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Don't underestimate your chances, With Gerrard gone that could be a bonus for you, He seemed to be going backwards with you, Plus we have 4 core players missing and have a poor away record so far this season, Anything could happen, Hold on to your hats!!!

Brentford net SPEND on players over the last 5 years £40 mill, It just shows that throwing money at it doesn't always bring success, unless you spend £800 mill like Pep has at Man City since he's been there.m Very poor game from both teams today, But we do have a habit of grinding out results like this when we go behind, I think Gerrard got it wrong for you today, But a valuable 3 points keeps the bottom three away from us, Hopefully we can play better when we get back to a full fit squad.

Brentfordnylons is right, We now have core players missing due to mainly long term injuries, Although we started off very well we have tailed off and are now having to play players every game who would normally be on the bench if were up to full strength, It wasn't very pretty watching the Man City match as we strung a line of defenders at the back to restrict them running up a cricket score, Hopefully I don't have to watch us do the same again today, But turn it into much better and entertaining game, I think It's going to be a close game this one.

Not difficult to be excellent at Rangers, They play in a League at barely our Championship level with only one other team to worry about, The gap between English PL and Scottish PL is so vast it's untrue.

A very sad day, for a very good man, But the expectations of PL owners are sometimes un realistic, He was very well liked with us at Brentford and did a great job in laying the foundations to our rise to the PL, We knew full well that when the Villa job came up he would be off and he left on very good terms, like he did at Walsall, that’s the type of man he is. He won’t be out of work long, And I will bet a pound to a penny that ROK will be by his side, (And that I think was the main problem with him leaving under strange circumstances) Who you will get is anyone’s guess, but it’s bound to be someone who is on the failed management merry go round!!!. Good luck Dean, I know you will always be welcome back at Brentford and Villa Park.

Enjoyed the game on Sat, My first visit for a number of years, Fantastic support as usual from your supporters, I think honours were even after a fast and furious game with both teams going for it with neither side wanting to settle for the draw, I know you weren’t at full strength and you might have got a different result on another day, but we are new to the PL and still learning to cope with the faster speed and quality of the game, You have got a couple of years advantage over us so we are playing catch up, we are still a couple of players short, hopefully we might see some movement in the last day of the Transfer window today. With all your new additions you will be more than comfortable this season, And I wouldn’t be at all surprised if you finish in the top 6, As for us, We have a long hard road ahead to stay up, as the odds are always against newly promoted teams like us, I would be over the moon if we manage 14th-15th place, and it won’t be for the lack of effort by TF and the team. Looking forward to your visit to our new ground on New Years Day, It will be a festive cracker hopefully.

Absolutely Gutted , was looking forward to a visit to Villa Park for the first time in a few years, But I fly to Corfu the Day before, just hope with fingers crossed that I can find it Live on Sky sports as most of the bars out there have Sky, Should be a good game with Ollie up for beating his old team and Ivan Toney showing what he's about with making the step up, lt should be an interesting game, and I don't think we will roll over, I've got a good feeling with our first match at home against Arsenal, I think they might get a shock. Best of luck to Villa for the forthcoming season (but not against us) you should do very well especially with the addition of Buendia who's a fantastic player, A good bit of business done there.

You are not wrong there with regards to his on the pitch attitude, He's a bit of an animal, But I have met both him and Ollie a couple of times at some of the Bees functions and they are both very nice guys to talk to, both very humble and thankful for where they are in life as footballers, both always had plenty of time for the fans, especially the youngsters, definitely none of the Bertie Big Bo**ocks about either of them, but just like chalk and cheese on the pitch.

Thanks for all your best wishes, As a Bees supporter since 1952 I've seen it all, Saturday was one of the best days of my life (I've only just recovered) Wembley and the weather was great. We have come this far and I think and hope we will hold our own, we won't set the world on fire but we won't roll over, I think we might surprise a few teams, I don't think we are going to buy big, but use our tried as tested method. Look forward to a visit to Villa Park, it will bring back many memories of days of old. P.S. Our starting selling rate has now gone up to £35 million

Season 19/20 Played a total of 51 games inc play offs and cup, This season 34 games until he got clattered from behind in Feb, rumour is he will be back for this seasons play offs, so his injury record has improved.

Dean Smith had him at Walsall then signed him for Brentford, he knows exactly how he plays, until his recent injury he was the outstanding attacking full back in the Championship, he can step up to the Prem with ease, Hopefully with us, if we don't make it I can see DS coming in for him.

Good shout if we don't get promoted, He all the attributes that Ollie has, plus has taken all our penalties (9) and not missed one, also tracks back very quick and more than an able defender, and that's unusual for a striker, I did say all along on this forum just how good Ollie was, In my mind Ivan is even better, and just like Ollie will have no problem stepping up to he Prem.

Been totally wasted at West Ham, Moyes doesn't seem to have a clue how to play him, Hardly had a look in or a full game, although showed just what he could do when he started Monday night against Burnley, Would have done a lot better coming to you as him and Ollie had a great understanding, never mind, at least we made a few ££££'s out of him.

It does indeed, £1 million for us, and we pass on about £75,000 to Exeter, win, win for both clubs, keep getting picked and scoring Ollie and that will mean even more for us both, schooled and brought up by 2 clubs who know how to treat and bring on young players, and then polished up by Villa, all credit to 3 damn good clubs

Three different types of players, Maupay's work rate was questionable at times, but he knew how to score goals, Ollie a workhorse, rarely went missing, skilful and full of running, incredibly fit, again knows how to score goals, Ivan has all Ollie's attributes, but his assist rate is much better and he also is not afraid to track back and defend, so Ivan just shades it for me over Ollie. It’s ironic that if we don’t go up Ivan will be on his way for Approx £30 million, means that apart for 2 games with 2000 in attendance due to lockdown, we won’t have seen him play apart from on TV, and that’s got to be some sort of record!!!, So we then just look for the next gem.