0:00; - Intro 0:31; - Darren Bent’s career stats 1:06; - Where did Darren Bent feel he had his best spell? 1:47; - Rio on what Darren is like as a player 2:09; - Darren Bent’s early career & rise to first team football 5:01; - Darren Bent makes his debut at 17 6:21; - Which player in the PL today is similar to Darren Bent? 8:05; - Darren’s big move from Ipswich to Charlton 10:16; - Darren’s first call up to the England Squad 12:38; - Was the England team as divided in the dressing room as believed? 13:32; - Gerrard, Lampard or Scholes? 14:25; - Did training with England level up Darren’s game? 15:10; - Who on the England camps surprised Darren the most? 16:03; - Darren misses out on the 2006 World Cup 18:18; - Rejecting West Ham & signing for Tottenham 21:41; - What were striker drills like at Spurs? 22:23; - Better generation of strikers?: Now or Darren’s Era? 24:05; - Why did Darren leave Tottenham? 25:43; - Darren’s Hong Kong story before joining Sunderland 27:51; - What attracted Darren to join Sunderland? 28:43; - The team spirit at Sunderland & best holidays with the boys? 30:57; - Memorable moments at Sunderland Inc. kissing the badge v Spurs 32:25; - Darren’s mixed relationship with Sunderland fans & social media hate 34:27; - Should players have someone managing their social accounts for them? 36:01; - How easy is it to score for a top 6 team v scoring for another PL side? 38:38; - Transfer story about moving to Aston Villa from Sunderland 44:25; - How he ended up at Derby County 45:10; - How did Darren adapt to retirement? & Working at TalkSPORT 48:03; - Outro
Bent alongside Defoe are defo two of the most underrated prem strikers ever thinking back they were acc quality man so consistent as well. I always say Drogba is the scariest striker in terms of who I've feared the most as a United fan in a single season when he went ham in 09-10 season but for Bent to score 24 goals in that Sunderland team is a ridiculous feat too fair play to him.
@@BrenzOTnT exactly why he gets the level of adoration he gets. He disappeared as quickly as he came on the scene. He was a one season wonder for the most part. Pretty average at the top level for the rest of his career and above average in the championship since that season. I don't know how much more ratings he should get. He's on the same level as Michael Ricketts...one season wonders
@@harrymic75 Blud had how many seasons scoring double figures in premier league not to mention the championship? He never reached the heights of that year he was most profilic but the man was a reliable goalscorer for years
darren spoke about the difference in wingers compared to older eras.. but was on talksport talking about beckham couldn’t lace salah’s boots 😅 make it make sense
Darren bent was flying at villa before his serious injury he was starting the majority of games for England where he had finally established himself shame they never asked about that injury derailing his career. Sometimes the presenters should really investigate a players career and do better research to ask questions based on that research
Interesting. Someone won something sorry _somethings_ and we appreciate Darren Bent. Totally stole the thunder from that parade at some place called Dean’s Gate. Well done Rio. United can always rely on you to come through…
@@kon497 wasn’t about the parade. Let me try again: some team did something in threes and we are appreciating Darren Bent. Well done Rio. Excellent. And yes I know it’s a recording…. All those who were waiting for United to steal the show, Rio delivered… And let’s not mention the lightning storm….
Unrelated topic, but Kyle Walker in 6 seasons at Man city has won more trophies than Rio did in his career. This isn’t a disrespect but to point out how important one move can make all the difference in a players life. Had Walker remained at Spurs damn!
Bent not being in the 2006 world cup squad was an ABSOLUTE CRIME!!! They took Walcott instead. Us in the black community think that England will not accept a black player scoring the goals and being the poster boy as a result.
@@roockiekennion1093 Walcott didn't play a single second which wasn't surprising considering he wasn't a Prem star. Also, Walcott's mother is white. A lot more acceptable for those with a race issue than a dark skinned man who can not be mistaken for anything else but an African descendant
23:15 Theres a reason a certain CB was being touted as the "best ever" in an era when there is barely any elite number 9s. The moment just a few in Mitrovic, Haaland, Toney, Kane happen to start playing, that certain CB gets completely exposed. Now imagine that CB in a Bent's period where almost every team had a good number 9 🤔
Rio. You need to get in the studio if you have guests being so gracious as to turn up. It comes over disrespectful. Love the interview and the channel btw
Chelsea fans say lampard. Spanish players say Scholes. Players who have played against all of them in premier league say gerrard. Vibe bring on people and hope they say Scholes and always say Gerrard it’s hilarious 😂
Bloody Rio has no structure does he? You just know Joel and Ste have the running order, the questions and topics they want to cover, and then Rio jumps in with a random question. Even still, a cracking o terview from everyone
This was filmed before Rio became a City fan? As much as I respect Rio for what he did for Utd, there’s giving credit to a rival where it’s due but going over the top with Pep on the sidelines vs Madrid and the disrespect towards greater managers on BT was nothing short of a City lovin’… wouldn’t have been surprised if he was at the parade with the other 10 City fans! 🤷🏻♂️ Come on Rio, show and back Utd to the hilt, start talking ownership and what side you’re on etc, that’s what a true Red (as you said you was) is doing.
