Jeez the world is a strange place when a move to Brentford from Charlton is seen as one that could change your life. Hopefully with this good window and Bow, Jacko and Gallen around we can start getting our club back to where it used to be. Plus Roland selling up too of course!
This is Brentford now, not Brentford then. They’re a club on the up at the moment.
Jeez the world is a strange place when a move to Brentford from Charlton is seen as one that could change your life. Hopefully with this good window and Bow, Jacko and Gallen around we can start getting our club back to where it used to be. Plus Roland selling up too of course!
This is Brentford now, not Brentford then. They’re a club on the up at the moment.
They've had their day in the sun in the 1930s and 40s, when they were in the top tier First Division. During the first half of their history, Brentford had a lot of parallels with Charlton.
Like Charlton at the time, they were having their own metoric rise from Third Division to First Division, albeit they took an extra season to do it, finishing 4th in Div 2. The next year they were promoted again; then finishing 5th in the First Division and 6th the year after. In 1938-39 season they were top of the League for 17 matches but fell away in the final run in. They were relegated from the First Division in 1947.
They never won the FA Cup though.
Like we had Jimmy Seed to mastermind our own success, they had their own legendary manager, Harry Curtis (known as the Guv'nor) who inspired Brentford in their halcyon period.
Always good to find out a little football history. I find it gives a sense of perspective.
Listening to LB press conference, says we were after two more but didn't quite get them done and then when asked he said yes we put a bid for Toney but he was NOT one of the two we just missed out on!! So we wanted Toney + 2 others (no names given) and Hamed, at the time of press conference, he was confident of getting. So from that it seems we wanted Toney, Hamed + 2 who we just missed out on, is that correct?
We wanted Mark Duffy so possibly one of the 2 along with a right back.
💬LB: "Saturday will be tough. They got a good home win against Fulham. We have to respect them because they finished above us last year. It will be tough, like every game, but if we apply ourselves the right way & compete, then hopefully we get the result that we want." #cafc
💬LB: "Kayal is outside running. We don’t want to rush him back and need to make sure when he’s ready that he’s flying. I won’t put pressure on the physio department. We have everyone fit at the moment, so there’s no reason to rush him.” #cafc
💬LB: "We’ve told Callum Harriott that we won’t be signing him. He thanked us for letting him come in to train and get fit. Tyrone Mears has only been in for two days so we’ll have a chat to see how he’s doing at the weekend." #cafc
💬LB: "There are a lot of clubs phoning up to loan our younger lads. If we need them they will stay. If it suits us they will go, but that won’t happen until the end of the window." #cafc
Pretty unacceptable, the FA's attitude towards Hemed. Unlike the EFL their organisation is groaning with money, they should be able to settle these issues promptly.
Harriot is better than any of the front 4 on Tuesday. Has to be a money decision.
You are wrong. He isn't better than Aneke or Bonne. The midfield against the Vegans Couldn't feed them. Harriott doesn't have a football brain unfortunately. If Bowyer thinks Fosu can't hack it then Calum has no chance.
Bonne should have been the designated Penalty taker in the absence of Taylor. Good record from the spot and needed the boast.
Harriot is better than any of the front 4 on Tuesday. Has to be a money decision.
Bowyer and the coaching staff have had plenty of time to look at him, and I am sure there would have been money for him if he wanted him.
I think he would be a step back for us if we had signed him.
Were you there on Tuesday? The attacking threat was negligible from our reserves against a fourth division team. Harriot on his day is better than any of them just now
Harriot is better than any of the front 4 on Tuesday. Has to be a money decision.
Bowyer and the coaching staff have had plenty of time to look at him, and I am sure there would have been money for him if he wanted him.
I think he would be a step back for us if we had signed him.
Were you there on Tuesday? The attacking threat was negligible from our reserves against a fourth division team. Harriot on his day is better than any of them just now
When was the last time you saw Harriot play in order to judge that? “On his day” is the clue there, unfortunately he was never blessed with consistency. I don’t think we can afford the luxury of having a player in our squad that is going to blow hot and cold on an ongoing basis.
It's all a matter of opinion of course but specifically on Tuesday night Aneke just seemed to be going through the motions and Bonne's first touch was poor. They scored 5.04 and 4.86 in the statbank accordingly. I'm and probably @Southbank 's not saying Aneke or Bonne are worse than Harriot but that he would have had to go some to score lower albeit he has managed that in the past on more than one occasion.
As I've mentioned before I saw him for Reading at Stoke end of last season and he did ok but he certainly has his detractors amongst our fan base who have no time for him. On the performances of the attacking players against FGR Sothbank's observations were valid IMO.
Hopefully the Hemed situation turns out for the better but if not a fit Harriot would be better than what we saw up top on Tuesday. Beggars can't be choosers but maybe it's best that Harriot hasn't signed as he would have easily leapfrogged Solly as this season's potential whipping boy. However in Bowyer, who may be keeping some of the budget back for an out of contract full back*, we trust.
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During the first half of their history, Brentford had a lot of parallels with Charlton.
Like Charlton at the time, they were having their own metoric rise from Third Division to First Division, albeit they took an extra season to do it, finishing 4th in Div 2. The next year they were promoted again; then finishing 5th in the First Division and 6th the year after. In 1938-39 season they were top of the League for 17 matches but fell away in the final run in. They were relegated from the First Division in 1947.
They never won the FA Cup though.
Like we had Jimmy Seed to mastermind our own success, they had their own legendary manager, Harry Curtis (known as the Guv'nor) who inspired Brentford in their halcyon period.
Always good to find out a little football history. I find it gives a sense of perspective.
💬LB: "We’ve told Callum Harriott that we won’t be signing him. He thanked us for letting him come in to train and get fit. Tyrone Mears has only been in for two days so we’ll have a chat to see how he’s doing at the weekend." #cafc
💬LB: "There are a lot of clubs phoning up to loan our younger lads. If we need them they will stay. If it suits us they will go, but that won’t happen until the end of the window." #cafc
Signing Oztumer now would allow us to send Lapslie or Morgan out on loan.
Bonne should have been the designated Penalty taker in the absence of Taylor.
Good record from the spot and needed the boast.
I think he would be a step back for us if we had signed him.
“On his day” is the clue there, unfortunately he was never blessed with consistency.
I don’t think we can afford the luxury of having a player in our squad that is going to blow hot and cold on an ongoing basis.
As I've mentioned before I saw him for Reading at Stoke end of last season and he did ok but he certainly has his detractors amongst our fan base who have no time for him. On the performances of the attacking players against FGR Sothbank's observations were valid IMO.
Hopefully the Hemed situation turns out for the better but if not a fit Harriot would be better than what we saw up top on Tuesday. Beggars can't be choosers but maybe it's best that Harriot hasn't signed as he would have easily leapfrogged Solly as this season's potential whipping boy. However in Bowyer, who may be keeping some of the budget back for an out of contract full back*, we trust.
Edit; * Or Oztumer!
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Oh wait right now!
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Oh... thanks
Complete lack of ambition...
Get Hemed sorted and we're set up very nicely for the next few months.
Lapslie has actually been of use so far. Albie merely showed a flash of class against Blackburn.