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Blues sign Loanee Keeper.

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Yes, I was hoping to see this published!

Good goalkeeper, only 5'8" but "built like a brick *********" so I'm told. Had been Bury's No.1 for the past 18 months to 2 years, up until a week or two ago.

BBBC put him on the shelf last season for a while when he fractured his cheekbone!
 
You have to feel a bit sorry for Dan Bentley..PS obviously feels he is not ready or up to it, though little point having him as reserve keeper.
 
Well he was the goalkeeper in their promotion-winning side last season and as JamesTheSuperBlue says, he was their number 1 up until very recently when they signed Sunderland keeper Trevor Carson. So he can't be that bad. Still, do feel a bit sorry for Dan Bentley. He must be wondering when he's ever going to get a chance.
 
Onion_Bag_Dave said:
Gutted for Bentley.
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Me too, however Luggy and Cougho (and the senior players) see him in training every day and he played a full 90 minutes against Braintree - they obviously don't think he's ready yet, especially with the added pressure of a televised game on Monday night. If he let a couple of howlers in, we'd be the first to say that the manager should have signed a more experienced 'keeper on loan. So I guess we have to trust their judgement - after all, their jobs depend on these kind of judgements. My guess is that they agonised long and hard over whether he was ready or not.

I've only seen Bentley once, when he came on as sub. earlier this season when we were 4-0 up. He looked a bit nervous that day to me and so maybe isn't the kind of player to breed confidence in an already shaky back four.
 
Frankly baffling, but Sturrock obviously has no faith in Bentley as first team goalkeeper. Slightly concerning that even Bury fans seem to think he's sh!t. :unsure:
 
I really have faith in Bentley. However I suppose there is a lot at stake. And it's a lot of pressure for him to come in, but he believes in himself.

I'd play him today. But I expect the new boy will come in.
 
Shrimpergarry said:
Me too, however Luggy and Cougho (and the senior players) see him in training every day and he played a full 90 minutes against Braintree - they obviously don't think he's ready yet, especially with the added pressure of a televised game on Monday night. If he let a couple of howlers in, we'd be the first to say that the manager should have signed a more experienced 'keeper on loan. So I guess we have to trust their judgement - after all, their jobs depend on these kind of judgements. My guess is that they agonised long and hard over whether he was ready or not.

I've only seen Bentley once, when he came on as sub. earlier this season when we were 4-0 up. He looked a bit nervous that day to me and so maybe isn't the kind of player to breed confidence in an already shaky back four.
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Agree, it is a lot of pressure to make the step up, especially as a goal keeper, as an out field player you can make a mistake and get away with it, but generally if you are a GK and you make a mistake then it's 9/10 times costly!
 
Onion_Bag_Dave said:
I really have faith in Bentley. However I suppose there is a lot at stake. And it's a lot of pressure for him to come in, but he believes in himself.

I'd play him today. But I expect the new boy will come in.
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Belford is easily the worst gk in his league
Loosing my faith in management decisions
Let's hope they put a good defence out to save us our diginity at least
 
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