Pete’s Bentley - That Peter Crouch Podcast

This week the lads are sitting down with the Blackburn, Tottenham and all round legend that is David Bentley!!
Few of the guests we have had on the podcast have brought the energy that David has, be it nights out that Crouchy would probably rather forget or flogging flooring none of knew we needed - Bentley doesn’t mess around.
If you have ever wondered how to smuggle chicken nuggets into an England training camp or how to tell Mr Redknapp himself exactly what you think of him then we have got the podcast for you.
Also tune in for updates on Wayne Bridge’s eponymous bridge as well as our hot take on how VAR can be used for the greater good.
Chumbawamba
00:26 Introduction to David Bentley
02:42 Bentley's pudding preferences and Arsenal memories
03:24 Chris Stark's Maidenhead United experience
20:53 David Bentley's early success in Football
25:32 Arsenal Youth to Professional Football
33:10 Challenges in Bentley's Football career
40:22 Tottenham
41:02 Relationship with Managers and Teammates
42:50 Memorable Stories from Team Events
45:32 Transition to Different Leagues and Cultures
49:25 Wingman Stories
56:42 Life after Retirement: Business Ventures and Career Choices
59:53 Thoughts on VAR and Potential Innovations
01:04:05 Wayne Bridge's potential bridge project at Skegness Pier
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[@Rhunt-j1e]

I read the title all wrong, i thought it was going to be a podcast all about peters Bentley 😂😂

[@Colby_0-3_IRL_and_title_fights]

This is Peter Bentley

[@teeambird2079]

The thumbnail didn’t help 😂

[@tyke-sl8bs]

Chris is definitely Will from the inbetweeners in a past life

[@JayloT93]

He's like a tub of vanilla ice cream

[@johndillinger5142]

Briefcase vibes for sure

[@samprizeman4509]

Is Will the unfunny one or one of the other three unfunny ones?🤣🤣

[@tyke-sl8bs]

@@samprizeman4509 the awkward posh one

[@johnmitchell2269]

He's been trained by the BBC to always play it safe and be careful with what he says.

[@scotts611]

Never seen Chris look so uncomfortable 😂

[@VillaBoys123]

Now he knows how the Statman felt when he ostracised him, the clicky fucker.

[@LandaNog]

It’s like he was a new guy sitting with a bunch of mates 😂

[@joeblack7469]

Hahaha I thought this, he was clinging onto that mic like his life depended on it

[@snowleopard62]

When you have 3 ex-pros he must feel like the odd one out. He can't relate to a lot of the stuff they're talking about I guess.

[@adamtench4447]

Their body language toward each other wasn't good

[@mambasingh7097]

Glad it back to good guests. Only missed 1 episode so far couldn't bear to listen to KSI episode

[@QueerChica]

Same here. Disappointed me that he was on. Proper wally x

[@jonathanburn4388]

KSI annoying as he is is a genius I learned alot from him

[@QueerChica]

@@jonathanburn4388 a genius? As certified by whom? MENSA? 🤷‍♀️ Come on... he's a homophobic dunderhead with all of the charm of a flea.

[@cheesybellend6842]

The worst episode I’ve ever watched , switched off half way through it was awful

[@JayloT93]

no interest in it myself but I suppose they need to also cater for that audience too.

[@coysking9646]

Chris getting the Dave treatment this episode 😉😂

[@Pogmothoin17]

hahaha

[@jamesbrowne2175]

He reminds me of superhans off peep show, "the twins, I'm always on about the twins"

[@coysking9646]

I actually met David Bentley when I was like 15/16 at a Tesco car park in Cuffley. He noticed the school uniform I was wearing and was asking me about the school as he also went to that school.

[@hottakehylas]

Ok

[@placeboprs7838]

Someone needs to create the "David Bentley reacts and laughs to funny things channel" I could listen to him all day, so funny his laugh and noises! :)

[@benramsden3785]

How scared is Chris when Bentleys about 😂

[@SI-lb9xx]

This is how I imagine 3 Hyenas and a panda would be if you put them in a room together.

