Brentford FC - Bringing Glory To Griffin Park
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October
We have impressed so far and we have surprised alot of people. We're sitting in 2nd which is great but it is definately going to be hard to maintain it because I've seen another teams snapping up players and unfortunately we cannot do that. I think promotion to the Premier League is too soon but I want to do it very bad so I'm not sure what to think, any help would be appreciated
On a better note I've managed to snap up Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong on a 3 month loan and he has been fantastic.
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Results
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Dissapointed to draw here after going ahead haflway through the second half by a Rhys Murphy screamer. We weren't composed enough and we they got back in through sloppy defending but Cardiff aren't a bad side and a point away is never a disaster.
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We kept up our momentum with a fantastic 5-2 thrashing of Coventy at the Ricoh Arena. Kelvin Etuhu and Nacer Bazaite scored 2 goals in the last 3 minutes of the first half through Abou Diaby's creativity and that basically killed the game.
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I am extremely frustrated after this game. They took an early lead before some good work from Vayryrn and Frimpong created an opening for right back Seamus Coleman to squeeze it in. Once we went ahead through the goal of the month by Emannuel Frimpong, I thought we would be able to play it out but we self destructed in the last 10 minutes and they scored 2. Very dissapointing.
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Not a very good game for us they dominated mostly and we had a few chances but they will be very dissapointed not to have won. I tried to get the lads up for this as they are the team to beat at the moment, and because we are at home. We're lucky to come out with a point to be honest but you take what you can get and we'll look to th next game.
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After a couple of poor results this was a great way to close the month. We raced into a 4-0 lead 25 minutes in with David Beckham getting a brace. We could have scored about 9 we had so many chances and we just couldn't seem to put enough of them away. But still I am pleased at the way we dominated from start to finish and carved them open a number of times. Victor Anichebe has been a very pleasing signing.
Monthly Overview
It wasn't the best month in comparison to the previous 2 but 2 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw is not too bad as it keeps us in and around the top. I think closing with a good win like this puts us in good confidence for next months fixtures.
I had a recent look at the signings. And the ones who have impressed are Kelvin Etuhu, Victor Anichebe, Mika Vayryrn and Steven Hammell. They've done very well as have the loan signings especially Diaby he has been immense.
Unfortunately there are a few flops like Francisco Sandaza who has not scored a goal in 15 outings 9 of those being starts, but thankfully I have made a good piece of business off another player as I have agreed to sell him to Sivasspor I think, but it is for 1.4M so I am delighted with that. There is also Makinwa who can't seem to score which is dissapointing his physical is fantastic and he has a good header so I'm dissapointed at how poor he's been that's wh he can't get into the team at the moment.
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In the playoff zone and not too far off the top so were doing okay at the moment.
Here are my tactics Joe:
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We have impressed so far and we have surprised alot of people. We're sitting in 2nd which is great but it is definately going to be hard to maintain it because I've seen another teams snapping up players and unfortunately we cannot do that. I think promotion to the Premier League is too soon but I want to do it very bad so I'm not sure what to think, any help would be appreciated
On a better note I've managed to snap up Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong on a 3 month loan and he has been fantastic.
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Results
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Dissapointed to draw here after going ahead haflway through the second half by a Rhys Murphy screamer. We weren't composed enough and we they got back in through sloppy defending but Cardiff aren't a bad side and a point away is never a disaster.
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We kept up our momentum with a fantastic 5-2 thrashing of Coventy at the Ricoh Arena. Kelvin Etuhu and Nacer Bazaite scored 2 goals in the last 3 minutes of the first half through Abou Diaby's creativity and that basically killed the game.
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I am extremely frustrated after this game. They took an early lead before some good work from Vayryrn and Frimpong created an opening for right back Seamus Coleman to squeeze it in. Once we went ahead through the goal of the month by Emannuel Frimpong, I thought we would be able to play it out but we self destructed in the last 10 minutes and they scored 2. Very dissapointing.
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Not a very good game for us they dominated mostly and we had a few chances but they will be very dissapointed not to have won. I tried to get the lads up for this as they are the team to beat at the moment, and because we are at home. We're lucky to come out with a point to be honest but you take what you can get and we'll look to th next game.
