Premier League - Bentley: Spurs are a joke

Eurosport - Thu, 09 Oct 12:54:00 2008

Tottenham midfielder David Bentley admits the Premier League's bottom club have become a laughing stock.

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Spurs have claimed just two points from their first seven matches - their worst start to a season since 1912.

Manager Juande Ramos, having been in the job for just under a year, is under increasing pressure while questions are being asked of sporting director Damien Comolli's activity in the transfer market, allowing experienced strikers Dimitar Berbatov, Robbie Keane and Jermain Defoe to leave without finding suitable replacements.

"I know people are having a laugh at the fact we are bottom of the league at the moment but it's up to everyone at the club to stop the jokes," said Bentley.

"We're not happy with what has been happening. You cannot hide from the situation but what we need are a team of leaders who take responsibility. We have to grow as people.

"We have more than enough good players at Tottenham to get us out of this situation and I give my word that we will."

Bentley, who moved to White Hart Lane from Blackburn in the summer for £15million, does not regret the switch to north London and is backing Ramos to turn things around.

"I'm fully behind him, 100 per cent," the 24-year-old told The Sun.

"I still love being at Spurs and I don't regret joining the club for one second.

"I know I haven't been at my best but I haven't become a bad player in a fortnight. The manager believes in me."

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  1. Talking of jokes... a man and a dog go into a pub and sky sports are showing the scores from last saturday. spurs 0-1 hull the screen reads. '@#$% sake' says the dog. the man behind the bar says 'thats amazing u got a talking dog... what does it say then when spurs win.' 'dunno' says the man ive only had it 3 years.

    From stan, on Thu 9 Oct 1:55PM

  2. I'd just like to say that all the arsenal fans are commenting on how unsuccessful our start to the season has been and yet its been how many years since they won the league?? or anything else for that matter. spurs along with every other team in the premier league "try" to progress and yet arsenal claim to be a top 4 team, which of course they are. what they are not however is THE top team. or even the second team. "oh but we have a young squad" you've been using that excuse for the last 4 years. focus on your own problems and leave us to ours. YIDS 4 Life!!

    From Shannon, on Thu 9 Oct 1:48PM

  3. Not usually moved to comment, but I am a Spurs fan and have been for over 40 years. I am well aware of the shortcomings of my team and the management issues surrounding the sale of our better players, without suitable replacements. I am amazed however at the lack of almost any genuinely focussed criticism and can only assume that most of you are writing your comments from the ICT rooms at your schools. Stop wasting the taxpayers money and get back to work

    From stevec8126511, on Thu 9 Oct 1:48PM

  4. I am just about to have a massive projectile diaohrrea @#$%- bentley/spurs,arsenal,man u,newcastle.

    From , on Thu 9 Oct 1:43PM

  5. Is this the joker who decline to play for the under 21`s
    England under 21`s?
    He is a small fish in a big pool / would blackburn accept him back / please have him back.
    What is wrong with Tottenham, purchasing a @#$% / with attitude?????????????????

    From royhill1948, on Thu 9 Oct 1:41PM

  6. BENTLEY SHOULD HAVE STAYED AT ROVERS HIS CARRIER IS GOING DOWN HILL SINCE HE MOVED HE WILL BE PLAYING BURNLEY NEXT SEASON AT THIS RATE

    From ROBERT S, on Thu 9 Oct 1:30PM

  7. just thoght i would say that, just as irrelevent as it was that my dog farted, so is bentlys comments on spurs being a joke. every time he opens his gob he makes no sense. also all the bull he spouts out about having been a spurs fan was just an attempt to win over the spurs fans having once been an arsenal player!!. thers only one team in north london bently my cockerALL. get over it. oops my dogs farted again !! and spurs are still BOTTOM. should have stayed at the arse you irrelevent useless overpriced over paid nutter. up the gunners you lilly whites.

    From Phillip, on Thu 9 Oct 1:26PM

  8. who ever is in charge of transfers at spurs clearly hasnt got a clue, last year they had for top strikers now y would anyone sell the 3 best strikers berbatov/kean and defoe and keep the shitest one Bent. i think who is in charge of transfers is an arsenal fan cos they're having a laugh. as for bently he's always been over reated jst another media player. if he was so good he would have made it at arsenal.

    From abdi_mohamed007, on Thu 9 Oct 1:25PM

  9. BENTLEY SHOULD HAVE STAYED AT ROVERS HIS CARRIER IS GOING DOWN HILL SINCE HE MOVED

    From ROBERT S, on Thu 9 Oct 1:24PM

  10. what is he doing soggy @#$% they'll go down its obvios!!!!

    From tyler, on Thu 9 Oct 1:15PM

  11. Spurs thought they were a top 4 team.
    Little did they realise they had the table upside-down.
    At least these players can take comfort in the huge salaries (tossers).
    They should get PRP, bet they would try harder then.

    From Steve N, on Thu 9 Oct 1:15PM

  12. Why do Liverpool fans comment on Rafael Benitez and their American owners when the article relates to Spurs.
    From orourkeda, on Thu 9 Oct 12:18P

    Read the post fully this time and thengo away and think about it and by this evening it might dawn on you what it is i was saying.
    Dont force it though.

    From MICHAEL M, on Thu 9 Oct 1:14PM

  13. spurs want to realise,that they are not a big club.Buying @#$% players,for alot more than thier worth.I.E.Bent.Should be left to Chelsea.Bentley should shut the f*** up,and start playing football,instead of giving it large to the press,the @#$% just likes his name in the paper.

    From chloejaneryan, on Thu 9 Oct 1:11PM

  14. my dog farted thismorning.

    From Phillip, on Thu 9 Oct 1:09PM

  15. It's great to be a Hull fan!

    Spurs mauled by the Tigers!!!!!

    From lydia a, on Thu 9 Oct 1:06PM

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    From jordan c, on Thu 9 Oct 1:06PM

  17. Bentley is the typical player of todays generation of footballers, ever since hes been on the football scene its been more for his mouth or about himself then the football he produces on the pitch. The problem is todays footballers have no loyalty towards anyone but themselves and live in this bubble thinking the world owes them something,
    for instance has Bentley been at a club long enough to establish himself producing a constant level of good football?..... Answer is no, and wheres the loyalty today with footballers choosing when and where they want to play when they feel like it regardless of what happens to the club! And with these kinds of players you look back at their career and you say what have they really achieved and the majority of the time nothing but headlines of their mouth or the money and transfer fees involved along the way!

    From jordan c, on Thu 9 Oct 1:04PM

  18. Bentley is a pillock. "What we need is a team of leaders". Dipstick! There is a saying: "Too many chiefs and not enough Indians." At least he got one thing right, "Spurs are a joke team" and the sooner they 'grace' the lower divisions, the better for the rest of North London.

    From Sussex BY The Sea, on Thu 9 Oct 12:59PM

  19. Anyone travelling by train should avoid Tottenham as there is a points failure.

    From Sussex BY The Sea, on Thu 9 Oct 12:54PM

  20. Just think Bentley, once upon a time you were a Gooner. How far have you fallen? Well, probably another division come the end of the season. After that, who knows?

    From Sussex BY The Sea, on Thu 9 Oct 12:54PM
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