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  • Valiantphil
    Valiantphil Posts: 6,410
    I'm sure we all remember that feeling when he ran on to a moving though ball - he is going to hit it first time and it's going in !

    Top man Benty.
    Gave us some fantastic memories.
  • Blinking eck 13 years ago, seems like yesterday!
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,015
    Absolutely loved his time at Charlton
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,661
    Melchiot looked like he was running up a down escalator next to Bent
  • Lewis Coaches
    Lewis Coaches Posts: 5,409
    His first match at The Valley scored twice putting the dutch masters of Kalou and Kuyt to shame.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,879
    LenGlover said:

    Melchiot looked like he was running up a down escalator next to Bent

    I blame the weight of his hair :smile:

    In retrospect, while Bent has clearly had a very good career, I don't think he's ever really reached the heights he reached in that first season with us, maybe he relied on his pace a lot, and as he slowed down with age he became less effective?
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,643
    I still prefer Magennis....bullies defenders don't you know.
  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 16,534
    edited June 2018
    Saw his league debut for us away at Sunderland. Two goals. I was thrilled that we finally had a proper centre forward - not seen the like since Mendonca / Hunt.

    Still get v v frustrated whenever Sven pops up and tries to justify taking Walcott to 2006 WC.
  • Hastingsaddick
    Hastingsaddick Posts: 4,079
    edited June 2018

    LenGlover said:

    Melchiot looked like he was running up a down escalator next to Bent

    I blame the weight of his hair :smile:

    In retrospect, while Bent has clearly had a very good career, I don't think he's ever really reached the heights he reached in that first season with us, maybe he relied on his pace a lot, and as he slowed down with age he became less effective?
    Blame that prick Harry Rednapp...destroyed his confidence at Spurs while trying to be funny whilst courting his journo mates with a typically not funny comment....my mother in law could have scored that one....stupid cu,t.
  • Fumbluff
    Fumbluff Posts: 10,129
    ross1 said:
    Those were the days, leaving one up whilst defending a corner.....genius

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  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,051
    Loved that goal. Pretty crap match if I remember, think we were coasting 1-0. Only other thing I remember is accidentally sitting in the wrong seat, and the custodian going on about it for about half an hour
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,127
    Great finisher. Never doubted him in one on one situations.
  • Taxi_Lad
    Taxi_Lad Posts: 3,772
    Oh for the days when beating Chelsea had a routine feel about it
  • Hastingsaddick
    Hastingsaddick Posts: 4,079
    Taxi_Lad said:

    Oh for the days when beating Chelsea had a routine feel about it

    It was only MU who we never beat....of the big teams in the prem at the time.
  • E_cafc
    E_cafc Posts: 2,617
    Even after being treated like crap by Redknapp Darren Bent still finished Spurs top scorer in 2008 with 17 goals. At Sunderland he scored 32 goals in just 58 appearances including the beach ball/balloon goal against Liverpool. Still, arry knew best.
  • To score the number he did playing up front on his own in a poor side in our relegation season was phenomenal.

    Great goalscorer and massively under rated as he never played for a big club.
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,662
    Backed him e/w at 100/1 to be top goal scorer that year. Happy days.
  • Hastingsaddick
    Hastingsaddick Posts: 4,079

    To score the number he did playing up front on his own in a poor side in our relegation season was phenomenal.

    Great goalscorer and massively under rated as he never played for a big club.

    Spurs fans would disagree....re Big Club.
  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,801

    Taxi_Lad said:

    Oh for the days when beating Chelsea had a routine feel about it

    It was only MU who we never beat....of the big teams in the prem at the time.
    And Coventry of the middling teams we played every season we were up.
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,733
    When he got his England caps the other players didn't play a single ball that suited him. Gerrard really peed me off for that as I thought Bent had something that would trouble a lot of international teams and that sort of ball was in his locker. We shall now never know!

    The ball Hughes played in the clip above was not hopeful at all - it was a ball for Bent to run on to. He was genuinely rapid and had the finish when he got there!

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  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,957

    When he got his England caps the other players didn't play a single ball that suited him. Gerrard really peed me off for that as I thought Bent had something that would trouble a lot of international teams and that sort of ball was in his locker. We shall now never know!

    The ball Hughes played in the clip above was not hopeful at all - it was a ball for Bent to run on to. He was genuinely rapid and had the finish when he got there!

    Agreed ..... having watched that video clip, Bryan Hughes intentionally put the ball into a specific area for Bent to make his run.
    No doubt it was part of the game plan, to take advantage of Bent's pace and ability on the quick counter.
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,733
    If I was England manager and I knew the opposing defence was slow - and a lot of international defences are - I'd have had Bent in there as one of the first names. A player who really could play off the shoulder!
  • Hastingsaddick
    Hastingsaddick Posts: 4,079
    Fumbluff said:

    ross1 said:
    Those were the days, leaving one up whilst defending a corner.....genius
    Can't help watching that time and again.
  • Hastingsaddick
    Hastingsaddick Posts: 4,079

    Taxi_Lad said:

    Oh for the days when beating Chelsea had a routine feel about it

    It was only MU who we never beat....of the big teams in the prem at the time.
    And Coventry of the middling teams we played every season we were up.
    Very true....but at least we done them in the cup up there 3-2.
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,833
    I LOVED Darren Bent, one of my favourite Charlton prem players