted imo. How good was Deco at 23? Were you wanting us to sign Kevin Gallen instead of Ferdinand? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedudeabides Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Arshavin would be a better buy than either IMHO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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