Match Thread Brentford 2-2 Everton Saturday 11th April 3.00pm

[eugene03]

So yous get rid of Beto who do you bring in and how much do you spend someone must have a name

 

[Titus Shambles]

Yeah, something else I like about them. Consciously under the radar.

Bloom's move for Hearts is clever, almost guaranteed CL qualification year in year out of he gets it right for a club run on buttons.

He and Benham have brought cheaply and built brilliantly as you say. I wonder what they fell out about?

What this means for TFG and EFC is tricky. If we assume The current top 6 isn't going anywhere, with Brentford, Bournemouth, Brighton carrying NO DEBT and with excellent recruitment, a long term 6-9th berth for EFC is a very respectable target, however underwhelming that sounds.

The difference is is we have double the attendance...

I get your point, but we've just spent almost £800m to have the 6th (fractionally above 7th I think?) biggest stadium in the Prem. Not really sure that is some great triumph a lot of people make it out to be, but it's certainly no negative.

I find the likes of Bloom & Benham exceptional because they can see where they can make significant improvement, know exactly how to do it, then go and do it, but never get carried away by pretending the likes of Brentford or Brighton "should be" title challengers. There's a smartness and intelligence about that where they can be great successes without the arrogance of thinking they can wander into any lane they choose.

TFG are a whole other entity. Aside from the generic (and few!!) public statements that every owner makes, who knows what their aims are. Maybe they want a team that can compete at the top of the table, maybe they are happy with a side that can plod along somewhere in the middle of the richest most indemand sports league in the world.

 

[ValBlue]

Benham & Bloom are far and away two of the most underappreciated, highly intelligent and astute operators in football. They should be lauded and applauded for what they have done and they way they have done it. Yet you never hear a word mentioned about them. It's always "PIF this" and "Ratcliffe that" and "BlueCo the other".

Some of the old guard may not like to hear it, but both these clubs credit their main focus on using data systems as the main driver in their recruitment, not the ‘eye test’ and legions of scouts.

The latter is still needed of course, but it’s clear we still are behind the times when it comes to recruitment drivers. There’s no way Barry was a static anomaly (which is what Brentford and Brighton look for)

 

[Titus Shambles]

Injuries messed him up, ditto Louis Saha. Both very good strikers.

Maybe some truth in that, maybe a little excuse making. For whatever reason, bottom line is, in ~35 years of being in the Prem we've really only ever had 1 'elite' out-and-out No9 striker IMO. It would be great if we could find an Thiago-type gem in the summer, but I'm under no illusions about how inept recruitment has typically been at this club.

 

[Moomin]

So yous get rid of Beto who do you bring in and how much do you spend someone must have a name

Keep Beto and sack Moyes.

 

[Zezti]

Difficult game. Satisfied with a point. Hope its enough to give us something to cheer about at season's end.

 

[Zatara]

sounds like that Greek girl on Onlyfans I told the wife I've never heard of.....

Another of @chicoazul 's aliases...

 

[Huyton Layne]

Horrible ground, horrible pitch, horrible fans, horrible fouling team with league one style. Overachieved but get rid asap.

 

[heatmeiser]

Shouve your [Poor language removed] London your arse

Have to say I've thoroughly enjoyed your posts today

 

[Zatara]

Some of the old guard may not like to hear it, but both these clubs credit their main focus on using data systems as the main driver in their recruitment, not the ‘eye test’ and legions of scouts.

The latter is still needed of course, but it’s clear we still are behind the times when it comes to recruitment drivers. There’s no way Barry was a static anomaly (which is what Brentford and Brighton look for)

The Brentford chap said Beto is undervalued because of the positions he gets into.

Meanwhile some fans would flog him for £10mil.

Barry's having his first season in a Moyes team. Very hard to judge centre forwards under Moyes.

Beto 1 year on his deal, Barry looks way off.

I think we'll move Beto on for £20mil and sign a first choice.

 

[Jebus_lives]

They have a very happy knack of unearthing decent forwards.

Should just stalk their scouts and gazumped them.

The Daniel Levy approach. Unfortunately I don't think we'll be gazumping them. They've stepped up since Frank left.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

Horrible ground, horrible pitch, horrible fans, horrible fouling team with league one style. Overachieved but get rid asap.

FFS mate, we're not that bad!

 

[gary morris]

I’m glad we’re seeing open play goals again. Past few years we had to rely on set pieces and even those were wildly inconsistent. We’re definitely getting there.

dwight mcneil has the speed of an astronaut on the moon

 

[ValBlue]

The Brentford chap said Beto is undervalued because of the positions he gets into.

Meanwhile some fans would flog him for £10mil.

Barry's having his first season in a Moyes team. Very hard to judge centre forwards under Moyes.

Beto 1 year on his deal, Barry looks way off.

I think we'll move Beto on for £20mil and sign a first choice.

I’d keep Beto and sell Barry, and it’s not even close tbh

 

[chippy1722]

Benham & Bloom are far and away two of the most underappreciated, highly intelligent and astute operators in football. They should be lauded and applauded for what they have done and they way they have done it. Yet you never hear a word mentioned about them. It's always "PIF this" and "Ratcliffe that" and "BlueCo the other".

Bloom has transferred it into horse racing too. Genius.