'Unselfish' Bent

Valley hero Paul Walsh said on Sky that Marcus Bent was almost too unselfish at Swindon last night. Now Pards has weighed in with praise for the striker: 'Manager Alan Pardew was pleased with his side's victory against Swindon Town last night, hailing the performance of Marcus Bent in particular.'

'On target against Scunthorpe United on Saturday, the forward turned provider at the County Ground, creating a goal for Darren Ambrose and helping Izale McLeod to win a penalty. "Marcus knows this is a big, big year for him and I thought he played well," said Pardew. "We worked on him a bit yesterday [?] and it paid dividends tonight. He was very unselfish on both occasions for the goals."

Bent at first wanted to take the penalty himself. As one Addick commented, it's good to see him showing passion on the pitch rather than elsewhere.