His apparent reluctance to bale out Mr Barak stems rather from the fact that he has heard nothing from him that would make it worth his while.
Still Stevenage were not finished and Roberts hit the crossbar when he met a corner, but when Defoe ran on to a Bale throw-in to score his second and the match was over.
Redknapp replaced Rafael van der Vaart with Roman Pavlyuchenko and the Russian was twice thwarted by Green before the England goalkeeper pulled off a world-class save to push Bale's set-piece on to the bar.
Most likely that hay value is closer to 30 or 35 dollar per bale, so they've got a 10 to 15 dollar per bale shortfall, and they're having to turn around and use that to try to buy more hay.
While his teammates flocked to praise Bale, the former Southampton player was quick to acknowledge the contribution of his colleagues.
It was the signal for Redknapp to introduce Bale in place of Van der Vaart, who was not able to reproduce the explosive impact of previous European nights at White Hart Lane.
Just as critical, Thompson said, is to press Bale early, before he can slip in behind a back line.
Next up was Melissa Leo, winner of Best Supporting Actress for The Fighter for playing mother to Christian Bale (winner Best Supporting Actor) and Mark Wahlberg.
Only three minutes had passed when captain Dawson rattled the woodwork with a curling effort from 18 yards and moments later Defoe saw a deft touch squirm narrowly wide after getting in front of Manuel da Costa to meet Bale's left-wing cross.
Chris Eagles had already signalled that he was in the mood to give Gareth Bale a torrid time, and he skipped away from the defender to cross for Paterson to turn in the simplest of finishes.
But an injury to the Cameroon international defender has given Bale the opportunity to shine, with Redknapp rewarding his performances a more advanced attacking role on the left once Assou-Ekotto returned to fitness.
Prior to that opportunity Bale either battled injuries or when he played he alternated between left back and left wing-back.
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But just a month before in August Redknapp had come close to loaning young Bale out with newly relegated Newcastle a possible destination.
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In September of 2009, Spurs led Burnley 5-0 and with the minutes ticking down Redknapp decided to give a Bale a run with the express intention of breaking his hapless run.
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Defoe had a chance to win the game for Tottenham in injury time but though he stretched to connect with Bale's cross he could only poke the ball wide of the target from four yards out.
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And the striker was denied again deep into injury-time when he looked certain to score from Bale's low cross, but could only divert his finish against the legs of James, condemning a game low on real quality to 30 minutes of extra-time.
The deflated visitors struggled to make the most of their numerical advantage and, when Twente defender Douglas failed to get the necessary purchase on a headed back-pass, Bale stole in to stroke home and complete a memorable win.
If that means we get to see more of Bale's physique and legendary way with four-letter words, so much the better.
But failing that, as Arsenal learned the hard way last weekend, a team can't continue to step up when Bale is operating freely.
It was the only real talking point of an opening that lacked any tempo with Jason Koumas and Gareth Bale restricted to long-range efforts.
Redknapp resisted the temptation to risk midfielder Gareth Bale, who has been suffering with a back injury, and his pace, power and threat were missed as Milan swiftly took charge of proceedings.
But if the film is a hit, Cavill could be on his way to becoming the next Christian Bale.
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And the Belgium international, who has impressed during his debut campaign at White Hart Lane, believes Bale is key to his club's chances of challenging the elite of European football.
Now Bale has risen to "one of the top players in the Premier League" according to Wales captain Craig Bellamy, who also described him as "immense" after inspiring Spurs into the Champions League.
And slack marking from Preston was punished when Crouch connected with Gareth Bale's cross to volley home off the post for the opener after 14 minutes.
The history books show that Inter won 4-3 but the game is remembered for a comeback inspired by Bale that came close to achieving what seemed close to impossible.
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Bale was the next to make inroads down the left wing, and striker Sam Vokes was caught slightly on his heels as the Spurs wing-back fired a dangerous low cross across the face of the goal.
With just 10 minutes left, substitute Gylfi Sigurdsson leveled for the visitors after a cute Adebayor backheel but despite a late free-kick from Gareth Bale, Spurs had to settle for a draw that may ultimately seem disappointing.
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After Wales rode a tricky start, James Collins found space on the back post to side-foot home a Gareth Bale free-kick.
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