Darren Bent has never come across as being one of the brightest. The former Sunderland and Tottenham player was a half-decent striker but as a pundit he is laughable. Once…

Darren Bent has been talking about Joelinton. The former Sunderland striker wondering how the signing came about. How Newcastle United ended up paying £40m for the Brazilian. Specifically, paying £40m…

Darren Bent has been talking about Newcastle United after their game at Chelsea. Pretty much nothing to talk about in the attacking third, as Newcastle didn’t have a single corner…

Darren Bent has been singing the praises of Steve Bruce. The player turned pundit telling Newcastle fans that they shouldn’t get on the new Head Coach’s (not manager!) back and…

Former Sunderland striker Darren Bent selects Newcastle’s Ayoze Perez in his ‘alternative’ Premier League team of the week.

Steve McClaren is lining up the loan signing of Jesse Lingard as part of his rebuilding job at Newcastle, according to widespread newspaper reports.

A Newcastle signing that Joe Kinnear allegedly messed up last summer is now back on, with Darren Bent potentially lined up for United.

Millions of pounds is obviously millions of pounds but inside Premier League football you have to look at the going rate and surely Alan Pardew can’t claim a bid of under £6m is a ‘lot of money’? Can he?

So Newcastle refuse to match his current wages or the fee Villa want and in no way is it United’s fault that the deal didn’t happen.

How do you work that one out.

My wife didn’t take it well and I was forced to take refuge in the pub, so there was some silver lining to the disaster.