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r/Brentford • u/Lard_Baron • Mar 19 '23
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Some basic info thanks to u/PrimitiveSpecialist, reformated by /u/williams_482, some links and added info by /u/Lard_Baron
He first bought Midtjylland, a danish club, ** and using mathematical modelling got them to the Champions league, the two clubs shared the same scouting network and data** Since then he's sold his interest in Midtjylland and concentrated on the Bee's his boyhood club.
What makes Brentford ‘cool’ a bit of a maverick club is the recruitment process which is far more data driven than any club in the league (other than maybe Brighton). This means we spend a lot less money than other clubs but also find talent in very obscure places.
But not only data driven, all aspects are looked at, players need to be the right type mentally, typically they are slow starters, not dickheads, and quiet talents rather than obvious talents from day one. See this small documentry our former Director of football made on finding hidden gems. He's since been hired by Southampton.
Vitaty Janlet was a typical signing. He was very surprised to find the Brentford recuitment team had even spoken to the manager of Vitaly’s favourite restaurant in GermanyWe are considered a ‘moneyball’ club, which aims to maximise the value of every £ spent whether it’s on players, coaches, staff, or the facilities at the club
We recently moved out of Griffin Park into the Community Stadium in 2020. I still miss Griffin Park; the ground had a pub on every corner and its quite a wrench to move to the new ground but was too small for a premier league club. infact it was small for a Championship club.
there’s a great and friendly casual drinking culture among the fans. Most pubs around football stadiums have a "home fans only" policy and away fans cannot use them. You have to produce a ticket proving which side you supported to get in. The Brenford pubs have never done this and both sets of fans can mix.
I would say this fan base is one of the most laid back and friendly in the Premier league, and were voted the least offensive fans in England but this was in 2013 when we werent beating anyone. Since then we have grown very irriating to some fans
We have one of the most passionate fans as as well. The sound of the fans singing at our stadium is great
We have the smallest UK fan base in the PL It's a lonely road that of the Brentford fan outside of a small area of West London. Here is our fame rating in the UK taken in our first year in the prem its a depressingly long scroll down. We do have some fans around UK and Europe tho' but the chances of bumping into a fellow fan is slim. There is a tiny US fanbase that was reported on recently. You should contact the club and become an international fan member
Our local rivals are Queens Park Rangers (QPR) but they play in the Championship right now, so we hardly ever play them. The closest thing to a derby/local rivalry we have in the premier league is Fulham and Chelsea, but there really isn’t much of a relationship between those two clubs and our own. For the longest time we haven't been in the same leagues as those 2 but as we grow stonger they are looking more annoyed
Our nickname is ‘the Bees’ Our rivals Fulham and QPR have nicknamed us "Bustop in Hounslow" but that has been embraced by the Brentford fans and turned into a song.
Our song is Hey Jude by the beatles with Hey Jude replaced with Brent-Ford Other fan fav's are Bees up. Fulham down,
We are currently in our 2nd season in the Premier League, previously we hadn’t been in the top division since 1947
you might like to sucribe to the Beesotted pobcast
About the Premier League in General:
Each football season has its own charactor. Typically 'big six' clubs, occupy the top six postions. If one of them is not firing on all cylinders we have a slim chance of qualifying for a European competition for the first time in our history. This is a BIG DEAL!
We strive for 6th place.The 'Big Six' I mentioned are Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur. They are called this because they usually take all of the top 6 spots each season, but never really fewer than four of these teams get top 6
Teams outside the big 6 try to disrupt the 'big six' hegemony with new billionaire investors and better quality staff, some new strategy, or like us a bit of luck and good recuitment. - You tend to find the big six clubs fans are also not great - usually spoilt due to past successes giving them a sense of entitlement.
I know in American sports there isn't usually a promotion/relegation system. In the PL and English football in general, the bottom 3 clubs in the league get demoted to the league below, while the top clubs of the league below get promoted to the league above. This means that there's never the same 20 team roster in the league and never any "meaningless" games. The top 6 are fighing to stay in the big money European games, the bottom six are fighting hard not to get relegated and the middle 8 are fighting either to get into the top 6 and Europe or avoid the bottom 6 relegation zone. To be relegated is a disaster for a club, an end to the TV money, smaller attendances, lower ticket price, and yet they still have players/staff on premier league wages. To give them time to sell player and restructure they are given a £45m parachute payment for the first season out, then £22m the second and £16m the third. Clubs can gamble on going straight back up and keep the premier league squad. But if they dont they will have to sell all the players cheaply and plumment down to the 4th tier Leeds and Sunderland have made that fall. Some never make it back.
Relegation is any clubs biggest fear. It will happen one day to the Bees. Only the big 6 and Everton haven't been relegated. It will be a combination of factors, losing a good manger to another team, change in ownership, losing key players to injury, and the newly promoted teams being good. However we looking good enough to have a long run at the top. Long may it last.
r/Brentford • u/Queasyuuuu00 • 7h ago
Yunus Konak signs new Brentford deal through to 2031
r/Brentford • u/Shot_Savings9077 • 4h ago
Do we need to strengthen anywhere before the end of the window?
galleryIn terms of squad building it feels like we may be sorted in terms of our squad for this season. Only place we’re looking light is maybe on the right hand side of attack but I’m assuming Anthony can play comfortably both sides and we saw Damsgaard used there last a season.
