Neal Maupay

[Jim Chimmerney]

Maybe this might speed things up.

Bees enter race for a Saint as Premiership new boys eye Maupay

Brentford are reportedly in talks to sign Southampton’s Sam Gallagher as a replacement for Premiership bound Neal Maupay.

www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk

that no playing, no scoring striker, yeah, excellent replacement

 

[Bladesman]

Maybe this might speed things up.

Bees enter race for a Saint as Premiership new boys eye Maupay

Brentford are reportedly in talks to sign Southampton’s Sam Gallagher as a replacement for Premiership bound Neal Maupay.

www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk

If they are eyeing up new strikers then its a sign someone is on their way out.

 

[Booker4]

Maybe this might speed things up.

Bees enter race for a Saint as Premiership new boys eye Maupay

Brentford are reportedly in talks to sign Southampton’s Sam Gallagher as a replacement for Premiership bound Neal Maupay.

www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk

The irony that its Sam Gallagher!

 

[ChinaBlade]

I used to sit in the Westfield Corner stand when we were in the league 1.
Think it was the match we lost 1-3 to Bury, with Leon scoring that lobbed goal for Bury.
I chatted to the guy sat next to me, who was a young 2nd year Chinese student, remember him saying his team he supports back in China was Beijing Guon.
He said he comes to most home games and his favourite United player was Mark Duffy, he really rated him.
And he said the Chinese top flight is a decent standard, said the top half teams of the Chinese top division were similar to the standard he was seeing in league1.

Yeah it's not a bad standard, they all seem to play football the "right way" and it's played at a decent pace.
Obviously, most of the quality comes from the foreign boys (Renato Augusto and Jonathan Viera for Guoan) but they improve the standard of the Chinese players too. All in all, there are worse places to get your football fix, S6 for example.

 

[itsinyerblood]

that no playing, no scoring striker, yeah, excellent replacement

Jim, Jim, until the deal is done it's a player of great potential they're signing, then we get Maupay over the line and you can respond accordingly.

 

[Booker4]

"Thomas Frank is under no instructions to sell the Frenchman but it’s believed the offer from the Blades is too good to turn down for both the club and player"

That's the key quote in that article! From a local sauce too which probably makes it more credible too. £18m's a lot but I believe that it'll be money well spent and I would be amazed if he doesn't succeed with us.

 

[Ricky]

Brentford, take my advice:

Sell Maupay, but only Maupay.

Sign Gallagher for £5m, and Lukas Nmecha on loan.

Get promoted.

Done.

 

[Bees?]

If they are eyeing up new strikers then its a sign someone is on their way out.

Maybe, maybe not. We've only got one proper striker in the squad! The only other is a kid from the B team. Even if we didn't sell Maupay I imagine we'd be looking to bring another striker in. Gallagher would cost a lot in fee and wages, so I'd be surprised if we ended up with both him and Maupay in our squad.

 

[Mouth of the South]

Brentford, take my advice:

Sell Maupay, but only Maupay.

Sign Gallagher for £5m, and Lukas Nmecha on loan.

Get promoted.

Done.

I think their GK will be their main weakness next season

 

[Calblade]

Brentford, take my advice:

Sell Maupay, but only Maupay.

Sign Gallagher for £5m, and Lukas Nmecha on loan.

Get promoted.

Done.

Think I'll be chucking a fiver on them to finish top 6 at the very least. Some astute business, even though they will lose Maupay.

 

[Sheffsteel]

and I would be amazed if he doesn't succeed with us.

I’m only agreeing because Wilder has this amazing knack of choosing the right tool (player) for the right job (role).
Suspect that Wilder will play exactly to Maupays strengths and he’ll appear to improve again, same if we buy McBurnie too.

However I’m sure the Burnley fans were excited when they bought the top scorer from the Championship the previous year.
The highly rated Vydra then went in to struggle in the PL last year scoring 1 goal.

My point is you can never tell. Maupay is still a gamble and might initially struggle in the PL.

 

[Booker4]

Brentford, take my advice:

Sell Maupay, but only Maupay.

Sign Gallagher for £5m, and Lukas Nmecha on loan.

Get promoted.

Done.

If they sell Maupay, which thankfully looks just a matter of time (as long as that's to us! they'll no doubt sign some players we've never heard of from their scouting network and develop them before selling again for a huge profit. Wilder seems to rate their scouting network but fair play to Brentford it seems to work very well for them.

 

[Jim Chimmerney]

Jim, Jim, until the deal is done it's a player of great potential they're signing, then we get Maupay over the line and you can respond accordingly.

Sorry, forgot half of Brentford's scouts and coaching staff are on here at the moment.......................

