ian1964 10,415 Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert ready to offer Darren Bent and Alan Hutton lifelines Exiled high earners told to return to training with the first-team squad returns in July Paul Lambert is ready to take the drastic step of bringing Darren Bent and Alan Hutton in from the cold at Aston Villa. Lambert will offer the two exiled high earners a chance to revive their careers with Villa after talks with chairman Randy Lerner, in a move which will surprise the club’s supporters. Bent, Villa’s £24 million record signing, and Scotland international Hutton have both been told to report for training with the first-team when the squad returns for pre-season in July. Lerner is understood to have been influential in the move as he is keen for the manager to utilise players already on the wage bill and potentially avoid the need to spend money on new signings. Lambert said: “Everybody’s even now, everybody’s level. It’s public what’s happened [in the past] and now everyone is on the same level playing field. “Everybody knows the club is up for sale and it’s going to need everybody to pull in the same direction. The next few weeks and months are going to be testing, that’s for sure. “The only uncertainty we’ve got is how long before the club is sold.” Bent, who earns around £65,000 a week, has endured a turbulent time since Lambert’s appointment in June 2012. He was first made captain, then stripped of the armband and later consigned to the substitutes’ bench for most of last season. Last summer he was made to train with a select group of unwanted players, infamously branded the ‘Bomb Squad’, and made to change in a separate dressing room to the first team. He was then loaned out to Fulham for the season and scored only six goals. The former England international, 30, could attract interest from Turkey and the MLS this summer but will be given the opportunity to stake a claim with Villa if he remains with the club. Hutton, 29, has suffered even greater frustration, having never made a single appearance since Lambert’s arrival. Lambert admitted the former Tottenham Hotspur right-back has been ostracised due to his high wages of around £40,000 a week but he will now have a shot at redemption. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/aston-villa/10845383/Aston-Villa-manager-Paul-Lambert-ready-to-offer-Darren-Bent-and-Alan-Hutton-lifelines.html 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gribz 743 Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Would be like 2 new signings for Villa and certainly add to what they have got. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc 280 Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Which isn't much to start with. Shambles of a club. Never good enough win anything and never have the decency to just get relegated. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott7 5,168 Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 "Never good enough win anything " A European Cup? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Barristan Selmy 222 Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Which isn't much to start with. Shambles of a club. Never good enough win anything and never have the decency to just get relegated. They were decent under Mon. Made the top 6 3 years on the trot and close to top 4 in 09/10. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Cooper 0 Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 They were decent under Mon. Made the top 6 3 years on the trot and close to top 4 in 09/10. MON spent an absolute fortune though mate. His management style is everything that is wrong with football. Spend until there's nothing left and then move on to spend someone elses money. Tried to reply to your pm mate but your inbox is full. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc 280 Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 "Never good enough win anything " A European Cup? I'll rephrase that. Never good enough to win anything in the last 20 years. Should have gone down many times but hung on for grim death season after season unlike Man City, Newcastle, Sunderland, etc who all went down, regrouped and came back stronger. They did OK when MON had a bucket of money to spend and they came in the top 6. Once the money dried up, Villa went back to business as usual. They are the ultimate zombie c,lub. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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