Who Scouted Jota From Spain for The Bees? – The Brentford Buzz

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   Ted Soudan on March 13, 2017 at 3:07 pm

   Surely Jimmy Bloomfield must come into the reckoning as Brentford’s best player even though he joined near the end of his career.

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     Bagshot Dave on March 15, 2017 at 9:05 pm

     Jimmy Bloomfield had a year at Brentford as an 18 year old and showed promise playing 42 games scoring 5 goals.
     He then returned in 1964 when he was 30 years old and in 44 games scored 4 goals. He was a decent player but I can name at least 20 players better than him.

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   Richard Todd on March 15, 2017 at 11:10 pm

   I know Jota has scored twice with his right foot but for me he is to one footed therefore easer to mark particularly by the covering defender.
   I know when he was a bees player Brentford were fourth tier but he tore second tier Hull city apart in the 68/69 league cup when that cup was taken more seriously. I’m sure that but for serious injury Allan Mansley would have gone on to much better things. Pity there is probably no footage of him out there.

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     bagshotdave on March 16, 2017 at 8:59 am

     If you might have forgotten there was another reason why Mansley left Brentford not an injury. ???

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       Richard Todd on March 17, 2017 at 4:01 am

       I recall that Mansley signed for Notts County where he re-united with Jimmy Sirrell. However I think that he was not the same player post injury.

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         bagshot dave on March 26, 2017 at 9:58 am

         you did not answer my post WHY did he leave Brentford . car tax disks ????

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           Richard Todd on March 30, 2017 at 9:58 am

           Dave I had moved to Australia by the time he left so you obviously know something I don’t but my memories of him was as a player who made the crowd suck in in their breath in expectation when he gat the ball.

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   bagshot dave on April 2, 2017 at 3:24 pm

   you were correct Mansley was an exciting player but it seemed he mixed with the wrong mates and was involved with stolen car tax discs and he was moved on. But he was not in the same class as Joter perhaps a little faster but skill wise a different class.

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