Brentford FC - Bringing Glory To Griffin Park
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Mate, I hadn't read this story before tonight but that is my loss! A cracking read and your achievements are inspirational! Put simply - this is one of the best stories on the site. I am looking forward to the next update... keep it up buddy!
IMO, THE Best.
I think this is the best on the site to be honest! I am trying to do similar with the Vale and am doing pretty well but I started off a league lower!
Great story Deano hope updates are coming soon
P.S Murphy seems to be scoring a few more as a deep lying forward but still not prolific! Thanks
Great story Deano hope updates are coming soon
P.S Murphy seems to be scoring a few more as a deep lying forward but still not prolific! Thanks
You story Eastern Adventure is cool too, especially on a special website!
Can't wait for quality updates Deano!
wow guys thank you so much for the reallly great comments! pompeydan that means loads coming from the guy with such an amazing story lol. I havent updated due to it being my birthday today and I went out on the ****** friday and saturday lol.
sam, bcfc, dudes once again you for following keeps me motivated to update!
and Dan I've been reading your Port Vale story and it is getting better and better mate, very very good job. whats Vale's capacity?
very nice coming on to see these comments.
buuut there will 100% be an update tomorrow
sam, bcfc, dudes once again you for following keeps me motivated to update!
and Dan I've been reading your Port Vale story and it is getting better and better mate, very very good job. whats Vale's capacity?
very nice coming on to see these comments.
buuut there will 100% be an update tomorrow
January
Following a fantastic year it is going to be tough to emulate that but we are in great shape despite the small squad, I fear that may come into play later on in the season.
FA Cup 3rd Round - York (Away)
York 0 Brentford 2
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League 2 opposition meant this was a must win and we performed slightly within ourselves but got the victory nevertheless. Vincenzo Rennella utilized his fantastic finishing and put us ahead under 10 minutes which gave us firm control of the match. Anthony Vanden Borre finished a neat team move 10 minutes after the break which killed the game off.
EPL - Tottenham (Home)
Brentford 1 Tottenham 0
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It's always hard against Spurs but we grinded out a hard fought victory today. Chances were few and far between but thankfully Rhys Murphy was clinical despite his lack of form this year to score the only goal of the game early on.
EPL - Aston Villa (Away)
Aston Villa 2 Brentford 0
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We were dreadful today and showed no desire in winning this game. Our play was predictable and one dimensional, we did ourselves no favours and they picked us off. Dire.
FA Cup 4th Round - Birmingham (Home)
Brentford 1 Birmingham 0
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Very difficult game as always against Birmingham but once again we dug in deep and drew out a vital in win in our quest for Champions League qualification. Rhys Murphy was the difference again scoring a goal out of nothing.
EPL - West Brom (Home)
Brentford 1 West Brom 1
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Chris Wood likes to score against us and he did again today after Javi Garcia's petulance put us in the mire via his red card. The lads showed great character to equalise quickly thanks to a header by Sebastian Rudy, we were unlucky not to win it after.
EPL - Bristol City (Home)
Brentford 2 Bristol City 1
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We dominated this game after Rhys Murphy smashed it home 5 minutes in. We opened them up with the fluidity of our passing and exposed them down the middle very often. Tomas Necid went through and put us 2-0 ahead. It was a nervy end to the game thanks to to Diego Renans penalty miss.
January Overview
Despite the slip up at Villa it has been a decent month winning 2 and drawing 1 of the other 3 league games was good. We have also maded it into the last 16 of th FA cup which is nice, cup runs always add a bit more spice. I am being optimistic in my hopes for Champions League football for the next season but I don't see why it isn't possible, we can grind out the results when required toowhich is something only great teams do.
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Following a fantastic year it is going to be tough to emulate that but we are in great shape despite the small squad, I fear that may come into play later on in the season.
FA Cup 3rd Round - York (Away)
York 0 Brentford 2
View attachment 36915
League 2 opposition meant this was a must win and we performed slightly within ourselves but got the victory nevertheless. Vincenzo Rennella utilized his fantastic finishing and put us ahead under 10 minutes which gave us firm control of the match. Anthony Vanden Borre finished a neat team move 10 minutes after the break which killed the game off.
EPL - Tottenham (Home)
Brentford 1 Tottenham 0
View attachment 36911
It's always hard against Spurs but we grinded out a hard fought victory today. Chances were few and far between but thankfully Rhys Murphy was clinical despite his lack of form this year to score the only goal of the game early on.
EPL - Aston Villa (Away)
Aston Villa 2 Brentford 0
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We were dreadful today and showed no desire in winning this game. Our play was predictable and one dimensional, we did ourselves no favours and they picked us off. Dire.
FA Cup 4th Round - Birmingham (Home)
Brentford 1 Birmingham 0
View attachment 36909
Very difficult game as always against Birmingham but once again we dug in deep and drew out a vital in win in our quest for Champions League qualification. Rhys Murphy was the difference again scoring a goal out of nothing.
EPL - West Brom (Home)
Brentford 1 West Brom 1
View attachment 36912
Chris Wood likes to score against us and he did again today after Javi Garcia's petulance put us in the mire via his red card. The lads showed great character to equalise quickly thanks to a header by Sebastian Rudy, we were unlucky not to win it after.
