Levack’s Law: Brentford player by player season breakdown

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IAN FRISBY on May 9, 2016 at 11:26 am

An extraordinary end to a difficult season, Brentford’s fortunes changed for the better once the ”Chelsea Starlets” were left out of the team, both of whom have no pace, can’t or won’t tackle and to everyone’s frustration slow down the moves of a side that has pace that other sides fear. If Chelsea want to re-sign Machearan I’d drive him to their Cobham training ground and the last thing we need is Swift back next season. We should do all we can to keep Sergi Canos at GP and sorry Jake but we need a proper captain on the pitch not just in the dressing room.

Stuart Webber on May 10, 2016 at 6:30 pm
Funny, I could have sworn Brentford’s fortunes changed for the better when we signed Swift in October.
Young players are always going to be inconsistent in such an unforgiving league as the Championship but I reckon signing Swift on a permanent contract would be a very good piece of business.
But MacEachran certainly has a lot to prove next season, let’s hope he hits the ground running.
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Jim Levack on May 9, 2016 at 11:32 am

As I said it’s all about opinions.
I think Swift will be a quality addition to the side, but believe McEachran has to step up.
As for Bidwell I would be incluned to agree with you but clearly there is something about him that successive managers see that we, the people who look from the outside in, don’t.
Does he have the respect of he players? Undoubtedly.
Is he consistent? Yes.
Does he lead by example? Yes.
Is he loud and shouty? No, but there are others who do that and a team of shouters would be counter productive.

Domenico Urzi on May 9, 2016 at 12:15 pm

You forgot to rate Bjelland (kidding)

How do you see him for next season?

We paid Fc Twente £ 3M for sign him.

I am expecting a lot from him as we need to reinforce our central defence in my opinion. We have a good backbone and we couple good player (Bjelland included) we may challenge the 6ht position again next year although it is quite hard league having big teams like Aston Villa and likely Norwich and Newcastle Utd………

I think Bidwell has still room of improvement.

Chris Mason on May 10, 2016 at 8:18 pm

Interesting article Jim and, along with, I’m sure, 10,000 others I agree with some views and would argue with others. Whilst never wishing any player to get injured I said immediately it was known that McEachran was badly crocked that we would improve as he stopped all forward momentum – and so it proved. We cannot afford both Woods and McEachran in the same side and, whilst nowhere near such a fan of his as you, much prefer Woods in that central role and certainly prefer him there than out on the wing where his ‘deceptive pace’ is so deceptive I haven’t spotted it!
Mac has been phenomenal towards the back end of the season and has been ‘advising’ the officials to good effect – something we had missed so much – along with many other qualities – since Dougies much mourned (by me at least!!) departure. However if Mac is the best we can offer in the ‘enforcer/advisor’ role I feel we will not bother the top six. Nico was a midfielder at Arsenal and that is where he is best, in any case we have a Rolls Royce of a full back in a fit Maxime. Agree re. Harlee but wish he’d give the social media a rest so as not to make himself a target. David Button is, in my opinion, somewhat short of being the best keeper in the division. He is an excellent shot stopper but his distribution, particularly away from home where the pitch dimensions/ different stadiums seem to play havoc with his radar, can be abysmal. I’ve left Swift/Canos until last because I couldn’t disagree with you more about one and less about the other – don’t know if it’s a Chelsea thing but Swift just looks so lackadaisical all the time, he needs a key in his back to wind him up whereas I’d have Canos back in a heartbeat if Klopp doesn’t think he’s ready. Anyway, nice article and interesting read – thanks.