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After a couple of poor results this was a great way to close the month. We raced into a 4-0 lead 25 minutes in with David Beckham getting a brace. We could have scored about 9 we had so many chances and we just couldn't seem to put enough of them away. But still I am pleased at the way we dominated from start to finish and carved them open a number of times. Victor Anichebe has been a very pleasing signing.
Monthly Overview
It wasn't the best month in comparison to the previous 2 but 2 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw is not too bad as it keeps us in and around the top. I think closing with a good win like this puts us in good confidence for next months fixtures.
I had a recent look at the signings. And the ones who have impressed are Kelvin Etuhu, Victor Anichebe, Mika Vayryrn and Steven Hammell. They've done very well as have the loan signings especially Diaby he has been immense.
Unfortunately there are a few flops like Francisco Sandaza who has not scored a goal in 15 outings 9 of those being starts, but thankfully I have made a good piece of business off another player as I have agreed to sell him to Sivasspor I think, but it is for 1.4M so I am delighted with that. There is also Makinwa who can't seem to score which is dissapointing his physical is fantastic and he has a good header so I'm dissapointed at how poor he's been that's wh he can't get into the team at the moment.
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In the playoff zone and not too far off the top so were doing okay at the moment.
Here are my tactics Joe:
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Yeah we definately need to improve the training facilities and youth facitiles as they are still only "adequate". And I would most definately continue my salary cap, I have reduced the debt by 3M now and I want to get rid of it all. I never make transfers with installments I think they are dangerous
And yeah Griffin Park needs a massive expansion or we need a new ground in which I case I would have to change the title haha.
And to your last point that is the thing I'm having the biggest problem with, I think promotion this season is too soon as we hve no where near the resources needed to stay up but I can't not go out to win every game, it goes against my ethics if you get what I mean.
Yeah i totally no what u mean.... I'd never go into any match not wanting to win! I would just be a little worried that you'd do another Derby County under Billy Davies! But you seem to be better than him! Haha! I do hope though, if you manage promotion, that the board back you and accept that relegation is a real possibility!
Im like yourself mate,all about the finances! If a 'silly' offer comes in for a player i'll accept and bring in a younger cheaper replacement who i can train to be just as good if not better!
Can i just ask..... When your setting up players training etc, do u train all your defenders the same as one another, and the same with other positions, or, do u train players individually depending on strengths and weaknesses? I usually train each postion the same but im wondering if training each player seperately would improve my stats more effectively?
Im like yourself mate,all about the finances! If a 'silly' offer comes in for a player i'll accept and bring in a younger cheaper replacement who i can train to be just as good if not better!
Can i just ask..... When your setting up players training etc, do u train all your defenders the same as one another, and the same with other positions, or, do u train players individually depending on strengths and weaknesses? I usually train each postion the same but im wondering if training each player seperately would improve my stats more effectively?
When i start my Southampton story, in a few days, is it sound if i contact you for player/tactic advice? I've already asked about training ideas further up i know, but if you wouldn't mind helping with this either i'd appreciate it!
Cheers mate!
Cheers mate!
Thanks for the comments lads, and oakesy fantastic signing! I play him as a poacher but I have him swap positions with the other forward who is usually an advncd forward.
and d14_jdh, I usually have the players on the same schedule for the position but if I notice he is lacking somehwere quite a lot I will try nd incorporat that into the training schedule.
and when you start your soton game feel free to mssage me for tips and stuff mate you've followed my thread so its the least I could do.
and d14_jdh, I usually have the players on the same schedule for the position but if I notice he is lacking somehwere quite a lot I will try nd incorporat that into the training schedule.
and when you start your soton game feel free to mssage me for tips and stuff mate you've followed my thread so its the least I could do.
You are acting very modest. So let me get it straight: THIS STORY IS ****** AMAZING!!!! I couldn't stop reading and the great deals, overachieving and great debt-management you have been doing has helped the club. Looking forward to updates.thanks for following lads, sam that was a great wi agaist harry hopefully you can make it 2-0
Nice one mate! Cheers for the help!
Are you updating this thread tonight at all? Lookin forward to seeing where you get to! I think you'll achieve promotion... Especially after the run of results you've just had!
