Bent warned to be careful with his Twittering ahead of Tottenham clash

03 November 2009 01:40
Sunderland striker Darren Bent has been urged to watch his words and avoid any controversy on his Twitter account ahead of Saturday's return to Tottenham.[LNB]Steve Bruce's record £16 million signing has become one of the leading 'Twitterers' in the Premier League and landed in hot water before his move to the Stadium of Light in the summer.[LNB]The England striker, who has scored eight goals for Sunderland since his move from North London, launched a foul-mouthed attack on Spurs chairman Daniel Levy following his withdrawal from Spurs' pre-season tour to China and the subsequent delay in his move to the Wearside club.[LNB] Twitterer: Darren Bent[LNB]Now, in a bid to avoid any repetition of Bent landing in trouble ahead of his first game back at White Hart Lane, the striker has been urged to avoid any mention of Tottenham on his Twitter account, db10thetruth.[LNB]Bent, who has more than 14,000 followers on the social networking site, has so far kept his `tweets' to the weather, eating out and DJ-ing since Saturday's draw with West Ham. Any further exchanges will be carefully monitored by the club.[LNB]The striker, who has had a pair of boots specially made with the Twitter logo and his own name, hopes to be fully fit for the weekend after shaking off a knee injury to play in the 2-2 draw.[LNB]Sunderland will be without suspended captain Lorik Cana and Bent's strike partner Kenwyne Jones, who was sent off on Saturday. However, Fraizer Campbell, who had an unsuccessful loan spell at Spurs last season, is expected to be fit.[LNB] Suspended Sunderland skipper Lorik Cana insists he's still Spurs bound Irish exile Reid refuses to give in as Bruce urges star to forget latest snubSUNDERLAND FC

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