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Ian Westbrook @ianwestbrook.bsky.social · 2d

What's this? It can't be - #brentfordfc first Saturday 3pm game since 31 August....

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Ian Westbrook @ianwestbrook.bsky.social · 8d

Where are the doubters now....

#brentfordfc 🐝🐝

Brentford players walking round the pitch

Ian Westbrook @ianwestbrook.bsky.social · Aug 23

♥️ #brentfordfc

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Ian Westbrook @ianwestbrook.bsky.social · Aug 15

I very much enjoyed chatting all things #brentfordfc - and especially our Irish connections - with @eoinsheahan.bsky.social and @offtheball.bsky.social ahead of our fifth Premier League season.

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IAN WESTBROOK: ‘I’ve no idea whether he’s a good manager or not!’ | Brentford’s Keith Andrews

YouTube video by Off The Ball

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Ian Westbrook @ianwestbrook.bsky.social · Aug 6

It was a pleasure to work on another fascinating - but very sad - feature for Training Ground Guru today, about the impact of the sudden closure of Accrington's Academy earlier in the year.

The piece was written by former Stanley Academy Manager Chris Hough.

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Accrington Stanley: Aftermath of an Academy closure

Accrington Stanley closed their Category Three Academy in May, because of what the club said were "significant financial challenges" which meant "these difficult yet necessary actions must be taken". ...

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Ian Westbrook @ianwestbrook.bsky.social · Jul 28

Thanks to volunteer Sarah Anne for taking and publishing a photo gallery from Saturday on our Facebook page.

This is a small selection of her pictures but head over to Facebook for the full collection.

#loveparkrun

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Ian Westbrook @ianwestbrook.bsky.social · Jul 8

Truly sad to see Christian leave us. Has been inspirational for #brentfordfc and I remember being so excited when we signed him. A massive part of our success over the past six years and we were always weaker without him. Understand he can't turn down this chance & wish him well, except against us.

Football Transfers @footballtransfers.bsky.social · Jul 8

Arsenal will announce Christian Norgaard this week, according to David Ornstein 🔜

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Ian Westbrook @ianwestbrook.bsky.social · Jul 3

Really enjoyed getting this fascinating story up on Training Ground Guru today, how a change in recruitment policy helped Go Ahead Eagles win their first major trophy since World War Two last season - the Dutch Cup.

Gives hope to all smaller clubs!

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Training Ground Guru | Matthijs Bootsman: How Go Ahead Eagles went from minnows to winners

Training Ground Guru | This is THE portal for staff working in – or aspiring to work in – professional football.

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Ian Westbrook @ianwestbrook.bsky.social · Jun 25

Very busy day on Training Ground Guru today writing news stories on Man Utd, Birmingham, Derby and QPR.

You can read them all here:

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Training Ground Guru | Articles

Training Ground Guru | This is THE portal for staff working in – or aspiring to work in – professional football.

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Ian Westbrook @ianwestbrook.bsky.social · Jun 19

Had a fascinating chat with John Iga about innovation in football and how clubs can make best use of the government’s Research and Development Tax Credit Scheme.

Made a nice feature for Training Ground Guru.

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Training Ground Guru | John Iga: Innovation scheme lets clubs think outside the box

Training Ground Guru | This is THE portal for staff working in – or aspiring to work in – professional football.

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Ian Westbrook @ianwestbrook.bsky.social · Jun 6

Great piece by @beesottedbrentford.bsky.social on the big decision seemingly facing Thomas Frank now....

beesotted.com/thomas-frank...

#brentfordfc

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Ian Westbrook @ianwestbrook.bsky.social · May 14

'Que sera, sera - whatever will be, will be, we're going to Hungary'

Two matches this weekend will tell us if #brentfordfc chances of going on a 25/26 European tour have improved or been dashed.

More in my latest #BBCSport Bees fan's piece.

www.bbc.com/sport/footba...

#BBCFootball

Brentford news: Can Bees secure European football?

www.bbc.com

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Ian Westbrook @ianwestbrook.bsky.social · May 8

Enjoyed doing the interview for this for #TrainingGroundGuru and writing this piece about the @brentfordfc.com Academy.

Another reason to be proud of our club.

