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Off the field Darren Bent has not exactly covered himself in glory over the last week. His departure from Sunderland, just 18 months after agitating for a move away from Tottenham, bears all the hallmarks of the typical greedy, modern day footballer he is. But Sunderland's bleating this week about Aston Villa using underhand tactics to tap up their leading goalscorer is just a case of sour grapes. "I'd have expected a call from Villa's manager," said Bruce. "I'd have expected Gérard Houllier to have had the decency to pick up the phone but that's not been the case. I would have thought that, out of respect, maybe he would say 'we're interested in buying your striker' in order to give me a chance to do something." What like, say 'no'? Like it or lump it, tapping-up goes on in football...