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An open letter to Darren Bent

Dear Darren,

I read your comments in The Sun this morning and was shocked and appalled by your behaviour.

You stated that in the two years at Tottenham Hotspur, you "never actually felt wanted" and that "it was the worst two years of my career".

I see that you failed to state that in those two years, you were paid just over £4 million, plus bonuses, signing on fees, etc.

I also seem to remember comments made by you on the day you signed for us to the tune of;

"It's exciting times for me and Spurs and hopefully I'll show what I can do.

Being a professional footballer means that you get on with it. You get paid and paid extremely well to do a job. I'm sure there was nothing in your contract about the manager putting his arm around you.

You also added the following statement the day you signed;

"The club already have Jermain Defoe, Robbie Keane and Dimitar Berbatov. It will be hard work getting in the team, but Tottenham are a massive club".

Hmm. So you knew you were signing on as a squad player when you signed your £160,000 per month contract. I am pretty sure that not even you thought you could shove the likes of the above strikers out of the way, not without one hell of a fight?

Ah, but alas, you had your chance when all three departed. But still you said "my career stood still at Tottenham".

Two of the three strikers had to be brought back to the club as you clearly weren't up to the task.

Three managers can't all be wrong, can they? Jol, Ramos and Redknapp saw you as a non-starter.

And I don't know what form Sandra was in at the time you missed "that sitter", but I can assure you that my Alexia would have buried it.

Now do run along Darren and don't let the door hit you on your way out.

PS. If you were so unhappy, why in all that time did you not put in a transfer request?

60 comments

  1. Well said!
  2. He was on more than 40k a week
  3. Absolutely spot on....he really is a work-shy baby. I'm sure Frazier & Kenwyne will be first choice at Sunderland in 6months !!!
  4. I ould never understand how he came to hit the opposing goalkeeper so often, particularly with headers. Practice I guess.
  5. was your top scorer for 2 years so those muppet managers must of been wrong lol
  6. This was another player brought to the club that was not wanted or required by the manager (Jol) almost brought to spite Westham as he was never wanted and required and i think we fans knew that and he knew that. I've never rated him but still believe he will do a good job for a team like Sunderland like he did at Charlton. ps My stephanie could have scored that as well, aint that right Mrs England!!
  7. How sad that D Bent one talks like he shoots - never straight! Dignity is a word that escapes his Twitterings and wouldn't it have made a change when someone who could not hack it simply says goodbye and thanks and "looking forward to the new challenge". Congratulations to the club in redeeming so much money on someone who managed 1 goal in 3+ games, especially considering that none of the top 10 clubs came in for him. Stupid actions from someone who will question why the supporters turn on him when comes back.
  8. Excellently put! Get lost darren...
  9. Not the first young talent to move to tottenham and fall short of the mark. You seem to have a habbit of destroying good players.
  10. with 3 managers in 2 years and the constant upheaval going on behind the scenes Im sure that Bent was not happy with the fact it was not as sold to him in the brouchure.

    I draw similarities with the spuds and newcastle, both sets of fans have delusions of grandeur and with all the upheaval the spuds could go the same way...heres hoping!!
  11. Darren Bent is a quality finisher, Spurs needed a quality PLAYER.

    He was top scorer for 2 seasons but brought little else to them team and often limited the way we played. With Darren Bent you have to hit long balls into channels, or over the the defence to turn them, giving him a run on goal. The way Spurs play is not geared towards long balls, but creative incisive play (see Modric, Lennon, Keane, Defoe, Pav, Huddlestone - All gifted Techincal players ) I think he'll do better, and be more appreciated in a team thay plays to his strengths..
  12. Nice letter, think it should be shared with him as he showed no respect to a club who over paid for him and he thought he was something special. Plenty of chances and he pranced about like a fairy.
  13. I'm pretty upset by Darren's slamming of Spurs now that he's at a low level Premiership club. I'm happy that he feels wanted, but I'm really disappointed that he would come out now and start punking off Spurs after we fans SUPPORTED HIM even though he never fit into our style of play. This is really unprofessional and I dont appreciate it one bit.
  14. I'm a Spurs fan of 31 years' standing. You really are a tool of the highest order, aren't you? Darren Bent was given no support whatsoever in his time here - and whatever puerile 'arguments' you may conjure up, he was still our topscorer last season. But go on - shove your tongue a little bit further up Redknapp's a*se. A prediction: Darren Bent will consistently score more Premier League goals than Jermain Defoe for the rest of their respective careers - as he always has done so far.
  15. Maybe Bent realised that spurs were no longer in the top 4 clubs in London so had no chance of getting into the top 4 in the EPL
  16. Some fans are so sensitive...we gave him enough abuse of the years and when he gives some back you all get shirty LOL
  17. Damn, we tried to support him because he was wearing the lilliwhite shirt. But he has shown that not only is his finishing of Championship quality but his mentality is also that of a player seriously lacking in any class.

