Best Brentford Team Ever!!

[allencook]

ok following on from that link on the Marcus Gayle site with all past Brentford players since the 60's i decided to make up what i think might have been the best brentford team, this is my effort

G: Paul Smith

LB: Martin Grainger
RB: Ivar Ingimarsson (could play RB - who has been better?)
CB: Jamie Bates
CB: Herman Hreidersson

LW: Marcus Gayle (1st time round!)
RW: Paul Merson (Loans do count!)
CM: Martin Rowlands
CM: Stan Bowles (Apparently he could play a bit)

CF: Dean Holdsworth
CF: Gary Blissett

what would yours be?

[nocoat]

How is that **** rowlands allowed in :nono:

Think the old boys and the very old boys like Brickie Chap may make a showing on this thread :wave:

[Edmundo]

what would yours be?
It certainly wouldn't have that c*nt Rowlands in it! :mad2:

[Barry Proudfoot]

I would replace Rowlands with a certain Mr Hurlock... far more entertaining :)

[Indian Bee]

ok following on from that link on the Marcus Gayle site with all past Brentford players since the 60's i decided to make up what i think might have been the best brentford team, this is my effort

G: Paul Smith

LB: Martin Grainger
RB: Ivar Ingimarsson (could play RB - who has been better?)
CB: Jamie Bates
CB: Herman Hreidersson

LW: Marcus Gayle (1st time round!)
RW: Paul Merson (Loans do count!)
CM: Martin Rowlands
CM: Stan Bowles (Apparently he could play a bit)

CF: Dean Holdsworth
CF: Gary Blissett

what would yours be?

Bates :nono:
Rowlands :nono:
Gayle over Smillie :nono:

[Brain-dead Bee]

No Hurlock, Sinton or Smillie?

Around a year ago there was a thread on this with a good few contributions. Not sure I remember anyone voting for Marcus then.

Merson was promising with us, but didn't do nearly enough in those few games to warrant a place in an all-time Bees team (even if only from mid 80s when he played) based on his performances for us

[TOMOGP]

Best Brentford team ever never I can go back over 50 years but we have been at GP 100 so we cannot do that, best in the last 40 years ok but remember the individuals you pick may not make a team.

Teams or squads are interesting Fred Callaghans team
Phil Holder
David Webbs
Ron Noades?
Steve Coppell

to me its Freds or Steve's

[brighton bee]

no sidwell? also on pure talent, much as i hat the guy rowlands would probably br at leat on the bench for me. also dont forget darren powell-better than bates in my opinion

[Brain-dead Bee]

no sidwell? also on pure talent, much as i hat the guy rowlands would probably br at leat on the bench for me. also dont forget darren powell-better than bates in my opinion

My "better than Bates" list, going back to early 70s would include - at least - Gelson, Kruse, McNichol, Millen, Evans, Ashby, Hreidarsson, Ingimarsson, Powell, Sonko, Sodje and Turner. Jamie gave the club good service and tried hard on the pitch, but he was never one of the greats: McLintock, Perryman and Holder all consistently picked Millen + Evans ahead of him

[Stuardo]

Sir Robert Taylor or Forster ahead of Blissett. easy.

[allencook]

i had bates as pure heart and soul towards the club and a great skipper. you could argue the same for ron "chopper" harris but i would still pick him.

i did think about, but then completly refused to put in any of the Gillingford tribe

[NorthamptonBee]

Best Brentford team ever never I can go back over 50 years but we have been at GP 100 so we cannot do that, best in the last 40 years ok but remember the individuals you pick may not make a team.

Teams or squads are interesting Fred Callaghans team
Phil Holder
David Webbs
Ron Noades?
Steve Coppell

to me its Freds or Steve's

Fred's by a mile just for pure footballing ability and entertainment value. Can we hav him back in the future?

[NorthamptonBee]

i had bates as pure heart and soul towards the club and a great skipper. you could argue the same for ron "chopper" harris but i would still pick him.



:confused: Harris and Whitehead with Wilkins at the back were the only reason that side din't win the old 1st Division ( now the Prem) and the FA Cup with certain European glory thrown in.

Bates, the boy did good but that good? :confused: :confused:

[Brentford Bob]

Sir Robert Taylor or Forster ahead of Blissett. easy.


Mind altering substances are obviously easily available in your neck of the woods.

[SKA BEE]

perrymans team played some of the best football ive ever seen at gp

[Barry Proudfoot]

I think Fred C's team had some talent and characters! Len Bond in goal was a right touch!

[North London Bee]

Smith

Statham
Sodje
Turner
Grainger

Hurlock
Kamara
Bowles

Forster
Holdsworth
Gayle

Might not be the best but would do me !!

[California Bee]

ok following on from that link on the Marcus Gayle site with all past Brentford players since the 60's i decided to make up what i think might have been the best brentford team, this is my effort

G: Paul Smith Joe Crozier played for Scotland

LB: Martin Grainger Bill Gorman regular for N Ireland
RB: Ivar Ingimarsson (could play RB - who has been better?) Jimmy Hill
CB: Jamie Bates Ron Greenwood - England Manager
CB: Herman Hreidersson Bill Slater - England player

LW: Marcus Gayle (1st time round!) Idris Hopkins - Wales regular
RW: Paul Merson (Loans do count!) Dave McCulloch - Scottish Int'll
CM: Martin Rowlands Seamus D'Arcy - N Ireland Int'l
CM: Stan Bowles (Apparently he could play a bit)

CF: Dean Holdsworth Tommy Lawton - England superstar
CF: Gary Blissett Peter Broadbent - England player

what would yours be?`

[Wise old Bee]

Best Brentford team ever never I can go back over 50 years but we have been at GP 100 so we cannot do that, best in the last 40 years ok but remember the individuals you pick may not make a team.

Teams or squads are interesting Fred Callaghans team
Phil Holder
David Webbs
Ron Noades?
Steve Coppell

to me its Freds or Steve's


I have always rated the Callaghan/Harris side as one of the best ever at GP and that is a saying a great deal for a side that was never promoted. it was one of the first Brentford sides that won away from home fairly regularly and but for the injury to Mahoney would have gone up I'm sure. As well as bringing in players like Hurlock and Crown, Fred even got the best out of Paul Walker. Shame it all ended in tears, but then it usually does at GP.

[B2B]

Sir Robert Taylor or Forster ahead of Blissett. easy.

are you having a laugh? :rolleyes:

Sir Bliss made so many goals and scored 29 in a relegation side....

and best of all he punched fat jim thta glorious day at the cottage rofl

:wave: