The top ten of the players who have been in decline this season...

4) David Bentley, Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham should have been the making of Bentley. Instead, moving to the Lane has exposed his inadequacies and limitations.

Extremely effective because of his crossing ability in a Blackburn side that generally included two traditional centre-forwards, Bentley has failed - so far - to fit in to a Spurs side that tends to operate with just one out-and-out forward. The ability to cross doesn't count as much, therefore - which also explains why Aaron Lennon, arguably a worse crosser of a ball than any other first-choice winger in the league, has taken his place on the right.

All of which culminated this week in Harry Redknapp hauling him off at half-time against Burnley - "He was ill," declared Redknapp before a ghastly pause and the ultimate put-down: "Apparently" - and the Daily Mail dismissing him as 'the poor man's David Beckham'. And that's being kind. Even Tottenham fans are beginning to notice that Bentley is even slower than Beckham.

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Posted By: Ralf Scrampton on January 11th 2009 at 11:01:57

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dodgy rumour website latest (NCFC) - roland rat, Jan 11, 10:39:29
- well, it ties in with something i heard a few weeks back. (NCFC) - megson, Jan 11, 14:26:49
- Bullshit with roots firmly planted in an Oik un thread. (n/m) (NCFC) - harry boulders, Jan 11, 12:09:54
- And my favourite rumour from the BBC website this morning: (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jan 11, 10:50:04
  - The top ten of the players who have been in decline this season... (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 11, 11:01:57
    - Mine (NCFC) - The year of the twat, Jan 11, 11:07:56
    - It's outrageous to call David Bentley the poor man's David Beckham. (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jan 11, 11:07:00
      - Poor man's Ian Henderson (n/m) (NCFC) - harry boulders, Jan 11, 12:12:06
      - and they don't come much more poorer than you (n/m) (NCFC) - Russ T Starphish, Jan 11, 11:14:10
        
        I'm a one-man credit crunch. (n/m) (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jan 11, 11:20:30
        
        I told you those credit derivatives would get you into trouble (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Jan 11, 12:00:31
        
        I just never felt I had enough post-punk albums. (n/m) (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jan 11, 12:01:06
        
        You should issue a bond (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Jan 11, 13:05:57
  - A Bentley / Downing swap??? (NCFC) - KentonCanary, Jan 11, 11:00:47
- Peter Mendham.. ha ha?? (n/m) (NCFC) - roland rat, Jan 11, 10:48:05
  - Peter Thorne surely... (n/m) (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 11, 10:58:49
- Brilliant, nearly as funny as SCC (n/m) (NCFC) - NCFC4life, Jan 11, 10:44:09
- You are lucky that I am not putting you on the ignore list just for posting such drivel (NCFC) - conker, Jan 11, 10:43:47
- hahahahahaha (n/m) (NCFC) - jAC, Jan 11, 10:42:44
- Lee Power ? (n/m) (NCFC) - maddog, Jan 11, 10:42:01

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