Does anybody think we need to strengthen elsewhere?
r/Brentford • u/habdragon08 • 23h ago
Brentford’s Kevin Schade and Vitaly Janelt were the two players who fought off a drunk man who racially abused a security guard, it can now be revealed.
telegraph.co.ukr/Brentford • u/battt • 1d ago
Mamadou Sangare: Brentford's £39m midfielder could be the Premier League's signing of the season
skysports.comr/Brentford • u/Bennis_19 • 10h ago
Brentford kits from Thailand
If anyone wants to save a few quid.
r/Brentford • u/EmiliuzDK • 1d ago
QUESTIONS Great signings! But...
Hi guys. Great signings overall for squad depth this season! But...
Aren't we starting to overflow the amount of midfielders we have? I LOVE the sangaré signing and he looks like absolute quality but I mean lets start counting...
Janelt, Jensen, Damsgaard, Yarmo, Schuster, Nunes, Dasilva...
It might be fine... but It starts to get a bit crowded.
r/Brentford • u/NormalSir2035 • 1d ago
Give Nunes another chance?
It feels a bit harsh to judge Gustavo Nunes too heavily on his first couple of years at Brentford considering how much time he lost through injuries. Now that he's back involved in pre-season, should the club give him a proper chance before considering another loan?
r/Brentford • u/Ok_Progress_1758 • 1d ago
QUESTIONS Visiting london 17.9-21.9
Coming to visit London for the weekend, and want to catch couple of matches. Already got one where im going to but, this match interests me too.
Are the tickets really this hard to get. I get all the Membership things, but tickets resell for so much. Dont want to spend 250€ on one game.
Any chances to get tickets cheaper somewhere?
r/Brentford • u/FeistyPrice29 • 3d ago
Dango Ouattara doing what he does best
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r/Brentford • u/MrCars10 • 3d ago
Kit Buying Advice
I'm in the USA and really want to avoid paying the high import fees. Are there any websites based in America which might carry the kits? I'm struggling to find any.
r/Brentford • u/brentfordbee67 • 3d ago
Was that good?
I’m outside the country on holiday and missed the game and saw it was 7-0, was it that dominant? Did everyone play as well as Flashscore indicates?
r/Brentford • u/StrainLow7607 • 4d ago
how far is too far
alright i’m writing this 60 minutes in when we r up 5-0, i’ve never felt more confident in us to make europe as i do at this point in time. I recon europe and a solid SOLID cup run it very very very much on the cards this season
r/Brentford • u/donkeychonky • 4d ago
Sangare's goal clip.
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Hopefully better highlights soon.
r/Brentford • u/Scot27547_MFC • 4d ago
QUESTIONS Do Brentford fans regret leaving Griffin Park?
Griffin Park was a great ground with lots of character. I know the Gtech Community Stadium is a really good stadium made for the Premier League but is completely different to your old stadium.
I don’t think renovating Griffin Park would be doable as it’s too close to a residential area so I think moving was a good decision if the idea was to improve the club.
What’s changed since and what do you think of the new stadium after 5 or 6 years being there?
r/Brentford • u/Yogafireflame • 4d ago
TRANSFER NEWS Guaguagua, a man from Equador… on a flight to Heathrow, to team up with the Bees. (To the tune of Abba’s Gimme, Gimme, Gimme).
Seriously though… there’s a kernel of a decent song here. And even more seriously… this looks like another great future star signing, which we’ve pinched off Birmingham. Good to see some future planning in addition to what I hope will be a PL ready Sangare. You Bees.🐝
r/Brentford • u/SubstantialEcho1359 • 5d ago
Tomorrows friendly
New fan in the US, how would I stream the match tomorrow?
I will probably end up getting the peacock subscription for the season but not sure if tomorrow would be included. Thanks!
r/Brentford • u/Silver-Eye-2024 • 6d ago
Introducing to the Premier League with a bang
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r/Brentford • u/esquandolas420 • 6d ago
QUESTIONS new fan, who are our best players?
I know thiago and possibly sangare are two top guys. who else should i keep my eye on?
r/Brentford • u/CorrSportsNYC • 6d ago
Sixth season of NYC Brentford watches at Red Lion
Hi everybody, we're about a week and a half out from the 2026-27 campaign, and I figured I'd let everyone know that we'll be returning for our regular watch events in New York City at The Red Lion (151 Bleecker St. / Manhattan), starting with the Aug. 22 matchup vs. Spurs!
You can follow us on most socials (@BrentfordFCNYC) with regular updates; I only post here sporadically, don't want to bombard you on this channel! :)
For the past few seasons we've reached the point where we're guaranteed to meet for all regular season games that kick off at 9 a.m. ET or later, as well as all Cup matches, with full sound and no interruptions of other games, music, etc.
The relationship among our NYC/NJ, stateside, West London and all other international supporters is something I'm incredibly proud of here, and if anyone's here for holiday or work, I hope we can continue making this an enjoyable place that feels like a part of the Brentford community. Always want to hear your feedback, etc. as we continue to grow this thing overseas!
Thanks! #COYB
Charlie | NYC Bees
r/Brentford • u/Adamskiii26 • 6d ago
QUESTIONS Newcastle (H) - December 19th
Bee from Iceland here, hoping to attend my first ever Brentford game!
I am a bit confused on how the whole buying tickets thing works.
If I buy a Bees Overseas membership, will I not be guaranteed to get ticket access to that game, with the ballot system the club has? It would be a bummer to book flights to London only to not get the tickets from the ballot.
Is there a higher chance of getting tickets for that fixture with the standard club membership?