EPL - Bristol City (Home)
Brentford 2 Bristol City 1
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We dominated this game after Rhys Murphy smashed it home 5 minutes in. We opened them up with the fluidity of our passing and exposed them down the middle very often. Tomas Necid went through and put us 2-0 ahead. It was a nervy end to the game thanks to to Diego Renans penalty miss.
January Overview
Despite the slip up at Villa it has been a decent month winning 2 and drawing 1 of the other 3 league games was good. We have also maded it into the last 16 of th FA cup which is nice, cup runs always add a bit more spice. I am being optimistic in my hopes for Champions League football for the next season but I don't see why it isn't possible, we can grind out the results when required toowhich is something only great teams do.
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February
We are hitting the business end of the season and I am fearing a slump of form could derail all of our plans. We haven't had the same sharpness despite our good results and our fortune will eventually run out.
EPL - Manchester United (Away)
Man Utd 1 Brentford 2
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We were dire in the first half and we should have been more than one down. Thankfully we came out and moved the ball a bit better, when we played very narrow it frustrated them and we were slightly fortunate with the own goal but there was no luck in Tomas Necid's last gasp winner.
EPL - Hull (Away)
Hull 2 Brentford 0
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Not very sure what happened here. It seemed there was nothing I could do to prevent defeat, all the lads were very lethargic on the ball and we had no ideas which was very dissapointing. Hull are good at scraps and they deserved their win.
FA Cup 5th Round - Everton (Home)
Brentford 1 Everton 0
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This was a very hard fought game and a cup run in this competition was vital following our early exit to City in the Carling Cup. There was nothing in it the whole game before Sebastian Rudy scored a 25 yard piledriver to send us through.
Europa League 1st Knockout Round Leg 1 - Dortmund (Away)
Dortmund 0 Brentford 1
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This was always going to be hard, they were very impressive early on but as the game wore on they seemed to slowly run out of ideas. The difference was Marcus Berg's goal on the stroke of half time.
Europa League 1st Knockout Round Leg 2 - Dortmund (Home)
Brentford 3 Dortmund 1
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Another touch match against the Germans but we have made it through. We were much better this time round taking the lead through Tomas Necid. They equalised and had a large spell of dominance which threatened to see us concede more away goals. We dug in deep again and second half goals from Franco Zucuilini and Rhys Murphy gave us a famous victory.
EPL - Newcastle (Away)
Newcastle 1 Brentford 2
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This could be a huge result come end of the season. They will feel hard done by as they were well on top throughout the match, we couldn't pass and retain any possession. It was difficult to watch at times but the lads once again showed their character and Anthony Vanden Borre equalised with 25 minutes to go before Vincenzo Rennella smashed it home in the last minute. Great way to end the month.
February Overview
Despite the horrible slip up in Hull we have been great this season. 2 league wins tied with getting to the next stages in both the Europa League and the FA Cup. The lads keep drawing strength from somwehre and it has even surprised me considering our squad size, if we can continue this and consolidate our top 4 finish. We are top but for some bizarre reason some teams have loads of games in hand so we will see what happens, the title is a very long shot with how strong City look at present.
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We are hitting the business end of the season and I am fearing a slump of form could derail all of our plans. We haven't had the same sharpness despite our good results and our fortune will eventually run out.
EPL - Manchester United (Away)
Man Utd 1 Brentford 2
View attachment 37686
We were dire in the first half and we should have been more than one down. Thankfully we came out and moved the ball a bit better, when we played very narrow it frustrated them and we were slightly fortunate with the own goal but there was no luck in Tomas Necid's last gasp winner.
EPL - Hull (Away)
Hull 2 Brentford 0
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Not very sure what happened here. It seemed there was nothing I could do to prevent defeat, all the lads were very lethargic on the ball and we had no ideas which was very dissapointing. Hull are good at scraps and they deserved their win.
FA Cup 5th Round - Everton (Home)
Brentford 1 Everton 0
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This was a very hard fought game and a cup run in this competition was vital following our early exit to City in the Carling Cup. There was nothing in it the whole game before Sebastian Rudy scored a 25 yard piledriver to send us through.
Europa League 1st Knockout Round Leg 1 - Dortmund (Away)
Dortmund 0 Brentford 1
View attachment 37680
This was always going to be hard, they were very impressive early on but as the game wore on they seemed to slowly run out of ideas. The difference was Marcus Berg's goal on the stroke of half time.
Europa League 1st Knockout Round Leg 2 - Dortmund (Home)
Brentford 3 Dortmund 1
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Another touch match against the Germans but we have made it through. We were much better this time round taking the lead through Tomas Necid. They equalised and had a large spell of dominance which threatened to see us concede more away goals. We dug in deep again and second half goals from Franco Zucuilini and Rhys Murphy gave us a famous victory.
EPL - Newcastle (Away)
Newcastle 1 Brentford 2
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This could be a huge result come end of the season. They will feel hard done by as they were well on top throughout the match, we couldn't pass and retain any possession. It was difficult to watch at times but the lads once again showed their character and Anthony Vanden Borre equalised with 25 minutes to go before Vincenzo Rennella smashed it home in the last minute. Great way to end the month.
February Overview
Despite the horrible slip up in Hull we have been great this season. 2 league wins tied with getting to the next stages in both the Europa League and the FA Cup. The lads keep drawing strength from somwehre and it has even surprised me considering our squad size, if we can continue this and consolidate our top 4 finish. We are top but for some bizarre reason some teams have loads of games in hand so we will see what happens, the title is a very long shot with how strong City look at present.
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