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Originally Posted by cracker
My opinion? - David Bentley has improved incredibly since his AFC days and is now probably the best English player available. I bet Wenger regrets letting him go - but at the time they had so much strength in depth and DB had little chance of getting a game so it made sense and also it did not seem likely that he would improve to the standard he is now. He also plays in a postion where we have needs so I am more than happy for Rafa to make enquiries. TBH I fully expect him to leave BRFC this summer for a 'bigger' club but that is unlikely to be us as we will be priced out of it - sadly!! Those calling him shit and similar obviously have not watched him lately - he is a class act and these days almost always BRFCs best player. I had no hesitation in voting yes but my biggest reservation is the price - being English BRFC will probably ask say 20-25m and no way should we pay that given our budget but up to 15m if we could get him - great I say.
My summer 'wish list' = him (or a similar standard foreign player), Villa from Valencia and another full back - Bridge? (danger of being overpriced there too) or someone from abroad - but not Heinze as he is rubbish.
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I've got a feeling Bentley will sign (providing rafa is still here) and Pennant will end up at Blackburn. Bentley showed last summer that he is very single minded and focused.