 

[Sheffsteel]

Think I'll be chucking a fiver on them to finish top 6 at the very least. Some astute business, even though they will lose Maupay.

Every year I predict them to be the dark horses, probably sneaking into 6th
But they always flatter to deceive and let me down
When I see them on tv they often look good but still struggle to get anywhere near the playoffs.
They would frustrate me....as already mentioned maybe they need more steel....
more leaders and winners capable of picking up points even when they don’t play well.

 

[NewBee]

I'm not way off what I said is accurate. I'm not debating the financial rights and wrongs of doing it and know a little about it as my son played there for 2 years. I completely understand why Benham did it financially but I am pointing out the same applies.to every none premiership academy and if everyone closed their academy that would be to the detriment of English football..

When the Academy system was overhauled at the beginning of this decade, Benham embraced it as enthusiastically as anyone, inc with hard cash, when we were in Lge One.
It was only when the PL and FL moved the goalposts that he realised the club was now investing time and money for the benefit of a few wealthy PL clubs. So where was the best interest of English football there?
So that if other FL clubs cannot/will not recognise that, and take innovative action to remedy it, as is mostly the case, then why should BFC be held back from trying something new? Oh yeah, we've got to give a helping hand to the likes of M.City and M.Utd, clubs particularly noted for acting in the best interests of Eng;lish football....

To say they spent a fortune on the facilities is either completely wrong or they buried the money in the ground. The 'facilities' as you call them were a large windswept field off the A4 in west London with an antiquated club house and a number of port a cabin changing rooms! The.coaches were excellent and they had some very very good young players there who have been picked up by other academies.

From 2013:
Description
"As part of Brentford FC’s highly successful youth development programme, the club is required to provide an indoor training hall in order to retain its FA Category 2 Academy status.
The football club has developed a unique partnership with Uxbridge High School to enable the indoor hall to be built within the school grounds with the Academy scholars also attending the school during the week. Likewise the new sports facilities are also used by students at the school together with the classrooms that are also incorporated in the scheme.
Wrenbridge Sport were the project managers for Brentford FC and Uxbridge High School. The scheme was successfully delivered on budget in the Autumn of 2013 and is now fully used by both the Club and school."
https://www.wrenbridge.co.uk/project/brentford-football-club/
As you will see from the photo in the above link, the (7-figure) Sports Hall at Uxbridge High School is most definitely above ground.

So to summarise your chairman made a financial decision to stop developing young kids whereas the.likes of QPR, Reading, Oxford,.Swindon, et al continie to run their academies

So to summarise, rather than get ripped off by PL vultures when developing 8-16 y.o's, BFC decided to invest instead in giving a second chance to some of the (literally) thousands of 17-21 y.o's who get thrown on the scrap heap every year by other clubs, as they churn vast numbers through their child factories academies.

P.S. There are nearly 20 PL and FL academies within a 30 mile radius of Brentford TW8, open to any parent who wants to find a place for his kid, so no-one need miss out by BFC's change of tack. These include incredibly badly-run clubs like QPR and Reading, who wouldn't recognise creative thinking if it jumped up and bit them on the arse.

 

[Calblade]

Every year I predict them to be the dark horses, probably sneaking into 6th
But they always flatter to deceive and let me down
When I see them on tv they often look good but still struggle to get anywhere near the playoffs.
They would frustrate me....as already mentioned maybe they need more steel....
more leaders and winners capable of picking up points even when they don’t play well.

Think the last paragraph sums them up. Think now they've got more steel than they've had before in Pinnock and Jansson, they need more players like that who aren't afraid to put a foot or head in where it hurts. They also need more leaders as you said, they certainly play football the right way.

 

[Booker4]

I’m only agreeing because Wilder has this amazing knack of choosing the right tool (player) for the right job (role).
Suspect that Wilder will play exactly to Maupays strengths and he’ll appear to improve again, same if we buy McBurnie too.

However I’m sure the Burnley fans were excited when they bought the top scorer from the Championship the previous year.
The highly rated Vydra then went in to struggle in the PL last year scoring 1 goal.

My point is you can never tell. Maupay is still a gamble and might initially struggle in the PL.

Its definitely a gamble Sheff, all signings are but some are bigger than others obviously depending on fee. However, with Maupay you're getting someone young who scored 25 goals for a team that didn't even finish in the top 10.

I'm sure you'll have seen this video but you can see from this how good he is, his awareness of others as well as his finishing. I advice turning the music down! Lol

 

[davidblade]

Your concern is greatly appreciated - the summer/close season is boring as hell as weekly football disappears. Transfer rumour fills that void... to a small degree.

