Thomas Frank

[Herbert]

I avoid the nutcases on Twitter normally but some of the comments made at the announcement of Thomas' birthday are so sad. We are one team - owner, coach, players and fans and this sort of stuff is so corrosive.

Beem said before, we have some srious bell ends following our club. But im told to let people support the club their way

 

[BlueJayBee]

Beem said before, we have some srious bell ends following our club. But im told to let people support the club their way

Surely, though, the key word is "support"?

 

[IDontBeeLieveIt]

It's obvious from the 1+1 contract that Karelis signed that he was a gamble. I also hear that he hasn't trained until recently because of various (quasi legal) complications. So I don't expect to see him start anytime soon.

Seems very odd that he wouldn't train regardless of any legal wranglings......unless you're saying the wranglings specifically prevented him from training (ie an insurance issue or something)?

 

[TheHairdresser]

Seems very odd that he wouldn't train regardless of any legal wranglings......unless you're saying the wranglings specifically prevented him from training (ie an insurance issue or something)?

Is it related to insurance on his historic ACL injury? I read somewhere that the club doesn't insure their players against long term injury absences but it's a big jump to think this is the underlying reason.

 

[IDontBeeLieveIt]

Is it related to insurance on his historic ACL injury? I read somewhere that the club doesn't insure their players against long term injury absences but it's a big jump to think this is the underlying reason.

I was trying to draw inference from the fact it'd be very odd not to train, regardless of legal/contractual wranglings, unless there was a specific reason preventing it. Perfectly logical......but no reason to think it's right either

 

[magicbees]

I'm kind of with Magic on this. Strikers are a bit of a special breed (and yes, there have been some very successful conversions - Thierry Henry and Chris Sutton to name but two) and I would always play my specialist. For example, if our first choice keeper was out for any reason there is no way we'd say "let's stick Pontus in goal and see how he gets on" - we'd play the next keeper in line. Similarly, since we had no Maupay, or a replacement for him, I think Forss should have been given the role in the interim (possibly making it his own!!) I've picked an extreme example with the Goalkeeper position but hopefully you get my point.

Now is the time to give Karelis a start. If it works, great, if it doesn't we revert to Plan B or even C (Ollie or Bryan)

I believe Forss will come back a much better player then if he stay here this season. Clearly TF doesnt think he was ready for the Championship otherwise he would have started as he was our only striker. Playing every week is more of a benefit then the odd 10 minutes at the end of the game. Im looking forward to seeing hin really fighting for a first team place next season.

 

[Isleworth_Bee]

Got to feel for him with the loss of Sergi. Needs a few players to step up now.

 

[Mr Cynical]

Got to feel for him with the loss of Sergi. Needs a few players to step up now.

he'll be fine. The International break has come at a good time for a change as it allows some players to get their fitness levels up a bit and also for him to work with the players who are on the fringes. Need to start seeing something from the likes of Mbuemo and Valencia. Looking ahead our fixtures up until the end of November are actually quite reasonable. Only really tricky ones are away to Swansea and at QPR which is always a bit of a lottery, particularly this year with Warbs there..

 

[jlove]

This seems to be interesting:
Nikos Karelis played 90 minutes and scored in a behind closed doors match this afternoon.
https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2019/october/bcd-report-10.10.19/

 

[TW3Bee]

Belated Birthday greetings Boss.

 

[Newport Pagnell Bee]

This seems to be interesting:
Nikos Karelis played 90 minutes and scored in a behind closed doors match this afternoon.
https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2019/october/bcd-report-10.10.19/

Against a Clint Eastwood 11. The team with no name.

 

[Lionel Bart-At]

Against a Clint Eastwood 11. The team with no name.

Bit of a tease that one isn't it? I mean, was it Barcelona or was it Hanworth Villa?

 

[kevalutonbee]

Bit of a tease that one isn't it? I mean, was it Barcelona or was it Hanworth Villa?

It was an Area 51 Select XI by the looks of it

 

[Mr Cynical]

This seems to be interesting:
Nikos Karelis played 90 minutes and scored in a behind closed doors match this afternoon.
https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2019/october/bcd-report-10.10.19/

assist from 'livewire' Valencia too.. Yearwood got 70 mins.. good stuff..

