Stewart Purvis was one of the 500 fans who made an early start to see Bees concede a late equaliser. ‘Why do the Leeds fans get so angry?’ came a message from a friend as I sat in the away section at Elland Road. In the past decade and a...
Stewart Purvis sees the Bees disappointed as another two points get away. This was the game where a player who never scores got a goal, where a player got a red card for something only the fourth official saw, a manager who saw it differently got sent off too and...
Bill Hagerty witnesses the Bees rescue a point in a game that was more football farce than high drama. Acrimony on both sides dominated much of this game, sometimes spilling over so ludicrously that the phrase Fred Karno’s Army sprang to mind. Never heard of it? Oh well, suffice to...
Bill Hagerty celebrates the return to form of a Griffin Park favourite as Arsenal record their second win over the Bees in 71 years. Forget the result – at least, push it to the back of your mind – for this game belonged to Alan Judge. Still brave of heart,...
Stewart Purvis sees Brentford lose out in '14 minutes of pain'. On Saturday lunchtime they got special treatment on the BBC’s 'Football Focus' as the team 'that could go top of the Championship table tonight'. By Saturday teatime they had come down to earth with a real bump on the...
Donald Kerr was at Portman Road to see the Bees take a point with Maupay again making headlines. On a warm blustery night in Suffolk, the Bees dominated the first 45 minutes and then, with a change of tactics and two substitutions at half time, Ipswich took charge of the...
Bill Hagerty sees a brace of Maupay goals as Wigan wilt and Brentford romp into second place in the Championship. A comprehensive defeat of Wigan, second place in the Championship table and two goals from Neal Maupay that propelled him to top the list of the division’s leading scorers –...
Bill Hagerty admires some fancy football from Brentford but regrets Forest’s hostile tactics and the delivery of a dozen yellow cards. Was it a match, was it a battle, was it a confrontation? Yes, all of those things, which in the final few minutes threatened to explode into a full-scale...
Bill Hagerty sees encouraging one-way traffic at Griffin Park, but once again bemoans the lack of goals. The statistics tell the story: 27 shots, 13 on target; 15 corners; 58 per cent possession, although it seemed a lot more than that. And, oh yes, one goal. “It should have been...
Stewart Purvis sees 'a lack of spark' bring Brentford's unbeaten run to an end. Even ‘Visit Lancashire’ would admit that an August Bank Holiday weekend in Blackburn isn't a great attraction, especially when the road and rail networks are disrupted. For Brentford it was a disappointing day out as Ewood...
Stewart Purvis sees the Bees almost pull off an unlikely win. ‘They don’t bring many coaches do they ? ' said one of the 30,000 Villa fans heading to the game. One coach from MCH of Uxbridge stood proudly in the car park. Brentford, the fan explained to his mates,...
Bill Hagerty admires Bees’ dismissal of Wednesday but regrets the goal chances that went begging. What a difference a year makes. Around this early stage of the season in 2017 Brentford were not quite halfway through what was to be a seven-match run without a win. And here we are...
Stewart Purvis sees Brentford go through to the second round of the Carabao Cup. In the away end of the sadly rotting Roots Hall (the final ‘e’ has even fallen off the Welcome sign in the main entrance) two songs summed up this match and the two big selection decisions...
Greville Waterman’s thoughts as Brentford emerge above the radar. So how do we all feel a mere two games into a new season? It is still quite a bit too soon to get carried away, start screaming from the rooftops and jumping for joy, and I am all too well...
Stewart Purvis sees the Bees dominate but pay the price for one mistake. As police motor-cycle escorts guided two double-decker buses full of Brentford supporters to Stoke station (they know how to treat visitors in the Potteries) the man in the next seat handed me his phone with a text...
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