2019/20 Championship games

KettsJohn said:

Just 1-1 at home to Barnsley. 1-1! It wasn't a lot to ask for was it.

They never showed up on the day, just like we didn't against Millwall, Reading & Birmingham.

Bees have been here so many times before. Great semi-finalists and then blow it in a final.

I hope this time, they go all the way. I've had many happy times at Griffin Park and most of those fans have seen very little of note since the 1950s. Even following every glorious semi-final those fans have had to endure a Wembley fuck up. 

We had our time under Lawrence, again under Curbishley and saw a fairytale win under Bowyer. Now, hopefully it's their turn and if it is, they would deserve it. 

Game on!!

Play off semi final and he's trying to do a back flick there. Just clear it!

Leuth said:

If Naby Sarr had ever, ever done anything like that from Jansson, you'd all have been burning effigies of him within ten minutes

He has done that... Against Sheffield Wednesday in his first season...

ForeverAddickted said:

Leuth said:

If Naby Sarr had ever, ever done anything like that from Jansson, you'd all have been burning effigies of him within ten minutes

He has done that... Against Sheffield Wednesday in his first season...

To be fair, that was just a missed control, not a fluffed backheel volleyed clearance

Leuth said:

If Naby Sarr had ever, ever done anything like that from Jansson, you'd all have been burning effigies of him within ten minutes

I've still not forgiven him for standing there ball watching enabling Smith to head home Millwall's winner at the Den

Brentford play lovely football, but I'm liking Thomas Frank less and less. 

ForeverAddickted said:

Leuth said:

ForeverAddickted said:

Leuth said:

If Naby Sarr had ever, ever done anything like that from Jansson, you'd all have been burning effigies of him within ten minutes

He has done that... Against Sheffield Wednesday in his first season...

To be fair, that was just a missed control, not a fluffed backheel volleyed clearance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKVBgGsZZAU

Hmm, dont look much different... (5:59)

What lol, he just has a massive swipe and misses there

Jansson's one tonight was an attempted volleyed backheel in a playoff semi-final lol

ForeverAddickted said:

alicwkd said:

Brentford play lovely football, but I'm liking Thomas Frank less and less. 

You've got to be a massive twat to throw the ball away and then take offence when the opposition react the way Conor Roberts did

Pretty much what prompted me to write that comment. Understand antics like that from players but managers have to show a bit more maturity IMO. 

Don't like Brentford, but at least now we're spared the heartbreak of watching Gallagher line up at Wembley, and the constant digs by the commentators about how well he's done since his move from Charlton to Swansea. Bollocks, he was better with us.

paulie8290 said:

MattF said:

Don't like Brentford, but at least now we're spared the heartbreak of watching Gallagher line up at Wembley, and the constant digs by the commentators about how well he's done since his move from Charlton to Swansea. Bollocks, he was better with us.

Would rather Swansea got their tbh

Dont want Brentford to be promoted(because they couldnt beat Barnsley) and now I will have to cheer for a Scott Parker team to get promoted instead 🤮🤮🤮

Conversely, would prefer a Brentford win because I just can't cheer for a Scott Parker team to get promoted. A week on I'm more jealous of how Barnsley made their escape than annoyed at Brentford for losing. (Might still be Cardiff in the final anyway).

Best team won.

Can't get the media love in for the Swansea manager. Winning the u17 world Cup with England doesn't qualify him to manage a professional football club. He seemingly only made the play offs because he got 3 of them in on loan (including nicking Gallagher from Charlton). He is talked up like Steve Cottrill was a few years ago - another flash in the pan. 

And notice how Big Mick says tonight how Gallagher ran the game in the second half playing in the sitting position. Who taught the lad to play in that position?????

Can't decide if I like Brentford. The lack of academy feels anti community, but on the flip side they are on the door step of Chelsea who hoover up all the talent. And they are a small club with little financial muscle just doing what they can to survive in a flawed system where player wages are massively inflated. 

Hope Fulham smash em, bottle jobs.

EdgeleyAddick said:

Best team won.

Can't get the media love in for the Swansea manager. Winning the u17 world Cup with England doesn't qualify him to manage a professional football club. He seemingly only made the play offs because he got 3 of them in on loan (including nicking Gallagher from Charlton). He is talked up like Steve Cottrill was a few years ago - another flash in the pan. 

And notice how Big Mick says tonight how Gallagher ran the game in the second half playing in the sitting position. Who taught the lad to play in that position?????

Can't decide if I like Brentford. The lack of academy feels anti community, but on the flip side they are on the door step of Chelsea who hoover up all the talent. And they are a small club with little financial muscle just doing what they can to survive in a flawed system where player wages are massively inflated. 

Can't blame them for taking that approach and not running an academy. It's not because they have Chelsea on their doorstep, it's because of the introduction of the Elite Player performance plan, that basically says a top club can take your player for peanuts.

Instead they just run a separate B-team squad of players aged 17-21 who play friendlies around Europe. It seems to work really well for them.

I do wonder if they get into the Premier league and stay there, whether they'll bring the academy back though.