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Money being spent is mind blowing. No more mini buses to games, lots of specialist coaches and physics.
 

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They have physics classes on their coach?
 

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My Boy was at Brentford last season under 8's
It's a very good setup a new facility has opened at Uxbridge high school!
The ethos is pass the ball when you can at all times and the coaching is very good .
After the season finished before they are signed properly at under 9's we were approached by other clubs
Reading,Qpr,wycombe,Barnet
We decided on Barnet in the end as less traveling involved in getting to Training etc!!

There academy is cat 3 and we are Cat 2 in my opinion Brentford are ahead in coaching terms, but as Barnet have moved lock stock to the Hive in Edgware the youths are integrated with the first team more which is great for the lads.
I'm sure that's our plan for Lionel road get everything under one roof!
 

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FA YOUTH CUP Gillingham 1 v 3 Brentford.

I was at the game tonight, on balance of play the bees are more than deserving winners. Three excellent goals
 

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Bagman said:
FA YOUTH CUP Gillingham 1 v 3 Brentford.

I was at the game tonight, on balance of play the bees are more than deserving winners. Three excellent goals
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Home v winners of Dulwich Hamlet or Brentwood in 2nd round (postponed tonight).
 

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Dulwich Hamlet v Brentwood Town playing on monday 11/11/2013 KO 7.45pm
 

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Dulwich Hamlet won 4-1 I believe. Then again, had it been Brentford v Brentwood, some div in the media somewhere would've referred to it as a local derby!
 

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Not sure if this is the right place for this message but here it is...

I'm a teacher and sent some of our kids, (13-16 years old), to Brentford for trials in the recent half term. Some of them got invited onto an Advanced Training Programme, some of them didn't, but all of them reported positively on the experience.

They were all given free tickets for the Bees v Crewe match and those that attended loved it and will definitely be following the club's fortunes in the future. One lad brought his free tickets in for me to use, so I phoned his Mum to pass on my thanks. She told me that the trials at Brentford were, "ten times better than those at Fulham; the coaches really had a good look at all of the players and looked after them properly". The school is in Wandsworth, largely a Chelsea or Fulham area, but the trials definitely spread the good word about Brentford, and may even have got some decent players of the future involved too...
 

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McCucumber said:
Not sure if this is the right place for this message but here it is...

I'm a teacher and sent some of our kids, (13-16 years old), to Brentford for trials in the recent half term. Some of them got invited onto an Advanced Training Programme, some of them didn't, but all of them reported positively on the experience.

They were all given free tickets for the Bees v Crewe match and those that attended loved it and will definitely be following the club's fortunes in the future. One lad brought his free tickets in for me to use, so I phoned his Mum to pass on my thanks. She told me that the trials at Brentford were, "ten times better than those at Fulham; the coaches really had a good look at all of the players and looked after them properly". The school is in Wandsworth, largely a Chelsea or Fulham area, but the trials definitely spread the good word about Brentford, and may even have got some decent players of the future involved too...
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Cheers for the feedback, great to hear that the investment in the academy is working wonders.
 

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McCucumber said:
Not sure if this is the right place for this message but here it is...

I'm a teacher and sent some of our kids, (13-16 years old), to Brentford for trials in the recent half term. Some of them got invited onto an Advanced Training Programme, some of them didn't, but all of them reported positively on the experience.

They were all given free tickets for the Bees v Crewe match and those that attended loved it and will definitely be following the club's fortunes in the future. One lad brought his free tickets in for me to use, so I phoned his Mum to pass on my thanks. She told me that the trials at Brentford were, "ten times better than those at Fulham; the coaches really had a good look at all of the players and looked after them properly". The school is in Wandsworth, largely a Chelsea or Fulham area, but the trials definitely spread the good word about Brentford, and may even have got some decent players of the future involved too...
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beeherenow said:
Cheers for the feedback, great to hear that the investment in the academy is working wonders.
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I believe mcCucumber is referring to The Community Sports Trust Advanced Training Football Programme which held trials in October and not the Academy. This programme has been going for well over 10 years now. It is a potential pathway for local player's to progress into the Academy.

It offers players aged 5-16 a player-centred environment to progress. Matches are played during holiday periods against other Community Sports Trust's including Arsenal, Brighton, Coventry. MK Dons. Oxford, Northampton, Walsall, and Wycombe amongst others.

Charlie Adams progressed from the Trust's Futsal programme into the then Centre of Excellence and now Academy.
 

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LuisMelville2 said:
I believe mcCucumber is referring to The Community Sports Trust Advanced Training Football Programme which held trials in October and not the Academy. This programme has been going for well over 10 years now. It is a potential pathway for local player's to progress into the Academy.

It offers players aged 5-16 a player-centred environment to progress. Matches are played during holiday periods against other Community Sports Trust's including Arsenal, Brighton, Coventry. MK Dons. Oxford, Northampton, Walsall, and Wycombe amongst others.

Charlie Adams progressed from the Trust's Futsal programme into the then Centre of Excellence and now Academy.
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Hello Mate.

Would like to see the ATP in at Uxbridge and have one base and move out of swift road.
 

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Ace Face said:
Hello Mate.

Would like to see the ATP in at Uxbridge and have one base and move out of swift road.
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As a Community Scheme we cover 3 London Boroughs and The ATP is essentially a Football Development Programme and we are trying to cover the territory we deliver to. Our remit is different to BFC Academy and whilst a small percentage of the player's who attend The ATP will be push to trial at The Academy (and are encouraged to do so) we have to remember that our duty is to give the player's who attend the best Coaching environment we can.

By limiting it to one venue we would have to scale down what we do.
 

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The Mini-Bees ran out 2-0 victors this evening at GP against Dulwich Hamlet in the FA Youth Cup 2nd Round :sorted:

Dulwich had some tidy players and gave us a game in the first hour but class told in the end.

Courtney Senior and James Ferry look real prospects....

Bees 2 vs 0 Dulwich Hamlet Live Text Updates
 
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Courtney senior is very highly rated in football circles from what I've read
 

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homelessbee said:
The Mini-Bees ran out 2-0 victors this evening at GP against Dulwich Hamlet in the FA Youth Cup 2nd Round :sorted:

Dulwich had some tidy players and gave us a game in the first hour but class told in the end.

Courtney Senior and James Ferry look real prospects....

Bees 2 vs 0 Dulwich Hamlet Live Text Updates
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hanworthbee said:
Courtney senior is very highly rated in football circles from what I've read
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Yeah not a bad game Brentford deserved the win and played some good football.

Glad it was free entry though.

Nice little free team sheet which is always good.
 

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An excellent set of results for the @BrentfordFC Academy at the weekend, winning all 7 matches played against QPR from Under 9-15 age groups.
Taken from BFC Twitter.I couldn't work out how to post a link.
 

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Anyone know if we have any decent players coming through the academy that may be knocking on the first team door anytime soon?

Obviously we have Norris, Reeves, Dallas, etc, and I know the academy is still getting up to speed and it will be a few years before we would expect to see any results, but wouldn't it be great if we had a player that was so good he had to be given a chance. Especially a striker. Much as I hate them, Southampton have been producing exciting prospects for years, so it would be great for us to emulate that.

Anyone with their ear to the ground on these things?
 

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finsbury_bee said:
Anyone know if we have any decent players coming through the academy that may be knocking on the first team door anytime soon?

Obviously we have Norris, Reeves, Dallas, etc, and I know the academy is still getting up to speed and it will be a few years before we would expect to see any results, but wouldn't it be great if we had a player that was so good he had to be given a chance. Especially a striker. Much as I hate them, Southampton have been producing exciting prospects for years, so it would be great for us to emulate that.

Anyone with their ear to the ground on these things?
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Montell Moore
 

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finsbury_bee said:
Anyone know if we have any decent players coming through the academy that may be knocking on the first team door anytime soon?

Obviously we have Norris, Reeves, Dallas, etc, and I know the academy is still getting up to speed and it will be a few years before we would expect to see any results, but wouldn't it be great if we had a player that was so good he had to be given a chance. Especially a striker. Much as I hate them, Southampton have been producing exciting prospects for years, so it would be great for us to emulate that.

Anyone with their ear to the ground on these things?
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JordanBee is right that Moore looks a real prospect but there is plenty of quality coming through. I like Courtney Senior, Montell's little strike partner, for instance.