[@michaelstonley3092]

That was a difficult episode for Chris lol

[@mrjinglejangle26]

Whats new hes so awkward

[@christophertarantino5992]

Nah he’s not. Chris works for this pod, he’s the balance between the other two

[@NautiusMaximus]

He pretends to be one of the lads but really he's a boring bastard

[@Ben-n7l]

Chris has all the personality of coastal fog

[@OJSCollectables]

Another Brilliant guest and Episode and Bentley was a decent player imo ⚽️👍

[@Bricksbollocksboxing]

Sidwell wants a pat on the back for setting his mate up with a brass 🤣

[@rtaylor91]

Top fella , massive talent , always remember that long range strike v Arsenal 🔥🔥🔥

[@TheYorkshireFrodo]

If you were to compare Ashley Cole's Roma photo to anyone on a podcast, it would be Chris in this chat 😂 🤣

[@StephenBridgeman-g7v]

Greatest podcast yet 😂 Chris looks like someone has taken his girlfriend when David shares his Crouchy stories 😂

[@bartblank6540]

"how do you smuggle nuggets past Capello?" What a quote!

[@cas1994]

If those caps could talk, they would sound exactly like Bentley

[@bentitchener5965]

That was all a bit crafty cockney 😂 Great episode 👍

[@winterbird4447]

I dont know if one full complete sentence was uttered in this pod without exaggurated laughter…

[@johnmitchell2269]

It's not a serious/formal discussion.

[@thomaswilloughby1285]

Chris just doesnt get alot of the football bants, think we need a subsitution for a few weeks 🤣

[@johnmitchell2269]

He's been indoctrinated by the BBC to be very careful with what he says and how he comes across.

[@thomaswalters6512]

What a legend!

[@JWalksClips]

I'd be as happy as Bents if i could retire at 28 😂

[@JW-db8bz]

he owns a lot of businesses now. Dont think he is set for life from 28

[@tomleigh7478]

Subtitles very much needed for David Bentley. Annunciation. It's very important cos without communication we're all fucked. Lively lovely guy. But at the end of the day his potential was nowhere near fulfilled. Like he gives a shit. A lovely man

[@harrychester8570]

Chris didn’t have a clue what to do for this did he😂

[@piercecurtin7464]

He looked lost during the Intro

[@rossjones6048]

Well done Chris on his sponsored silence through this episode

[@mcminn94]

Bentley is a legend , hes great on gokf life with bullard

[@cliveportelli2985]

Great pod cast lads loved every minute of it

[@feanorwerm]

Great episode 👏🏻

[@aarong5115]

great ep , Chris did not enjoy the bants

[@martinprince5824]

Bentley would definitely be an Ian Holloway on skittles 😂

[@OfficialFingazMC]

Get in! Best thing to walk to work in the freezing cold to! Glad to see there's no wanna be boxers on this time (sorry, jumping up and down cuddle mugs on) BACK STRONGER!

[@OfficialFingazMC]

@@CozzyB Why would you still even click on it if you think that, especially when you've seen the guest?

[@OfficialFingazMC]

@@CozzyB I disagree and feel sorry with you on your pessimistic outlook on life mate. Although I will agree that the people in the comments are wrong, banter is not telling jokes, it's going back and forth taking the mick (true I haven't read the comments but I've watched the episode and that was having a laugh, not banter imo).

[@kiff4005]

10mins in and it's already better than the Ksi episode. Even tho I didn't watch it last week 😂

[@leephillips4155]

I watched the first ten minutes then switched off. No reason other than publicity to have him as a guest. Terrible

[@leephillips4155]

KSI that is....

[@benramsden3785]

That one lad who’s taken too much at the afters and can’t speak 😶

[@will6057]

Legend

[@sukumarann5658]

Johnneils told to sub to you .❤❤❤

[@zigzag4189]

Bentley is a player you would want in the dressing room what a wicked lad!

[@jonathanburn4388]

Was a shame that David retired so early gis delivery of a ball was unbelievable

[@mansnotbot4160]

Decent crosser of the ball, but the weight of being "the new Bekcham" (largely down to his looks) probably done him in.

[@johnmitchell2269]

He said himself that he lost his love/passion for football when he was at Spurs.

