r/Brentford • u/NormalSir2035 • 13h ago
r/Brentford • u/Lard_Baron • Mar 19 '23
**NEW FANS LOOK HERE FOR INFO**
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/estagingapp • 9h ago
El Hadji Malick Diouf Scout Report At Brentford 2026/2027 - Is The Bees' New Full-Back A Good Fit?
tacticalfootballanalysis.comr/Brentford • u/Bananaboy14 • 29m ago
Highlights Sheffield Utd [3]-2 Bolton - Romelle Donovan 90'+3'
streama.inr/Brentford • u/Independent_Map8613 • 16h ago
LewisPotter
With the singing of Diouf - how long is LP going to be in the starting 11 for ?
He’s come on leaps and bounds as a player last few years
r/Brentford • u/BrentfordFCDallas • 23h ago
Dallas Bees Watch Party
Join us for Brentford vs Sunderland at McNeal’s Tavern in Plano this Saturday 9/05
Game at 9am
Doors open at 8am
Food and drinks early as well
r/Brentford • u/Ok_Progress_1758 • 10h ago
QUESTIONS Facebook Group
Anyone know if its safe to purchase tickets from the moderators of this Group? https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1H5pLhkozw/?mibextid=wwXIfr
Would buy ticket for the Brentford Chelsea match but would like to know if anyone has bought from there.
r/Brentford • u/Dapper-Caramel-5311 • 11h ago
Just to Follow Up on this post I made 2 weeks ago - Sarr has gone to Juve for 25Mill - Diouf has signed - Tomori is up for sale and Nwaneri has gone out on loan with a reasonable buy option. In my opinion all very available business Brentford could have done.
galleryr/Brentford • u/NormalSir2035 • 1d ago
Caoimhin Kelleher has established himself as one of the best keepers in the Premier League
r/Brentford • u/Own_Blood_6200 • 1d ago
BRENTFORD Analysis
Was a good watch vs Leeds. Brentford by far the best team especially in the first half. For a closer look at Brentford Tactically check out my YouTube video below ✅
How Keith Andrews got it RIGHT vs Leeds https://youtu.be/odDzvkbOuEc
r/Brentford • u/Lard_Baron • 1d ago
Lazio Add Brentford Midfielder Mikkel Damsgaard to Their Shortlist
thelaziali.comThere’s a few of these reports.
r/Brentford • u/Jackjec17 • 2d ago
A draw in Leeds first home game is a good result the performance especially first half was exceptional.But at 1-0 not getting that penalty was always screwing us so that’s very frustrating
r/Brentford • u/powerchicken • 2d ago
Post Match Thread | Leeds United 1 - 1 Brentford FC
Scorers: Schade 41', Calvert-Lewin 79'
r/Brentford • u/Excellent-Bench-3702 • 2d ago
Leeds vs Brentford , Qingdao Watching Party
21:00 , Freeman Bar, No. 163, Jiang Xi Road, Qingdao, China
Up the bees !
r/Brentford • u/matchpal-live • 2d ago
Match thread Match Thread: Leeds United vs Brentford | Premier League | 30 Aug 14:00 BST
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r/Brentford • u/Both_Brick6882 • 2d ago
MK Dons v Bees U21 [EFL Trophy]
I keep looking on our website for more information about this fixture but nothing much seems to appear. Keen to go to this game because I live in the midlands and can’t easily get to weekend matches so this is a real rare opportunity for me. Do you reckon away tickets will go on sale? Seen some EFLT games where away tickets are sold by the home club but no details either on the MKDFC site.
r/Brentford • u/Clozee_Tribe_Kale • 2d ago
QUESTIONS Looking for a group in Denver
Been watching the Bees since they moved to the Premier League. I was a part of a Chelsea group down in Texas from 2013-2018. I went on a EPL break and wanted to find a new team (Really only joined Chelsea because that's all we had and the Texas supporters group was awesome). With EPL Mornings live coming up this October I wanted to see if we had a group her in Denver.
r/Brentford • u/uppabees • 3d ago
TRANSFER NEWS Archie Gray potential move to Brentford 🏴
thesun.co.ukPersonally not a fan of this. We’ve already got plenty of depth in midfield and the full back positions, which is where he’d play. Especially after he binned us off 2 years ago.
I think we’d also be paying around £40-£50million for him, which I don’t think he’s worth. The money would be better spent on bringing in another experienced winger, thats if we were to make another signing this window.
r/Brentford • u/DareDareCaro • 3d ago
Oversea Bee from Quebec Canada
Just ordered my authentic jersey while hoping my ballot tickets will go through. Go bees. Allez les abeilles.
r/Brentford • u/Excellent-Bench-3702 • 3d ago
Carabo cup Birmingham City
I know this match has already passed, but I’m still curious — why wasn’t there even an option to buy tickets on Brentford’s official site for this game? Was it never put on general sale, or was there some other reason? Just trying to understand how their ticketing system works for next time.
Thanks
r/Brentford • u/BrentfordFCDallas • 4d ago
Dallas Brentford watch group
A little last minute but come join us Sunday at McNeals Tavern in Plano for Leeds vs Brentford
r/Brentford • u/SimonBerglind • 3d ago
Hugo Larsson
He is in London to negotiate with two clubs, one has been revealed by Plattenburg to be Crystal Palace. The other - my sources are telling me - is Brentford. Thoughts? Do you have space for him?
r/Brentford • u/NormalSir2035 • 4d ago
Diouf's first words as a Brentford player
@brentfordfcnews