NOTW today

[Infatuated Bees Alter Ego]

Says we will finish 16th this coming season.
It calls Martin Allen 'an inspirational boss'.
'It could well be a long, hard battle just to keep the club in the top half of the table'

 

[wanderer paul]

16th will be about right i think!!!

 

[Nick Hester]

Reckon they're spot on.

 

[Infatuated Bees Alter Ego]

Reckon they're spot on.

but, but, but you'd lose that bet you've put on

 

[coconino]

Right now I'd take 16th.

 

[Andy Mutton]

Right now I'd take 16th.

me too. In fact I would take 20th

 

[Infatuated Bees Alter Ego]

Right now I'd take 16th.

Me too.
Bring that season on, can't wait

 

[blunstone]

may struggle to achieve 16th. leroy will do his best but it is all against the odds. the joy of supportuing bfc.

 

[IsleofWight_Bee]

if we play to our potential...23rd

Sorry!

 

[maddogging]

agree with what they say. Actually quite surprised by the prediction, getting so peed off with uninformed reporters, who put in no real research, see we have missed the play-offs the last two seasons and come up with 'should be in the play-off mix' and 'will be there or there-abouts'. Well done the NOTW.

 

[wanderer paul]

if we play to our potential...23rd

Sorry!

i think you'll find there will be clubs a lot worse than Brentford !

just hope we can get to 50 odd points quickly enough so we can take it easy for the last 2 months like we did last season !!!!

or even go into administration once we know we can't get relegated

 

[joet]

at least we can't be bottom for the first 3 or 4 weeks!

 

[Youngbee2]

Leroy must think automatic promotion is a realsitic goal, so maybe theres something the fans have missed

 

[West Wilts Bee]

i think you'll find there will be clubs a lot worse than Brentford !

just hope we can get to 50 odd points quickly enough so we can take it easy for the last 2 months like we did last season !!!!

or even go into administration once we know we can't get relegated

I think last season will be a lot better than this season. So I hardly think we will be taking anything easy.

 

[SQUELCH]

i think you'll find there will be clubs a lot worse than Brentford !

who?

port vale, yeovil, chelteanham, rotherham?

 

[westy]

:sad: I think we will be bottom four, it aint looking good!

 

[Edmundo]

I think last season will be a lot better than this season. So I hardly think we will be taking anything easy.

I really hated last season, especially the last three or four months of it. I don't think we will be as bad as we became once Allen lost the plot.

 

[West Wilts Bee]

I really hated last season, especially the last three or four months of it. I don't think we will be as bad as we became once Allen lost the plot.

And I for one hope your right Ed.I will be the first one on here to hold up my hands and apologise. Now I can't say fairer than that Ed.

 

[hobbsy]

or even go into administration once we know we can't get relegated

Don't forget that requires 10 extra points to be gained to ensure we don't get relegated as a result of administration.

 

[BEEcool]

at least we can't be bottom for the first 3 or 4 weeks!

why not?

 

[maddogging]

why not?

because Rotherham start on minus 10 for being northern.

 

[BEEcool]

ahh, i see... thanks

 

[Bigbee]

because Rotherham start on minus 10 for being northern.

Did they really get punished for being Northerners ? Seems pretty fair if true .How come Swansea have escaped any form of such treatment for their geographical position ?

 

[Alan D]

If guaranteed anywhere between 16 and 20 now, I would accept without hesitation.

This will be a very long and trying season.

 

[Rod Gowers]

I really hated last season, especially the last three or four months of it.

I must admit to having similar feelings,Ed. Allen's style of play was so predictable, there was seemingly no self expression allowed- I thought the team was really stagnating and lacking self-belief despite our lofty position.

I'm hoping at least the side have a bit of heart, passion and enterprise this season. And I'm hoping watching Brentford becomes fun again.

 

[North London Bee]

I must admit to having similar feelings,Ed. Allen's style of play was so predictable, there was seemingly no self expression allowed- I thought the team was really stagnating and lacking self-belief despite our lofty position.

I'm hoping at least the side have a bit of heart, passion and enterprise this season. And I'm hoping watching Brentford becomes fun again.

Totally agree but the corollary of that is that MA's team was well drilled, organised and very hard to beat particularly away from home.

I await our away performances with keen interest this season and hope we do not become a soft touch.

 

[mhead bee]

Did they really get punished for being Northerners ? Seems pretty fair if true .How come Swansea have escaped any form of such treatment for their geographical position ?