🧐😮🤔33:59 min 🤦🏿♂️🤦🏿♂️🤦🏿♂️Stephen Howson🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️ "their racism there , but don't worry about that" 🤦🏿♂️🤦🏿♂️🤦🏿♂️ the audacity & level of disrespect 😤 😡🤬🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️ why am I not surprised 🤔😤🤦🏿♂️
You really misinterpreted what he said VERY BADLY. Bent mentioned that criticism from fans can include racism and Ste said (if you listened carefully), “ain’t it mad that you go ‘you get your standard racism, so it’s already there but don’t worry about that” and he was referring at how as part of getting criticism from fans it’s very common to get racist abuse and it’s so easily mentioned by Darren Bent like it’s nothing when of course it’s a big deal. Ste wasn’t being disrespectful he was saying how crazy it is for an ex pro to say “yeah you get your racism” like it’s a common nothing insult when obviously it’s a big deal.
Rio lost a lot of if not all respect from United fans. There will be nuggets online who say it’s fine or bitter but the proper fans think less of him now.
Absolute goal machine benty, exceptionally down to earth lad , I'm happy for the transition he made to commentary absolutely bear jokes in the studio it's what talksport was missing well done Darren I'm sure the family is proud of ur journey, sulute kodus 🫡 brilliant show lads always top draw banter 💯
0:00; - Intro
0:31; - Darren Bent’s career stats
1:06; - Where did Darren Bent feel he had his best spell?
1:47; - Rio on what Darren is like as a player
2:09; - Darren Bent’s early career & rise to first team football
5:01; - Darren Bent makes his debut at 17
6:21; - Which player in the PL today is similar to Darren Bent?
8:05; - Darren’s big move from Ipswich to Charlton
10:16; - Darren’s first call up to the England Squad
12:38; - Was the England team as divided in the dressing room as believed?
13:32; - Gerrard, Lampard or Scholes?
14:25; - Did training with England level up Darren’s game?
15:10; - Who on the England camps surprised Darren the most?
16:03; - Darren misses out on the 2006 World Cup
18:18; - Rejecting West Ham & signing for Tottenham
21:41; - What were striker drills like at Spurs?
22:23; - Better generation of strikers?: Now or Darren’s Era?
24:05; - Why did Darren leave Tottenham?
25:43; - Darren’s Hong Kong story before joining Sunderland
27:51; - What attracted Darren to join Sunderland?
28:43; - The team spirit at Sunderland & best holidays with the boys?
30:57; - Memorable moments at Sunderland Inc. kissing the badge v Spurs
32:25; - Darren’s mixed relationship with Sunderland fans & social media hate
34:27; - Should players have someone managing their social accounts for them?
36:01; - How easy is it to score for a top 6 team v scoring for another PL side?
38:38; - Transfer story about moving to Aston Villa from Sunderland
44:25; - How he ended up at Derby County
45:10; - How did Darren adapt to retirement? & Working at TalkSPORT
48:03; - Outro
14:04 - Ste ‘chasing his touch’… absolute classic 😂😂
VERY enjoyable interview to listen to! Darren nice and open guy, lots of interesting and funny stories. Would love to see him on FIVE more often!
What a humble, intelligent guy. Would love to see bent more in the media
I agree. He deserves a break. Seems to have a lot of good viewpoints.
He's on talksport every weekday 4-7
Him and Goldstein are great together on Talk Sport
@@bobbypukes605 literally listen to him on the radio everyday. Not many other people get more airtime than him
Bent alongside Defoe are defo two of the most underrated prem strikers ever thinking back they were acc quality man so consistent as well. I always say Drogba is the scariest striker in terms of who I've feared the most as a United fan in a single season when he went ham in 09-10 season but for Bent to score 24 goals in that Sunderland team is a ridiculous feat too fair play to him.
Bent and Defoe had a terrible goal record
@@dondamon4669 ok
Bent is a top lad
He is
@@oliverapex7924 indeed he is
Bent comes across well as a broadcaster... Good on talksport
What a humble guy. Big up the five gang.