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#brentfordfc

Training Ground Guru | Brentford taking right Routes on Academy player welfare

Training Ground Guru | This is THE portal for staff working in – or aspiring to work in – professional football.

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Ian Westbrook @ianwestbrook.bsky.social · May 7

Are we all going on a European tour after all?

More in my latest #brentfordfc @BBCSport fan writer column.

www.bbc.com/sport/footba...

#bbcfootball

Brentford news: Have Bees 'hit form at just the right time'?

www.bbc.com

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Ian Westbrook @ianwestbrook.bsky.social · Apr 29

It could be a massive summer coming up for #brentfordfc with five mainstays of the side entering the final year of their contracts.

More in my latest #BBCSport Bees fan writer piece.

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

#BBCFootball

Brentford news: Summer brings key time for contracts

www.bbc.co.uk

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Ian Westbrook @ianwestbrook.bsky.social · Apr 18

Today the first time since 2014 that 18 April has been Good Friday.

This is what happened the last time! 😃🐝

#brentfordfc

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

Brentford 1-0 Preston North End

Brentford win promotion to the Championship after beating Preston North End thanks to Alan Judge's first-half penalty.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Ian Westbrook @ianwestbrook.bsky.social · Apr 15

Michael Kayode's cameo display at Arsenal showed that if we sign him, he could provide real competition at right-back next season

But to be sure, he must start some #brentfordfc games now.

More in my latest #BBCSport Bees fan writer piece.

bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

#BBCFootball

Brentford badge with words "Fan's voice"

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Ian Westbrook @ianwestbrook.bsky.social · Apr 2

So #brentfordfc had a huge win last weekend without even playing after Christian Norgaard signed a new contract.

More in my latest Bees fan writer piece for #BBCSport

www.bbc.com/sport/footba...

#BBCFootball #PremierLeague

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Ian Westbrook @ianwestbrook.bsky.social · Mar 27

I'm sure he will - thanks Andy.

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Ian Westbrook @ianwestbrook.bsky.social · Mar 25

I was asked to say which #brentfordfc player needed to step up their game for the rest of the season.

A hard one to answer but find out who I said in my latest BBC Sport Bees fan writer piece.

www.bbc.com/sport/footba...

#BBCFootball

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Ian Westbrook @ianwestbrook.bsky.social · Mar 19

#Padel is one of the fastest-growing participation sports in the country at the moment.

If you live in #London then take a look at this comprehensive Dose News map telling you exactly where you can play in the capital and how much it will cost.

www.dosenews.co.uk/post/london-...

London Padel Court Map

DOSE has compiled a full map of the capital's Padel facilities to enable Londoners to find out where they can play and how much for.

www.dosenews.co.uk

Ian Westbrook @ianwestbrook.bsky.social · Mar 19

Which club has been the quickest to record 50 wins after being promoted to the #PremierLeague ?

The answer - #brentfordfc !

More in my weekly #BBCSport Bees fan writer piece.

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

#BBCFootball

Brentford badge and the words "Fan's voice"

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Ian Westbrook @ianwestbrook.bsky.social · Mar 4

Given #brentfordfc run of fixtures - our next seven games against teams in top half of #PremierLeague - I don't think we'll end up qualifying for Europe. But I'm fine with that.

More in my latest #BBCSport Bees fan writer column.

www.bbc.com/sport/footba...

#BBCFootball

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Ian Westbrook @ianwestbrook.bsky.social · Feb 26

Friday's win at Leicester showed just how much of a gap there is between established #PremierLeague clubs like #brentfordfc and those sides promoted more recently.

More in my weekly #BBCSport Bees fan writer piece.

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

#BBCFootball

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Ian Westbrook @ianwestbrook.bsky.social · Feb 19

A good reminder about the rules of #parkrun

Oak Hill parkrun @oakhillparkrun.bsky.social · Feb 19

Here's a quick reminder about some parkrun rules.

Two key ones here:

- Dogs are allowed, but only one per person and they must be on a short handheld lead

- Under-11s must run within an arm’s reach of a parent or guardian

More featured here:

www.parkrun.org.uk/oakhill/news...

#loveparkrun

Collage of photos and words about the rules of parkrun

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