[@km0764]

I know it's a typo, and we've all done it, but gis and ball in the same sentence, 😂😂😂

[@Lee-o7b9i]

David Bentley reminds me why we cant give Skittles or Popping Candy to our little one....

[@silversteel6312]

Chris looks like he’s desperately trying to hold in a fart all episode here……

[@HowayTheMags]

XXXXXXL was the only hoodie in stock

[@GuyinZhongguo]

Saw a comment before about Chris and Bentley, but it's gone now. You lads started deleting comments now?

[@petermeades196]

Bentley hilarious bloke! Brilliant player too 👏🏻

[@craigbennett3627]

bents is a legend

[@johnmitchell2269]

I knew they were guna leave out the part when he joined Spurs he said he had always been a life long Spurs fan. Or when he refused to play for England under 21's.

[@christophertarantino5992]

“Its😂 im a human being”😂😂

[@stugo6]

Gotta get Bentley on every week 🤣🤣

[@STST]

So many moments where Bently is cracking up at his own awful jokes. And then to not make him look even more of a fool. The other 3 awkardly look at each other and disguise laughing AT him. With laughing WITH him. 😂 I'd be putting in an instant transfer request if that bafoon joined my club 😂

[@yourdasellsavon9928]

Think you might’ve got that one wrong

[@sidness887]

Next summer... do it from Bentley's bar!

[@SuperCuriousgeorge12]

Mcdonald's should gift Bentley a Bentley for the work he done in the England camp.

[@KingCalla]

David Bentley has nawtiest cockney geeza accent I’ve ever heard. Amazing really considering he’s from Cambridgeshire. 🤔

[@Adam.railfan1]

I was sent by John Nellis

[@_Super_Hans_]

Audio messed up Pete's voice is really quiet then loud then quiet

[@duzzyclayton5821]

😊

[@arjrocks]

Anyone else find Bentley comes across a bit weird?

[@snowleopard62]

Think it's just his character but I did find it a bit cringe at times. Think Chris actually has the most normal response, which is 'wtf is happening'.

[@Shdjdjxbdksk]

Be a boring old world mate if everyone was the same.

[@johnmitchell2269]

He's not weird, he's just a geezer. A geezer in a world of quiet/shy/reserved introverts.

[@Livsee_]

If you ain’t English you’ll prob find him weird 😂 he’s a legend

[@_Super_Hans_]

I didn't like the episode, it's the only episode of this podcast I haven't finished. He's just like a loud, obnoxious drunk in a pub that never wants to let anyone else get a word in. Also one second he's laughing his head off, the next he's quiet, making the laughter look very forced.

[@lewiswbaboingboing]

Crimble crumble

[@youriverstraete4986]

Would like to hear Bentley speak Flemish

[@jakelennon5299]

Sorry but I sent in that email about VAR. Don't know who this Peter Middleton fella is but he's nicked my idea!

[@tq6892]

Bentley loves the packet

[@OJSCollectables]

😂😂😂😂 omg i bet Bentley was so good to have around! So funny 😂😂

[@carlcross357]

Same here mate

[@benmurphy6949]

Bentley is on the packet

[@felixdale3950]

I'm flying to Hanoi in november, anyone have the location? haha

[@MrMatthiasSchneider]

Great episode after last week's train wreck.

[@felicitybolt7607]

Great episode, Bentley is quality

[@stephenmcewan9995]

What a guy he is. Fucking legend. Love him and his attitude to life. Would love to have a night out with him 🤪

[@tomjackson6490]

He’s mad as a hatter 😂😂😂

[@connagh11]

What a legend Bentley is 🤣 be a belter to have a pint with.

[@Tricky181]

Doubt you’d be his cup of tea you look a mug

[@brienbloomfield9420]

How was this not a two parter? Benty is hilarious

[@emmamcleod432]

Amazing how the comments are always a load of guys b*tching about people on the pod - first it was Dave, now it's Chris - I'm convinced you all won't be happy until it's just Pete and Steve noshing each other.