To whom it may concern

I am trying to be obnoxious unfortunately you don’t seem bro understand this , exactly like you don’t seem to understand Maupay is leaving your small little inconsequential football ball club. Not sorry

Yours insincerely
David Blade

 

[Broomhall Blade]

Seem as we are infected with Bees on here who's this center half Fulham are after of yours(You like selling Centre halfs) ?
Do they stand a chance or is he valued at 30 million ?
Only asking for a Pig Friend only apparently it holds the key to the pigs getting Hector back, which they all desperately want.
If Fulham sign this Brentford centre half then Wednesday get Hector if not Fulham get him.

 

[Addison]

VILLA CLOSE IN ON KONSA
Aston Villa are closing in on the signing of Brentford centre-back Ezri Konsa, Sky Sports News understands.
Talks are understood to be progressing over a £12m deal, which would trigger a release clause in his contract.


" The Galactic senate have not been informed of any bid for Konsa. If we did, it would be 20m. We dont need to sell. If we did get that price we would sell because that is our business model... Yadda yadda yadda..."
Edited 3 hours ago by Mazrim

Seems like Villa fans have been lectured by Brentford fans in the recent past as well. Clearly they don't need to sell Maupay now as they're going to trouser another £12m, its all part of their business model apparently .

 

[LondonBlade89]

Christ, imagine if we actually had serious money to spend. Wilder would be even more dangerous.

 

[LongLostBee]

To whom it may concern

I am trying to be obnoxious unfortunately you don’t seem bro understand this , exactly like you don’t seem to understand Maupay is leaving your small little inconsequential football ball club. Not sorry

Yours insincerely
David Blade

There’s been no bid Dave, Dave there’s been no bid !!

 

[Nick Jansky]

Your concern is greatly appreciated - the summer/close season is boring as hell as weekly football disappears. Transfer rumour fills that void... to a small degree.

He’s best ignored, Bees. The local village idiot in these parts.

 

[Bladeinleeds]

You simple have to admire the perseverance .... after taking one of the biggest bodyings the internet has ever seen the other day
You love to see it.

 

[LJBlade]

There’s been no bid Dave, Dave there’s been no bid !!

I assume you mean no 'Official' bid? I think it's become fairly obvious that there's been discussions with at least one club.

 

[davidblade]

There’s been no bid Dave, Dave there’s been no bid !!

I didn’t say we were going to get him but inevitably he’s going and going to be soon

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Maupay still in Austria hugging Pontas. Is that a hello or a goodbye embrace?

 

[NewBee]

I think their GK will be their main weakness next season

We thought we had that position sorted with Dan Bentley, but he had a bit of a nightmare season last time out (confidence went?).

And seeing as he was entering the last year of his contract and other, richer, clubs were interested, we cashed in and sold him to Bristol C for around £2m. (We had signed him from Southend for a bit over £1m, so maybe 75% profit?)

We then signed Spanish gk David Raya from Blackburn for £3m, as befits our new-found status as "The PSG of the Championship"

 

[Sean Thornton]

Sorry, but you're way off with that observation.

When the Academy system was revamped, Bees were one of (I think) only two Lge One clubs to achieve the highest grade of Academy. They spent a fortune on facilities and top coaches, inc a tie-in with a local college for whom they built a big sports centre etc. Thereafter it was costing over £1m a year to run, but early results were v.promising.

But then, after the PL bunged the FL some money, the latter agreed to change the rules for youth players which meant PL clubs could now recruit the best kids developed in other clubs' Academies without having to pay proper compensation. Bees suddenly lost two of their most promising youngsters, on whom they'd spent serious time and money developing, to Man City and Man U, for £30k each - "licensed robbery".

So in response, Bees cut their losses, closed the Academy and initiated a brand new concept they call their "B" team (pun not intended), whereby they signed up top young 17-22 y.o.'s from all over Europe who hadn't quite made it in their own Academies, so as to give them a second chance (late developers or overlooked etc). This "B" team plays prestige challenge matches, home and away, against teams like Bayern, Benfica, Inter etc, as well as Chelsea, Man City and other top British teams.

And it has been very successful in producing players for the 1st team, helping lads through that difficult period between Academy football and senior football. Indeed other clubs are now copying the concept, eg Huddersfield.

More here:
"Why Brentford scrapped their academy and embraced B-team football"

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/joshua-bohui/profil/spieler/420812
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Poveda

You're a hive of information......

 

['Doc' Pace my hero]

Brentford are an enigma,they are lauded for their entertaining,attacking style and seem to have hit on a successful way of purchasing and improving lower league players.There is one fly in the ointment,when it comes to them achieving automatic promotion from the championship,they can't win away from home.If they can't solve this part of their game then all the plaudits that they received are worth 'nowt !!