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Post by Baby Ate My Eight Ball on Oct 22, 2020 17:20:38 GMT 1
Come back in 20 years how should I know. Theyll have to do stuff they have never done in their history to trump the mamories of the Bolton fans though Some of the breast memories - gone tits up for now though.
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Post by Chips Longhorn on Oct 22, 2020 17:55:06 GMT 1
Come back in 20 years how should I know. Theyll have to do stuff they have never done in their history to trump the mamories of the Bolton fans though Some of the breast memories - gone tits up for now though. Haha when a man's persistent search history is reflected in his predictive text
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Post by Headless Chicken on Oct 22, 2020 18:15:18 GMT 1
Some of the breast memories - gone tits up for now though. Haha when a man's persistent search history is reflected in his predictive text Amazing 'memories' didn't come out 'mammories' 😀
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Post by Champers on Oct 22, 2020 18:31:59 GMT 1
Some of the breast memories - gone tits up for now though. Haha when a man's persistent search history is reflected in his predictive text One of the bestialty ones I've seen is that, Ted.
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Post by TTCMatt on Oct 22, 2020 18:43:49 GMT 1
Not having a go at the OP, but I find the comparison to single clubs quite frustrating. We've seen it with Peterborough and Brentford before our promotion. No one picks all the shitty examples to compare us against. We've just had two horrid years, but the jump to the Prem was huge, and in hindsight we weren't ready for it. In my view this was in part due to taking some cheap options in our infrastructure, the mess in the HoF role, but also over-achieving on the pitch. Brentford have been able to gradually progress, which has meant they were always ready for what was in front of them. They should be lauded, but they're not a stick to beat us with. On the specific point, I agree with the other posters; the Brentfird players are much more rounded players. Rasmus Ankersen in particular is one of the main visionaries at Brentford - a really interesting character and has been there since 2015 and overseen much of how they recruit. One thing they did was employ a good scout who lived in France who would find the likes of Benrahma and Maupay. Then they had a plan in place to integrate them into the local culture and progress them through. The mistake we made was getting one of our local based scouts to look at players in the south of France without him having much experience of the league or region, not really understand how they would fit into the locality and we only really helped them find a house/flat before throwing them in, hence our 'chequered' success rate.
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Post by lochnessterrier on Oct 27, 2020 9:49:21 GMT 1
Eye test. The players you mention are all better than Grant regardless of stats, watching them tells you that. I think the prices seem fair in relation to what you get. Watkins might be abit over the top. It didn't take Grant long to get on the scoresheet though did it? Keep watching.....
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Post by ram on Oct 27, 2020 11:05:08 GMT 1
All the transfer fees Brentford have accumulated,who has benefitted from that,the fans?
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Post by lochnessterrier on Oct 27, 2020 11:12:47 GMT 1
All the transfer fees Brentford have accumulated,who has benefitted from that,the fans? Well probably yes, it's certainly left them with a more financially secure club. Very important with covid around for god knows how long.
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Post by ram on Oct 27, 2020 11:21:39 GMT 1
They have been pocketing transfer money before C19 for years Nessie. Someone posted one of their directors owned more than one club abroad,maybe they are benefitting.
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Post by Baby Ate My Eight Ball on Oct 27, 2020 11:25:55 GMT 1
They’ve also just built a new stadium - on the outskirts of London that won’t have been cheap.
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Post by otium (EPBS) on Dec 3, 2020 1:28:41 GMT 1
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Post by softboy on Dec 4, 2020 11:13:41 GMT 1
Clearly Brentford are really good at what they do (buy players for modest fees and sell on at a substantial profit) but they have still not managed to achieve promotion to the PL - they have been close but perhaps the oolicy as also holding them back.
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Post by Christ in Shades (art) on Dec 4, 2020 13:46:47 GMT 1
Clearly Brentford are really good at what they do (buy players for modest fees and sell on at a substantial profit) but they have still not managed to achieve promotion to the PL - they have been close but perhaps the oolicy as also holding them back. So does that strategy work? They are just missing the last 5%, the final bit which secures promotion.
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Post by hypotenuse on Dec 4, 2020 23:36:47 GMT 1
Clearly Brentford are really good at what they do (buy players for modest fees and sell on at a substantial profit) but they have still not managed to achieve promotion to the PL - they have been close but perhaps the oolicy as also holding them back. So does that strategy work? They are just missing the last 5%, the final bit which secures promotion. It definitely works. They are a third tier team in terms of support (and most of their history) punching way above their weight - good on them
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Post by 28901 on Dec 5, 2020 9:04:01 GMT 1
Surprised at that distance. If someone had asked me I would have guessed at 40 odd.
