Changes for 2025/26

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Changes for 2025/26

What changes do we want from the club and the new manager going forward into the 2025/26 season. Most on here would agree to an improvement to off the pitch performance in various areas, but what things like pre and post match routines, are they due a change?
 

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i would like to be celebrated before every game
 

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Bring back the babettes

bring back the half time penalty shoot out

change the ffd song to celebration

free crème eggs for west standers only
 

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Stopping people from any part of the stadium, bar the family section, complaining to the club about passionate support. Obviously there are boundaries but accepting what comes with passionate support and wanting an atmosphere
 

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aslan said:
Stopping people from any part of the stadium, bar the family section, complaining to the club about passionate support. Obviously there are boundaries but accepting what comes with passionate support and wanting an atmosphere
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It's rabid in N127, just without the swearing. Usually. And, in any case, we can hear the West Stand loud and clear so no protecting the kids on that front!
 

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nocoat said:
Bring back the babettes

bring back the half time penalty shoot out

change the ffd song to celebration

free crème eggs for west standers only
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FFD has definitely run it's course.
Too many mundane opposition clubs have now claimed it as their own.
New Era, New Tune !!! :hat:(y)
 

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KenCootesNephew said:
FFD has definitely run it's course.
Too many mundane opposition clubs have now claimed it as their own.
New Era, New Tune !!! :hat:(y)
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It really has...seems to be played at every sporting venue in the world. We need to scout the German second division for some techno alternative!
 

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What I DON’T want is the new manager trying to emulate the sort of unique things that Thomas Frank did. For example, the walk along the touchline applauding the fans before each home game.

I remember when Leroy Rosenior was appointed, the first thing he did was a hold a Q&A session on the pitch at Griffin Park, a la Martin Allen. That sort of thing was what a self-publicist like MA craved and was brilliant at. Leroy looked so uncomfortable and out of his comfort zone that I had instant doubts about whether he would be his own man, or simply try and replicate what Martin Allen was all about.

What‘s gone with Thomas Frank stays gone. The new man MUST be himself.
 

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ChertseyBee said:
What I DON’T want is the new manager trying to emulate the sort of unique things that Thomas Frank did. For example, the walk along the touchline applauding the fans before each home game.

I remember when Leroy Rosenior was appointed, the first thing he did was a hold a Q&A session on the pitch at Griffin Park, a la Martin Allen. That sort of thing was what a self-publicist like MA craved and was brilliant at. Leroy looked so uncomfortable and out of his comfort zone that I had instant doubts about whether he would be his own man, or simply try and replicate what Martin Allen was all about.

What‘s gone with Thomas Frank stays gone. The new man MUST be himself.
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Isn't that fairly standard?

I can't remember if we did a lap of appreciation every game under Dean Smith, but it feels like its a club thing rather than a managers thing so I hope we keep it...just with a different song!!
 

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Westlad said:
Isn't that fairly standard?

I can't remember if we did a lap of appreciation every game under Dean Smith, but it feels like its a club thing rather than a managers thing so I hope we keep it...just with a different song!!
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You’ve misread my post I’m afraid.

No problem with a post-match walk around the pitch. I’m talking about the pre-match stuff from Thomas Frank.
 

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ChertseyBee said:
You’ve misread my post I’m afraid.

No problem with a post-match walk around the pitch. I’m talking about the pre-match stuff from Thomas Frank.
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Oh come on. Loads of managers in our time have done similar.

Down Brammer/walk onto the pitch/applaud Brook Road.

Thomas didnt have any niche with this.
 

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I would like to see us attacking the opposition from kick off to final whistle. I'd like to see our players run at defenders and beat them with superior football skills. I'd like them to turn down the volume of the public address system so I don't have to struggle lip reading what the person standing within arms length is shouting. I'd like us to be wearing a kit of red and white stripes black shorts and black socks at home. The same away unless it clashes with the oppositions home kit. I'd like to be able to buy monkey nuts from a vendor walking among the crowd.
 

