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Play Offs Start Today (17/5/21) .. Any Preferences Across the Leagues ?

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  • Leeds_Addick
    Leeds_Addick Posts: 4,698
    stoneroses19 said:
    For those watching, how is Wembley with the limited crowd? Decent atmosphere or difficult to say? 
    Difficult to say, but I can’t imagine Brentford would be making much noise even if full
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,593
    Is it just me who thinks that Steve Cooper (the Swansea manager) has one of those faces you just want to punch?
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,348
    Brentford must be up now .. back in the top League after 74 years .. is this a record for a comeback ? (someone will know)
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,759
    In 2008, Brentford finished 14th in League Two. 

    They were in serious danger of dropping out of the league altogether in December 2007 when Terry Butcher was sacked as manager.
  • limeygent
    limeygent Posts: 3,217
    Redvalleyeast said:
    limeygent said:
    Awful game.
    Enjoyed the 1st half but this half has indeed been awful
    I missed the first half, but the way they're playing now neither of these teams would have made it out of League One.
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,348
    edited May 2021
    Callumcafc said:
    In 2008, Brentford finished 14th in League Two. 

    They were in serious danger of dropping out of the league altogether in December 2007 when Terry Butcher was sacked as manager.
    tribute to Matthew Benham the long time owner .. gradual improvement and top recruitment .. they could well come straight down again like neighbours Fulham, but a great achievement from what was one of London's unsung 'little' clubs
  • moutuakilla
    moutuakilla Posts: 7,567
    DaveMehmet said:
    Is it just me who thinks that Steve Cooper (the Swansea manager) has one of those faces you just want to punch?
    If you did your hand would just be absorbed and become part of his face
  • siblers
    siblers Posts: 2,017
    DaveMehmet said:
    Is it just me who thinks that Steve Cooper (the Swansea manager) has one of those faces you just want to punch?
    Frank has an equally punchable face 
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,300
    Given their original attendances back when they were struggling I cant imagine everyone there today can claim to be long term die hard fans.

    Got remember it wasnt long ago though that they were running a prize draw for someone to be in the dugout when Brentford visited the Valley in the FA Cup.

    They all bloody deserve this moment.

    Charlton were an example of how to get promoted to the Premier League and stay there... The likes of Brentford are an example of how a small club can build their way to the top flight over a number of years.

    Good luck to them, hope they ruffle a few feathers
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,348
    congratulations Brentford .. If you can do it, we certainly can
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  • Valley11
    Valley11 Posts: 11,983
    Great to see Brentford get a taste of the top flight. Forget the last minute Barnsley goal. We went down because we didn’t deserve to stay up. 
    Bees fans proper old school fans who have seen dross. 
    And great that boring Swansea aren’t there.

  • stoneroses19
    stoneroses19 Posts: 7,218
    Perfect timing with the new ground all ready. Can’t help but think it would have been a sight to see premier league sides having to play at the old ground every other week though. 
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,300
    Hopefully this means they'll stand more of a chance of keeping Ivan Toney
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,300
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,759
    edited May 2021
    I’m just glad it wasn’t Swansea joining Norwich and Watford back in the top flight. A bit of variety on MOTD is a good thing, even if I’m not a fan of Thomas Frank.
  • Wheresmeticket
    Wheresmeticket Posts: 17,304
    edited May 2021
    Well played Brentford. Great to see another little London club do it.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,989
    I wanted Brentford to win the play offs & thought they would.
    Well done to them, thoroughly deserved.
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,619
    They’ve been knocking on the door for a while so I’m glad they’ve made it.
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,609
    ShootersHillGuru said:
    They’ve been knocking on the door for a while so I’m glad they’ve made it.
    Didn’t help us last season when they played knock down ginger.
  • SamB09
    SamB09 Posts: 901
    guinnessaddick said:
    ShootersHillGuru said:
    They’ve been knocking on the door for a while so I’m glad they’ve made it.
    Didn’t help us last season when they played knock down ginger.
    I don’t they did it on purpose did they 🙄
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  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,619
    SamB09 said:
    guinnessaddick said:
    ShootersHillGuru said:
    They’ve been knocking on the door for a while so I’m glad they’ve made it.
    Didn’t help us last season when they played knock down ginger.
    I don’t they did it on purpose did they 🙄
    In any case you shouldn’t need to rely on other teams helping you out. 
  • Croydon
    Croydon Posts: 12,726
    Yet another London club overtaking us and we continue to slip down the capital's football tree. I can't get excited about Brentford getting promoted, just another reminder of how far we've fallen. 
  • O-Randy-Hunt
    O-Randy-Hunt Posts: 10,634
    Didnt want them to win as them losing to Barnsley in the last minute sending us down proper done me in.

    However, they deserve to be up there and I look forward to seeing a different team having a go in the prem.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,300
    Its crazy that Blackpool are the only team in the Play-Offs now can return to the League above having recently been there

    Blackpool: Championship in 2015
    Lincoln: Last in the Championship in 1960
    Morecambe: Never been in League One
    Newport County: Last in League One in 1987
  • stoneroses19
    stoneroses19 Posts: 7,218
    Croydon said:
    Yet another London club overtaking us and we continue to slip down the capital's football tree. I can't get excited about Brentford getting promoted, just another reminder of how far we've fallen. 
    They’d already overtaken us before they got promoted to premier league though. 
  • KBslittlesis
    KBslittlesis Posts: 8,602
    LForeverAddickted said:
    Given their original attendances back when they were struggling I cant imagine everyone there today can claim to be long term die hard fans.

    Got remember it wasnt long ago though that they were running a prize draw for someone to be in the dugout when Brentford visited the Valley in the FA Cup.

    They all bloody deserve this moment.

    Charlton were an example of how to get promoted to the Premier League and stay there... The likes of Brentford are an example of how a small club can build their way to the top flight over a number of years.

    Good luck to them, hope they ruffle a few feathers
    100% this
  • Croydon
    Croydon Posts: 12,726
    edited May 2021
    stoneroses19 said:
    Croydon said:
    Yet another London club overtaking us and we continue to slip down the capital's football tree. I can't get excited about Brentford getting promoted, just another reminder of how far we've fallen. 
    They’d already overtaken us before they got promoted to premier league though. 
    Wouldn't be so bad if we weren't still pissing about in League One. I'm aware there's no logic to it, just winds me up.
  • cafcnick1992
    cafcnick1992 Posts: 7,413
    Croydon said:
    Yet another London club overtaking us and we continue to slip down the capital's football tree. I can't get excited about Brentford getting promoted, just another reminder of how far we've fallen. 
    Our time is coming. Next five years will be good.
  • Boom
    Boom Posts: 1,679
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Not sure about that. The one with black hair looks 30 tops.
  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,168
    Definitely a positive that Brentford have won promotion. They’ve spent money but done it smartly and sustainably and they think a bit differently. They’ve very much taken the kind of approach that I think TS wants to take with us so having it’s potential success proven can only be a good thing for us. 

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