PREMIER LEAGUE HERE WE COME!
A magnificent season for The Bees they win the playoffs to achieve promotion to the Premier League! It's been a close run thing for the past few seasons with Brentford edging closer and closer to the promised land and this season they finally managed to get over the line!
Luis Enrique was hired last Summer to get the job done, but after only half the season gone, he left the club, whilst they were in mid table with far too many draws to their name. The Brentford board turned to ex manager Dean Smith and since his appointment, the club steadily climbed the table to finish in the playoff spots and a penalty shootout win in the final saw all Bees fans come true in a marvellous day for the club!
In a recent turn of events though, Dean Smith has been controversially relieved of his contract with Brentford chairman, TheNotSoSpecialOne, speaking out to say that he didn't think Smith was of Premier League calibre and could only see the club fighting for their lives under his guidance....it's a decision that the footballing world saw as harsh to say the least! However, Bees fans were soon over it with the announcement that Jurgen Klopp would be joining the club this Summer from FC Bayern with Brentford forking out nearly £5 million to relieve him of his contract in Germany! TheNotSoSpecialOne said "Jurgen has lots of experience managing at the top level and we think he can lead us on to bigger and better things! A relegation battle is not what we are after this season and Jurgen can help us achieve our lofty goals of mid table in our first season in the Premier League....and then beyond!"
TheNotSoSpecialOne has spoken out about the club's finances and said that they might not have the financial muscle of some other Premier League teams, but he would make every penny available to improve Klopp's team to give him the best chance of a successful campaign.
As well as announcing their new manager, Brentford also had some exciting transfer news for their fans. In a loan swap deal with QPR, world class striker Robert Lewandowski has joined the club and will be the front man that Brentford look to, to score the goals to keep them in the Premier League this season. Tammy Abraham, a prolific striker in the Championship who has already helped Aston Villa and Brentford to promotion, goes in the other direction to QPR on a season long loan!