13:24 Joel thinking nobody would notice him trying to push for Arsenal to be one of the big clubs that Bent mentioned 🤣
Vassell, Bent, Kevin Phillips, Jermaine Defoe, Mark Viduka very underrated strikers in the league
Kevin Philiips? nah
@@harrymic75 Blud won the golden boot and is almost never spoken of anymore
@@BrenzOTnT exactly why he gets the level of adoration he gets. He disappeared as quickly as he came on the scene. He was a one season wonder for the most part. Pretty average at the top level for the rest of his career and above average in the championship since that season. I don't know how much more ratings he should get. He's on the same level as Michael Ricketts...one season wonders
@@harrymic75 Blud had how many seasons scoring double figures in premier league not to mention the championship? He never reached the heights of that year he was most profilic but the man was a reliable goalscorer for years
This has to be one of the best guests on , hillarious.
darren spoke about the difference in wingers compared to older eras.. but was on talksport talking about beckham couldn’t lace salah’s boots 😅 make it make sense
Lool Beckham was a tremendous player. Quality in midfield
He said wingers back then would play wide and want to assist, doesn’t mean they’re better players than modern wingers like salah
I still remember Darren Bent coming through at Ipswich he had a great career could have played anywhere.
Big up Darren bent a underrated premier league striker in my opinion great finisher 🔥🔥💨💨💨
best interveiw on the show , love to darren bent
Fan of the show.. and mostly IPSWICH FAN. Cmon
Was fantastic at Charlton
Darren ❤
“Chasing his touch” 😂😂😂
The look Ste gives the camera after saying that is pure gold
Great show guys, thank you!
29:03 “What was a night out in Sunderland like?”
Bent proceeds to name his favourite bars and clubs in Newcastle 😂 says it all
intelligent guy and underrated player. Class on Talksport. Quality.
Bring back the full intro
Quality show with a top guest and just the right amount of coverage of the weekend’s football. 😃👍
Remember he’s debut for Charlton well, what a start
Thank God they put out this interview instead of discussing the cl 😭😭
Seems like a top bloke; hats off to him he stayed at the top level a long time.
Great one, big ups Benty
Knew he was gonna say Vardy about similar play style 👍🏾 both quality strikers and a joy to watch
One of my fave strikers. Loved the interview. Bent 👍🏽
Top top geezer is Darren. Love him on talksport but good to get a decent interview with him.
As for comparable player, Watkins quite similar 👍🏻
Top guy, top player and top opinions. Class act.
Was he saying Crouch is gonna be TERRIFIC for him 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 ste man
Darren bent was flying at villa before his serious injury he was starting the majority of games for England where he had finally established himself shame they never asked about that injury derailing his career. Sometimes the presenters should really investigate a players career and do better research to ask questions based on that research
Interesting. Someone won something sorry _somethings_ and we appreciate Darren Bent.
Totally stole the thunder from that parade at some place called Dean’s Gate.
Well done Rio.
United can always rely on you to come through…
@@kon497 wasn’t about the parade. Let me try again: some team did something in threes and we are appreciating Darren Bent.
Well done Rio. Excellent. And yes I know it’s a recording…. All those who were waiting for United to steal the show, Rio delivered…
And let’s not mention the lightning storm….
Brilliant at villa at the start, wish we had him under Martin O'Neill. We started to decline unfortunately as a club a year after he joined.
Great interview!
Unrelated topic, but Kyle Walker in 6 seasons at Man city has won more trophies than Rio did in his career. This isn’t a disrespect but to point out how important one move can make all the difference in a players life. Had Walker remained at Spurs damn!
This was a good episode interesting to watch
Great content 💯
Was this filmed in the winter? How is Benty rocking a jacket on top of a hoodie 😂
Bent not being in the 2006 world cup squad was an ABSOLUTE CRIME!!! They took Walcott instead. Us in the black community think that England will not accept a black player scoring the goals and being the poster boy as a result.
How does that make sense when Walcott is black I think Darrem bent should been in team but don't think it has nothing to do with race
@@roockiekennion1093 Walcott didn't play a single second which wasn't surprising considering he wasn't a Prem star. Also, Walcott's mother is white. A lot more acceptable for those with a race issue than a dark skinned man who can not be mistaken for anything else but an African descendant
Issa vibe with fiiiive
First ever star player I packed in Match Attacks
Joel had to brought up Arsenal's name because was never gonna include them with the big boys 😂😂
Loved this👌
Good interview. Bit disjointed when Rio isn’t in the room with them.
