McRamFan Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Personally agree, just has the manager got the balls if it was Chris Martin... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thameram Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 No excuse for being late for anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostyn6 Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 he's not the first manager to do this, and will not be the last.Personally I agree with his stance. Bent needs to show extra-commitment to be forcing his way into the starting line up, not being so lapse as to turn up late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Sorry only just seen this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Mills Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 I agree with the policy. It's not hard for him to travel down in the morning or stay in a hotel overnight with his thousands of pounds he earns a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PistoldPete2 Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 How has was traffic tho.... Where was he coming from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sexydadbod Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 There was a crash on the a38 so not fair to fully blame bent imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 There was a crash on the a38 so not fair to fully blame bent imoDon't you call and sy you'll be late in that situation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yani P Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 There should be no excuses at this level...he is not playing pub football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuff264 Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Reading the interview, not a punishment but just a victim of circumstance.FORMER England international striker Darren Bent was left out of Derby County's 18 today after turning up late.Bent was stuck in traffic on the way to the home game against Brentford, which the Rams won 2-0 thanks to goals from Chris Martin and Tom Ince.Head coach Paul Clement said it was "unfortunate" for Bent, but he had to name the team and substitutes."He got caught in a lot of traffic, it can happen to anybody," Clement added."I couldn't be totally sure what time he would arrive."He did arrive in plenty of time in order to play the game but I needed to name the team and the substitutes, so at that point I needed to make a decision and I made the decision to leave him out."He arrived before the team sheet went in but after I named the team to the players and the substitutes to the players."You name the team and subs, and he is not in it, and then to change it you have then got to put him in it and take somebody else out of it."So no, I had to make a decision."It is not a decision I wanted to have to make, but I made it and I have to stand by that."Thats it, end of story."He (Bent) was disappointed. It can happen. Everybody has been late at some point."We were in communication, but we couldn't be sure when he would arrive."Let's move on from that. That was the situation and they are the details."Asked if Bent's late arrival would lead to more action against the player, Clement said: "No." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 A bit of fuss about nothing innit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yani P Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Fair enough sounds like he dealt with it well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BondJovi Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 A bit of fuss about nothing innit? People looking for things that aren't there. Think PC handled it perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintRam Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 PC's right for sure, you can't say OK lads "you get to play, you're on the bench" and then when someone turns up late walk back in with, "OK, you're not playing, sit on the bench and you aren't even in the squad." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuff264 Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 A bit of fuss about nothing innit? We won and played fairly well, people need something to complain about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drgoodspeak Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 This is no big deal. Radio Derby seemed like they were trying to make it a big thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Never mind that.What time did he hand the team sheet in and was it correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Never mind that. What time did he hand the team sheet in and was it correct? Baird wasn't on it once, so clearly it was the wrong one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampage Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Personally agree, just has the manager got the balls if it was Chris Martin...No doubt about it in my mind. Clement is growing in confidence.If he is in the top three at Xmas then Mel will splash the cash again. Clement expects to succeed as it is all he has known. How much difference has Kevin Phillips made? I suspect a great deal of difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rammieib Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 This is no big deal. Radio Derby seemed like they were trying to make it a big thingI agree they were. Falling into the trap of the typical British media. We've just played the best 45 minutes of football yet under Clement and Radio Derby only seemed to want to talk about Bent after the game. Very sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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