It says a lot about David Bentley's Spurs career that his most positive performance from a Tottenham fans perspective has come in a Blackburn shirt. Bentley was part of the squad that defeated Arsenal in the FA Cup last weekend and the player has hopefully made an early impact on his loan club.
Speaking after the game, the winger suggested that he didn't regret his move to Tottenham but he did state that it had been a ‘mistake'.
David Bentley's loan to Russian side Rostov was never likely to become a permanent solution as far as the player's future was concerned but there are signs that the winger could return to White Hart Lane much sooner than expected.
Bentley limped off with an ankle problem during Rostov's draw with Lokomotiv at the weekend.
The Necessary Failure of David Bentley - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
Former footballer David Bentley has moved to Russian club FC Rostov on loan. He was 28.
Some have mourned a wasted talent, others have been splashing each other playfully in the fountain of schadenfreude, where football fans congregate to mock the unfortunate.
David Bentley may be out of sight and therefore out of mind as he prepares to make his debut in Russia's Premier League but the loan move and the international break have given the midfielder plenty of time to ponder his future. "You always hope. But there's been a lot of water under the bridge," [..
David Bentley's Tottenham misery is prolonged until January at least with the news that the 28
year old has joined Russian Premier League outfit FC Rostov on a short term loan.
Bentley had suggested at the start of the season that new head coach Andre Villas-Boas had given
him a clean slate and asked the winger to prove that he still has a future at the club.
Expect a flood of transfer rumours – and hopefully some activity before 11pm on Friday as the
club enters the market following the sale of Luka Modric.
One of the reported targets is Fulham's Moussa Dembele – a player who Martin Jol compared to
Rafael van der Vaart last season but could our former manager be tempted with a couple of Tottenham
outcasts as potential bait?
What you're about to see it The Guardian's 'secret footballer' (@TSFGuardian)
first ever appearance on camera. If you're not familiar, the secret footballer is an industry
insider, whose documents the riches, debauchery and pressure that professional footballers are
subject to from a first-hand perspective.
When Andre Villas-Boas arrived at White Hart Lane, there was talk that he'd offered a number of
fringe players the chance to prove themselves under his tenure. One such player was David
Bentley.
"I've already spoken to the manager and he just said, 'You've got a clean slate, so do what you
can do and try to impress," the player said last month.
The transfer of Luka Modric rolls on but it is being widely reported that the Croatian will
finally leave the club this week and sign for Real Madrid in a deal worth around £36m. The move,
if it goes, through will probably see further rumours intensify regarding a replacement but could
Spurs do this from within the current squad?
Prior to AVB's official arrival, part of the deadwood clearing procedure had already begun with
the departures of Croatians Vedran Corluka and Niko Kranjcar. Since then however, transfer activity
through the out door has come to a halt, so how much more pruning is there to be done?
Needless to say, when a new manager arrives there is a chance of a clean slate for everyone
involved and David Bentley has come out to claim that he has been offered one.
I've personally been writing about Spurs – on and off – for the last twenty years now and
can never remember a period where actual news has outstripped idle transfer speculation.
In the last week, we've had the confirmation of AVB as the new boss, together with confirmed
signings of both Gylfi Sigurdsson and Jan Vertonghen.
One of the players supposedly given an amnesty under the Villas-Boas reign is David Bentley who
is hoping that he can somehow reignite his career with a new manager.
It's nearly four years now since ‘that goal' against Arsenal in 2008/09 and since then, loss
of form and injury has led to very little match time outside of loan spells.
Throughout last summer, we ran a series of articles which we called ‘The Deadwood Files'. As
the title might suggest, we considered some of the fringe players at the time – Bentley, Bassong,
Jenas etc – and argued as to whether or not they had a future at Tottenham.
We were going to run that again this year but it seemed a little pointless because most of those
names are still here – for now at least.
At the time of the FA Cup semi final, it looked as if David Bentley might at least get to make
up the numbers on the Spurs bench at least but in the end it was another completely wasted season
for the midfielder.
