Anyone see the reports at the weekend? Observer gave him 3 out of 10 and said the more he plays, the worse he looks. If only we could get promoted - do you think we could realistically get him back?
Also reminds me a bit of Izzy McLeod with us, though for him it was a step up, whereas Darren is a proven Prem goalscorer. Confidence is a fragile thing - especially among strikers.
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And there is of course the big IF about going up.
Seriously how the funk has Marcus Bent both played more games and scored more than him?!?!
Seriously I agree smudge but when he went there I thought it was the worst possible club to go to. Put aside my hatred of them and still their fans have to be the least patient with players, especially £16.5 million pounds worth!
That was a joke but isn't this what we do to EVERY single player in the current squad when they have a bad game or make a mistake.
Looks like he made a bad move to the wrong club but I think he is young enough to get thru it. Would be great to have him back but can only see that happening in the prem and if he is willing to take a cut in wages. That he has scored so many PRem goals means that another, richer prem team will be willing to take him on ie newcastle.
Crespo and Mutu were shockers too for Chelski
Except Newcastle might not still be in the Prem at this rate!
Newcastle will be in the fizzy pop next year ;-)
Quite. Early in the season the lower north concourse was packed when Sunderland beat them, at the final whistle I shouted up 'stayed at the Valley, you should've stayed at the Valley' thinking it would be nothing more than a blip for him.
I feel quite bad now!
I also told them you need to play Benty for 16 games cos he will score 10 golas but he proberly wont score in 8 of them,
He never looked like a 1 in 2 goal scorer for us IMO but i always felt that spurs wouldnt give him the opportunity to miss chances where as who did he have at us to compete with poor lad totally wrong move really poor advice given to him,
it kills me to say it but for his sake and i did like him as a player and he was very positive about us as fans he should have gone to west ham spurs was never right for him he has becom the franny jeffers of the lane
come home Benty we luv ya
we know you are only getting them back for being the team that pulled the trigger and killed us but we were already dead my man they did us a favour you must move on
True but they will still have a few bob to spend.
I think Hales was joint top scorer at West Ham with David Cross with 10 goals but wasn't seen as a West Ham player. Derby were on the slide after two titles and the Euro cup semi and Hales wasn't Kevin Hector.
Jol made it quite clear that he did not want him and that Bent was brought in by the football director Damian Commoli (spelling?) and so went out of his way to make it clear that Keane-Berbatov was his preferred pairing.
Shocking treatment of a quality player and I don't doubt that he will bite them in the arse when they let him go, especially when Berbatov leaves too and they can't find a goalscorer.
I hope he comes back if it dont work out at yids, i would have him back in an absolute flash. Dont worry benty my former stalk victim at east greenwich 2 years ago you will be ok and will get back on the goals, but if not come home dude,one day!