1,700 partisan fans in full voice cheering you on having travelled south for hours to support you and you new manager watching on, that would be enough motivation for most players to put in their best performance Leicester City missed that memo… Brentford played them off the park from minute 1 to minute 101, thereContinue reading “A Ruud Awakening”
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Indefensible
Since my last blog I’ve been to two more matches and yet this blog is going to be about neither of them. Instead I’m going to highlight a trend that is undermining the great ascent of my team. Thomas Frank was right to say, after Brentford’s 4-3 victory over Ipswich Town 10 days ago, thatContinue reading “Indefensible”
De Ja Vu, Again!!
At half-time the home team were being booed down the tunnel, with chants of “you’re getting sacked in the morning” hounding the heels of Erik Ten Hag. At full-time the same team were riding a wave of euphoria down the tunnel, with Ten Hag being hailed as the second coming by the home faithful. IfContinue reading “De Ja Vu, Again!!”
Unleash The Swarm!
My passion for 430-mile round trip to home games had been coming under strain through the back end of last season and the early games this season too. When I was more likely to see injuries than victories what keeps me coming back? HOPE Hope that one day soon things will turn around for usContinue reading “Unleash The Swarm!”
Fast Starts
I’ve missed the last 2 Bees games due to illness and injury, something us Brentford fans have become far too familiar with over the last few seasons, but today I kept up my 100% record at home league games this season as the Bees looked to maintain theirs against a West Ham team who hadContinue reading “Fast Starts”
The Magic Of Football
With the Premier League becoming boring and predictable as Guardiola’s juggernaut strut their way to their 4th straight title and the 3 newly promoted teams drop straight back down to the championship, https://the-football-tourist.com/2024/05/13/straight-back-down/ ,it is to the lower leagues that those desperate to feel the magic of football send their soul soaring are increasingly turning.Continue reading “The Magic Of Football”
Straight Back Down
This weekend confirmed what many of us thought would happen all season, the 3 newly promoted teams are heading straight back down to the Championship. Sure there had been moments where it looked like one or more of them may survive, but even with points deductions galore above them and injury ravished runs of poorContinue reading “Straight Back Down”
Both Are Safe Now
As I took my front row seat at Goodison Park I was filled with the hope of back-to-back wins that had propelled us clear of the dotted line and the joy of knowing that Luton’s loss at Molineux had rubber stamped our Premier League status for another season. As the final whistle blew I wasContinue reading “Both Are Safe Now”
5-Star Bees!!
Having been unable to secure a ticket to Luton for Today’s match I’ve been a bag of nerves all day. Unable to even follow the match because of how crucial it’s result will be for our season. A win would mean a 10 point gap to the drop zone with just 12 left to playContinue reading “5-Star Bees!!”
Remember This Feeling
Saturday should have been a dreadful day for me. My alarm didn’t go off which left me sprinting for a train that was then delayed on it’s 2 and a half hour journey south. Then problems on the tube had me rushing to get in before kick-off. After the game I was already cutting itContinue reading “Remember This Feeling”
The Football tourist 