You Wouldn’t Let It Lie – Levack’s Law

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malbee on March 6, 2015 at 8:25 pm

Bottom line is Benhams a FAN Warbs isnt, everything he does is because of that and not to fleece this football club, how many other clubs can say that, without his financial imput it would have been conference football at best FACT.

AR on March 7, 2015 at 2:39 am

Jim, don’t you think it may boil down to something more simple than all this & Mark’s being touted by, & looking into, other job prospects. With his incredible track-record at Brentford, known to be with far smaller resources this season than competitors, no one can blame the other clubs for wanting him; and he’s ambitious. It looks as though MB’s PR spin-doctors are some way behind Warb’s.

I’m ‘gutted’ we can’t continue with the current dream-team, David Weir, MB & MW. Has been an amazing time & they seemed to work it so well together. Just feels that a veto & few other bits wouldn’t be enough to kill it in truth, hence Warbs wanted an escape. Sad for us fans after the crazy-good recent highs we’re lucky to have got a bit used to.

David Carey on March 7, 2015 at 4:20 am

A very cogent analysis.
Also, a debate of the issues is healthy and should not be closed down for fear of logic in opposing views.
There are many examples in football of failed teams assembled without the skills that Warbs possesses – man management and moulding of the individual personalities and football skills into a powerful, effective and successful football team. A team is a complex mix of technical skills and personalities – and statistics are an element in the assembly of the key building blocks, provided they are used wisely – which Benham certainly how to do just that. Warbs is on the key with his expertise and Benham is on key with his statistical approach. The reality is there needs to be a balance – which Brentford seems to have had for a couple of seasons with quite outstanding success.
The second point that should be appreciated is that, yes, Benham owns Brentford Football Club, but a football club is not like a normal corporation. Ownership of a footfall club and all the onerous financial obligations is not for the feint hearted. Clearly what Benham has done for Brentford and the enormous gratitude he is owed is there for all to see, but…..a Football Club is entrenched in the very soul of the community and there are thousands of households and individuals that are emotionally attached to the Football Club, to an extent that does not occur with any other type of corporation. Despite the absolute power he holds over Brentford Football Club Benham should heed this unique responsibility/obligation he has to the Brentford Community. He is in control, he is successful, but he needs Warbs, David Weir and co if he is to be truly successful in the long term and to be consistent with the spirit of 125 years that is unique to Brentford Football Club..
On page 266 of the 125 year Brentford history book it is stated that Benham gave an undertaking in a letter to supporters that he would leave team team selection to others.
Finally, the immediate impact of the announcement of Warbs departure was two losses, one a bad loss. Somehow Warbs has galvanised the players back into a Team. That is a quite unique skill which is invaluable and Benham apparently believes it is dispensable – amazing!!

Jim Levack on March 7, 2015 at 10:15 am

David. You have put it far better than I. Brilliant response which sums up perfectly the views of a group who I believe may be the silent majority.

Brian on March 7, 2015 at 1:54 pm
All good comments and most supporters I spoken to over 30 think it’s a disgrace that warbs is leaving and been stabbed in the back after the great work he had done ….the younger supporters think it’s crazy but accept it as Benham the owner ….moneyball my arse !
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- malbee on March 7, 2015 at 5:07 pm
  Im sixty three been supporting the bees for fifty years all we have ever had in my time is either owners that are incompetant or try to fleece us, ie Piggot Webb and Noades do you really think hes stabbed Warbs in the back its a bit of a daft comment he gave him the job in the first place.If only warbs was the fan and had the money. SEEMS TO ME ITS WARBS THATS GOING TO WALK AWAY,just sit back and enjoy the ride I know I am
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Larry Signy on March 7, 2015 at 11:26 am

Great piece Jim – glad I’m not the only to express those doubts.

Without taking sides, I wish I could see where the proposed “changes” (note the quotes) exist – as far as I, or anyone else come to that, can see it simply revolves around changing the Gaffer’s title and taking away the veto of player selection.

We are told it is a “new” Euro model – but I wonder if the managers (not Head Coaches) or Barcelona, Real Madrid, Dortmund, Chelsea et al work to this “new” system. I very much doubt that any of them do or would.

I have asked repeatedly for clarification as to what the changes will mean – so far without any satisfactory answer. Until someone does explain how, what and why the changes will benefit the club I will continue to doubt as do you.

Keep up the questioning.

Goth Bee on March 11, 2015 at 1:10 pm

The one thing all these arguments seem to presume Warburton is the ONLY manager with great man management skills. I would like to think there are more people with great man management skills and coaching skills that would fit into the new (well not that new) system.

Hard to find yes but not impossible. And one would like to think Matthew Benham has weighed all of this up.

Also Benham’s ‘new’ system isn’t all statistal modelling. As a press person Jim, I would have thought you would have known how press people try to twist things to suit the story. He has always been an advocate of a mix between traditional methods (why has he spent so much money on an academy?) and stats.

The fact is if Benham told us upfront that he was going to put £90m into the club and his vision was to run it a particular way (sporting director and all), we would have bitten his hand off.

Also, there was nothing to have prevented Warburton leaving for say West Ham in the summer Uwe Rosler style if none of this had come out. They would have paid the 1 year compensation easily. We got off lightly after Rosler left. We had no-one lined up. Warburton was going to interview the new manager them then asked Benham for the job.