The Cat Posted 2 January, 2023 Share Posted 2 January, 2023 The Brentford v Liverpool game is on some channel on Virgin called Sky Showcase which has kids as co-commentators and is most amusing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midfield_General Posted 2 January, 2023 Share Posted 2 January, 2023 Brentford have also been excellent to be fair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Bates Statue Posted 2 January, 2023 Share Posted 2 January, 2023 2 minutes ago, The Cat said: The Brentford v Liverpool game is on some channel on Virgin called Sky Showcase which has kids as co-commentators and is most amusing. Too bad I can't catch it, guessing probably more insightful and entertaining than the usual dross served up by the so-called professionals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 2 January, 2023 Share Posted 2 January, 2023 We couldn't ever dream to compete with a club like Brentford. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRM Posted 2 January, 2023 Share Posted 2 January, 2023 6 minutes ago, Turkish said: We couldn't ever dream to compete with a club like Brentford. When you look at their starting XI really makes you think, not many players there are household names or cost a lot, just well scouted / coached and play well as a TEAM , not all about spend spend spend, Brentford deserve a lot of credit 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 2 January, 2023 Share Posted 2 January, 2023 VVD hooked at HT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 2 January, 2023 Share Posted 2 January, 2023 9 minutes ago, Turkish said: We couldn't ever dream to compete with a club like Brentford. Feels like the season when we finished 6th when Chelsea and Liverpool were poor. Only this time likes of Brentford and Brighton will take advantage, not us 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 2 January, 2023 Share Posted 2 January, 2023 Just now, JRM said: When you look at their starting XI really makes you think, not many players there are household names or cost a lot, just well scouted / coached and play well as a TEAM , not all about spend spend spend, Brentford deserve a lot of credit They do, built a really good team without spending a fortune. Fit, strong, aggressive, organised and well managed. When you consider the money we’ve spunked away on utter rubbish in the last 4 or 5 years 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexLaw76 Posted 2 January, 2023 Share Posted 2 January, 2023 Trent - best RB in the world? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 2 January, 2023 Share Posted 2 January, 2023 30 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said: Trent - best RB in the world? Isn’t that Alphonso Davies? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT Posted 2 January, 2023 Share Posted 2 January, 2023 Brentford look very good. Liverpool whingeing. Don’t look great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexLaw76 Posted 2 January, 2023 Share Posted 2 January, 2023 3 minutes ago, Turkish said: Isn’t that Alphonso Davies? Not today. Not when Liverpool are on Telly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 2 January, 2023 Share Posted 2 January, 2023 44 minutes ago, whelk said: VVD hooked at HT Injured according to the kids commentating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 2 January, 2023 Share Posted 2 January, 2023 Brentford also kept the same kit for 2 seasons which is good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint lard Posted 2 January, 2023 Share Posted 2 January, 2023 1 hour ago, whelk said: Liverpool are so shit Brentford are great,as much as Liverpool are shite. As I’ve said before,even when they were in the championship,Thomas Frank is brilliant. I watched them when living nearby. so good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexLaw76 Posted 2 January, 2023 Share Posted 2 January, 2023 How on earth can we ever hope to compete with brentford?! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGTL Posted 2 January, 2023 Share Posted 2 January, 2023 I bet Brentford wish they got Nathan Jones instead of Frank. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Appy Posted 2 January, 2023 Share Posted 2 January, 2023 Brentford are everything we’re not. Ambitious, high energy, pacey, united fan base. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexLaw76 Posted 2 January, 2023 Share Posted 2 January, 2023 I wonder how many of their best players will be sold in the summer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Duckhunter Posted 2 January, 2023 Share Posted 2 January, 2023 22 minutes ago, Appy said: Brentford are everything we’re not. Ambitious, high energy, pacey, united fan base. And they get it in the mixer instead of mincing around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitzhugh Fella Posted 2 January, 2023 Share Posted 2 January, 2023 Brentford are everything we’re not. They are proof small clubs can compete if they are well run. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 2 January, 2023 Share Posted 2 January, 2023 Just now, Fitzhugh Fella said: Brentford are everything we’re not. They are proof small clubs can compete if they are well run. We already proved that not so long ago when we finished 6th and got into Europe. At some point we'll be above them again. Undoubtedly they are having a great time at the moment but it won't always be like that, and we won't always be shit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 2 January, 2023 Author Share Posted 2 January, 2023 Christ, do we really have to go through this whenever somebody outside the big seven has a decent game or above average season? Yes - Brentford, Brighton and Fulham are having a decent season. Three years ago we were 11th, whilst two of them were in the championship and Brighton were 15th. In another three years it’ll all be different again because none of us have the budget to sustain it for more than two or three years. