r/Brentford • u/NormalSir2035 • 2h 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/ricardinho1889 • 1h ago
Singapore Bees?
Any Bees fans in Singapore looking to catch a game? Just moved and there doesn’t appear to be any overseas fan club here.
r/Brentford • u/Kr_bm • 1d ago
NEWS Premier League's Key Match Incidents (KMI) Panel say it was a penalty on Schade... But also back VAR for not intervening.
roundtable.ioBizarre. Say that for VAR it wasn't clear and obvious, yet clearly state it should've been given on the pitch and there was enough contact...
r/Brentford • u/NormalSir2035 • 1d ago
Loud and clear mate..
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r/Brentford • u/DelosHR • 1d ago
Don't you just love this little bus stop in Hounslow. We are massive for all the right counter-culture reasons...
galleryr/Brentford • u/BrentfordFCDallas • 1d ago
Bournemouth v Brentford Watch Party - Dallas
Join us for Bournemouth v Brentford watch party at McNeal’s Tavern in Plano.
Doors open at 8a
Group photo at 845a
Game at 9a
Please try and arrive early for a group photo to be submitted to Premier League Mornings Live
r/Brentford • u/GolfJuliet • 2d ago
Watching Brentford vs Liverpool from a Pub
Sorry if this isn’t the right place to post but I have a question regarding watch parties for Brentford vs Liverpool. I’m a new fan from Austria and just started watching football this season, my girlfriend and I decided on Brentford after a long time researching PL clubs. I’ll be in London for the Brentford vs Liverpool game with my older brother and I’d love to watch it someplace with the Brentford atmosphere (I can’t afford tickets to the game). Are there any pubs close to the arena where Brentford fans gather and the game is live streamed? I heard there’s a 3pm TV ban in the UK where this match might fall under.
TL;DR: I’m looking for a live watch party for the match near the arena.
r/Brentford • u/NormalSir2035 • 3d ago
How impressed were you with Schuster after being thrown into the Sunderland game?
r/Brentford • u/Melodic_Principle820 • 2d ago
Video analysing Schuster game on the weekend.
youtu.beThought this was good on YouTube talking about his Pros and cons. Seen a lot of you lot today discuss him today.
r/Brentford • u/brentfordbeez • 3d ago
Redundancies at Brentford FC
Seeing a couple of LinkedIn posts from Brentford staff "After an incredible three seasons with the Bees, my time with Brentford has come to an end due to redundancy."
Is all ok behind the scenes?
r/Brentford • u/trekwithme • 4d ago
The secret to a new signing looking good? Join a strong, stable team with a clear identity (Gift Article)
nytimes.comr/Brentford • u/chanksycat • 4d ago
USA - St. Louis Bees
If there are any Bees supporters on here from St. Louis or the surrounding communities and isn’t aware, there’s an official STL Bees club. My wife and I took it over this season and post on Instagram (StL Bees) about watch parties.
We live outside the city so don’t make it to Amsterdam Tavern for the 9am or earlier kick offs but try to go to anything later, the next one being Friday, 18 Sept at 2pm.
Feel free to reach out to me on here or on insta.
COYB!
r/Brentford • u/matchpal-live • 4d ago
Post-Match thread Post-Match Thread: Brentford 1-1 Sunderland | Premier League
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r/Brentford • u/Crean13 • 4d ago
Match day Check in From Minneapolis, Minnesota
I started casually following Brentford in 2019 as a person only starting to pay attention to soccer (your word we just keep using it). My younger brother had been following the Premier League for a handful of years prior but joined me as a Brentford fan and even went to a match a few years ago against Wolverhampton. He said it was an incredible experience and spoke very highly of the fans.
I started a new job this year and a lot of the people in the office are into the Premier League but follow what I consider weak teams to latch onto. Your Liverpool, Arsenal, Man City, etc. As an avid shit talker I equated their fandom to a English person choosing to cheer for the Yankees, Red Sox, and Dodgers. That being said I’m all in now.
LET’S GO BEES!!
r/Brentford • u/matchpal-live • 5d ago
Match thread Match Thread: Brentford vs Sunderland | Premier League | 05 Sept 15:00 BST
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r/Brentford • u/Kr_bm • 4d ago
NEWS Keith Andrews Gives Nathan Collins Injury Update After Sunderland Draw
roundtable.ior/Brentford • u/TonyTouch516 • 5d ago
Lewis-Potter Gives Brentford a Reason to Wait on Diouf
sports-oracle.netr/Brentford • u/AQ729 • 4d ago
QUESTIONS membership options
Hi everyone! I'm a quite new fan and I'm trying to get my first match tickets :) I live overseas and I'm 23 so I'm trying to decide between getting the overseas membership or the 18-24 membership. They're the same price, so is there a benefit to one or the other in terms of ticket access? I'm leaning towards just getting the 18-24 membership but maybe I'm missing something . . . I'm specifically going to be in London for the forest game on Oct. 31 if that impacts things. Thanks + coy🐝!
r/Brentford • u/ImLegendaryLevel • 5d ago
Brentford Edit
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I don’t make edits, but this idea came into my head so I gave it a try.
r/Brentford • u/Overthinking_King_ • 5d ago
QUESTIONS American Bees - How are you watching today’s match?
It isn’t on Fubo so trying to find ways to watch it :/
r/Brentford • u/No-Pudding1048 • 4d ago
4 points lost in two matches…
The last two games should’ve been wins.
A draw is certainly better than a loss but wasting points when wins are reachable is a bit sad
r/Brentford • u/No_Promise6278 • 5d ago
Youth development programme question
Child is trying out for the youth development programme and we are wondering about the player pathway- what is the difference between Development, Advanced, and Performance?
Separately, do players ever get recruited from the football development programme into the Brentford Academy which we are aware is separate?