Brentford Refuse To Be Bullied As Tables Turned At Birmingham

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   Max on December 30, 2018 at 4:53 pm

   Spot on jim .unfortunately if bees dont fight fire with fire we won’t get anywhere.maupay doesnt do himself any favors simetimes but gets kicked on and off the ball for 90 minutes week after week . every team in this league that comes to gp wastes time at some level.

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   Ijaz on December 30, 2018 at 10:29 pm

   Basically you condone time wasting and cheating to try and get other teams players in trouble. When you are called cheats you don’t like it.

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   Jon on January 1, 2019 at 2:15 pm

   Totally agree Jim.
   It seems that all Bham and some Bees fans were watching an entirely different match from me. Brentford completely dominated the Scum in the first 35-40 mins. Played them off the park. The home side were completely uninterested in pressing Brentford, despite our well-known obsession for playing it out from the back – they resorted to fouling in an effort to gain some possession (30% at home = pathetic) – a tactic that had the full backing of a tiresomely bias referee.
   When they ramped up the physical intimidation in the second half I was proud that Brentford stood up to them and gave some back. Henry, Canos, Barbet, Jeanvier, the whole lot actually, all got stuck in. Romaine Sawyers had a blinder. Dan Bentley has balls of steel.
   Neil Maupay is an issue. He takes a lot of rough shit on the field. And he gives it back. His temper is very short, and some of his antics are unjustifiable. But then….Leeds away. 15 goals and half a dozen assists, and despite his stupid, ugly side, it has been a joy to witness his killer goal-scoring instinct – particularly after last seasons struggles. Brentford need to play more to his strengths too. But will we get the chance? I will probably have a nervous breakdown if the club sell him in this months transfer window. Without Mr Maupay Brentford will be staring relegation full in the face.
   As it is we have a fighting chance of hoisting ourselves up to mid-table – breathe a sigh of relief – and go again for one final glorious season at GP. But fight is what we’re gonna have to do. And embracing some of the dark arts (in the short term) just puts us on a par with every other team in the league – from what I’ve seen.
   As a final note – Birmingham City FC are a lousy club. They play crap, reductive football and their supporters are a disgrace. Throwing bottles at our players and onto the pitch is childs play for a healthy minority of them. Our so-called rivalry may go back to the 90’s when we were both battling to get out of League One (if memory serves me right?), but it also arose out of the hooligan behaviour of their away fans – and the endless testimonies of Bees fans enduring hostility and violence when visiting St Andrews. I went there once myself – all the Bees fans were ‘coined’ as they walked into the ground – the Blues fans helpfully positioned above us in the stand had a perfect vantage point. The stewards thought it was hilarious and quickly scuttled away. Grim, ugly club.
   Up the Bees!

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   Max on January 3, 2019 at 1:34 pm

   Oh dear

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