    Good luck in the future Darren hopefully you will feel at home in a smaller pond as obviously the bright lights effected your fragile mind??

    P.S. Be careful that arm round the shoulder doesn't turn into a hand round the throat if you don't find even the form you showed for us!!!
  18. I wish he had never been born
  19. IAH - I would like to know how you can determine how Sunderland are a low level club?
    With a world class stadium, training facilities, vast resources and massive fanbase i fail to see how this makes us 'low level'. We are re-building after the yo yo years, yes we underperformed badly last season, but so did your lot. This so called low level team still managed to take 4 point off your lot (should have been 6). Bent will be a success at Sunderland based on the virtue that we play to each players strengths and i look forward to getting more points from your lot this season.
  20. i reckon bent has a lot of respect for this site and will hang his head in shame
  21. You are falling for paper talk.

    The Sun is like Talksh*te, they deliberately exaggerate stuff to wind people up and to get you to listen to it.
  22. Spot on Anon 12.52!!

    Over the last four years only Roony (of the English strikers) has scored more goals than Bent in the Prem. We did not play to his strengths. If we had a more solid midfield during and defence during his spell with us he would have been seen as a hit rather than a miss. And to all those who have wives/Girlfriends/Grannies who could have scored THAT goal ........ Go back and watch footage of Klinsman, Lineker, Greaves etc and you'll see they all have some stinking misses on their records that don't get dragged up day in day out!
    I've got a tenner on Bent being top english scorer this season and a fiver on Defoe!

    COYS!
  23. And then the end will come.
  24. must be hard to score from 3 feet out as most of his goals were, shite, shite utter shite, never welcome back as far as i am concerned.
  25. why do these footballers have to open their mouths? They are all so unprofessional.
  26. Darren Bent's problem is that he is too limited as a player and not good enough to improve in the areas of play that let him down. The reason he was so good at Charlton is because he was the big fish in the small pond and their captain, they played to his strengths - ie a long ball over the top of the last defender for him to run onto. Spurs dont play in what is effectivly a 'lower team' mentality where they defend for their lives with 4 or 5 defenders or 4 or 5 midfielders with no flair. At Spurs, we have a lot of flair players who like to get the ball down and play a more attractive style of football. Bents problem is he is too limited as a player to adapt his style. To the guy who said he will outscore Defoe as he has done every year... The reason for this is he took all the pens at Charlton (where the majority of his goals actually come from) whereas at Spurs, that is where most of Robbie Keanes goals come from. I was glad when we signed him as it seemed he genuinely w…
  27. Stratty says:

    Bent was rubbish - why are you letting yourselves get upset by him?

    Does it matter what he says? No-one listens to him. He was rubbish and he's gone.


    To the indignant SAFC fan. We judge teams by history, my friend.

    We find it very difficult to take Chelsea seriously - what do you imagine we think of you?
  28. to be honest he just simply is not good enough for spurs. actually i don't think he'll be good enough for sunderland. young frazier is a far greater talent.

    somebody above said he limits the way you play as a team. damn right.

    my heart always sank when his name was on the team sheet. as for not feeling wanted - the sad truth is that fans and the coaches love the good players, not the less good ones. obviously he is in the latter category and i for one would have accepted less cash for him.

    as for "getting back in the england fold," what a load of absolute comedy.
  29. I think we treated him very badly. He didn't moan when he was there, he didn't throw down his shirt.

    He scored a decent amount of goals with no regular starting place or strike partener, and the way the club has behaved since he left is embarrassing, I'm not surprised at what he's said now

    Yes we expected more form him, but there's no bad feelings as far as i'm concerened. And he's not in the top 10 worst forwards we've bought in the past 15 years
  30. He's entitled to his opinion if you like it or not. He was badly treated big wage or not. You'll never hear HR slagging off JD or RK like that and none of you haters can say those guys have never missed a sitter. I never rated him but most of you are way off the mark and interesting to see that the moderator allows racist comments too...
  31. Jimmy, you can't advertise your blog on here. We've already got a link to your site.