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SotonianWill Posted 2 January, 2023 Share Posted 2 January, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 2 January, 2023 Share Posted 2 January, 2023 13 minutes ago, Fitzhugh Fella said: Brentford are everything we’re not. They are proof small clubs can compete if they are well run. Done brilliantly to survive Rasmus' departure without imploding so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 2 January, 2023 Share Posted 2 January, 2023 41 minutes ago, saint lard said: Brentford are great,as much as Liverpool are shite. As I’ve said before,even when they were in the championship,Thomas Frank is brilliant. I watched them when living nearby. so good. Wonder who was responsible for recruiting him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 2 January, 2023 Share Posted 2 January, 2023 (edited) 20 minutes ago, The Cat said: We already proved that not so long ago when we finished 6th and got into Europe. At some point we'll be above them again. Undoubtedly they are having a great time at the moment but it won't always be like that, and we won't always be shit. I think that's exactly it, if you went back to 2016 I bet you can find clubs saying exactly the same about us. Without substational backing it's unsustainable, you just need to make the most of the periods you 'strike gold'. I will always have frustration that we didn't win anything during our period, we had everything in place to. We'll come again, just in the same way fans of Brighton and Brentford will be clamouring about how badly their club is run in a few years time. It's the way of the world for small-fry clubs like ourselves, you just have to enjoy the moments when they come as they will always be few and far between. Saying that though I don't think it's fair to accept just how shit we've been in the last 2 years, not even a tiny bit shit, country-leading record breaking dog shit. Edited 2 January, 2023 by S-Clarke 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloggy saint Posted 2 January, 2023 Share Posted 2 January, 2023 3 hours ago, whelk said: Liverpool are so shit I wish we could be as shit as them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint lard Posted 2 January, 2023 Share Posted 2 January, 2023 Cowley sacked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 2 January, 2023 Share Posted 2 January, 2023 3 minutes ago, saint lard said: Cowley sacked. Annoying because they were going nowhere with him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted 2 January, 2023 Share Posted 2 January, 2023 2 hours ago, Lighthouse said: Christ, do we really have to go through this whenever somebody outside the big seven has a decent game or above average season? Yes - Brentford, Brighton and Fulham are having a decent season. Three years ago we were 11th, whilst two of them were in the championship and Brighton were 15th. In another three years it’ll all be different again because none of us have the budget to sustain it for more than two or three years. I can't see Fulham sustaining what they're doing, but I'd wager that Brighton won't slide, and will continue to make progress. Their transfer business - in and out - is superb. Brentford strike me as overachieving and at some point they'll lose Frank and it'll go to shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 2 January, 2023 Share Posted 2 January, 2023 8 minutes ago, The Cat said: Annoying because they were going nowhere with him. Perhaps they’d take Nathan Jones. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 2 January, 2023 Author Share Posted 2 January, 2023 44 minutes ago, egg said: I can't see Fulham sustaining what they're doing, but I'd wager that Brighton won't slide, and will continue to make progress. Their transfer business - in and out - is superb. Brentford strike me as overachieving and at some point they'll lose Frank and it'll go to shit. So was ours in between 2013 and 2015. Promising youth talents like Shaw, Chamber, Lallana and JWP breaking through and making the England squad. Shrewd signings from lower leagues like Jay Rod and Lambert. Pulling gems like Lovren, VVD, Tadic and Mane out of nowhere and selling them for huge profits. Money always talks long term. If they have a decent manager, player or even recruitment consultant he'll be poached eventually and they'll drop back like we did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitzhugh Fella Posted 3 January, 2023 Share Posted 3 January, 2023 9 hours ago, egg said: I can't see Fulham sustaining what they're doing, but I'd wager that Brighton won't slide, and will continue to make progress. Their transfer business - in and out - is superb. Brentford strike me as overachieving and at some point they'll lose Frank and it'll go to shit. I know it doesn’t mean a lot these days but he signed a contract extension on Xmas Eve. They know how to keep a good manager unlike us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintsaint Posted 3 January, 2023 Share Posted 3 January, 2023 2 minutes ago, Fitzhugh Fella said: I know it doesn’t mean a lot these days but he signed a contract extension on Xmas Eve. They know how to keep a good manager unlike us. Brighton signed a long contract with Potter as well but then Chelsea came. Frank will be his replacement at Chelsea at this rate! 