mightyreds89 Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 Completley out of the Blue David Bentley of spurs popped into my head... Not going to be in their 25 and will be looking for a loan move for sure.. Anyone for a season long loan maybe Del is the man to resurrect his career as he has stalled in latest last few seasons and a few yets back was quality! Can play wide or in the middle... My perception is got too big for his boots but must still have it... If we were for any reason to loose Albert last min for the right amount would people be happy with DB as a stop gap? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Bristol Red Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 wasn't he meant to be the next david beckham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightyreds89 Posted August 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 Yep! When he was at Blackburn/first signed for Spurs the way he crossed the ball you would have thought it was Beckham! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FanaticRed Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 Somethings not right the the Bentley situation, he was nearly world class a few years ago, what changed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsince1994 Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 If del can get woolford playing like this bentley would end up playing like messi. Yes please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screech Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 Every time I think of David Bentley I think of David Noble, undoubted talent, but wont apply himself. Football is a hobby to him, it's something he's good at naturally, but cares very little about. It's not a career to him, it's the thing he earned a lot of money at and is enjoying the riches. It would be a hopeless case of trying to get him to work for a living now, he's David Bentley - football star. Unfortunately there will be some mug who will pick up the tab, I really hope it isn't us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pride of the west Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 Are we serious here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Reynolds Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 Who's paying the £60k a week for him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 he may just be happy to sit on his arse and earn his money, however if he wants to be playing week in week out his next contract won't be anywhere near his current one, he was on loan at West Ham last year and they obviously didn't rate him enough to take him on in the premier league, so I don't doubt Del COULD get Bentley playing very well, but theres about a 1% chance this would happen due to wages and probably Bentley not wanting to come to us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Posted August 29, 2012 Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 Deary me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightyreds89 Posted August 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 He was on loan at Brum and WHU in pass two seasons! So I would imagine that a fair chunk is still paid by Spurs! One thing is his surname says it all "Bentley" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herman Posted August 29, 2012 Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 he's past his best, overpaid, and has a possible attitude problem. only one club for him - QPR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted August 29, 2012 Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 This is a wasted talent. When he first came onto the scene he appeared to have all that he needed to make it to the very top but seems to be yet another good player who is happy to pick up the big pay checks but not papply himself in order to maximise his ability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted August 29, 2012 Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 no thanks he wouldn't fit in with our hard work ethic we now have he's lazy and a wasted talent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightyreds89 Posted August 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 no thanks he wouldn't fit in with our hard work ethic we now have he's lazy and a wasted talent That's exactly what Jody Morris was before del picked him up apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted August 29, 2012 Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 That's exactly what Jody Morris was before del picked him up apparently. Jody morris wasn't on 60k a week though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmissionImpossible Posted August 29, 2012 Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 Sign more players?? IF albert is to go, i doubt we will sign anyone permanently for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted August 29, 2012 Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 Sign more players?? IF albert is to go, i doubt we will sign anyone permanently for a while. we will sign 1 centre back by the end of the week then I think we'll be done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Orns Posted August 29, 2012 Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 he's past his best, overpaid, and has a possible attitude problem. only one club for him - QPR. Exactly what I was going to say, perfect fit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBCFC Posted August 29, 2012 Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 It's all in his name unfortunately. Thinks he's a Bentley when really he's a Skoda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murraysrightplum Posted August 29, 2012 Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 Dear god no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted August 29, 2012 Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 Harry Redknapp has made his career out resurrecting the likes of Bentley but even he failed with the man himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rambo6:19 Posted August 29, 2012 Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 I remember reading an article about him 4-5 years ago, when he was at Blackburn. He said he was the kind of player who needed discipline; he said if you gave him an inch he'll take a mile. Not the kind of player we need to gamble on, we actually seem like quite a stable club at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheshire_red Posted August 29, 2012 Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 The only thing he had in common with Beckham were his initials,he thought he was the DBs, whereas Beckham was the DBs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBristolian Posted August 29, 2012 Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 Harry Redknapp has made his career out resurrecting the likes of Bentley but even he failed with the man himself. Great manager though he is, Redknapp made his career out of shipping out/freezing out players he doesn't rate and getting new ones in. Darren Bent, Niki Kranjcar, Giovanni Dos Santos and Roman Pavluchenko are among countless players he didn't rate that have done well elsewhere. Not saying Bentley could be got back on track - the signs from West Ham and Birmingham don't look great - but Redknapp isn't exactly the kind of manager that persists with players he doesn't rate and I wouldn't necessarily see his freezing out of Bentley as a sign that the guy is beyond redemption. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted August 29, 2012 Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 Great manager though he is, Redknapp made his career out of shipping out/freezing out players he doesn't rate and getting new ones in. Darren Bent, Niki Kranjcar, Giovanni Dos Santos and Roman Pavluchenko are among countless players he didn't rate that have done well elsewhere. Not saying Bentley could be got back on track - the signs from West Ham and Birmingham don't look great - but Redknapp isn't exactly the kind of manager that persists with players he doesn't rate and I wouldn't necessarily see his freezing out of Bentley as a sign that the guy is beyond redemption. Probably being picky here - but are there any/many managers who this doesn't apply too?! What sort of Manager would you be if you persued with players that you didn't rate and replaced them with ones that you did? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barry_mack Posted August 29, 2012 Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 Probably being picky here - but are there any/many managers who this doesn't apply too?! What sort of Manager would you be if you persued with players that you didn't rate and replaced them with ones that you did? Keith Millen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CiderHider Posted August 29, 2012 Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 he didn't want to play for the U21 England side, said he was too good or could not be bothered or something crass, either way his career went down hill from then, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBristolian Posted August 29, 2012 Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 Probably being picky here - but are there any/many managers who this doesn't apply too?! What sort of Manager would you be if you persued with players that you didn't rate and replaced them with ones that you did? Ones with far smaller budgets than Redknapp's had to work with. I'd say even McInnes last season had to try and get the best out of players he didn't really want in the long-term in order to keep us in the division. I get what you're saying but Port Said Red seemed to implying Redknapp is some kind of master at getting the best out of players who've lost their way and nobody else seems to rate and I was just pointing out he's as quick to discard players he doesn't fancy as anyone and one of his biggest flaws at Spurs was his failure to rotate and utilise his whole squad... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted August 29, 2012 Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 Keith Millen? Who did KM not rate yet continue to stick by? Whether his (or any other managers') judgement of a player is inline with other peoples, is not the point. Surely by the very nature of not rating a player, it means that you try to move them on and replace them with someone else (unless you have serious financial restraints that make this not possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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