Should have been more questions about his favourite places he played at and goals -
Love Benty
Bents a legend
Always use to think him and Marcus were related when they were both at Ipswich
Legend! Thanks for all the FPL points as well big D.
Rio: Man, Man, Man, Man…
I beg someone does a Rio ‘Man’ count
Belter on Drive with Goldstein. 👊🏻👌🏻
Would have been interesting to hear about Steve Mclaren
23:15 Theres a reason a certain CB was being touted as the "best ever" in an era when there is barely any elite number 9s. The moment just a few in Mitrovic, Haaland, Toney, Kane happen to start playing, that certain CB gets completely exposed. Now imagine that CB in a Bent's period where almost every team had a good number 9 🤔
26:23
Why are people attacking footballers on social media? Its just a game that doesn't benefit fans in anyway or form but the owners.
Can we ask Maguire and Phillips if there is still a ‘level up’ needed when playing for England?
😊
Was a decent goal scoring striker
22:00 bet you’d like that Ste, selling tickets
Sven has blood on his hands!!!
big up harry big up sandra
I like bent but playing for tottenham as a arsenal fan is crazy man
Rio. You need to get in the studio if you have guests being so gracious as to turn up. It comes over disrespectful. Love the interview and the channel btw
I just see The Pontiac Bandit
THANKYOU RIO these man don’t even no Ipswich🤣
Is darren related to marcus bent?
As a complete neutral - gerrard is well ahead of Scholes and lampard
Y he saying everything that was good in Sunderland when their places in Newcastle 🙄
Chelsea fans say lampard. Spanish players say Scholes. Players who have played against all of them in premier league say gerrard. Vibe bring on people and hope they say Scholes and always say Gerrard it’s hilarious 😂
It’s Darren by the way Darren bent.
Bloody Rio has no structure does he? You just know Joel and Ste have the running order, the questions and topics they want to cover, and then Rio jumps in with a random question. Even still, a cracking o terview from everyone
Out of all the shocking things to hear on this show or even to come out of Darren’s mouth, the thing most shocking is Rio wears a size 11 shoe lol
This was filmed before Rio became a City fan? As much as I respect Rio for what he did for Utd, there’s giving credit to a rival where it’s due but going over the top with Pep on the sidelines vs Madrid and the disrespect towards greater managers on BT was nothing short of a City lovin’… wouldn’t have been surprised if he was at the parade with the other 10 City fans! 🤷🏻♂️ Come on Rio, show and back Utd to the hilt, start talking ownership and what side you’re on etc, that’s what a true Red (as you said you was) is doing.
Joel bruv let him talk about Ipswich man😡🤣
13:25 arsenal, which top english player was playing at arsenal after 2006. cole and sol both left 😂
Love how everything he said was good about Sunderland was actually in Newcastle including the apartments they all lived in🤣🤣🤣
Get Dele Alli on please
Great lad but Disgrace that he stuck with supporting arsenal after playing for spurs.
🧐😮🤔33:59 min 🤦🏿♂️🤦🏿♂️🤦🏿♂️Stephen Howson🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️ "their racism there , but don't worry about that" 🤦🏿♂️🤦🏿♂️🤦🏿♂️ the audacity & level of disrespect 😤 😡🤬🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️ why am I not surprised 🤔😤🤦🏿♂️
You really misinterpreted what he said VERY BADLY. Bent mentioned that criticism from fans can include racism and Ste said (if you listened carefully), “ain’t it mad that you go ‘you get your standard racism, so it’s already there but don’t worry about that” and he was referring at how as part of getting criticism from fans it’s very common to get racist abuse and it’s so easily mentioned by Darren Bent like it’s nothing when of course it’s a big deal. Ste wasn’t being disrespectful he was saying how crazy it is for an ex pro to say “yeah you get your racism” like it’s a common nothing insult when obviously it’s a big deal.
Bruv Salah's assists are mishit shots is a bizarre statement lol. Do these guys even watch football? As Goldbridge would say, Ex-players FC.
That's not a good goal record for a striker
Can't stand Ste. Rude and will only listen if its about United. Did the same with Kompany on the pod
World exclusive
Jason derulo put on a stone
1st here
Rio lost a lot of if not all respect from United fans. There will be nuggets online who say it’s fine or bitter but the proper fans think less of him now.
For what!?
First
Absolute goal machine benty, exceptionally down to earth lad , I'm happy for the transition he made to commentary absolutely bear jokes in the studio it's what talksport was missing well done Darren I'm sure the family is proud of ur journey, sulute kodus 🫡 brilliant show lads always top draw banter 💯