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Hey Jude is now used by many other clubs, so let's replace it with with a song that is unique to Brentford fc.

Brighton, Palace and other clubs have long-standing unique songs
 

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ChertseyBee said:
What I DON’T want is the new manager trying to emulate the sort of unique things that Thomas Frank did. For example, the walk along the touchline applauding the fans before each home game.

I remember when Leroy Rosenior was appointed, the first thing he did was a hold a Q&A session on the pitch at Griffin Park, a la Martin Allen. That sort of thing was what a self-publicist like MA craved and was brilliant at. Leroy looked so uncomfortable and out of his comfort zone that I had instant doubts about whether he would be his own man, or simply try and replicate what Martin Allen was all about.

What‘s gone with Thomas Frank stays gone. The new man MUST be himself.
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So it’s definitely a man then? ?
 

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Gee Bee said:
So it’s definitely a man then? ?
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Not necessarily. But if it isn‘t we’ve got no need to worry … she wouldn’t make it past the first mirror on the cameras without stopping for a quick check - by which time the game‘s started!!
 

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"Enter Sandman" pre-match. Virginia Tech use it for College football games and the YouTube clips are pretty impressive.
 

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Westlad said:
Isn't that fairly standard?

I can't remember if we did a lap of appreciation every game under Dean Smith, but it feels like its a club thing rather than a managers thing so I hope we keep it...just with a different song!!
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No, we didn't. Dean used to stand by the tunnel at GP and shake every player's hand. I sat in E Block so saw this fairly close up. Thomas did the lap of appreciation from day one and on his own during the initial bad run. Look forward to what the new head coach does but agree, I really don't want to see them copy TF for the sake of it.
 

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nocoat said:
Bring back the babettes

bring back the half time penalty shoot out

change the ffd song to celebration

free crème eggs for west standers only
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Bring back Gilham reading out the half-time scores which are, in fact, the scores after about 30 minutes because that's when someone last checked Ceefax.

Not sure about the babettes though, they're probably all in their 40s by now
 

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Rob-BEE said:
Bring back Gilham reading out the half-time scores which are, in fact, the scores after about 30 minutes because that's when someone last checked Ceefax.

Not sure about the babettes though, they're probably all in their 40s by now
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To be fair, that means that those of us who are 50+ now and for whom getting too invested in the babettes back in the day was simply flat out wrong, can be much more relaxed about things now.
 

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Do away with 'Come on You Reds'. How about 'Come on You Bees'. When were we ever 'Reds'?
 
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Rob-BEE said:
Bring back Gilham reading out the half-time scores which are, in fact, the scores after about 30 minutes because that's when someone last checked Ceefax.

Not sure about the babettes though, they're probably all in their 40s by now
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Cant call out the half time scores if they are not supplied by BOTH the pie men (RIP). ?
 

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AB said:
To be fair, that means that those of us who are 50+ now and for whom getting too invested in the babettes back in the day was simply flat out wrong, can be much more relaxed about things now.
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yeah I was thinking that . 40 is the new 11 as far as the babbettes are concerned ?
 
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nocoat said:
yeah I was thinking that . 40 is the new 11 as far as the babbettes are concerned ?
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We should do a sweepstake on how many grandchildren between them.

I reckon the fat lass who used to be the base of the pyramid lost a load of weight and is now by far the fittest and well beyond us all.
 

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AB said:
We should do a sweepstake on how many grandchildren between them.

I reckon the fat lass who used to be the base of the pyramid lost a load of weight and is now by far the fittest and well beyond us all.
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We should do a sweepstake on how many of them “nocoat would” now.

my money is on all of them minus one then plus one
 
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nocoat said:
We should do a sweepstake on how many of them “nocoat would” now.

my money is on all of them minus one then plus one
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As I’ve aged the response to “would you” has generally trended towards 100% at a similar rate to “would they” trending nearer zero.
 
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