Brentford (A) - Sun 28th May, 16:30 | Pre-Match Thread

[Crooked_rain]

Not overly happy with how many will be playing their first minutes in weeks come the FA Cup final

We could see plenty getting a run out off the bench

Wouldn't worry too much

 

[richards30]

Not overly happy with how many will be playing their first minutes in weeks come the FA Cup final

I agree mate, thought the lads should at least get some game time and abit of proper running in their legs

 

[BringBackSwales]

OMG this is a disaster if true!!!!
KDB, Dias, Grealish should certainly play today to gain some game rhythm but now, if this is true, it will not happen so they will go to FA Cup game without any rhythm.
Even worse of course if they have some minor injury and some of them will not even play. I do not want to think about it :( :(

Damn, things were rolling so well, I wonder wth happened after Real Madrid game here and those injuries came up?!
Fingers crossed....

Get a fucking grip for fucks sake

 

[cibaman]

Not overly happy with how many will be playing their first minutes in weeks come the FA Cup final

17 days since the RM game. Which came at the end of weeks of playing mainly twice a week in high pressure, high tempo matches. They’ll be fine

 

[cibaman]

Just had a look back at our 1936/7 season ,the year of our first ever title win

Played Brentford away on April 3rd,beat them 6-2( Peter Doherty scored two) in front of 37,000 spectators...prob not a chance we 're create that scoreline this afternoon..

Maybe more realistic is the 2-1 win we beat the same team 4 days later at Maine rd,Doherty scored again,in front of a smaller crowd of 25k.

These old fashioned ( Easter?) double headers seem crazy nowadays
and Brentford in the top flight all those years ago..just shows each club has its own rich history ..not necessarily appreciated by opposing fans.

Today..? 2-1 City World cup winner brace.

Incredible that we were relegated the following year despite being the league’s top scorers

 

[Ajm1985]

If that stuff is legit, Grealish/Dias might actually have had knocks. That's 11 days off to today and another week til the first final - Rodri & KDB have looked the most knackered but have been getting minutes. Hopefully nothing to worry about

 

[Sky Blue Mon]

Get a fucking grip for fucks sake

Got a new username for him Flapper

 

[Ubiquitous]

Gutted that the match isn't on tv!

 

[dennishasdoneit]

Incredible that we were relegated the following year despite being the league’s top scorers

Not good.
Neither were our games against Brentford the following season
Another double header! Lost at Maine Rd Christmas day 2nil
And lost again 2-1 at Brentford, Dec 27th.
Again The Bees had the higher home attendance,by a good 5k.

 

[lazerblue]

Gutted that the match isn't on tv!

It is on mine ;-) and no, I won't elaborate on here

 

[oddfellows]

Pep gets paid millions wins the league 5 times in last 6 years and folk on here flapping coz they know the players better than Pep who coaches them day in day out, unbelievable

 

[Ric]

I think I’ll trust Pep on this one.

 

[prestonibbo_mcfc]

I think I’ll trust Pep on this one.

Plus the doctors etc, who know what level all the players are at.

 

[discopop]

Pep gets paid millions wins the league 5 times in last 6 years and folk on here flapping coz they know the players better than Pep who coaches them day in day out, unbelievable

It’s the same every fucking match day.

 

[Gray]

After today another win in either of the two remaining games and we will have had a fantastic season.

 

[lazerblue]

Not overly happy with how many will be playing their first minutes in weeks come the FA Cup final

I can see a behind closed doors game arranged for Wednesday

 

[Ric]

Palmer starts.

 

[SebastianBlue]

I can see a behind closed doors game arranged for Wednesday

I was about to ask if there had been any rumblings of a closed doors friendly midweek given how many of our senior players will not have had any real match minutes over two weeks or so.

It’s not as good as a real match—even a dead rubber like today—but it is better than simply training matches against the same players as always.

I don’t really care about the match today, as long as we don’t pick up any injuries. My only worry is over match fitness and rhythm ahead of the FA Cup final. Always a risk to have a decent portion of the starting eleven in a final not having played meaningful minutes for more than 10 days.

But, as always, I trust in Pep, and I am sure the coaching staff have a plan to mitigate that possible issue.

 

[OntarioBlue]

It is on mine ;-) and no, I won't elaborate on here

I’m hoping it is on mine too. I havent looked in the black box yet but I’m sure I’ll find it.

 

[citizen_maine]

After today another win in either of the two remaining games and we will have had a fantastic season.

We've already had a fantastic season