The option of another loan deal for next season is always there but there will be few Spurs fans
who won't be hoping that if a move does take place, it's a permanent one.
The Daily Express this morning leads with the headline that Jermaine Jenas can leave White Hart
Lane this summer but it goes on to name a host of players that the newspaper believes are surplus
to requirements.
JJ was loaned out to Aston Villa at the beginning of 2011-12 but after optimism over a possible
permanent deal to the Midlands club, injury wrecked the player's move and he returned to the Lane
shortly afterwards.
10 Most Overpriced Footballers - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
There are many, especially those who don't have very much of an interest in sport, who think
that top athletes are overpaid to do nothing more than ‘play a game'. However, there are many
like Lionel Messi, Tom Brady, Derrick Rose, and others who are the best or among the best in their
respective sports that look like they at least somewhat deserve the high salaries that they
receive.
The soundtrack to Harry Redknapp's press conference after the QPR game at the weekend was one of
defensive comments in relation to the squad. Harry was adamant that he had done the right thing in
letting the likes of Bassong, Corluka and Pienaar go out on loan despite the lack of cover.
Redknapp also went on to suggest that he has a lack of alternatives at the club but is that
strictly the case?
Spurs are down to the bare bones in defence but are they thin enough elsewhere to see David
Bentley make a surprise return to the side? Manager Harry Redknapp revealed in his press conference
that one of the club's forgotten men may well feature tomorrow.
"We haven't got loads of players and looking at the squad, there is every chance David Bentley
could be back on the bench.
The long awaited Tottenham Hotspur shirt for the 2012-13 season, designed by new kit manufacturers
Under Armour, has been leaked on the Internet. Modeled by Tottenham star winger David Bentley (see
above photo), Tottenham Hotspur will be sporting a...
'Please God, let me dodge the army for another 10 years"
One of Arsene Wenger's surprise last-minute summer purchases, striker Park Chu-Young was
expected to return to South Korea in the next year or two to undertake his national service.
Simon Dawkins found himself as a surprise inclusion in Spurs 25 man squad list but any hopes of
an appearance in the Tottenham first team this season have been ended with news of another loan
spell in the MLS.
Simon has returned to San Jose Earthquakes, the side he played for last season and while Spurs
fans are unclear as to what the 24 year old could offer his parent club, Earthquakes head coach
Frank Yallop is delighted to welcome him back.
Tottenham winger David Bentley could be the next Premier League player on his way to MLS.
According to reports, Bentley is seeking a loan move to MLS. The 27-year-old midfielder spent
the last half of last season on loan with Birmingham City and the first portion of this season on
loan at West Ham before suffering a knee injury in mid-October.
I kid, I kid. I'm all out of Bentley stories. I could tell you my epic about Arturo Lupoli, his
secret agent dog and his layabout sidekick, but it's all a bit too similar to an episode of Scooby
Doo and I need to give it some work.
In a piece of cruel irony given the original purpose of camouflage, Mario Balotelli's customised Bentley does help him stick out from the crowd slightly. So when these Manchester United supporters spotted the Italian striker's motor parked up they decided to pee on it. As you do. The Sun reports: "The cheeky yob was pictured [.
Sports journalists were in mourning today after Manchester City stepped in to reveal a seemingly credible Mario Balotelli Twitter account as a load of old cobblers. Starting on Friday a flurry of messages turned up under the guise of @MarioUfficialeB many spouting the kind of enigmatic quotes we've come to expect from the maverick, [.
By now, most of us have seen pictures of Mario Balotelli's latest addition to his fleet of cars. The Manchester City star has been known for his erratic style both on and off the pitch, but his latest antics have seemingly pushed the envelope even further.
The Italian posted this picture of himself with his camouflage Bentley, and his camouflage four wheeler, while wearing a camouflage Snuggie.
Photo via: Splash NewsPhoto via: Eamonn & James Clarke
Manchester City's Mario Balotelli always seems to be in the headlines. From partying, to pregnancy, quitting smoking and cars Balotelli appears to have the realm of news and gossip covered.