 

[Humblebee]

Watched the interview with Brian Riemer. Apparently the opposition asked for it not to be disclosed who they were, which implies that they were a Premier League team.

 

[ruislip bee]

Watched the interview with Brian Riemer. Apparently the opposition asked for it not to be disclosed who they were, which implies that they were a Premier League team.

Hayes

 

[Banana]

Watched the interview with Brian Riemer. Apparently the opposition asked for it not to be disclosed who they were, which implies that they were a Premier League team.

Probably because Roy Hodgson wanted to keep it quiet,

 

[rebus]

Probably because Roy Hodgson wanted to keep it quiet,

 

[wanderer paul]

Probably because Roy Hodgson wanted to keep it quiet,

We played England? No wonder they were sh*t last night.... oh hang on....... :grey:

 

[Beefletch]

Watched the interview with Brian Riemer. Apparently the opposition asked for it not to be disclosed who they were, which implies that they were a Premier League team.

Spurs. They need the practice!

 

[gbems92]

Must have wanted his own private viewing of ollie without all the background noise

 

[rhbee]

Must have wanted his own private viewing of ollie without all the background noise

By the sound of things, Ollie didn't play...

 

[wanderer paul]

Must have wanted his own private viewing of ollie without all the background noise

By the sound of things, Ollie didn't play...

He didn't...........

Brentford line-up: Daniels; Clarke, O’Connor, Pinnock, Thompson; Mathias Jensen, Yearwood (sub Reed 70 mins), Dasilva; Valencia, Karelis, Christian Tue Jensen (sub Coote 70 mins)

Subs (not used): Raya, Tsaroulla, Brissett

 

[Brentford 4 Life]

Been our head coach for exactly a year. The same divs on twitter who wanted Smith out all the time have weighed in on BFC twitter post, which marks the anniversary, giving it the full Frank Out treatment.

 

[LostBee]

Been our head coach for exactly a year. The same divs on twitter who wanted Smith out all the time have weighed in on BFC twitter post, which marks the anniversary, giving it the full Frank Out treatment.

I don't do Twitter but I did just take a look at the comments, what a poisonous platform it is.

Some grown men on there who really need to have a good, long look at themselves.

 

[Isleworth_Bee]

I don't do Twitter but I did just take a look at the comments, what a poisonous platform it is.

Some grown men on there who really need to have a good, long look at themselves.

Twitter is horrible.

 

[Les Beeavinu]

Twitter is horrible.

Probably more accurate to say that some people are horrible and use Twitter to prove it.

 

[Gazza Bee]

Probably more accurate to say that some people are horrible and use Twitter to prove it.

I get annoyed at most of the FB comments on various BFC related posts - thankfully not on Twitter or I'd self combust

 

[ruislip bee]

I get annoyed at most of the FB comments on various BFC related posts - thankfully not on Twitter or I'd self combust

Not on either. Best I think.

 

[Les Beeavinu]

Not on either. Best I think.

Facebook is banal sh*t generally but Twitter can be fabulous when it isn't drowned out by idiots. An example - tonight I learnt via Omid Djalli that actress Hedy Lamarr is accredited as inventing something in World War 2 that is seen as a forerunner for WifI and Bluetooth technology.

 

[Santa Barbara Bee]

Facebook is banal sh*t generally but Twitter can be fabulous when it isn't drowned out by idiots. An example - tonight I learnt via Omid Djalli that actress Hedy Lamarr is accredited as inventing something in World War 2 that is seen as a forerunner for WifI and Bluetooth technology.

True! She worked in collaboration with the composer George Antheil ("Ballet Mechanique") on developing a torpedo guidance system based on frequency hopping:
https://www.aps.org/publications/apsnews/201106/physicshistory.cfm

 

[Isleworth_Bee]

Probably more accurate to say that some people are horrible and use Twitter to prove it.

Yep

 

[Humblebee]

Facebook is banal sh*t generally but Twitter can be fabulous when it isn't drowned out by idiots. An example - tonight I learnt via Omid Djalli that actress Hedy Lamarr is accredited as inventing something in World War 2 that is seen as a forerunner for WifI and Bluetooth technology.

