Darren Bent - gutted

James the Brains · Post by **James the Brains** » Mon May 08, 2006 11:25 am

from BBC SPORT

England omission disappoints Bent

Charlton striker Darren Bent will book an immediate holiday after being overlooked for this summer's World Cup.

Bent, the top scoring Englishman in the Premiership this season with 18 goals, was not only left out of Eriksson's squad but also the standby list.

"I am obviously really disappointed," Bent said on his agents' website.

"I wasn't taking anything for granted but I was very hopeful of being included. All I can do now is go away on holiday and recharge my batteries."

I really feel for the lad, he's worked so hard for this.

squiz18 · Post by **squiz18** » Mon May 08, 2006 11:30 am

What more did he have to do ? Top scoring English striker in the premiership, and a championship striker with 15 goals is chosen over him. absolute farce.

Hopefully he will get a chance with mclaren. Do qualifier games count as competitive matches?

budgiebasher · Post by **budgiebasher** » Mon May 08, 2006 11:38 am

How does he get overlooked for Andy Johnson? He's the top scoring englishman in the premiership! What does he have to do?

azbedwell · Post by **azbedwell** » Mon May 08, 2006 12:09 pm

Well that serves him right for going to a average club where he can learn his trade and play football week in week out, and score the goals that bring in the punters and makes football enjoyable to watch.

That'll teach him.

MMJR67 · Post by **MMJR67** » Mon May 08, 2006 12:18 pm

getting subbed at half time of their thrashing at united ,curbishley said he did it to give benty a rest for the upcoming world cup....and our club bragging up the fact we could get 400,000 from benty playing two WC matches...some people are eating shoe leather with their optimistic media comments,and I am for one way to shocked to even try to figure out what the 4 eyed turnip is thinking.

hallamblue · Post by **hallamblue** » Mon May 08, 2006 12:21 pm

MMJR67 wrote:getting subbed at half time of their thrashing at united ,curbishley said he did it to give benty a rest for the upcoming world cup....and our club bragging up the fact we could get 400,000 from benty playing two WC matches...some people are eating shoe leather with their optimistic media comments,and I am for one way to shocked to even try to figure out what the 4 eyed turnip is thinking.

4 eyed "swede" - surely ? lol

TractorRob · Post by **TractorRob** » Mon May 08, 2006 12:24 pm

Looks like if Bent wants a chance of getting into the World Cup picture he should join an underachieving Championship team and score less goals. Oh, and play sh*t on the one England game you have.

OR, better still get Wenger to say your good when youve done jackshit so far, except run.

Post by **Dazza** » Mon May 08, 2006 12:36 pm

TractorRob88 wrote:Looks like if Bent wants a chance of getting into the World Cup picture he should join an underachieving Championship team and score less goals. Oh, and play sh*t on the one England game you have.

OR, better still get Wenger to say your good when youve done jackshit so far, except run.

Sounds so sarcastic... but sadly its all true!

I think I'm just as gutted as Bent, I was (and still am) in a foul mood.

twinpeakes · Post by **twinpeakes** » Mon May 08, 2006 12:38 pm

mega surprised, at the very least not even on stand by....I wonder whose cornflakes he pissed in.

Dubai Blue · Post by **Dubai Blue** » Mon May 08, 2006 2:45 pm

I wonder if that is the key question TP. One England game. Not a great success but no worse than some others - maybe he did upset someone then.

Luke · Post by **Luke** » Mon May 08, 2006 2:51 pm

Dubai Blue wrote:I wonder if that is the key question TP. One England game. Not a great success but no worse than some others - maybe he did upset someone then.

He simply isnt good enougth!

Post by **Dazza** » Mon May 08, 2006 3:00 pm

Luke wrote:
Dubai Blue wrote:I wonder if that is the key question TP. One England game. Not a great success but no worse than some others - maybe he did upset someone then.
He simply isnt good enougth!

And Theo, Defoe and Johnson are? Dont make me laugh!

squiz18 · Post by **squiz18** » Mon May 08, 2006 4:58 pm

Luke wrote:
Dubai Blue wrote:I wonder if that is the key question TP. One England game. Not a great success but no worse than some others - maybe he did upset someone then.
He simply isnt good enougth!

Being top English goal scorer in the premiership isnt good enough for a world cup place. Not even in the team , squad would be good enough.