They were never shy about being a selling club, bringing in cheap players and selling for a profit.
How much have they brought in?
They really don’t look to have the best squad, do they just bank the money?
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They were never shy about being a selling club, bringing in cheap players and selling for a profit.
How much have they brought in?
They really don’t look to have the best squad, do they just bank the money?
I think as a club they simply live within their means. They were 23rd of 24 in terms of Championship average attendances last season, but they finished 11th in the table. Brentford are a historically small club with little by way of potential but who who are in their sixth-successive season in the second tier. It's quite an achievement.
And they beat Barnsley 3-1 today with an Ollie Watkins hat trick.
He’ll make them a few bob next
Are they still a moneyball team?
I *think* they significantly reduced their analytics headcount a few years ago at Brentford and FKM.
The owner felt that the systems that had already put in place were working well enough and for a club of their size they couldn't justify the extra expense looking at other things.
You'd think a club like Brentford would have the pick of loanees from London clubs. Is there anything to stop clubs like Brentford, Fulham and QPR having a "special relationship" with Chelsea, Arsenal or Spurs?