I still have high hopes for Charlie Adams aswell.

I wouldn't've thought that any of them where ready for this season though :shrug:
 

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Didn't Michael Onvugwigam (sp) train with the first team as a 15 year old about a season ago?
 

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Ken_Hom's_Wok said:
Didn't Michael Onvugwigam (sp) train with the first team as a 15 year old about a season ago?
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Yeah and he's the one that the Liverpool scout came on here specifically to praise after the Milk Cup a couple of years back.
 

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homelessbee said:
JordanBee is right that Moore looks a real prospect but there is plenty of quality coming through. I like Courtney Senior, Montell's little strike partner, for instance.

I still have high hopes for Charlie Adams aswell.

I wouldn't've thought that any of them where ready for this season though :shrug:
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To get near the 1st team these players need to stand out consistently in the dev squad and they are not near that level yet.
 

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I may be bias, played in the same London Borough of Hounslow team as my son!!

Big miss tonight, tho!
 

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Something that every Bee should be proud of ....

http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk/news/article/uxbridge-opening-17.01.14-1299529.aspx

The facility is very, very impressive indeed - Ose, his team and Uxbridge High can feel very proud of themselves :yes:

Highlight of the evening was a fantastic speech from Ose, if the Academy youngsters can take on board even a small piece of the passion that Ose has, then the future is very, very bright indeed

:sorted: :bound: :hat: :cool:
 

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Bee H said:
Something that every Bee should be proud of ....

http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk/news/article/uxbridge-opening-17.01.14-1299529.aspx

The facility is very, very impressive indeed - Ose, his team and Uxbridge High can feel very proud of themselves :yes:

Highlight of the evening was a fantastic speech from Ose, if the Academy youngsters can take on board even a small piece of the passion that Ose has, then the future is very, very bright indeed

:sorted: :bound: :hat: :cool:
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Looks like a great set up. Another rung on the ladder. Well done BFC and special thanks once again to MB. :sorted:
 

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Bee H said:
Something that every Bee should be proud of ....

http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk/news/article/uxbridge-opening-17.01.14-1299529.aspx

The facility is very, very impressive indeed - Ose, his team and Uxbridge High can feel very proud of themselves :yes:

Highlight of the evening was a fantastic speech from Ose, if the Academy youngsters can take on board even a small piece of the passion that Ose has, then the future is very, very bright indeed

:sorted: :bound: :hat: :cool:
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wanderer paul said:
Looks like a great set up. Another rung on the ladder. Well done BFC and special thanks once again to MB. :sorted:
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I can only agree with WP, this looks amazing - we are so lucky to have MB - he is taking the club to a new place and benefitting the whole cummunity - I am sure the club will make Boris aware of the clubs overwhelming contribution to the people of Hounslow.

I doff my cap to all involved and am humbled by their work - inspiration for us all
 

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Bee H said:
Something that every Bee should be proud of ....

http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk/news/article/uxbridge-opening-17.01.14-1299529.aspx

The facility is very, very impressive indeed - Ose, his team and Uxbridge High can feel very proud of themselves :yes:

Highlight of the evening was a fantastic speech from Ose, if the Academy youngsters can take on board even a small piece of the passion that Ose has, then the future is very, very bright indeed

:sorted: :bound: :hat: :cool:
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The opening of the Academy: http://bias.org.uk/2014/01/17/the-opening-of-brentford-fc-academy/
 

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Very proud of this. We shouldn't underestimate what an achievement this is. We have come so far it's incredible.
 

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To Bee Someone said:
http://m.leinsterexpress.ie/sport/soccer/ccfl-breaks-new-ground-with-brentford-link-up-1-5899784

Wasn't sure if this warranted its own thread but it seems at home here.
Another great little link up the club have made. You just have to marvel at how dynamic, forward thinking and professional BFC has become
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Heard about this, as my Mum is from that part of Ireland and one of my cousins over there sent this link to me. It's Tony Hayes (Brentford U17 coach) talking on their local radio station about the link up. Sounds good.

https://soundcloud.com/midlandssport/anthony-hayes
 

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I see MB will get a cut direct of any transfer fees from players who progress this way ...
 
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