Boro have confirmed that the club have extended the loan of striker Marcus Bent for the next 16 days.
This means that Bent is available for selection for Saturday's FA Cup clash with Manchester City.
'Selection' may be overstating it however, as the Boro squad is currently looking thinner than the Portsmouth players' wage packets.
With Kitson back at Stoke and Aliadiere back in the treatment room (it is tempting to say where they both feel more comfortable here, but I actually like both players so I'll forbear) and Leroy Lita suspended, our strike 'force' consisted of Boro babies Jonathan Franks and Luke Williams.
I'm sure City were quaking in their diamond studded boots.
Bent, while he has not yet found the net for Boro, has at least started to hit the target and brings some real athleticism to the Boro side.
Besides grand cannons in attack, we also have holes in the defence and midfield. Isaiah Osbourne can't play on Saturday because Aston Villa won't let him. Didier Digard can't play on Saturday because as well as being blessed with a healthy amount of footballing ability, he was also born with a body which seems to break down, in some way, every couple of weeks.
And Chris Riggott better be prepared to work just as hard as he did against Barnsley, because Pogatetz and Wheater are both injured at the time of writing. Pogi's hamstring will keep him out, while Wheats is 50/50 with, basically, a sore leg (knee and ankle if you want to get technical).
Bent's extension means he will also be eligible for the Swansea and Sheffield United matches in the league on the 9th and 16th of January respectively.
First published on www.ComeOnBoro.com on 31-12-09
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