Swindon Town v Aston Villa Match Thread

[Irish villain]

Its would be heart breaking to see Bent scoring his normal 20ish goals next season for someone else.

You just know that's what will happen too.

He knows he will be playing premier league football again. As for us...

Last year we were in disbelief that we ended up fighting relegation. From what I have read on H & V so far this season, most have accepted from an early stage that this season we will be in a battle with about five or six other teams to avoid that trap door.

[bob]

When Bent comes on he doesn't even touch the ball, he hasn't made pressing claims for a start the last few matches.

[littlevillain]

How many villa going tonight?

[eastie]

Its would be heart breaking to see Bent scoring his normal 20ish goals next season for someone else.

You just know that's what will happen too.

He knows he will be playing premier league football again. As for us...

So we should drop Benteke?

No we should have bent in gabbys place!

A regular goalscorer or a striker 28 league games without a goal?

[Dante Lavelli]

I think Lambert is trying to give Benteke maximum amount of time to gain some decent form.  Another goal tonight and his scoring record for the season will be very impressive (but sadly not all of them were for us).

[Holtenderinthesky]

I think Lambert is trying to give Benteke maximum amount of time to gain some decent form.  Another goal tonight and his scoring record for the season will be very impressive (but sadly not all of them were for us).

Benteke has cost us a few times this season already, he is nowhere near Prem class imo.

[Dante Lavelli]

No we should have bent in gabbys place!

Bent isn't the right sort of player to play off Benteke, imo, he like to play off the last defenders shoulder which is where we want Benteke.  Personally I think it's Bent or Benteke and currently Lambert is favouring the big man.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Its would be heart breaking to see Bent scoring his normal 20ish goals next season for someone else.

You just know that's what will happen too.

He knows he will be playing premier league football again. As for us...

So we should drop Benteke?

No we should have bent in gabbys place!

A regular goalscorer or a striker 28 league games without a goal?

On the wing?

[Karl Bridges]

I think Lambert is trying to give Benteke maximum amount of time to gain some decent form.  Another goal tonight and his scoring record for the season will be very impressive (but sadly not all of them were for us).

Benteke has cost us a few times this season already, he is nowhere near Prem class imo.

I disagree with that most strongly.

[eastie]

No we should have bent in gabbys place!

Bent isn't the right sort of player to play off Benteke, imo, he like to play off the last defenders shoulder which is where we want Benteke.  Personally I think it's Bent or Benteke and currently Lambert is favouring the big man.

Weimann will work well with benteke , if it comes to gabby or bent though I'd choose bent.

[Matt C]

Just a hunch but I'm starting to get the impression that Lambert and Bent aren't getting on too well.

[paulcomben]

Oi, Lambo. Football pitches have wide areas. You've seen those white line thingies? Near them!

[Ron Manager]

Like a lot of supporters I cannot understand what the manager thinks he is doing by persistently dropping Darren Bent and playing the utterly useless Agbonlahor.

I cannot understand why Darren Bent was made team captain and then relieved of the job within a couple of weeks without it seems the courtesy of an explanation.

Paul Lambert seems to have problems with man management techniques and speaking clearly during interviews.

Its only the end of October though and the situation we find ourselves in has time to improve.

Should it stay the same around the end of the year, however, Mr Lambert might find he has become.........TSM!

Finally we are only four points behind Liverpool!

[Phil from the upper holte]

Fuck me, Bent still can't get in

Possibly resting him for his return to Sunderland on Saturday?

He doesn't need a rest, he's had plenty

[Dante Lavelli]

I think Lambert is trying to give Benteke maximum amount of time to gain some decent form.  Another goal tonight and his scoring record for the season will be very impressive (but sadly not all of them were for us).

Benteke has cost us a few times this season already, he is nowhere near Prem class imo.

There's definitely a case of "biting you nose to spite your face" with persevering with Benteke however he is improving and the potential rewards for the whole team are greater than what Bent can provide.  The key word is potential though.