Tag Archives: Brentford

lovelondonscenes 129 – Rattus Brentfordicus

Posted on April 30, 2017 by

Down by the canal…

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lovelondonscenes – 101

Posted on August 23, 2015 by

The moment when the town planners in Brentford, West London, ran out of imagination…

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Sportsthoughts (131) – The Bees sneak through!

Posted on May 2, 2015 by

It looked like Brentford had blown it, as far as the play-offs were concerned. In the top six of the Championship for much of the season, a string of draws – usually after they had been in the lead – … Continue reading →

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Sportsthoughts (127) – Managerial madness at the Irons and Bees

Posted on February 22, 2015 by

By which I mean the madness directed at the managers… Now, regular readers of this blog will recall that I’ve not been a big fan of Sam Allardyce at West Ham. Last season, I was in the Sam out camp, … Continue reading →

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lovelondonscenes – 62

Posted on July 6, 2014 by

Family outing on the Grand Union Canal. Brentford way, last weekend. I missed the perfect shot, when the family were gliding along in single file, adults at front and back. But as soon as I stopped and fumbled for the … Continue reading →

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lovelondonscenes – 54

Posted on April 19, 2014 by

Brentford High Street, 10.30pm, the night that Brentford FC won automatic promotion to the Championship, after years of League One playoff misery.

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Sportsthoughts (72) – Sympathy for the Bees

Posted on April 28, 2013 by

Brentford FC are my local football team. Most of the time they are in League One, English football’s third tier, though back in the 1950s they spent time in what was then known as the First Division. A few years … Continue reading →

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