[@lornasinclair4768]

Hmmm is it me or has Chris put on weight looking real heavy 😵🥴don’t blame the hoodie

[@conorwarnes9132]

Bin off Chris, Chocolate Teapot

[@strickers07]

get him and bullard together

[@danamba7]

Already happened on Tubes and Bullard's golf channel.

[@strickers07]

@@danamba7 I know that’s why I said it

[@danamba7]

@@strickers07 fairs fairs Strickers

[@barreljam]

Chris gives me stanman vibes for the Eddie Hearn episode

[@GingerGuyGames]

Boys please gut Jimmy the bulldog Bullard on 🎉

[@Caffro]

Wear some high heels while looking over the fence

[@lornasinclair4768]

Steve doesn’t look like a Steve more a Barry,Tom, Mike, Pete just not Steve

[@jonnyhaley3703]

Sids has butchered that crossing from the right story there. Bullard told it better

[@FearnsyLegend]

Chris needs swapping out

[@Gooner_Greg]

I remember all us fans wanted our heads shaved down the sides like David Bentley ❤🤍

[@Tricky181]

What a fool

[@wolenwooze6915]

Help

[@averagejack-ggr7441]

Cars 11

[@KingKong-ee8hc]

Bentley had more to his game than Beckham

[@TheVanpablo79]

Ferdinand interview was 🤮

[@WatchMagicHappen]

Lol they're going to build a taller fence. Please don't ruin it for the more elite and taller humans such as Crouchy and myself geezer.

[@QueerChica]

Brilliant player, affable character... but should've achieved more with his ability. That is surely irrefutable x

[@deanjustin5785]

What a episode 😂... I would love to see Jimmy Bullard or mikia richards

[@TheNightmareAssasin]

Who?

[@Bricksbollocksboxing]

Sidwell wants a pat on the back for setting his mate up with a brass 🤣

[@Shdjdjxbdksk]

Chris wouldn’t last 5 minutes in a football changing room. 😂. Out of his depth with Bentley.

[@tomcapping2136]

I think not knowing how to react to unfunny jokes is what's confusing him

[@Shdjdjxbdksk]

@@tomcapping2136 Should of asked the other 2, they seemed to be enjoying it.

[@tomcapping2136]

@@Shdjdjxbdksk They did.

[@Gilly9244]

What a top bloke Bentley seems to be.

[@larrysanders27]

Got a mate who's a semi pro footballer, went with him and his team mates to play football once. I was exactly like Chris, just way out of my depth, just a nerd in amongst the madness 😂

[@VillaBoys123]

Chris Stark " you tend to have a chat about something and people listening action it." No Chris, someone tends to say something and you jump on it in a really obvious manner to get some traction for the pod and stay relevant. Someone could say the most mundane thing and Chris : " wouldn’t it be great if everyone listening suddenly tweeted it, argh wouldnt it be great if people posted this and that and shared this and that and started passing this around. Please. Please do it." Yeah it used to be actually quite a natural movement until Chris started being a cringe.

[@Arjv23000]

Honestly agree so much, it’s getting so jarring

[@Harryhas26]

The puddings is massive thing was so forced

[@tomleigh7478]

What the actual? I'm genuinely finding it difficult to take in what this bullshit comment/conversation is about. Chris Stark is pretty much the bloke who holds this podcast together. Seriously, get a grip lads, cos without Chris Stark this pod wouldn't exist

[@Ben-n7l]

​@@tomleigh7478as long as everyone's opinions are inline with yours eh

[@garythurlby7341]

Look forward to the banta….. Cheers ram fan from NZ

[@Medicinemen100]

31:30 - 31:50...Re - Watched that part about 5 times. Brilliant. What a character:)

[@farnaghtom]

Literally nothing happened in that time frame

[@Gj-uk2ir]

he's round the bend this bentley inhe hahah

[@mansnotbot4160]

I saw him score the first goal at the new Wembley, playing for England U21. A very good, technical player.

[@trevorg2128]

Chris how is Dev at Maidenhead been in the bar a few times in the past always found the parking a problem

[@macca696]

Stark is over the bookshelf offered more

[@mcminn94]

Youve got to get bullard on here

[@Shdjdjxbdksk]

Top class guest 😂😂😂

[@marcuscain7082]

Benger! 😂