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ASTON VILLA 2 BRENTFORD 2

Stewart Purvis sees the Bees almost pull off an unlikely win. ‘They don’t bring many coaches do they ? ' said one of the 30,000 Villa fans heading to the game. One coach from MCH of Uxbridge stood proudly in the car park. Brentford, the fan explained to his mates,...
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BRENTFORD 2 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 0

Bill Hagerty admires Bees’ dismissal of Wednesday but regrets the goal chances that went begging. What a difference a year makes. Around this early stage of the season in 2017 Brentford were not quite halfway through what was to be a seven-match run without a win. And here we are...
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SOUTHEND UNITED 2 BRENTFORD 4

Stewart Purvis sees Brentford go through to the second round of the Carabao Cup. In the away end of the sadly rotting Roots Hall (the final ‘e’ has even fallen off the Welcome sign in the main entrance) two songs summed up this match and the two big selection decisions...
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FIRST THOUGHTS AFTER TWO MATCHES

Greville Waterman’s thoughts as Brentford emerge above the radar. So how do we all feel a mere two games into a new season? It is still quite a bit too soon to get carried away, start screaming from the rooftops and jumping for joy, and I am all too well...
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STOKE CITY 1 BRENTFORD 1

Stewart Purvis sees the Bees dominate but pay the price for one mistake. As police motor-cycle escorts guided two double-decker buses full of Brentford supporters to Stoke station (they know how to treat visitors in the Potteries) the man in the next seat handed me his phone with a text...
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BRENTFORD 5 ROTHERHAM 1

Bill Hagerty welcomes Bees storming to top the Championship table in first game of the new season. England didn’t hang about winning in a spectacular finish on the third day of the first Test match against India, leaving plenty of time for a pint on the way to Griffin Park...
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