BFC Set-up Development Squad
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It's a truly groundbreaking initiative in lower league football and we should be proud it's happening at Brentford FC.
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Providing they can get decent fixtures, possibly against Premiership youth teams I see this as an excellent idea. What is the point of having a youth set up and developing them and then having them play reserve fixtures once a month (if they're lucky) against the likes of stiffs from L. Orient, Crawley, Aldershot, etc (no disrespect to them mind you). This is very positive news.
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This is why MB is investing in the Youth of this club. It's to get games against other u-21 squads and they will no doubt include premier clubs development squads. This is why so many 17-18 year olds have had trials recently with the reserve team. No more "reserve games" either.
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Or were they trying to hint that hoddle is going to be our new manager?
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This is truely great news. Funded by MB I take it, thanks very much Matthew 
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I think this is the start of a ”new” Brentford. I think the summer is going to be fun.
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come to think of it... i remember mark stimpson trying something similar at gillingham... 
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Really good news but how do first team squad members who are not playing keep their match fitness? Similar concern about players coming back from injury. Will ad hoc friendlies be arranged?
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Great news! Hopefully bush Blake and reeves will be part of this squad, along with some premiership rejects.
Absolutely loving this! Can anyone confirm if older players will be able to play if they are coming bak from injury say?
Absolutely loving this! Can anyone confirm if older players will be able to play if they are coming bak from injury say?
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"opposition clubs will not object to over age players and neither would we." rebus on Twitter
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The latest Arsenal wonderkid giving Stephen Wright the run around would be something to see.
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"There is likely to be signings from other clubs this summer to supplement Jake Reeves in this squad" Again, rebus on Twitter. Wait and see I guess.
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I was told about this at the Southampton game and it sounds a great forward step for the club.
Hopefully, this scheme will attract some good quality youngters to the club and given time at least one or two of them come through to the first team eventually. We may even benefit from prem clubs willing to some half pay decent money if one of these young players really catches their eye.
Hopefully, this scheme will attract some good quality youngters to the club and given time at least one or two of them come through to the first team eventually. We may even benefit from prem clubs willing to some half pay decent money if one of these young players really catches their eye.
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HANG ON, HANG ON!!!
Who leaked? Come on, own up, we've had Club Directors boasting that leaks have been sealed, yeah righto!!
PS who is the new manager ??
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It was hardly a 'leak' as the Development Squad and our withdrawal from the Combination was discussed in Andrew Mills interview on Bees Player before the Southampton match. You can listen to it on the Bees Player highlights if you are interested.
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Sounds like a cracking idea and if there are agreements between teams about over age players that may cater for the injured players coming bck etc.
May also explain all the young triallists at the recent reserve games
Would Simon Moore, for example, benefit from this?
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May also explain all the young triallists at the recent reserve games
Would Simon Moore, for example, benefit from this?
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....sorry...it was meant to be a joke...just that I cant be arsed doing the other quote thingy to get the smilies up...will try harder next time....
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Of course it was. I posted re your suggested 'leak' to save anyone else who may have taken you seriously jumping on the bandwagon .
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Undoubtably yes-unless development games are on a saturday
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Of course it was. I posted re your suggested 'leak' to save anyone else who may have taken you seriously jumping on the bandwagon .
(jumps in the air smilie)
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In these days of very severe cutbacks, BFC should be congratulated on such a forward thinking move. It will take time to develop, but in the long run could benefit us very much financially, either through developing our own stars rather than buying, or alternatively producing financial rewards through selling.
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The big win of course is getting these players to Brentford at a young age instead of waiting for them to be spat out by the bigger clubs. This will certainly help.
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I'm ignorant of this rebus - are we the first in the bottom two divisions to go down this route?
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Unlikely - this must have been months in the planning. More likely the work of Mark Warburton.
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In fairness most of the initial squad will be premier league rejects (if the recent trialists are anything to go by).
MB has a vision and he seems to be carrying it through. :bound:
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Yes and I'm sure the quality is there but until we can get them to Brentford instead of going to the big clubs, we're unlikely to find players the way somebody like Southampton has done with Walcott, Chamberlain, Surnam etc.
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Exciting times ahead! About fecking time too!
Are we statistically, London's most sh*t club, apart from Barnet who don't really count?
Are we statistically, London's most sh*t club, apart from Barnet who don't really count?
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This is a step in the right direction for the youth depatment I'd love to watch these games if we can play games aginst prem clubs and maybe visiting euro teams, just to see how far off our young lads are. Well done Brentford Fc. "Please"
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