Attention: Please take a moment to consider our terms and conditions before posting.
On this day in 2005 we signed.....
ross1
Posts: 51,003
Comments
-
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.10 -
Blinking eck 13 years ago, seems like yesterday!6
-
Absolutely loved his time at Charlton1
-
Melchiot looked like he was running up a down escalator next to Bent5
-
His first match at The Valley scored twice putting the dutch masters of Kalou and Kuyt to shame.1
-
I blame the weight of his hairLenGlover said:Melchiot looked like he was running up a down escalator next to Bent
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?
0 -
I still prefer Magennis....bullies defenders don't you know.5
-
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.11 -
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.killerandflash said:
I blame the weight of his hairLenGlover said:Melchiot looked like he was running up a down escalator next to Bent
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?3 -
Those were the days, leaving one up whilst defending a corner.....geniusross1 said:2 -
Sponsored links:
-
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 hour0
-
Great finisher. Never doubted him in one on one situations.1
-
Oh for the days when beating Chelsea had a routine feel about it2
-
It was only MU who we never beat....of the big teams in the prem at the time.Taxi_Lad said:Oh for the days when beating Chelsea had a routine feel about it
1 -
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.5
-
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.2 -
Backed him e/w at 100/1 to be top goal scorer that year. Happy days.1
-
Spurs fans would disagree....re Big Club.RodneyCharltonTrotta said: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.0 -
And Coventry of the middling teams we played every season we were up.Hastingsaddick said:
It was only MU who we never beat....of the big teams in the prem at the time.Taxi_Lad said:Oh for the days when beating Chelsea had a routine feel about it
0 -
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!2 -
Sponsored links:
-
Agreed ..... having watched that video clip, Bryan Hughes intentionally put the ball into a specific area for Bent to make his run.MuttleyCAFC said: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!
No doubt it was part of the game plan, to take advantage of Bent's pace and ability on the quick counter.
0 -
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!0
-
Very true....but at least we done them in the cup up there 3-2.AddicksAddict said:
And Coventry of the middling teams we played every season we were up.Hastingsaddick said:
It was only MU who we never beat....of the big teams in the prem at the time.Taxi_Lad said:Oh for the days when beating Chelsea had a routine feel about it
0 -
I LOVED Darren Bent, one of my favourite Charlton prem players1
