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Posted at 12:00pm Thursday 24th February 2011
Scott shock for Bees fans
Brentford supporters whose wits may have been slowed by the extra pint they were able to sneak in thanks to the delayed kick-off on Tuesday night, might have had a nasty shock when flicking through their match day programme.
Posted at 11:08am Thursday 17th February 2011
Who will be next Bees boss?
Brentford appear to be taking a slow and measured approach to appointing a new manager and, in my humble opinion, that’s a sensible way to go.
Posted at 12:41pm Thursday 10th February 2011
We're going to Wembley!
After a tumultuous week in the life of our football club it’s magnificent to be able to say that the Bees are off to Wembley.
Posted at 1:27pm Thursday 3rd February 2011
It's all over for Scott
So that’s that then. Andy Scott is no longer in charge of Brentford and after the events of Tuesday night his sacking was inevitable.
Posted at 12:18pm Friday 28th January 2011
It's now or never for Bees
Last week, in my role as arts reporter for this esteemed newspaper, I spent a day touring the First World War battlefields of northern France.
Posted at 8:40am Friday 31st December 2010
A rollercoaster ride of emotions
I should probably take this opportunity to thank my loyal readers for keeping up with the column over the last year, but seeing as all three of them are members of my family I can do the honours over the remaining Quality Streets without having to waste precious column inches (You just have – Ed).
Posted at 11:27am Thursday 9th December 2010
Allen stirs up fond memories of St Mary's
On Saturday, I switched on FiveLive and was greeted by the voice of former Brentford manager Martin Allen.
Posted at 3:03pm Thursday 25th November 2010
What a week at Griffin Park
Well, well, well. What a seven days it has been for Brentford Football Club.
Posted at 10:42am Friday 19th November 2010
Tales from Thailand...
Last week, the girlfriend and I spent the week on a press jolly in Thailand, and a most enjoyable time we had too.
Posted at 2:18pm Thursday 4th November 2010
A night to forget
The dramatic dénouement of Apocalypse Now, Francis Ford Coppola’s epic adaptation of Joseph Conrad’s novel Heart of Darkness, sees Marlon Brando’s Colonel Kurtz wheeze some famous last words: “The horror! The horror!”
Posted at 11:43am Friday 29th October 2010
Damn you, Dowie
As the late and very great Peter Cook, in the guise of fictional football manager Alan Latchley, once said: “Football is a cruel mistress...she can bring tears to your eyes and blood to your shoulder.”
Posted at 12:26pm Thursday 21st October 2010
Bees can lord it over the Scousers
It is not very often that you get to feel smug as a Brentford supporter.
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