Guessin you rested some players for the Cup game against Aston Villa? Not cause of the score but cause you said you weren't bothered in the cup?
Are you updating this thread tonight at all? Lookin forward to seeing where you get to! I think you'll achieve promotion... Especially after the run of results you've just had!
Guessin you rested some players for the Cup game against Aston Villa? Not cause of the score but cause you said you weren't bothered in the cup?
November
After the last month not being as good as the previous two I was hoping we could put that right this month despite the hard fixtures I know we are capable.
Results
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Incredible game that could have gone either way. They had the better of the first half no doubt about that but we penned them in for nearly all of the second half and we deserve to win. Victor Anichebe came on late and grabbed the winner very late on.
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Unbelievable win considering we were down to 9 men at one point and we still scored after that. When we play like this we are unstoppable in this league and we proved that today despite going down to 10 and despit going down to 9
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We killed the game off with two goals in the first half before substitute Isaiah Osbourne put the cherry on another fantastic victory for us. Three great wins on the bounce now.
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Very tough game and they made it difficult right from the start. It was pretty even throughout with them being a bit better than us. They went ahead deservedly but we turned it up after that and all our pressing got us a probably undeserved equaliser through the head of Kelvin Etuhu who seems to pop up with important goals.
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Great win to continue a fantastic month for us. It was great to see Rhys Murphy get back on the scoresheet, he has come off the boil a bit recently due to media speculation linking him with a move to several premier league clubs But he was great today and scored a 40 YARD strike which was incredible.
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Another tough game and we seem to come undone at times in these type of games but we kept pressing and the crowd got behind us very well. Kelvin Etuhu again struck with a header halfway through the second half.
Monthly Overview
Very pleased with the months efforts getting 4 wins and 2 draws in the league. But I am more impressed with the way we beat some of them, it has given me real faith in my players. We have climbed up the league again and are going very well at the moment.
Here is the league table
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After the last month not being as good as the previous two I was hoping we could put that right this month despite the hard fixtures I know we are capable.
Results
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Incredible game that could have gone either way. They had the better of the first half no doubt about that but we penned them in for nearly all of the second half and we deserve to win. Victor Anichebe came on late and grabbed the winner very late on.
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Unbelievable win considering we were down to 9 men at one point and we still scored after that. When we play like this we are unstoppable in this league and we proved that today despite going down to 10 and despit going down to 9
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We killed the game off with two goals in the first half before substitute Isaiah Osbourne put the cherry on another fantastic victory for us. Three great wins on the bounce now.
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Very tough game and they made it difficult right from the start. It was pretty even throughout with them being a bit better than us. They went ahead deservedly but we turned it up after that and all our pressing got us a probably undeserved equaliser through the head of Kelvin Etuhu who seems to pop up with important goals.
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Great win to continue a fantastic month for us. It was great to see Rhys Murphy get back on the scoresheet, he has come off the boil a bit recently due to media speculation linking him with a move to several premier league clubs
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Another tough game and we seem to come undone at times in these type of games but we kept pressing and the crowd got behind us very well. Kelvin Etuhu again struck with a header halfway through the second half.
Monthly Overview
Very pleased with the months efforts getting 4 wins and 2 draws in the league. But I am more impressed with the way we beat some of them, it has given me real faith in my players. We have climbed up the league again and are going very well at the moment.
Here is the league table
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Richard Smallwood is class.... I played him infront of Jamie O'Hara and Miles Addison in the EPL with my current game, Middlesbrough! Think i've taken them as far as they can go now though, thats why im lookin for a new fresh challenge, lower down the leagues and see the point deduction as a good challenge to overcome!
Some crackin results there mate! Going to Hillsbrough seemed to be a comfortable win for u! Do they still have Tommy Spurr and Beavers? Class players who develop throughout the game and if promotion is secured, u should look into signing these players! Both young, not overly priced and English!
Keep up the good work!
Some crackin results there mate! Going to Hillsbrough seemed to be a comfortable win for u! Do they still have Tommy Spurr and Beavers? Class players who develop throughout the game and if promotion is secured, u should look into signing these players! Both young, not overly priced and English!
Keep up the good work!