    Regards
    Jaymes
  32. Please point out the racist comment and we'll have the comment removed.

    Regards
    JM
  33. Bent will always score goals and will no doubt score more for sunderland which will get them higher up the league and avoid the dogfight this season. We play a different way to the other teams he has played for which includes passing to a team mate and then making another run to collect the return. For us to progress we needed someone who is a bit different and i am pleased with the crouch signing he may look like bambi on ice but he will link the play well and get in the box and score.
  34. He is correct - he did stand still but whose fault was that? Players have to show they are better than the others available to the manager. He didn't.
  35. I agree with anonymous.....
  36. Nice to see he left with dignity and pride intact. And a place in our hearts forever with a hero's welcome assured when he returns....ok, so that was way off the mark...BUT HOLD ON....just like Darren Bent...wow, i have something in common with an overpriced, over-rated piece of sh*ite that yes maybe scored goals (statistics can lie then) but never once lent himself to team play. Good luck all you Mackems, him and Kenwyne will be deadly...the ball boys are quaking in their trainers as we speak...
  37. darren bent isn't a very intelligent person, as can be seen by his drawl since leaving. This is what it proved on the pitch. The biggest failing with him is his blinkered vision on the pitch. His movement is poor and he often takes the play away from goal when the ball is given to him at his feet. He cant drop deep to receive the ball because of htis. he is a good finisher if the chance is easy, but he has to have the chance presented to him on a plate with no decision making to be made. If this is done he will score. If he has to beat the last defender or do something a bit cute to get a chance, he won't score.

    Defore isn't as an instinctive finisher as Bent, and infact can be a bit wasteful infront of goal, but he is a far more intelligent player and a better footballer, not only contributing to team play and build-up but also able to run at the defence in a far more direct fashion. This stretches the defence and often leads to chances for other players even if he doesn t…
  38. I couldn't help feeling despondant whenever i saw Bent and Jenas in the starting line up for the last two seasons. Apart from an all too rare flash of genius, Jenas is a luxury player who flatters to deceive. The only positive thing I can say about Bent is that he is no longer at the club! Good riddance.
  39. just a note on those scoring stats.
    2007-2008, all comps:
    Darren Bent: 36 games, 8 goals. (1 in 4.5 games)
    Robbie Keane: 54 games, 23 goals (1 in 2.3)
    Dimitar Berbatov: 53 games, 23 goals (1 in 2.3)

    2008-2009:
    Darren Bent 43 Games, 17 goals (1 in 2.5)
    Jermaine Defoe 8 games, 3 goals (1 in 2.6)
    Roman Pavluchenko 36 games, 14 goals (1 in 2.5)
    Trust me Barren, you won't be missed.
  40. SAFC - 'we underperformed badly last season, but so did your lot' but where did you end up, mate? We had the worst start to a season in our history and still finished nearly 10 places higher than you.

    So Darren Is has finally gone and taken his shoddy aerial ability, weak link up play and lazy work ethic with him. How nice it was as well to see him leave with a touch of class shown to a team that has paid him millions to underperform (and provided him with a winners medal).

    How difficult is it for a player to accept that he simply wasn't good enough and maybe TAKE RESPONSIBILITY THEMSELVES that their time at a club didn't work out?

    As was said in the article he knew it would be hard work to get in the team, maybe he should have asked himself if he was willing to put it in BEFORE he signed for us.

    Darren, you weren't good enough, mate. Your goals were mostly unspectacular tap-ins (yeah yeah they all count but it's what sets the Berbatovs and Torres' apart fro…
  41. I was never his biggest fan and this rant just confirms it.
  42. Darren Bent was the second highest scorer in the PL when Charlton were relegated.
    He scored a lot of goals for us at the start of the season, and we were going that same track.(Thank god we bought JD and PSB back)
    Now, do you see a theme forming. The problem is when Bent scores no one else on the team can. So a goal every three games maybe good return for a player but not for the club.

