The Rotherham Defeat – New Faces Needed Before The Deadline
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Well put Jim in a typically well-balanced article.
Ever since the fans’ forum, every week we’ve been hearing that “we’re looking to get a couple in this week”. Four weeks, no players.
Is it…?
A) We haven’t got the money.
B) The DOFs lack the influence that their predecessors had.
C) A bit of both.
In case of A, no problem.
In case of B, I wonder if we need a “football man” in there, as I suspect professional football in this country is inherently suspicious of those from “outside”. Sorry to offend some, but the question has to be asked.
In case of C, I refer again to B.
One way or the other, there is something stopping these deals from “getting over the line” which is preventing our team from slotting into place.
Any answers to the above would be greatly appreciated.
Regards
Gordon.
know need to panic only early just that the efl season is always topsy turvy and competitive look at huddlefield on top for how long.
Reading the above I thought I needed to check the League position again – and sure enough Brentford sit alongside Newcastle, QPR and Forest, and ahead of Aston Villa, Derby and Sheffield Wednesday, all of whom if my information is correct are big spenders and pay high wages.
What is wrong with Brentford supporters who at the slightest opportunity delight in dreaming up every that could possible be wrong. I seem to remember last season there was the whinging that Brentford bought in too many and this year apparently it is too few.
Benham has invested something like close to 100 million and still people (supporters?) complain. Brentford lost potential transfer income over the past year by injuries to Judge and the problems of Jota of something like 12 – 15 million. That money is not now available to invest, but that is not Brentford’s modus operandi anyway, because income from transfers is needed to cover the operational losses Brentford will continue to incur until the Promised Land of the Premier League is achieved.
Add to the arrivals of Bentley, Sawyers and Egan this close season, the arrivals of Woods and Colin during last season, the likes of Vibe and Barbet before 2015/16 season and the return from injury of Hogan, McLead, Bjelland and possibly McEachran to the existing group and there is a team that is good enough to challenge at the top end.
I sometimes wonder if there is a desire to live in the recent past (pre Benham) so that people could legitimately complain about a team wallowing in League 2, with no direction or strategy and with a very real prospect of life as a non league team or worse still in liquidation.
How about a dose of reality before ridiculous comments are made about the demise of Brentford and everything that is wrong about the team because Brentford are in a tough league, one of the top leagues in World Football and are making strides to reach the Premier League in quick time.
The season is 4 games in so far – so how can there possibly be any sensible in-depth analysis concluding that so much at Brentford is wrong coming from people who have no apparent understanding of the processes that over the past 5 – 6 years have produced nothing but outstanding success.
Sorry, but I think the conclusions are all wrong.
Interesting piece David and I agree with most of it. As you might expect there is a ‘but’. Why at the slightest discussion noting some areas where there could be an improvement do some insist that anyone voicing anything other than 100% are “dreaming up every possible (thing?) that could possibly be wrong”. Where is the desire from anyone to go back to the days of league 2 in the headline article or any other comment?. The author of the first article merely noted, correctly, that there areas for improvement and that it is perhaps reasonable to ask if the DoFs are being effective here at Brentford.
What is wrong with that? We are doing brilliantly compared to a few years ago (in fact compared to my entire time of well over 40 years supporting Brentford) and most commenting want to see the progress continue and want to support a successful club.
What’s the big problem with this piece and the comments? All I see are some genuine Bees fans exchanging opinions, and the writer was at Rotherham.
The division is tougher than ever with unfair financial advantages given to the so called big clubs. It is very challenging for BFC to operate in this environment, but not impossible. We have a capable squad with talent and some real potential. And yes our results so far have been OK.
But we all know that the squad is lacking in key areas, the defeat to a poor side on Saturday highlighted this. The club themselves have regularly been saying that new signings are imminent, and although there is still time, we do seem to have missed out on a few. Assuming our 3 summer signings all came via DS’s contacts, those in charge of recruitment have managed to complete 1 loan deal so far. We have an innovative approach and I have to believe that it can still unearth talent & value despite the influx of money and greedy PL clubs now demanding loan fees.
I trust MB and the staff to keep us safe in the division, and I do think that our fans have to try to understand the challenges, and to support the club 100%. But I don’t see a problem with some discussion and a bit of analysis & opinion. Otherwise just close all the forums and let’s just go back to talking about the game in the pub afterwards.
COYR
I suspect RebelBee that we can add Mr Carney to the list of überfans who take any opinion which they see as less than 100% supportive as ‘bedwetting’. The irony is that on the financial front I realise we’re up against it and have said so above and elsewhere.
Expectations need managing and that’s why comments such as “the top six is very realistic” are not helpful. That was Phil Giles by the way, David.
Similar sentiments to Jim Levack’s can also be found on Greville Waterman’s blog following the Rotherham game. We are hardly talking moaning, negative supporters here.
As for your final paragraph, spot on.
Regards
Gordon
I don’t get it GB, as we know there is some stupid reactionary cyber shit posted when we lose – mainly by a few kids on twatter and facebook. Each to their own but I can see why it gets jumped on. But there is nothing on here that justifies comments as “moany or whinging” – just a few BFC supporters looking at where we are at and what we may lack. It isn’t a crime to say that we need a player here or there, MB knows what he can or can’t spend and I trust that, but part of being a football fan is chatting shit about potential signings and living the dream.
As you say the expectations are set too high by the top 6 comments form within the club. I get that they aren’t going to say anything above 21st will do but it could be tempered a bit.