December
After a great month I knew I would have to tweak my tactics rather soon because teams had been neutralizing our threat a little better so few slight changes here and there should provide to be a surprise for the opposition.
Results
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Very good performance on the road against a Bolton side that still had many good players. The first half was tight and they probably edged it but we raced into a 2-0 lead early into the second half and that killed the game off.
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After smashing them in the reverse I was rather confident we could come here and take all three points but we were very poor and they fully deserved their win. In all honesty they should have scored 1 or 2 more so I am quite dissapointed in the lacklustre way we approached the game, we didn't deserve anything from it.
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Fantastic way to get back on track after the poor performance against Reading. We dominated throughout and once we went ahead halfway through the first half via a Fran Merida screamer there was no looking back. 3 of our forwards got a goal each in the second half to complete the rout.
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A very tight game but we were not very sharp today. Our passing just wasn't tight enough and the few chances we did create we fluffed badly so we can only blame ourselves for this. Bristol City weren't good either but they managed to nick the winner late to leave us with a sick taste in our mouth.
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We did okay today, I'm pleased that we managed to close the month with a win despite our recent inconsistency but again we didn't look sharp and that is dissapointing. They struggled to create much thankfully we went ahead through a Beckham free kick, and Kelvin Etuhu finished it off with a header from close range.
FA Cup 3rd Round
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Great performance against a side sitting mid table in the Premier League. Rhys Murphy was a thorn in their side all game. He put us ahead with a cooly slotted finish but Hull's Craig Fagan scored a beauty from outside the area, we couldn't do anything it was so far out however Rhys Murphy got the goal of the game scoring a 30 Yard Free Kick to put us ahead. Unfortunately we couldn't hold on and they scored late goal from a corner
Monthly Overview
Very inconsistent month which has seen us win 3 and lose 2. The dissapointing thing is how lethargic we looked in some games this month and it wasn't down to fatigue so maybe it is the tweak in the tatics although I feel that will benefit us long term. We almost caused a big upset over Hull in the FA cup but I managed to ****** it late which is dissapointing as I despise replays.
Here is the league table and we are doing alright
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After a great month I knew I would have to tweak my tactics rather soon because teams had been neutralizing our threat a little better so few slight changes here and there should provide to be a surprise for the opposition.
Results
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Very good performance on the road against a Bolton side that still had many good players. The first half was tight and they probably edged it but we raced into a 2-0 lead early into the second half and that killed the game off.
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After smashing them in the reverse I was rather confident we could come here and take all three points but we were very poor and they fully deserved their win. In all honesty they should have scored 1 or 2 more so I am quite dissapointed in the lacklustre way we approached the game, we didn't deserve anything from it.
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Fantastic way to get back on track after the poor performance against Reading. We dominated throughout and once we went ahead halfway through the first half via a Fran Merida screamer there was no looking back. 3 of our forwards got a goal each in the second half to complete the rout.
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A very tight game but we were not very sharp today. Our passing just wasn't tight enough and the few chances we did create we fluffed badly so we can only blame ourselves for this. Bristol City weren't good either but they managed to nick the winner late to leave us with a sick taste in our mouth.
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We did okay today, I'm pleased that we managed to close the month with a win despite our recent inconsistency but again we didn't look sharp and that is dissapointing. They struggled to create much thankfully we went ahead through a Beckham free kick, and Kelvin Etuhu finished it off with a header from close range.
FA Cup 3rd Round
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Great performance against a side sitting mid table in the Premier League. Rhys Murphy was a thorn in their side all game. He put us ahead with a cooly slotted finish but Hull's Craig Fagan scored a beauty from outside the area, we couldn't do anything it was so far out however Rhys Murphy got the goal of the game scoring a 30 Yard Free Kick to put us ahead. Unfortunately we couldn't hold on and they scored late goal from a corner
Monthly Overview
Very inconsistent month which has seen us win 3 and lose 2. The dissapointing thing is how lethargic we looked in some games this month and it wasn't down to fatigue so maybe it is the tweak in the tatics although I feel that will benefit us long term. We almost caused a big upset over Hull in the FA cup but I managed to ****** it late which is dissapointing as I despise replays.
Here is the league table and we are doing alright
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