This week ahead of City's match against Tottenham, Balotelli was seen in a new Bentley.
Image: 7MSport. Bit of a hoopla in the press today about Mario Balotelli's latest late night
excursion involving a bevy of 'beauties' piling into his white Bentley GT. Horrendous fashion
aside, the Man City player was photographed smoking a fag at some point in the evening. What's your
take on cigarettes and athletes, Kickettes?
Mario Balotelli had to know that having his Bentley customized with a camouflage paint scheme would actually make it stand out even more than a Bentley already would, but I doubt he anticipated that it would attract public urinators. On Sunday night, as Balotelli dined in Manchester at a Indian restaurant with friends while rumors swirled of an impending transfer to Milan, a group of Manchester United fans found his distinctive car (parked on the sidewalk, of course) and had their way with it.
Stop Press Roving Reporter has spotted Sietje Mouch driving RVP to Old Trafford. A Bentley GTv8
seen driving up towards Man United HQ with RVP in passenger seat and the little known Agent of the
man of the moment , Sietje Mouch in the driver seat. More as we get it..
As we'd already seen with the proposed sale of Michael Dawson to QPR, it seems that few players
are safe from AVB's clearout of Harry's men but just who will escape the deadline day cull?
Since the transfer window re-opened in June, the club has waved goodbye to Vedran Corluka,
Steven Pienaar, Niko Kranjcar and Sebastien Bassong.
This was always going to be a busy few days for Tottenham after the sale of Luka Modric on
Monday and it looks as if the first post-Luka deal will bring Fulham's Moussa Dembele to White Hart
Lane. Nothing has been confirmed as yet but with the two clubs agreeing a fee last night it could
only be a matter of time.
What ho! That all happened in rather a flash of Euro gubbins and fuzzy Olympic bonhomie, no? For
those still drawing breath at the madness of it all I advise a jolly swift inhalation, for that
clattering of hooves without is Season 2012/13, entering stage right at a gallop.
Ave atque vale
Now unless the family monocle is playing tricks again, I fancy things are beginning to look at
tad different at N17, for all sorts of reasons - but ‘tis only right and proper to begin by
doffing caps and charging glasses in memory of a fallen comrade.
It was just a friendly at Stevenage but there were many positives to take out of the 2-0 victory
at Broadhall Way and many Spurs fans would have been delighted to see Tom Huddlestone make a return
to action.
Thudd has endured an injury plagued couple of years at the club but if he is fit to play a full
part this season, it highlights an ‘abundance of riches' amongst other things, at the club.
Any new coach coming into a club will, sooner or later, make his mind up about the existing
squad but some of the transfer rumours coming out of White Hart Lane will have surprised Spurs
supporters.
While the club continues to offload the deadwood with the sale of Sebastien Bassong to Norwich,
there are claims that AVB is looking to clear out five more players but those names include Tom
Huddlestone and Michael Dawson.
We all suspected that there would be some clearing of deadwood at White Hart Lane and some
newspapers are claiming this morning that as many as five players could leave Spurs before the
season starts.
Most of those names won't surprise anybody – Jenas, Bentley, Bassong and Naughton but the
fifth player on the list may cause some debate.
Not quite as we would have scripted admittedly, but only the most pedantic of lilywhite persuasion will grumble about the manner in which we stumbled our way over the finishing line today. To date this season, the four walls of White Hart Lane have witnessed vastly inferior attempts to wrap up the points and cavort our way down the High Road with the sounds of chortles ringing the air and three points slung over the shoulder – hence we might be well advised to thank the mid-September deities and shuffle off into the gloaming.
There will be no Y'allapalooza at Livestrong Sporting Park this year. The concert which was set to
be held on September 9th at Livestrong Sporting Park, and feature Dierks Bentley and Big & Rich has
been moved to Cricket Wireless Amphitheater (Sandstone) to protect the field at LSP. This is good
news for Sporting fans as it's one less time the field has to be covered.
