Competitive Edges Keep Brentford Ahead Of The Pack
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Nice article, highlighting both the challenges and the opportunities for our club. I’ve posted this admission elsewhere, but it is true that I’ve reflected a lot on the past 18 months & have pretty much changed my mind, I can now genuinely see what MB and team are trying to achieve. And yes i’m on board.
Warbs departure and the ensuing uncertainty was such a shock, and raised many questions about what the hell we were doing, then we watched on as this fine team was seemingly broken up. Wrongly i’d seen much of the upheaval as self inflicted (maybe some was), but now I see the catalyst was a “dash for cash” from players simply doing what players do. MB gets this, and instead of BFC being on the back foot, we make this work to our advantage as the player conveyor belt rolls on, “recycling” I call it, akin to the philosophy at Southampton, Swansea and even Bournemouth. 1 out and maybe 2 in with a bit of cash to spare – when it all works anyway.
Please can someone smarter than me work out what we’ve received in for the deals on Warburton’s squad? It’ll absolutely stagger many to think that these sums relate to Brentford players. Then look at what we’ve invested some of that money in, and so long as we continue to make smart moves at the right times, there is a way to compete at this level and beyond. Yes many of our rivals have huge resources, but many are also less competent than us, some are downright incompetent and will squander it all. MB knows this, sees the long game and exploits it.
So these days i’m comfortable just to support the coach and players, but to now channel all my adulation on to this this club, and will try to get 100% behind those that are steering us on this upward trajectory. We have many great pros at GP, but they are employees passing through as their careers develop. Brentford is about us – the fans, and the area, the tradition – and the man / men who have brought us back to life.
Even when I’ve had my doubts and concerns, one of the things I’ve always admired about MB is that he sees the potential for BFC. More so than many of us, sure we’ve been perennial post war underachievers, but we have never been a little club. We have crazy loyal supporters, tradition & history, and through our geography huge potential to grow. The town of Brentford with a population of circa 20,000 supports a professional football club with a record attendance of 40,000, just think about that! And when that new stadium rises above the West London skyline we will fill it and then muscle in on a number of clubs that currently see themselves as “bigger” than us.
Should we reach the next level all bets are off, the financial benefits to making the step up change everything. What a challenge it is for us to try to get there dong it in our way. Long term we may become the target of mega rich foreign suitors, maybe that is part of the plan??? For the moment i’m glad we are what we are and where we are, the super Bees are rising and the question is how far can we go? I may stumble at times but i’m goon to try to enjoy the ride as we find out.
Good article – and very useful to be reminded of the reality of where we are and what we have achieved to get there. Always been on board with the MB approach.
If someone wants to give me the base numbers (see comment above) I will be happy to crunch them. Would also be nice to compare our stats vs. a couple of our rivals