There was a film on BBC last night about her, and I remember watching a programme about her a few weeks ago. A very bright woman and underrated during her lifetime.

 

[nathanbee]

Probably more accurate to say that some people are horrible and use Twitter to prove it.

Let's remember that we don't have exclusivity on dickhead fans .... every club in the country is afflicted.

 

[Idaho Bee]

Well I did read on twitter that TF has lost more games than hes drawn, and drawn more games than he's won. Is this true?

If so, it's a worse record for his first 12 months in charge than I thought.

 

[liverbee]

The Brentford Twitterati avalanche on Thomas Frank brings up an age-old question: Is it better to flog a dead horse than a live horse?

 

[greenland]

If we lose a

The Brentford Twitterati avalanche on Thomas Frank brings up an age-old question: Is it better to flog a dead horse than a live horse?

 

[djheavens]

As of match played 5 October 2019
Managerial record


Brentford
16 October 2018
Present
Played 49
Won 17
Drawn 12
Lost 20
34.7 %

 

[BlueJayBee]

Probably more accurate to say that some people are horrible and use Twitter to prove it.

And prove that they are snivelling cowards in the process, because none of them would have the guts to say any of it to a person's face.

 

[TLN]

As of match played 5 October 2019
Managerial record


Brentford
16 October 2018
Present
Played 49
Won 17
Drawn 12
Lost 20
34.7 %

Statistics are meaningless without the context of circumstance.

 

[Mr Cynical]

Next month or so fixtures are pretty reasonable. You'd hope we'd be able to pick up a fair amount of points. Only really tricky game is Swansea away. If we haven't done very well in those games then maybe the club will have to look at where we're going but I expect us to pick up significantly over November..

 

[OhBeehave]

As of match played 5 October 2019
Managerial record


Brentford
16 October 2018
Present
Played 49
Won 17
Drawn 12
Lost 20
34.7 %

I've just done a bit of working out and Dean Smith's record after 49 was a little worse.

15/16 started on 5th December 2015

P 29 W 12 D 4 L 13

16/17 I've counted the first 20 up to Norwich away

P 20 W 6 D 4 L 10

For the whole of his second season, it was

P 49 W 19 D 10 L 20

As the Wikipedia stats include cup games, I've counted those for DS.

 

[Les Beeavinu]

I've just done a bit of working out and Dean Smith's record after 49 was a little worse.

15/16 started on 5th December 2015

P 29 W 12 D 4 L 13

16/17 I've counted the first 20 up to Norwich away

P 20 W 6 D 4 L 10

For the whole of his second season, it was

P 49 W 19 D 10 L 20

As the Wikipedia stats include cup games, I've counted those for DS.

**** off with your "facts".

 

[OhBeehave]

**** off with your "facts".

 

[Mr Cynical]

**** off with your "facts".

Bloody experts!!

 

[OhBeehave]

Bloody experts!!

rofl

I'm more of Anne Elk not an expert.

 

[hillrunner]

Surely time must now be running out for Frank, same mistakes, same boring football, no pace, looks like the veterans are playing not super fit athletes.

Penalty was a joke, no leadership, toothless, this team lacks inspiration from the top or has Frank lost the dressing room?:very angry:

 

[gbems92]

Surely time must now be running out for Frank, same mistakes, same boring football, no pace, looks like the veterans are playing not super fit athletes.

Penalty was a joke, no leadership, toothless, this team lacks inspiration from the top or has Frank lost the dressing room?:very angry:

 

[AB]

Surely time must now be running out for Frank, same mistakes, same boring football, no pace, looks like the veterans are playing not super fit athletes.

Penalty was a joke, no leadership, toothless, this team lacks inspiration from the top or has Frank lost the dressing room?:very angry:

I imagine the dressing room’s pretty cheery.

 

[Bill Benn]

Surely time must now be running out for Frank, same mistakes, same boring football, no pace, looks like the veterans are playing not super fit athletes.

Penalty was a joke, no leadership, toothless, this team lacks inspiration from the top or has Frank lost the dressing room?:very angry:

Great post how are you feeling