The Mark Warburton rumour mill is starting to spin a little faster today, with the Sunday papers suggesting that both of the Bees’ fiercest local rivals – QPR and Fulham – are considering snapping up our current manager, along with David Weir, when the season comes to a close next month.
After the cat was well and truly let out of the bag in ‘that’ Times article a couple of months back, in what will always be remembered as Warburtongate, the lid seems to have been screwed down tight regarding leaked information to the media, but with the Bees continuing to push for promotion, and little sign of a coming together between the ideologies or power of veto between the club’s owner, Mathew Benham, and the gaffer… Warburton’s stock still continues to rise, and just like the photo below suggests, the future should be bright.
Much has been written, and podcasted, about on the what will remain a divisive issue between fans, but although it would appear that normal business has been resumed and a professional focus has been maintained, we’d be naive to think that other clubs aren’t considering snapping up one of the most promising, and likeable, emerging coaching partnerships in the business.
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According to The Sunday Mail today; “Fulham will sound out Brentford manager Mark Warburton about taking over at Craven Cottage with owner Shahid Khan planning to release a budget of £20million to spend on new players.” However, the names of West Ham United and Glasgow Rangers have also been mentioned both online and in the newspapers… depending on whether the managerial merry-go-round starts spinning as fast as the rumour mill obviously.
Warburton will, of course, not be discussing his medium term future until the season is over, if indeed he ever does while he is manager of our club, but that won’t stop others talking about one of the most contentious issues in our club’s post War history. Brace yourselves Bees, this is one subject that is not going to fade away any time soon.
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Both Mark Warburton and David Weir have done a remarkable job holding the team together during one of the most ridiculous chapters in the history of Brentford FC. Anyone who thinks that only Warbs and Weir will depart are living in a fools paradise. Some of the other football department staff will follow as will a key player or two. Then there will be other key players that have loyalty to Warbs that will go because they will get good offers – no loyalty = follow the cash. There will be no certainty of playing style philosophy for the players, but there will be plenty of uncertainty and once again this could will determine a players desire to stay at Brentford. Despite what is/is not being said publicly there would be plenty of chatter amongst the playing group and their managers would see the present upheaval at Brentford as an opportunity for money making by them in the transfer market. The chances of Brentford starting next season building upon the success since Warbs has been at Brentford are close to zero. Next season, in whatever League Brentford are playing will be a struggle and there is every chance Brentford will face relegation in either the EPL or The Championship.
Brentford is/was on the cusp of outstanding success, so after a less then spectacular almost 80 years of mediocrity since Brentford were at the top end of Division 1, there is every chance Brentford could return to mediocrity and others (Fulham/QPR/West Ham/Rangers???) will benefit from Brentford’s folly.
Can someone please go and bang a few heads together so that reason and logic returns to Griffin Park.
Warbs and the boys are quite rightly focusing on achieving as high a placed finish as possible. Whatever happens the team unit have proved the doubters wrong and under very testing circumstances have secured the best finish in living memory. Let’s first get behind the team so they can give Warbs the send off he so richly deserves.
Blimey what a doom and gloom merchant this bloke is not one mention of a certain Mr M Benham and his phenominal financial input without which none of this would have been possible, do you really think he has no input as to the way the team plays the players we sign the players we sell at our valuation,
a certain Mr Forshaw comes to mind. the Warbs situation didnt stop dougie putting pen to paper again did it. Warbs has been the best manager in my fifty years supporting the bees and I hope to shake his hand and thank him for every thing he’s done for my club.The fact is Benhams a fan Warburtons not. ONWARD AND UPWARDS BEES
perhaps someone should remind matthew benham of the old saying ” if it aint broke , don’t fix it “….Is it too late for Warbs to reconsider or is there room and time for re-negotiation ?..11.000 or so Bees fans will be really upset to see the best management / players team seen since WW 2 be broken up so that Mr Benham can ” take a punt ” on Brentford’s future…
You lot have short memories we did’nt have any future till he bailed us out of the cack, conference football at best.also its been an excellent punt so far keep it up matthew
52 years a fan and living the dream this season. Had some great days out both home and away with one or both of my teenage daughters who have taken a sudden interest in the beautiful game. The Warburton matter has no doubt unsettled the team (we went to Charlton)but in my mind it’s more a case of teams have sussed out our style of play in recent weeks and Warburton will not under any circumstances change it. Tactical naivety? It will end a good season but could have been great one is my prediction.