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A goalless draw at Leeds, and I nearly fall asleep watching it on TV
That was up there for one of the most boring and dull games I’ve watched in a long time. I think the half time interval was the most exciting thing about the match. Nevertheless, a great point on the road, considering all our injuries, and even I hadn’t heard of half the players on the subs bench. So, a pretty awful game of football with zero quality, but we’ll take a point and hope we can get some energy back and maybe some players over the break. Never normally wish for an
Philip Ian Murray
1 day ago


We throw away another lead and draw at home to bottom club Wolves
Home to bottom club Wolves should have been a guaranteed three points, but Wolves have been playing well in their last few games. In the first half, we had plenty of possession and territory, and our control of the game paid off in the 22nd minute when Kayode headed home the opener. Lewis-Potter picked up the ball in a wide area on the left and whipped a fantastic, inswinging cross into the six-yard box; Thiago couldn't quite reach it, but the Bees' right-back was just behind
Philip Ian Murray
6 days ago


Out of the FA Cup, losing to the Hammers on pens
We fielded a strong side and started brighlty but went behind to a Bowen goal. Thiago equalised (although he didn't know much about it as it came off his chest from a header by Collins). Bowen restored the Hammers' lead, and despite a strong shout for a pen for a foul on Schade we went in at half-time 2-1 down. In the second half Thiago equalised from the spot after a foul on Kayode and both sides had good chances to win the game in normal time. It was even-stevens for the 3
Philip Ian Murray
Mar 9


We grind out a goalless draw on the south coast
We showed defensive grit in the 0-0 draw with Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium. Not a great performance but at least we came away with a point. The Cherries had several good chances to score in the first half but failed to take them. In the second half Tavernier hit the post twice and Evanlison had a goal ruled out for offside, but we held firm to keep our seventh clean sheet of the season. Our best chance was a header by van den Berg that was well saved by their keeper. T
Philip Ian Murray
Mar 3


How the hell did we win this?
Final result Burnley 3 Brentford 4, but we were 0-3 up after 34 minutes and they had the ball in the net 5 times. A Damsgaard header from a corner after 9 minutes opened the scoring, a great through ball from Damsgaard to Thiago who slotted it home for our second in the 25th minute, and then a long throw by Kayode that was flicked on by van den Berg was cleared off the line and it fell to Schade who smashed it home for our third. Then things started to go wrong. In the third
Philip Ian Murray
Feb 28


A bad day at the office (Gtech)
A 0-2 home defeat by Brighton and who can I blame for the lacklustre perfomance? Perhaps it was because Kayode was out injured or the players had not got over the jet lag travelling back from Macclesfield on Monday night. We were two goals down by half-time and the second coming from after an error by Collins (who was on as a sub for Hickey). The introduction of Schade (who had been suspended for the previous three games after his red card at Villa) made no difference, althou
Philip Ian Murray
Feb 21


A banana skin avoided (but only just) as we go through to the 5th Round of the FA Cup
Away to 6th tier Macclesfield Town (who had beaten cup holders Crystal Palace in the previous round and was probably one of the biggest giant killing upsets in FA Cup history), we were on a hiding to nothing. KA made 7 changes from the team who drew with Arsenal last Thursday night and handed a debut to recent signing Furo. On their artificial pitch, we struggled in the first half but played a bit better in the second half. We scraped through by the only goal of the match. I
Philip Ian Murray
Feb 16


We were not outgunned by the Gunners
After two great away wins at Villa and Newcastle, I was quite relaxed about Arsenal getting all three points at the Gtech. Yet, we came away with point after a 1-1 draw. Arsenal were desperate to win as the previous night Man City had closed the gap to three points at the top of the PL. At the 10-minute mark Arsenal almost scored from a corner. Rice delivered to the far post, where Gabriel headed towards goal from close range, but van den Berg headed the ball off the line and
Philip Ian Murray
Feb 12


We scare away the Magpies
Winning at Villa Park last Sunday was unexpected, but beating Newcastle at St. James’ Park was a complete surprise. With Schade suspended, KA brought back KLP and again left Collins and Damsgaard on the bench. Ex-Bee Wissa was making his first appearance against us and was loudly booed (for good reason) by the away fans each time he touched the ball. After only two minutes, Botman’s poor defensive header was seized upon by KLP. His shirt was blatantly tugged by Trippier, and
Philip Ian Murray
Feb 8


Back to winning ways as 10-man Bees beat the Villa
A great defensive display in the second half sees 10-man Bees hold on to their first-half lead to get the 3 points. When the 4th Official annnounced 10 minutes of added-on time, I'm not sure how my blood pressure didn't go through the roof. As I am still celebrating the win I would like to acknowldege the Brentford FC website as I have 'borrowwd' their report (with the occasional comment in italic ). Kevin Schade received a straight red card moments before Ouattara netted the
Philip Ian Murray
Feb 1
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