Signs we are a big club

[wasabee]

The Athletic’s updated list of the 50 “best” PL players by club:
Arsenal - 10
City - 10
Liverpool - 7
Chelsea - 6
United - 3
BRENTFORD - 3
Palace - 2
Bournemouth - 2
Brighton - 2
Forest - 1
Sunderland - 1
Leeds - 1

Spurs/Villa/Newcastle/Everton/Fulham - 0

 

[BaildonBee]

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The Athletic’s updated list of the 50 “best” PL players by club:
Arsenal - 10
City - 10
Liverpool - 7
Chelsea - 6
United - 3
BRENTFORD - 3
Palace - 2
Bournemouth - 2
Brighton - 2
Forest - 1
Sunderland - 1
Leeds - 1

Spurs/Villa/Newcastle/Everton/Fulham - 0

Don't understand this list. After 50 games? Sangare? Sangare ahead of Thiago? Did they just draw names out of a hat? A waste of ink by the looks of it.

 

[wasabee]

Don't understand this list. After 50 games? Sangare? Sangare ahead of Thiago? Did they just draw names out of a hat? A waste of ink by the looks of it.

here’s the link to the full article (gift link that should work for everyone):

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7603516/2026/09/23/premier-league-best-players-ranking-september/?unlocked_article_code=1.DVE.vMox.4C0aoopLO28c

think the gist is that before the season began the writers made a list of who they view as the top 50 PL players, and then will update it once a month based on form. obviously subjective though, so don’t disagree with your assessment of its value. just always enjoy when our club is recognized on par with the big 6 from a major publication. and what punditry isn’t ultimately meaningless?

as far as Sangare, my guess is that they expect him to be our best player over the course of the season. and i believe 50 games is just 10 PL games per matchweek X 5 weeks completed, though i agree a strange way to frame it

 

[Pixelator]

Big 6? There is only a big 4 now. That is is the biggest take from that article.

 

[longtimeagobee]

We seem to have a new swish looking official BFC website, much better home page.

 

[Ghost]

We seem to have a new swish looking official BFC website, much better home page.

Agreed - very smart and much nicer to navigate.

 

[GuyBee]

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The Athletic’s updated list of the 50 “best” PL players by club:
Arsenal - 10
City - 10
Liverpool - 7
Chelsea - 6
United - 3
BRENTFORD - 3
Palace - 2
Bournemouth - 2
Brighton - 2
Forest - 1
Sunderland - 1
Leeds - 1

Spurs/Villa/Newcastle/Everton/Fulham - 0

But none in the top 40. Waste of bytes

 

[Greybeard]

Big 6? There is only a big 4 now. That is is the biggest take from that article.

Presumably City, Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea? With United, Villa, Spurs, Newcastle on the fringes as elite wannabes? They all have big grounds, big fan bases, an international profile and substantial commercial revenue so they at least have the potential to be in the elite group.

But such is the tsunami of TV money in the modern game that well run middleweights like Brighton and Brentford can seriously aspire to challenge at least those wannabes now and then.

 

[Jay Bee]

Factual, albeit #modernfootball sign we are a big club.

Thanks to a little boost from the interest around the Chelsea win, we now have more X/Twitter followers than the pooper hoopers. Believe we were outnumbered more than 2:1 around the time of promotion, and I'm sure much more so in the early-mid 2010s, but when you're a big club these things are inevitable.

Mind the gap etc.





(Fulham have 849k ... but Rome wasn't built in a day...
Chelsea have 25.5 million...)

 

[SH]

The Bank of England has chosen the Bees to feature on the next generation of banknote:

Next UK banknotes to feature barn owls, bumblebees, puffins and hedgehogs

Four native species selected after consultation, but which one adorns which note is yet to be decided

www.theguardian.com

[Ok, I may have exaggerated our influence slightly ]

 

[JANORAK]

The Bank of England has chosen the Bees to feature on the next generation of banknote:

Next UK banknotes to feature barn owls, bumblebees, puffins and hedgehogs

Four native species selected after consultation, but which one adorns which note is yet to be decided

www.theguardian.com

[Ok, I may have exaggerated our influence slightly ]

I knew about this a while ago, and certainly voted zzzzz

 

[A Real Mysteron]

Strictly just had a bit on from the training ground.

