Club that cannot stop scoring lets yesterday's man go forth.

[Ron Manager]

and that's eight in thirteen for Benty.

[silhillvilla]

Hmmmm.

[PeterWithesShin]

Worth pointing out that of those 8, 2 were pens and one was when the ball hit him and went in and he knew smeg all about it. I wish him well but don't want him back.

[Monty]

This is in case we go down, right? He can clearly do well in the second tier, but there's no real evidence that he can still play well at the top level.

[silhillvilla]

Missed a one on one late on. No left foot.

[OCD]

Worth pointing out that of those 8, 2 were pens and one was when the ball hit him and went in and he knew smeg all about it. I wish him well but don't want him back.

Do they not count? 8 in 30 in the Championship isn't very impressive as it is, there's no need to dilute it.

I was a big fan of Bent's prior to him joining, for his first couple of seasons with us and then it was a shame after that. If Sherwood was of the opinion that he could get the Bent of a couple of years back, it would be worth trying and hoping it works out.

[PeterWithesShin]

Of course they count, but it's also valid that he's hardly a free scoring attacker when 2 were pens and the other hit him. Some are making out we are missing out by him not being here and i'm just pointing out his record at a lower level for a side near the top of the league.

[eamonn]

Its a good record though, caveats or not.

[richardhubbard]

Bent cannot influence was level his picked at , but his scoring goals and that counts

[johnc]

Bent cannot influence was level his picked at , but his scoring goals and that counts

He could have i fluenced what level he was picked at if he had scored more goals in the Premier League. Then he wou
D still be getting picked at the PL

[eamonn]

I think his confidence has probably been on the floor for the last couple of years, when he has played its been for teams who are struggling, us, Fulham, Brighton etc. Since he's been at a team doing well, until their recent hiccup, he has shown some of his old form. Of course he's lost some of the pace he used to have but his instinct and knack for being in the right place is still there - by far his strongest asset, (I think his finishing isn't much better than just above average to be honest), but it is interesting to consider how a player can go from being written-off to someone worth re-evaluating once playing for a decent team doing well.

Gardner is not a too dissimilar case - struggled on-loan at struggling clubs, most people writing him off and saying how his serious injuries have finished any promise he had, then he goes to Forest who go on a fine run of which he's an integral part of and again we're all thinking how good he could be again.

If only all players with a question mark over them could get a loan spell at a high-flying team to give them the best chance of showing what they can do...though obviously its more impressive if they help that team's ascent, which in these two lad's cases, I think they have.

[tony scott]

I wonder if Tim is preparing for life in Championship without CB

[Dave]

I wonder if Tim is preparing for life in Championship without CB

Yeah, he's probably written off the last seven matches of the season including two home matches against teams below us.

[dave.woodhall]

Sometimes this place is beyond parody.

[supertom]

Bent would have buried that chance Benteke fluffed when Weimann teed him up...


...just saying like...1-1 at that point and it may have been a different outcome (okay...probably not).

And he'd have done just as little as Benteke did too.

Not that I particularly miss Benty or anything.