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Ian Westbrook
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Brentford FC and parkrun.
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What's this? It can't be - #brentfordfc first Saturday 3pm game since 31 August....
Where are the doubters now....

#brentfordfc 🐝🐝
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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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
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.
Arsenal will announce Christian Norgaard this week, according to David Ornstein 🔜
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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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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Great piece by @beesottedbrentford.bsky.social on the big decision seemingly facing Thomas Frank now....

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#brentfordfc
'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...

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Brentford news: Can Bees secure European football?
Brentford news: Can Bees secure European football?
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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...

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Brentford news: Summer brings key time for contracts
Brentford news: Summer brings key time for contracts
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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.

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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

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#BBCFootball #PremierLeague
I'm sure he will - thanks Andy.
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...

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#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.
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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...

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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...

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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...

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A good reminder about the rules of #parkrun
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...

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