Because the powers that be decided they had already suffered enough because of the accents.

 

[fencer/bee]

i think we will be the strongest team in the league......






holding up the rest :sad:

 

[Les Beeavinu]

i think we will be the strongest team in the league......






holding up the rest :sad:

Oh my aching sides.

 

[Humpers74]

didn't they predict us as sure fire relegation candidates two seasons ago????
Let's see what happens. Leroy's got a tough season ahead, wouldn't be Brentford if it was too easy
i'll except 16th, prefer 6th, but oh god please dont' let us go down

 

[wanderer paul]

Don't forget that requires 10 extra points to be gained to ensure we don't get relegated as a result of administration.

thats why i said we needed to get enough points so we can go into administartion

so we'll need about 65 points or so !!

 

[wanderer paul]

who?

port vale, yeovil, chelteanham, rotherham?

well thats four.......................

so 20th then......................

 

[fencer/bee]

there's nothing funny about it les Beeavinu... ive seen a few bees relegation teams.. and this squad has all the hallmarks..:sad:

 

[Claire]

i think they may bee about right on our prediction for a change..

 

[Edmundo]

there's nothing funny about it les Beeavinu... ive seen a few bees relegation teams.. and this squad has all the hallmarks..:sad:

A few? This coming season will be my 29th supporting the Bees and I've only seen two relegations and neither of them seemed anything like this season.

 

[Hullbee]

there's nothing funny about it les Beeavinu... ive seen a few bees relegation teams.. and this squad has all the hallmarks..:sad:

I agree... Also if leroy attempts to play football next season its all well and good and what most people would want to see at GP (myself included).

BUT do weak under funded teams who play football stay up in this league???? I think not weak teams that are hard to beat and play huff ball have a better chance especially away from home.

Basically I cant see us playing our way out of relegation trobule

 

[Les Beeavinu]

there's nothing funny about it les Beeavinu... ive seen a few bees relegation teams.. and this squad has all the hallmarks..:sad:

I disagree

 

[sonofabee]

A few? This coming season will be my 29th supporting the Bees and I've only seen two relegations and neither of them seemed anything like this season.

35th and agree, we've had far worse and LR hasn't got in the his full quota and at least he's hedging his bets and not signing anybody who'll come.

Think we'll win enough home games playing football to survive, but expect one of the worst away records with a light weight midfield/forward line.

 

[blunstone]

fifty% of the posts are still knocking MA and the other 50% the new manager....

 

[Les Beeavinu]

fifty% of the posts are still knocking MA and the other 50% the new manager....

Only one of them deserves it.

 

[Streetboy]

I agree... Also if leroy attempts to play football next season its all well and good and what most people would want to see at GP (myself included).

BUT do weak under funded teams who play football stay up in this league???? I think not weak teams that are hard to beat and play huff ball have a better chance especially away from home.

Basically I cant see us playing our way out of relegation trobule

I could be wrong, but Colchester and Southend did not exactly splash the cash around did they? And last season they were two of the best footballing sides I have seen in this division for years.
However, their respective squads had been together for a number of years and just needed a bit of fine-tuning (Shaun Goater, Mark Yeates) to give them that little extra.
Just playing devil's advocate. Bottom-half is my prediction, but I think we have enough to stay up. :bound: ... with another signing or two.

 

[GABS]

For what its worth I think we will finish about 10th

 

['Ayes B]

I really hated last season, especially the last three or four months of it. I don't think we will be as bad as we became once Allen lost the plot.

I'm with Ed on this one.

Can I also add that the strongest teams on paper aint always the best teams in the league.

Our team last seson was affraid to loose and once ahead panicked themselves into 4-5-1 and invited the opposition to equalise or they started so negatively that they didnt really get going until they were 1-0 down.

I think we will emulate Colchester next season, a steady start and we have gelled and possibly strengthend the team were needed a storming finish (The pressures off when your coming from behind).

We have lost a few good players but our defence still looks strong and our midfield isn't exactly weak. We've struggled up front for the last two seasons and have not done bad. This year with the emphasis on attacking play I think we will do better in front of goal.

 

[fencer/bee]

i agree streetboy.. but with Eastwood southed were allways gonna score goals ,, i just hope our forwards click.

 

[Youngbee2]

I reckon a play-off push might suprise everyone, LR wouldnt go for automatic promotion without a reason....Would he?

The times today: say it going to be a long hard season for LR, but it did name Jo Kuffour as a signing to watch