😅 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Fry Posted 3 January, 2023 Share Posted 3 January, 2023 46 minutes ago, Fitzhugh Fella said: I know it doesn’t mean a lot these days but he signed a contract extension on Xmas Eve. They know how to keep a good manager unlike us. If a CL club come in for Thomas Frank today, tomorrow or next month he'll go. The new contract will have plenty about that in there no doubt about it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Wolf Posted 3 January, 2023 Share Posted 3 January, 2023 Just seen Pompey fans on Facebook (their version of the Echo page) suggesting they should go for Gary O Neil. They honestly think he'd leave a Premier League job that he's only just got to manage a midtable League One team. I know they have an overinflated sense of importance but even for them that's delusional. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexLaw76 Posted 3 January, 2023 Share Posted 3 January, 2023 One manager to keep an eye out for (when we go down). Stephen Schumacher - he is on the way up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Wolf Posted 3 January, 2023 Share Posted 3 January, 2023 3 hours ago, AlexLaw76 said: One manager to keep an eye out for (when we go down). Stephen Schumacher - he is on the way up. I live near Plymouth and go occasionally, he can absolutely do no wrong. Their keeper is incredible too but then so was Bazunu in League One. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Wolf Posted 3 January, 2023 Share Posted 3 January, 2023 3 hours ago, Bad Wolf said: Just seen Pompey fans on Facebook (their version of the Echo page) suggesting they should go for Gary O Neil. They honestly think he'd leave a Premier League job that he's only just got to manage a midtable League One team. I know they have an overinflated sense of importance but even for them that's delusional. Urgh now they think they're getting Dyche! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 3 January, 2023 Share Posted 3 January, 2023 Michael Carrick is worth keeping an eye on. Has gone to a woeful Middlesbrough and won 7 out of the last 9, the only defeat being to Burnley. Middlesbrough now 5th in the league after languishing just above the relegation zone when he joined. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SotonianWill Posted 3 January, 2023 Share Posted 3 January, 2023 Arsenal Newcastle will be an interesting game tonight. Both have lost only one game (pretty incredible for newcastle as they aren’t the best team on paper, yet) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint lard Posted 3 January, 2023 Share Posted 3 January, 2023 2 hours ago, Bad Wolf said: Urgh now they think they're getting Dyche! Wilder is the one they want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Wolf Posted 3 January, 2023 Share Posted 3 January, 2023 15 minutes ago, saint lard said: Wilder is the one they want. A few of them have mentioned Ainsworth. That'd be a huge gamble for both parties but then I guess so would any other potential appointment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabrice Fernandes no.1 fan Posted 3 January, 2023 Share Posted 3 January, 2023 2 hours ago, The Cat said: Michael Carrick is worth keeping an eye on. Has gone to a woeful Middlesbrough and won 7 out of the last 9, the only defeat being to Burnley. Middlesbrough now 5th in the league after languishing just above the relegation zone when he joined. Just like years of England teams, everyone going for Gerrard and Lampard when Carrick was the answer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 3 January, 2023 Share Posted 3 January, 2023 4 hours ago, The Cat said: Michael Carrick is worth keeping an eye on. Has gone to a woeful Middlesbrough and won 7 out of the last 9, the only defeat being to Burnley. Middlesbrough now 5th in the league after languishing just above the relegation zone when he joined. WBA manager, Carlos Corberan has turned them around too. And he’s exotic sounding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilchards Posted 3 January, 2023 Share Posted 3 January, 2023 It’s great watching Arsenal passing into spaces. This helps to beat the first man and puts the team on the offence. We are 100% the opposite!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee On Solent Saint Posted 3 January, 2023 Share Posted 3 January, 2023 25 minutes ago, Pilchards said: It’s great watching Arsenal passing into spaces. This helps to beat the first man and puts the team on the offence. We are 100% the opposite!! Amazes me just how much time Arteta spends outside the technical area. Seems to always get away with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Matty 76 Posted 3 January, 2023 Share Posted 3 January, 2023 Everton and Bournemouth both losing early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 3 January, 2023 Share Posted 3 January, 2023 Just now, Saint Matty 76 said: Everton and Bournemouth both losing early. And Leicester. Feel Leicester are still very much involved despite their slight upturn in results, will require an excellent second half of the season from us though to stay up regardless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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