zob
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The squad
The one thing I believe this season has taught us is that we basically have a lot of good “squad” players but not enough quality or cutting edge to be a real force in this division.
Ijah Anderson, Darren Powell, Danny Boxall, Paul Evans, Gavin Mahon, Martin Rowlands and Tony Folan are obvious class and would not look out of place in a higher division but what of the rest?
As much as I love little Scotty P and the big hearted Hutchy, I’m afraid that they are just not good enough players (in Scotty’s case all the skill in the world will not make up for his lack of firepower infront of goal) to be permanent fixtures in the Bees first team.
Others in the same bracket are Andy Scott, Scott Marshall, Robert Quinn and Lloyd Owusu -- the last of which I believe, could do a Jason Roberts and bag a hatful of goals in a couple of seasons time if he can get his confidence back.
Ivar Ingimarsson, Kevin O’Conner, Gareth Graham and Derek Bryan (when fit) have all shown superb promise but are, for now, just decent squad players.
Don’t quite know what to make of Lorenzo Pinamonte!
Of the rest, Michael Dobson could have a bright future at Brentford but is a rookie kid likely to be anything more than a bit part player next season if the Bees are to mount a serious promotion challenge?
Everyone else, including Woodman who did have a reasonable game yesterday, clearly have little to offer a winning side at this level and should go.
By my calculations then I make it that we’ve 7 excellent players, 9 decent squad players who will all have a role to play at various stages next season and Pinamonte!!!
Around five decent new arrivals in the summer then -- including three new strikers (Benjamin, Black and Agyemang ) -- and we’re up!
Ijah Anderson, Darren Powell, Danny Boxall, Paul Evans, Gavin Mahon, Martin Rowlands and Tony Folan are obvious class and would not look out of place in a higher division but what of the rest?
As much as I love little Scotty P and the big hearted Hutchy, I’m afraid that they are just not good enough players (in Scotty’s case all the skill in the world will not make up for his lack of firepower infront of goal) to be permanent fixtures in the Bees first team.
Others in the same bracket are Andy Scott, Scott Marshall, Robert Quinn and Lloyd Owusu -- the last of which I believe, could do a Jason Roberts and bag a hatful of goals in a couple of seasons time if he can get his confidence back.
Ivar Ingimarsson, Kevin O’Conner, Gareth Graham and Derek Bryan (when fit) have all shown superb promise but are, for now, just decent squad players.
Don’t quite know what to make of Lorenzo Pinamonte!
Of the rest, Michael Dobson could have a bright future at Brentford but is a rookie kid likely to be anything more than a bit part player next season if the Bees are to mount a serious promotion challenge?
Everyone else, including Woodman who did have a reasonable game yesterday, clearly have little to offer a winning side at this level and should go.
By my calculations then I make it that we’ve 7 excellent players, 9 decent squad players who will all have a role to play at various stages next season and Pinamonte!!!
Around five decent new arrivals in the summer then -- including three new strikers (Benjamin, Black and Agyemang ) -- and we’re up!