    So here's wishing that he scores a bagful of goals for Sunderland.
  43. The stats don't really back him up. he played 79 and scored 25 in 79 apps. Crouchy in comparison scored 42 in 124 at liverpool which works out at a better average and he's considered as a target man, not an out and out striker that Bent is. £640K per goal is hardly a good return on an investment.
  44. Sorry PoshSpur. You're quite right. Serious breech of Blogging etiquette.
    My feeling was that he was a square footballer peg in a round Tottenham hole.
    He was not a player who suited our preferred playing styles and I never could understand why we bought him.
    Despite that he always gave of his limited best, was our top scorer and was not responsible for his fee.
    The statistics on goals per game do not take into account that a lot of those were as sub.
  45. Bent was not hard done by at all. He was only our top scorer last season as at times we had no one else to play upfront after keane and berbatov left. In certain games pav was cup tied. Bent will score goals but so will any striker that's like saying a keeper will make saves. Bent is a decent premiership player but out of all the strikers he was up against he brings less to the team. I think he will be a big hit at Sunderland but all this hard done by business is nonsense. If you want to play a long ball 4-5-1 then bent is your man. Tottenham do not play that way. I'm not sorry to see him go but I wish him well.
  46. I knob head will score for sunderland beacuse they'll play to his strengths. So they'll end up in a relegation dog fight, Before he came we were a top 5 team, the sshithead bought us down and now he's left maybe we'll go back up to where we belong
  47. What's the betting he has missed the point as well.
  48. Whatever the situation cream rises to the top. For 16 million you might expect someone who can make things happen not wait for it on a plate.
    Can't head, can't pass and the worst first touch in the Premier League!
  49. I'm sure Darren Bent comes to this website
  50. yawn yawn sad deluded spuds, you are going in the direction where you belong - backwards.

    To blame bent for your fall from grace is beyond belief, I suppose it had nothing to do with the deluded expectations of the fans and the fact that you have gone through 3 managers in 2 years.

    Spurs are $shite, the fans are fickle and the faster you lot realise that the better football will be.
  51. 'Anonymous said...
    I wish he had never been born

    Friday, August 07, 2009 12:58:00 PM'




    Come now, Mrs Bent, it's not all bad, surely?
  52. To be fair, the Sun have totally put words into his mouth, i saw his interview on SSN and he seemed to be honest and fair, and didnt 'blast' tottenham.
  53. I think most of what he's said comes across as sour grapes to me, that he didn't make it at Spurs in the end.
    Looking back at the stats though, he was starting to adapt his game and become a better player... 8 goals first, despite sharing the striking role with Keane, Defoe and Berbatov is no mean feat. Then finishing with 17 last season is respectable enough - I don't think he took any pens to my knowledge either.
    Until the game where he missed the sitter, and Harry criticised him, and indeed until his injury/illness period last season, he was on a hot streak, and Harry couldn't say enough good things about him. I think he knew he was slowly improving, and he's now venting his frustration, especially in the interview I saw, due to Keane, Defoe and Crouch coming back. He refers to the politics at Spurs and having 'old players' back.
    As mentioned above though, he's going to have to keep improving now more than ever, as the service into the box is going to…
  54. All footballers say the samething when they sign for a new club and always make out their failure at their previous club was down to the club and not them.

    We should never have signed him. And all his Sunderland hype is bog-standard stuff the journos want to hear, along with the fans.

    Fact is Darren is very limited. Scores, does little else, which means he offers nothing if we need to be a little more clever in breaking down a team.

    ta,
    Spooky

    www.dearmrlevy.com
  55. Good luck Darren when you go to Sunderland, and thanks for the goals. There will be a section that will applaud you for your efforts when you return to the Lane with the Black Cats.
  56. it seems bent was subject to some changes..politics etc.....whatever...

    a goalscorer noone can doubt....form or no form...

    good luck but
    wish he would show some dignity in his public rants

    he can afford it
  57. may of been top scorer....but look at the teams he scored them against! championship player through and through.
    Darren Bent class A muppet
  58. He's Sunderland level, not quite lowly West Ham level (see some of you Scum have been on here with your issues). Whatever he's said or not said, he's sub-Spurs level, couldn't finish his dinner and we should be glad he's gone! Look forward to you coming back and missing from 2 yards Darren...
  59. I am amazed as to how many people spent time and effort,to make comments about what Darren Bent said about his 2 years at SPURS. Who cares anyway. good luck and good riddance. As for that SPUDhater, i really feel sorry for you my friend. You hate SPURS so much because you know your little club cannot come near Tottenham, as for the fans find me a club the size of Tottenham that is better supported.
  60. Bravo, commenters. You prove Bent correct. And being wanted has nothing to do with being paid under a contractual obligation. If some of you fanatics would take your own lives as seriously, maybe we could all whine about your salary.