The form is stark, the table looks ominous and yet here I am again on the long train to London to take my church pew for an evening match at the Gtech. Brentford are hovering just 5 points above the drop zone having taken just 8 points from a potential 36 this calendar year (2W,Continue reading “Bee Hopeful”
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An Unbelievable Day
It’s not often I get the chance to cross off a ground that I’ve wanted to visit for more than 2 decades. Saturday 23rd March 2024 was my chance and Notts County’s Meadow Lane was my destination. As home ground to the oldest professional club in the world Meadow Lane holds a special draw forContinue reading “An Unbelievable Day”
The Nightmare Was Real
There are some blogs that never get written because of just how boring the game was, so reliving it to write about it makes the resultant blog mind-numbingly dull. Then there are those that don’t make it due to 60-70 hour work weeks leaving me too exhausted to write. This blog almost didn’t make itContinue reading “The Nightmare Was Real”
Luton Town’s Mufasa Moment
I know in my last blog I said that this one would chart my visit to Valley Parade, which is now more than a week ago, but yesterday was my first day off since that match and (after sleeping through most of it) I decided to listen to Luton Town’s visit to Bournemouth before startingContinue reading “Luton Town’s Mufasa Moment”
East London’s Finest
On Tuesday 27th March 2024 I stepped back in time 5 years to The Braemer Road Stand of Griffin Park, just 15.1 miles away from the original. Despite having seen Brentford handily humiliated in this area the day before (https://the-football-tourist.com/2024/02/27/smashed-to-pieces/) I went back to the east end for a second evening in a row, butContinue reading “East London’s Finest”
Smashed To Pieces
No beating around the bush on this one. Brentford were abysmal at the London Stadium last night as the Hammers carved through them with ease and were extremely unfortunate to only score 4. The final scoreline of 4-2 was extremely flattering on the visitors as they had no answer to the fast flowing football ofContinue reading “Smashed To Pieces”
Corporate Franchise Strikes Again
I really should have learnt better by now than to go to matches at the soulless warehouse belonging to the English franchise of the biggest corporate entity in global football. I have been to countless matches there and only enjoyed one due to a virtuoso performance from their employee of the year, Erling Haaland. YepContinue reading “Corporate Franchise Strikes Again”
Witnessing A Miracle
It was Saturday 10th February 2024 and in Wolverhampton a miracle was occurring… for the first time in 11 months Brentford won a match outside London!!!! Our victims back on 10th March 2023 were a Southampton team destined for relegation but this sunny afternoon we beat a comfortably mid-table team that had already beaten usContinue reading “Witnessing A Miracle”
It’s Not All Doom And Gloom
Looking at Brentford’s results and performances from orbit, one win a piece every month since November, it certainly looks like we are in an unescapable downwards spiral. Once you zoom in a little though the signs we may just be turning the corner are there. The days of collapses where one goal for the oppositionContinue reading “It’s Not All Doom And Gloom”
The Cost Of Loyalty
Most people doing 60hour weeks with shifts all over the place would have used their first day off in 10 days to rest and recuperate. Football fans are not most people and so it was that yesterday afternoon I found myself on a train to Wolverhampton to watch my team take on the Wolves atContinue reading “The Cost Of Loyalty”
The Football tourist 