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Post by 28901 on Dec 5, 2020 9:09:46 GMT 1
Clearly Brentford are really good at what they do (buy players for modest fees and sell on at a substantial profit) but they have still not managed to achieve promotion to the PL - they have been close but perhaps the oolicy as also holding them back. Yes but they have transformed from a run of the mill small third division outfit to a top end championship club with a ground to match. In my opinion they have overtaken QPR Charlton and Millwall in the London pecking order, clubs historically bigger. Still prefer GriffinnPark though.
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Post by tvor on Dec 5, 2020 10:49:25 GMT 1
Trigger warning: these are scouting/transfer models. Disappointed.
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Post by togterrier on Dec 5, 2020 11:16:27 GMT 1
Brentford definitely helped by being in London. Sunderland struggled to sign/had to pay over the odds to attract/sign African players when they were in the Premier League. The players might have fancied it, but often the wives/girlfriends said no, we want to be in London. Full stop.
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Post by ram on Dec 5, 2020 11:23:05 GMT 1
I remember watching Town play Brentford in the top division in the 50,s.Or was I dreaming?
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Post by 28901 on Dec 5, 2020 14:33:38 GMT 1
I remember watching Town play Brentford in the top division in the 50,s.Or was I dreaming? Dreaming unless you re around 90. Bees have only ever spent 5 years in the top flight and that was pre war.
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Post by midge on Dec 8, 2020 8:18:42 GMT 1
Seems like Birmingham now looking to go down a similar route to Brentford and Town.
Only just been awarded Cat 1 status lately I believe!?
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Post by The Sheriff Strikes Back on Dec 8, 2020 17:56:48 GMT 1
All 3 are much better all round players than Grant I disagree, certainly the stats above don't back that up. Grant has also proved be can score in the PL, even for a struggling team. There is no version of reality where Grant is a better player than any of the aforementioned three.
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Post by lochnessterrier on Dec 8, 2020 23:36:43 GMT 1
I disagree, certainly the stats above don't back that up. Grant has also proved be can score in the PL, even for a struggling team. There is no version of reality where Grant is a better player than any of the aforementioned three. In your opinion.
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Post by impact on Feb 6, 2021 19:45:14 GMT 1
With Toney on now on 22 goals, just 8 behind Glenn Murray's season record, I saw this on twitter. They have their recruitment model spot on.
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Post by Million Dollar Babies on Feb 6, 2021 19:56:46 GMT 1
With Toney on now on 22 goals, just 8 behind Glenn Murray's season record, I saw this on twitter. They have their recruitment model spot on. When did we last have a 20+ striker? 1923? I assume it was Rhodes
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Post by impact on Feb 6, 2021 20:00:43 GMT 1
With Toney on now on 22 goals, just 8 behind Glenn Murray's season record, I saw this on twitter. They have their recruitment model spot on. When did we last have a 20+ striker? 1923? I assume it was Rhodes Yeah Rhodes in 11/12. Grant was 18 last year I think.
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Post by brighousebandbred on Feb 6, 2021 20:42:16 GMT 1
Posted when he was at Peterborough and was scoring goals for fun ( Toney) to get this lad . Prices were ranging from 4 to 7 million and we’d just come down from big league , someone on here mocked me saying he couldn’t even make it at Newcastle and wasn’t the sort of striker to take a big punt on. I said back then this is a 20 million pound striker . It wasn’t that difficult to see this lad was not a huge risk . The reason Brentford are prospering in the market, is simple they invest in players who have huge potential but are not to cheap, it takes far more courage and trust in your recruitment team, unfortunately I can see why we don’t as it stands.
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Post by dynastydan on Feb 6, 2021 20:45:51 GMT 1
All 3 are much better all round players than Grant I disagree, certainly the stats above don't back that up. Grant has also proved be can score in the PL, even for a struggling team. All 3 are better than Grant in my opinion. And regarding goals, have you seen Watkins this season? Also, Grant has done square root of nothing at WBA. Benrahma is more of a Number 10, so Grant should actually score more.
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Post by thomo on Feb 6, 2021 20:57:39 GMT 1
The difference is Brentford invest a reasonable chunk of incoming transfer fees. Whereas we are largely restricted to freebies and cheap punts. Their model will keep producing assets to sell and fund the next big star. Our model will see us in league 2
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Post by kwami-hodouto on Feb 6, 2021 22:29:07 GMT 1
They have owners that are willing to invest to progress. We have an owner who constantly tells the fans that the club is skint.
Billing - £15 Million Mooy - £5 Million Grant - £15 Million Sohbi - £5 Million Mounie - £5 Million
That is 45 million right there! Add to that the parachute payments we get that Brentford don't.
Please tell me where the club have invested that money? Toffolo, Pipa, Koroma? None of these cost us any where near a million.
The club have had well over £50 Million coming in through parachute payments and transfers, and have invested about £2 million in the squad.
And don't talk to me about the fact we get our payments for players over a few years. Because we will be doing the same for any players bought in.
The happy clappers can get stuffed if they think what is going on is right.
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