Bentley: Spurs have become a joke

• omgukilledkenny

  9 Oct 08, 19:51

  

  David Bentley admits basement boys Tottenham have become a "laughing stock" - but is backing boss Juande Ramos to turn their fortunes around.

  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 all leave the club in the last 10 months 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."

• gigabyte14

  9 Oct 08, 20:00

  starting only nia

  they wun out 1

• youyayu

  9 Oct 08, 21:13

  tottenham=Toothpick

• charlize

  9 Oct 08, 21:16

  Which team sells off their top 3 strikers without replacements and hopes to survive in the BPL?

• youyayu

  9 Oct 08, 21:26

  Originally posted by charlize:

  Which team sells off their top 3 strikers without replacements and hopes to survive in the BPL?

  The 2 Pointers

• gunner77

  9 Oct 08, 21:27

  not only a joke

  its a very BIG joke

• iceFatboy

  10 Oct 08, 09:19

  Originally posted by charlize:

  Which team sells off their top 3 strikers without replacements and hopes to survive in the BPL?

  i expect them to pick up soon cause this team is with talent, just no luck...

• reyes

  10 Oct 08, 11:55

  i had been saying since beginning of the season.

  Keep mouth shut and your footwork do the talking. he has been saying how he wish to help spurs into the top 4. and beating arsenal in table standing..

   

  dreammmm..

   

• zocoss

  10 Oct 08, 12:11

  Maybe he can get the consolation prize like beat Arsenal in the premier league on Oct 28...

• charlize

  10 Oct 08, 15:38

  Originally posted by iceFatboy:

  i expect them to pick up soon cause this team is with talent, just no luck...

  I guess you can hope that opposing teams score two or three own goals at every game.

   

   

• Agenda

  10 Oct 08, 16:01

  Quoted TNP

  "Bentley slams Spurs"

  Bentley should be thankful TNP is not a london-based news publishing company

• Adamcopehor

  10 Oct 08, 17:24

  sigh my beloved spurs, please start to buck up