 

[GlasgowBee]

My son dropped a Google Maps pin on the Gtech on 14th March 2020, he was recently notified that there had been the 15,000,000th view

 

[JANORAK]

My son dropped a Google Maps pin on the Gtech on 14th March 2020, he was recently notified that there had been the 15,000,000th view
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I’ve no idea what that means. Better leave early if they’re all coming on Saturday?

 

[BoroBee]

Question on The Chase yesterday: Buzz Bee is the mascot for which West London football club?
The Sinnerman got it right.
Didn’t hear any other questions because I was shouting: YOU BEES!!

 

[GABS]

 

[Garybaldbee]

There was a moment in the first half today when Barcola was running at our defence and my first thought was 'this is a French world cup star attacking us. What chance do we stand?' And then I remembered that the Brentford defender in his way is the Italy right back. We really do belong in this company.

 

[badgerbee]

Liverpool time wasting at 2-1 up against 10, then 9 men...

 

[Jezybee]

Liverpool time wasting at 2-1 up against 10, then 9 men...

Liverpool fielding some of their reserves in the Champions League either side of our game, so they could go full strength against us in the Premier League.

 

[aslan]

Liverpool fielding some of their reserves in the Champions League either side of our game, so they could go full strength against us in the Premier League.

And rushed a few back from injury for our game to be able to cope

 

[ianbee]

On holiday in Turkey and you can buy a Brentford home shirt in shops and markets. Albeit fake. Also Brentford souvenirs. All alongside some big names around Europe

 

[TW1Bee]

Talking to a guy working in our hotel in Malta. He said he wants to visit London next year and take in a Prem game at Arsenal. I said what about Brentford ? " Ahh Brentford they are great with the busy bees crest on their shirts " . Can't imagine that coming up in conversation ten years ago.
BTW not much in the way of football shirts on sale here apart from Malta national shirts everywhere not even signs of Sliema Wanderers , Hamran Spartans, Hibernians, etc.

 

[hairman]

Found in the Station pub Bognor Regis. Unfortunately, found on the wall of the Gent's bog, so not that big yet.

 

[hairman]

Not Big In Bognor Bog.

 

[hairman]

Not Big In Bognor Bog.

Almost a palindrome or something Jonathan Swift might have written.

 

[Officer Dibble]

Found in the Station pub Bognor Regis. Unfortunately, found on the wall of the Gent's bog, so not that big yet.

I've had a drink in there before, for a station pub it was alright. My mate though found a review that simply said 'I suspect they do a meat raffle'. Read in to that what you will.

 

[hairman]

I've had a drink in there before, for a station pub it was alright. My mate though found a review that simply said 'I suspect they do a meat raffle'. Read in to that what you will.

Nothing wrong with a meat raffle. Though it didn't look like being a place that would.

 

[ruislip bee]

Nothing wrong with a meat raffle. Though it didn't look like being a place that would.

They like a meat raffle in pubs down that way. Our local in Selsey does one. My wife (a vege) asked what they meant what was the raffle actually for. When I explained meat she was disgusted and wanted to walk out.

 

[Plymouth Bee]

I've had a drink in there before, for a station pub it was alright. My mate though found a review that simply said 'I suspect they do a meat raffle'. Read in to that what you will.

I was there a couple of months ago and agree, I thought it was alright too. To be fair, they have a collection of scarves etc around the pub. I was amused to see ours in the Gents. Think Burton Albion was opposite or at least close by - for what that is worth....

 

[hairman]

I was there a couple of months ago and agree, I thought it was alright too. To be fair, they have a collection of scarves etc around the pub. I was amused to see ours in the Gents. Think Burton Albion was opposite or at least close by - for what that is worth....

Ran out of Neck Oil halfway through pouring a pint. Very shoddy.

 

[kaebess]

Not Big In Bognor Bog.

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