Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert denies rift with Darren Bent

[PaulWinch again]

I'd go Bent and Benteke with Gabby in a midfield position.

I'd go for Bent and Benteke with Gabby nowhere near the team if Lambert insists on playing this system. If not an he sees sense then I'd rotate Bent and Benteke as lone striker.

[Walmley_Villa]

In 'The Game' in the Times today, Cascarino hammers Bent's attitude on Saturday....

[PaulTheVillan]

Gabby should have been loaned out at the start of the season.

Gabby should be loaned out to the championship now. Would suit him.

[Chipsticks]

I'd go Bent and Benteke with Gabby in a midfield position.

I'd go for Bent and Benteke with Gabby nowhere near the team if Lambert insists on playing this system. If not an he sees sense then I'd rotate Bent and Benteke as lone striker.

Personally I'd play Benteke upfront on his own. Our midfield isn't good enough to not put 5 in there.

[JUAN PABLO]

In 'The Game' in the Times today, Cascarino hammers Bent's attitude on Saturday....

ffs , cascarini can f**k off with thoughts .   any way what was Bent suppose to do , coming on with ten men. If I was Bent , I would want out of the team quick .  I could understand PL If we were winning games and half way up the table but we look dire and cant belive he is not using Bent in the right way , but thats alright PL , you keep using super scorer Gabby.

[Mister E]

I'd go Bent and Benteke with Gabby in a midfield position.

I'd go for Bent and Benteke with Gabby nowhere near the team if Lambert insists on playing this system. If not an he sees sense then I'd rotate Bent and Benteke as lone striker.

Personally I'd play Benteke upfront on his own. Our midfield isn't good enough to not put 5 in there.

In 'The Game' in the Times today, Cascarino hammers Bent's attitude on Saturday....

ffs , cascarini can f**k off with thoughts .   any way what was Bent suppose to do , coming on with ten men. If I was Bent , I would want out of the team quick .  I could understand PL If we were winning games and half way up the table but we look dire and cant belive he is not using Bent in the right way , but thats alright PL , you keep using super scorer Gabby.

Gabby did - of course - set up Benteke's goal on Saturday.

Just sayin', like.

[Clampy]

I'd go Bent and Benteke with Gabby in a midfield position.

I'd go for Bent and Benteke with Gabby nowhere near the team if Lambert insists on playing this system. If not an he sees sense then I'd rotate Bent and Benteke as lone striker.

Personally I'd play Benteke upfront on his own. Our midfield isn't good enough to not put 5 in there.

In 'The Game' in the Times today, Cascarino hammers Bent's attitude on Saturday....

ffs , cascarini can f**k off with thoughts .   any way what was Bent suppose to do , coming on with ten men. If I was Bent , I would want out of the team quick .  I could understand PL If we were winning games and half way up the table but we look dire and cant belive he is not using Bent in the right way , but thats alright PL , you keep using super scorer Gabby.

Gabby did - of course - set up Benteke's goal on Saturday.

Just sayin', like.

I thought it was Holman who crossed the ball in to Benteke?

[Mister E]

I thought it was Holman who crossed the ball in to Benteke?

It was, but it was Gabby who pulled down the ball and played Holman in.

[villa `cross the mersey]

In 'The Game' in the Times today, Cascarino hammers Bent's attitude on Saturday....

Bloody hell - talk about pots, kettles and black - that lazy twonk hardly pulled up any trees whilst playing for us

[JUAN PABLO]

I'd go Bent and Benteke with Gabby in a midfield position.

I'd go for Bent and Benteke with Gabby nowhere near the team if Lambert insists on playing this system. If not an he sees sense then I'd rotate Bent and Benteke as lone striker.

Personally I'd play Benteke upfront on his own. Our midfield isn't good enough to not put 5 in there.

In 'The Game' in the Times today, Cascarino hammers Bent's attitude on Saturday....

ffs , cascarini can f**k off with thoughts .   any way what was Bent suppose to do , coming on with ten men. If I was Bent , I would want out of the team quick .  I could understand PL If we were winning games and half way up the table but we look dire and cant belive he is not using Bent in the right way , but thats alright PL , you keep using super scorer Gabby.

Gabby did - of course - set up Benteke's goal on Saturday.

Just sayin', like.

so he held the ball up for a few seconds before he gave it to Holman , big deal.   Hes a striker , hes about as potent as my 103 year old grandad.

[tomd2103]

I just get the feeling that Bent is not really helping himself when reading the headline "DARREN : PLAY ME AND CHRIS - Villa striker insists he can partner ace Benteke" in today's Evening Mail.  Of course the quotes attributed to Bent in the article don't quite have the sensationalism of the headline, but I would have thought such a story is the last thing he needs at the moment. 

Saying that, I still think Benteke and Bent is potentially our best forward partnership and it is one that should be given an opportunity.   

[Irish villain]

We have so many attacking players (Ireland, N'Zogbia, Gabby, Bent, Benteke, Weimann, Albrighton and Bannan at a push) and yet we are shocking at both creating and in scoring.

[Percy McCarthy]

Benteke would probably respond with a 'PLAY ME AND GABBY', were he daft enough to share his opinions with the press.

[preston28]

I'd go Bent and Benteke with Gabby in a midfield position.

I'd go for Bent and Benteke with Gabby nowhere near the team if Lambert insists on playing this system. If not an he sees sense then I'd rotate Bent and Benteke as lone striker.

Personally I'd play Benteke upfront on his own. Our midfield isn't good enough to not put 5 in there.

In 'The Game' in the Times today, Cascarino hammers Bent's attitude on Saturday....

ffs , cascarini can f**k off with thoughts .   any way what was Bent suppose to do , coming on with ten men. If I was Bent , I would want out of the team quick .  I could understand PL If we were winning games and half way up the table but we look dire and cant belive he is not using Bent in the right way , but thats alright PL , you keep using super scorer Gabby.

Gabby did - of course - set up Benteke's goal on Saturday.

Just sayin', like.

so he held the ball up for a few seconds before he gave it to Holman , big deal.   Hes a striker , hes about as potent as my 103 year old grandad.

Potent or impotent??? 

[Percy McCarthy]

As potent. It means the same.

Not that I agree like. It might not be that big a deal holding the ball up for a few seconds and laying it off, but it seems beyond Bent. And they've both got three goals this season.