TwelveAngryMen
Well-known member
I woke up this morning quite optimistic
We all knew in our heart of hearts that Josh would go and good luck to him - he's been a joy to watch over the last 12+ months
The money side of things in the Premier is seismic and when the call comes it's difficult to resist as it sets you up for life
At the end of the day whether we get £4m or £6m it's good business for BFC and just the type of approach we should be taking - take a chance on a young player with pedigree, give him playing time, sell for a profit and reinvest - ' the Brentford model ' if you will
To survive in this crazy league we have always known we can't compete financially with ' the big boys ' rather we need to box clever between spending money on young talent and then augmenting that with experienced pro's and a smattering of good quality loans
The acquisition of Callum Wright is looking particularly astute based on the ' gnashing of teeth' that's emanating from the East Midland this morning whilst Zak Emmerson appears to have great potential.
I suspect we missed out on one or two we'd have ideally wanted but that's the same for most other teams
As I said yesterday I am really looking forward to seeing Poveda get a run of games coupled as he looked very exciting to watch in his 10 min cameo whilst we have Arsenal's ' next big thing ' in Patino to bed in, two young full backs who love to get forward and a reasonably solid and experienced spine to provide the youngsters with the support they need
If we are ' missing ' anything I'd say it's an out and out goalscorer however they are at a premium
I suspect we will take a few beatings this season however I believe we have the depth of talent to hold our own whilst the team are far better on the eye than under Critchley and so it should be a fun ride - which is what football is all about
We as fans need to stick with this team and continue to provide the incredible unconditional support we saw last year at the likes of WBA etc
UTMP
We all knew in our heart of hearts that Josh would go and good luck to him - he's been a joy to watch over the last 12+ months
The money side of things in the Premier is seismic and when the call comes it's difficult to resist as it sets you up for life
At the end of the day whether we get £4m or £6m it's good business for BFC and just the type of approach we should be taking - take a chance on a young player with pedigree, give him playing time, sell for a profit and reinvest - ' the Brentford model ' if you will
To survive in this crazy league we have always known we can't compete financially with ' the big boys ' rather we need to box clever between spending money on young talent and then augmenting that with experienced pro's and a smattering of good quality loans
The acquisition of Callum Wright is looking particularly astute based on the ' gnashing of teeth' that's emanating from the East Midland this morning whilst Zak Emmerson appears to have great potential.
I suspect we missed out on one or two we'd have ideally wanted but that's the same for most other teams
As I said yesterday I am really looking forward to seeing Poveda get a run of games coupled as he looked very exciting to watch in his 10 min cameo whilst we have Arsenal's ' next big thing ' in Patino to bed in, two young full backs who love to get forward and a reasonably solid and experienced spine to provide the youngsters with the support they need
If we are ' missing ' anything I'd say it's an out and out goalscorer however they are at a premium
I suspect we will take a few beatings this season however I believe we have the depth of talent to hold our own whilst the team are far better on the eye than under Critchley and so it should be a fun ride - which is what football is all about
We as fans need to stick with this team and continue to provide the incredible unconditional support we saw last year at the likes of WBA etc
UTMP