Griffin Park: New Gates

[Raymond Howard]

Well I obviously got my dates confused. I thought we were operating on 14 player squads and no reserve team in the 1970's under Mr Pigotts tight strings.

I don't think you did get it wrong. That's about what I remember. The Midweek League games comprised of I think, players who were recovering fitness, players who hadn't played in previous match, trialists and the majority were youth players in most matches; or in the case of Cambridge as I remember Ron Atkinson looking old and fat coaching his younger players from a centre half position.

 

[wanderer paul]

I don't think you did get it wrong. That's about what I remember. The Midweek League games comprised of I think, players who were recovering fitness, players who hadn't played in previous match, trialists and the majority were youth players in most matches; or in the case of Cambridge as I remember Ron Atkinson looking old and fat coaching his younger players from a centre half position.

He was wrong.

No Brentford reserve side competed between 1967/68 and 1973/74.

From 1974/75 a reserve XI was fielded in the MWL. Comprising of first team squad, players returning from injury, apprentices and trialists.

Is this the end of it now?

 

[ruislip bee]

He was wrong.

No Brentford reserve side competed between 1967/68 and 1973/74.

From 1974/75 a reserve XI was fielded in the MWL. Comprising of first team squad, players returning from injury, apprentices and trialists.

Is this the end of it now?

OK I'll accept that from the expert. I was right 1st half of the decade but wrong the 2nd.