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Benty on loan! (to Brighton)

CAFCsayer
CAFCsayer Posts: 10,231
edited November 2014 in General Charlton
To Brighton... One we've missed out on there, would surely rather have come here!?
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  • Southbank
    Southbank Posts: 5,260
    Our owner thinks you only need one forward
  • J BLOCK
    J BLOCK Posts: 8,316
    Jesus, huge huge missed opportunity
  • Elthamaddick
    Elthamaddick Posts: 15,823
    Big mistake of we don't try and get him
  • lancashire lad
    lancashire lad Posts: 15,631
    I hope he does well at BHA, except when they play us.
  • superchrissypowell
    superchrissypowell Posts: 693
    He is now crap! Done nothing for years and isnt the sort of player we need
  • Garrymanilow
    Garrymanilow Posts: 13,178
    superchrissypowell said:

    He is now crap! Done nothing for years and isnt the sort of player we need

    Yeah, what use to we have for those bloody goalscorers?
  • happyvalley
    happyvalley Posts: 8,996
    superchrissypowell said:

    He is now crap! Done nothing for years and isnt the sort of player we need

    Agree entirely, loved him when he was with us though.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,242
    Wish him well but will have to wait and see how he does at BHA before saying we've missed out or that he's pasr it
  • PL54
    PL54 Posts: 10,757
    How did he do at Fulham?
  • Davo55
    Davo55 Posts: 7,838
    Would be interesting to know how much of his wages Brighton are picking up. I suspect it's out of our financial league,

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  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,106
    superchrissypowell said:

    He is now crap! Done nothing for years and isnt the sort of player we need

    Definitely the sort of player we need after George's miss on Saturday!

    As for the previous comment, that's at a far higher level than the championship.
  • nth_london_addick
    nth_london_addick Posts: 35,919
    I think that nostalgia is kicking in folks

    Bents looks out of shape out of love with football

    Villa need a striker more than us and right now villa are no better than us, I'd put money on them losing to us

    Is have took him in a heartbeat but not for any other reason than history and my love of the fella all those years ago

    But a lot of yrs have passed and benty aint ripped up defences in the majority of those yrs like he did when he was here
  • Elthamaddick
    Elthamaddick Posts: 15,823
    He would've buried George's chance in the last min on sat....that's the difference
  • Uboat
    Uboat Posts: 12,199
    I could be wrong, but it looks like the fire has gone out with Benty. We'll see.
    I thought Brighton had plenty of strikers? Injuries or are Baldock, that bloke from Barnsley and the others not working out?
  • PL54
    PL54 Posts: 10,757
    edited November 2014
    Friend Or Defoe said:

    superchrissypowell said:

    He is now crap! Done nothing for years and isnt the sort of player we need

    Definitely the sort of player we need after George's miss on Saturday!
    Yes but George put the effort in to be on the end of the pass
    Elthamaddick said:

    He would've buried George's chance in the last min on sat....that's the difference

  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 16,538
    So now we know why Brighton voted to change the FFP rules...

    Terrible shame - for all his lack of fitness, he is still a natural goalscorer and Charlton is his spiritual home...but afraid RD does not give two stuffs about anything "sentimental" like that.
  • Carter
    Carter Posts: 14,253
    I'd have ripped villas arm off for him
  • BigRedEvil
    BigRedEvil Posts: 11,076
    Saw him come on for Villa last night and thought he's finished at PL level. He'll score a few goals for Brighton, although they don't have a great track record with strikers so far this season
  • PL54
    PL54 Posts: 10,757
    Weegie Addick said:

    So now we know why Brighton voted to change the FFP rules...

    Terrible shame - for all his lack of fitness, he is still a natural goalscorer and Charlton is his spiritual home...but afraid RD does not give two stuffs about anything "sentimental" like that.

    Nor would you if you were paying

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  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,602
    Maybe we can get O'Grady on loan from them as I'm sure they will want to cover Bents wages at least in part. Pretty pissed off though.
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,038
    There's some great goals in those vines, but the thing that stands out for me was that quality of the final balls (where shown). I think we've got the best midfield that we've had for a long time, but it's not as good as shown there.

    As much as I loved having Darren Bent in our side I not convinced he's the answer now, I'd like to think we can get better value for money in the January sales. I'm just hoping that we do.

    If one good thing can come of his going to Brighton it is perhaps that it will stop people from going on about the (im)possibility of us getting him in future.
  • dizzee
    dizzee Posts: 5,616
    Didn't want him anyway.

    He's pony, always has been.
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,362
    I think he's lost a lot of his appetite and desire for the game .. AV are struggling, if he were still any good why would they let him go ?
  • Charlton_Charlie
    Charlton_Charlie Posts: 1,428
    Those vines have reminded of a) how much I bloody loved that man and b) how we were a decent side (yes, I know we went down) but they really were the glory years... Heading in the right direction now of course but my word we've put up with some dross since those heady days...
  • Absurdistan
    Absurdistan Posts: 8,024
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bOrWMc_Es0
  • CrayAddick
    CrayAddick Posts: 3,913
    I'm depressed after watching them videos
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,388
    You'd think he'd still be a big threat at this level, even though he's not the same player.

    On the other hand he's not the type of striker we ideally need to play alongside Igor, and I expect Brighton will be paying a fair % of his wages. Igor's probably the better player now and I hope we get a striker of similar quality in January, hopefully someone young for the longer term like Igor.
    Stig said:

    There's some great goals in those vines, but the thing that stands out for me was that quality of the final balls (where shown). I think we've got the best midfield that we've had for a long time, but it's not as good as shown there.

    But at the same time we're not playing against Premier League defenders and goalkeepers.
  • thenewbie
    thenewbie Posts: 11,004
    Elthamaddick said:

    He would've buried George's chance in the last min on sat....that's the difference

    No, Benty at his best would have buried that chance. The current model Darren Bent would probably have done no better than Tucudean, or have much better a record - on a considerably higher wage to boot. Let's face the facts folks, the best years of his career were with Charlton back in the Premiership - a long time ago. He's not looked half the same player ever since his stint at Tottenham.
  • PL54
    PL54 Posts: 10,757
    Scoham said:

    You'd think he'd still be a big threat at this level, even though he's not the same player.

    On the other hand he's not the type of striker we ideally need to play alongside Igor, and I expect Brighton will be paying a fair % of his wages. Igor's probably the better player now and I hope we get a striker of similar quality in January, hopefully someone young for the longer term like Igor.

    Stig said:

    There's some great goals in those vines, but the thing that stands out for me was that quality of the final balls (where shown). I think we've got the best midfield that we've had for a long time, but it's not as good as shown there.

    But at the same time we're not playing against Premier League defenders and goalkeepers.
    You've still gotta run

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