Category: Sport

Football memory

I went to my sole match of the season at ‘new Griffin Park’- as PB now has the season ticket and we are off to NZ.

I managed to get something on the screen for Peter- which was nice- though they added an error- shame.

And the match itself- terrible! The worst I ahve seen for so long. No single player did themselves any good. Lack of effort, lack of skill and lack of ideas. Everton- who are considered hot favourites for relegation- looked excellent in comparison. Very worrying indeed.

Analysis: Brentford 1-3 Everton

Harry Poole, BBC Sport

This was a rare off day for Brentford, or at least Thomas Frank will hope that proves the case, with Everton leaving west London fully deserving of the three points.The Bees made uncharacteristic errors and ultimately failed to assert themselves on home soil, where prior to Saturday they had suffered just two league defeats since the start of last season.The hosts’ struggles were evident in the first half when Bryan Mbeumo reacted to a misplaced pass by waving his arms in frustration.Of course, the day got off to a suboptimal start when club-record signing Kevin Schade suffered an injury in the warm-up – although his replacement, Keane Lewis-Potter, showed flashes of inspiration.Frank made no excuses for his players, who he will now demand an immediate response from when they host Arsenal in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday (19:45 BST).Brentford 1-3 Everton

RWC 2023

We managed to go to the Ireland v Tonga game in Nantes thanks to Lauren.

I chance for me to wear my green shirt- last seen RWC 2011 quarter final?

Good experience and an excuse to visit Nantes again and see Lauren ‘for real’.

Good atmosphere in the stadium with mostly green shirts around. Match not bad, and relatively easy for Ireland in the end.

I did pick up a bit of the ‘who is real Irish’ with a person were were sitting with and similarly on the bus back to the centre after the game.

Good chats with Lauren’s friends who were sat next to me. Good practice of la langue frainçaise!

Successful visit to Stamford Bridge

My first attendance since watching the League Cup semi with TC against Tottenham- as a neutral guest.

Definitely ‘skin in the game’ for this one.

Another historic win with a very happy travelling support. Not a great spectacle. Brentford well-organised and Chelsea very limited.

From the Shed End

Enjoy the ride!

East London Football

Off to see Brentford play West Ham last night with JQ.

Another sporting event for Joe. We were truly in the gods and so the players looked like ants running around on a large patch of green.

A good win in the end for the Bees but not a great football match. At the of the first half it was 2-0 and reasonably say against the run of play. However, WHU had lots of possession without much threat after the first fifteen minutes. In the 2nd half Brentford played better, more control, and little threat from the oppo.

The crowd of red were very happy- Hammers fans less so. There was a large exodus with 20 minutes to go and by the finish not many more WHU fans thans Brentford supporters.

Then it was a long journey home because of signal problems on the Tube. Home after 2 hours at nearly midnight.

Another historical win

So apparently the first time Brentford have beaten Manchester United since 1938.
It was a complete thrashing- 4-nil.

Ronaldo was rubbish- more a spoilt brat than an adult.

Guardian

The Perc and I were in a new seats – in the same stand but a few rows higher up allowing us to see more of the action.

Man U were terrible and gave away 2-3 of the goals.

It was the return of Eriksen who looked out of place and position and did not have the influence that he had just a little while ago playing in a Brentford shirt.

The crowd were happy at the end singing along. We went to the pub for a few celebratory pints.

The season is up and running

This weekend is round 2 of the premier league season. An early start because of the world cup being held in winter because of the oppressive heat.

So this weekend is the first home game against the well- known Manchester United, who were poor in their first match and the Bees pulled back to get a good draw.

Erikson is gone- to Man Utd, and maybe a fine replacement has been found?

Brentford snap up Mikkel Damsgaard from Sampdoria for €15m

  • Danish international joins Bees on five-year deal
  • Damsgaard could make debut against Manchester United
Mikkel Damsgaard at Sampdoria
Mikkel Damsgaard made 49 appearances for Sampdoria but his last season there was beset by injury. Photograph: Getty Images

Fabrizio Romano and Joel MiansWed 10 Aug 2022 12.55 BST

Brentford have agreed a deal to sign the highly rated Denmark midfielder Mikkel Damsgaard from Sampdoria on a five-year deal for a fee of €15m (£12.7m).

The 22-year-old has completed his medical and will become the club’s sixth summer signing.

Another win

And it must be enough for safety. By far the better team against West Ham. A 2-0 result. A good performance- the best that I have seen in a long time. A return to proper football with accurate passing on the floor.

And the crowd were happy.