Darren Bent quits Twitter to avoid distraction

Dan Morris | February 17, 2010

Sunderland striker is a qwitter

Darren Bent has become so enthralled in the Twitter craze that he’s had to call it a day. He revealed he has quit the social networking site to concentrate on his football. Glad to here you got your priorities right, Darren.
The Sunderland striker had fought hard to get more than 15,000 [...]

Darren Bent makes a last-ditch attempt to salvage his international career

Rob Parker | November 16, 2009

Meet Darrinho

Darren Bent ensures his return to international football was a success by switching his allegiance from England to Brazil.
He may well bite his nails: OTP reckons the good people of Umbro won’t be overly impressed by his choice of clothing.

Liverpool beach ball sells for more than £400 on eBay

Rob Parker | November 16, 2009

We’re guessing the buyer wasn’t Pepe Reina

The red beach ball which helped Sunderland to a shock victory against Liverpool has sold for £411.77 at auction. The inflatable, which deflected Darren Bent’s shot past Pepe Reina, was auctioned to raise money for the Alder Hey Imagine Appeal.
It is not known who won the auction, but the [...]

GIF It: The Liverpool balloon thrower wasn’t a fan after all

Rob Parker | October 19, 2009

Gary Neville and his balloon hit Liverpool’s title ambitions

At last, the Liverpool balloon thrower is unmasked, and it doesn’t look like he has quite the Scouse connection we first thought!

Top 10 conclusions Premier League weekend 17-18 October

Rob Parker | October 19, 2009

1. OTP thought the most controversial ‘outside agents’ in the Premier League this weekend would be Harry Redknapp’s security team. Little did we know…
2. Pepe Reina should probably have tried to save the match ball rather than the beach ball.
3. Unbeatable Chelsea suddenly look a bit wobbly.

Buy your own Liverpool beach ball

Rob Parker | October 18, 2009

Turn your club’s misfiring strikers into hotshot Darren Bents

The humorous string in the already hilarious tail of the beach ball incident is that the ball is an official product sold by the club shop. The fan in question obviously decided the temperature was getting a bit too chilly for it to be of any practical [...]

Video: Darren Bent scores against Liverpool with a little help from a beach ball

Rob Parker | October 17, 2009

Sunderland striker benefits from inflatable toy

Sunderland took the lead against Liverpool thanks to this bizarre incident involving a beach ball. The big inflatable was apparently thrown onto the pitch by Scouse supporters, so they cannot have any complaints on that front.
Darren Bent’s shot deflected off the beach ball, which was on the edge of [...]