Brentford vs. Scunthorpe preview.

Brentford will line up against Scunthorpe United at Griffin Park on Saturday on the back of a 2-1 win away at Crawley Town on Tuesday night, thanks to goals from Sam Saunders and Clayton Donaldson.

This was a much needed win as the Bees need to make there most of their games in hand in the run to end of the season, after all we still have a chance of winning the league this season...

I am not predicting a high scoring match on Saturday as in the last the 3 meetings of these sides there have been just 2 goals and they where both scored in October of 2012 this season.

Current form tables [last 6 games] would suggest that Scunthorpe to be the favored side. If the NPower League 1 season started on the 5th of February then Scunny would be in 4th, Brentford in 10th and Hartlepool United would be top of the league and MK Dons would be bottom.

However, the league started in August 2012 and Scunthorpe sit in 19th so are in touching distance of the drop zone, Brentford are the complete opposite-the Bees are in touching distance of automatic promotion in 5th place.

With all this said, I still think Brentford will get the better of Scunny and I predict a 2-1 win.

I look back on previous line ups and form and I would think Rosler will select the following line up:

Moore, Logan, Tony Craig, Harlee Dean, Bidwell, Forrester, Adeyemi, Jonathan Douglas, Trotta, Bradley Wright-Phillips, Clayton Donaldson. I think the Bees will play the 4-4-1-1 formation so both Bradley W-P and Clayton can have a free moving role up top.

Brentford 0 Walsall 0

This game was billed as a game that could be full of goals, and this was with good reason as Brentford had completed the loan signing of Bradley Wright-Phillips from Charlton Athletic. So would the game live up to expectation?

The game started off brightly with both sides putting pressure on and it had more of the look of a basketball match as the ball constantly went from one end to the other.

 

The stalemate went on for the rest of the 1st half so there wasn't a lot for the masses to talk about apart from exactly what meat is in their pies...

 

 

Whilst the fans where filling up on a variety different products and different meats, the substitutes where feeling the benifits of several hot water bottles that Bees staff filled up to and I quote 'Warm their toes up'...

 

Most supporters would of seen the male Walsall fan with no shirt on for the duration of the game so I say the Brentford players need to man up!

 

To pledge your support for the sanity of the topless Walsall fan please tweet #ShirtForTheWalsallFan

 

 

Anyhow, back to the action...

 

I am afraid there is not much else to report so I won't waste your valuable reading time. The game finished 0-0.

 

Brentford had 18 shots in the match [equal split on and off target]. This fact was reported to Jonathan Douglas on Bees Player after the match and he was asked why we didn't win-to which he replied in one sentance ''We didn't score''

 

Dont you just love a hard hitting awnser!

 

The Buzz Blog man of the match goes to Shaleum Logan.

 

Every game is a cup final for Brentford now so get behind the lads!

Brentford vs. Walsall

Tomorrow, Brentford are to host Walsall in NPower League 1.

So, whats happened in the last week at Griffin Park?

On Sunday, Brentford played away at near neighbors Chelsea in the F.A Cup 4th round replay, the Bees and the Bees fans performed impressively throughout the tie but the European Champions class shown through and it was indeed Chelsea who went through by a somewhat flattering 4 goals to 0. The Buzz Blog will have a special report on the game in the coming days...

On Tuesday the club announced the loan signing of Bradley Wright-Phillips from Charlton Athletic. Bradley's career started at Manchester City where he played 32 times scoring just 2, he then moved on to Southampton played 111 times scored 22, next stop was Plymouth Argyle [17 in 32]. His next stop was Charlton from which he joins the Bees. Last season Bradley scored 22 goals in 42 appearance's to help Charlton win the NPower League 1 title. The signing of B.W-P is clear sign of Uwe Rosler's intentions for the club to go on and succeed.

Brentford have also brought in Liam Moore from Leicester City. Liam is defender by trade and comes in with Championship experience so the future is looking bright for Uwe Rosler's Barmy Army!

Yesterday, Stefan Tomasevic from the Bees youth team has received a call up onto a Montenegro under 19 training camp. Congratulations to Stefan

Keeping with the youth team, they have made the Middlesex cup final after a 5-4 penalty win against Harefield United


So, moving on to the game tomorrow...

I see it and all the games remaining in the league campaign as a cup final. We currently sit in 7th in the league table and Walsall are in 9th.

The Bees have 1 or 2 games in hand over all the up and down around us right down to MK Dons in 12th.

Walsall have been relieved of their hosting duties against the Bees as they have done that twice this season in the Capital 1 cup and league 1. Brentford lost 1-0 in the Capital 1 cup, to which I add in good luck to Npower League 2 underdogs Bradford City for the final vs. Swansea City for this weekends final at Wembley Stadium!

The league match away at the Bank's Stadium finished 2-2.

I hope that Brentford will now focus on their league campaign and really push for at least the play-off's!

I am predicting a 2-0 Bees win with Bradley W-P to start and score first then Harry Forrester to round things off

Chelsea vs. BRENTFORD preview

On Sunday, Brentford travel to Stamford Bridge to play the Champions Of Europe, Chelsea. The game kicking off at 12 noon and is live on ITV so those watching back home will be subjected to the talents [or lack of] of Adrian Chiles throughout the afternoon.

Sunday's game is a replay of the F.A Cup 4th round game which was played at Griffin Park. That match finished 2-2, with many saying Brentford could of and perhaps should of won...

Going into the game, there is guaranteed to Bee an amazing atmosphere. Brentford where offered the chance to take up the whole of the illustrious Shed End at Stamford Bridge. The club took this up and have sold the full 6,000 allocation so it's set up to be a bouncing atmosphere and I urge every Brentford supporter in attendance to make their presence known and make the most noise the possibly can before, during and after the match. Bees fans are the 12th man!

So how could the team's line up?

Brentford: Moore [GK], Logan, Dean, Craig, Bidwell, Forshaw, Adeyemi, Douglas, Forrester, Trotta, Donaldson

Chelsea: Cech [GK], Ivanovic, Terry, Cahil, Betrand, Oscar, Ramires, Lampard, Hazard, Mata, Torres

Its going to be an amazing day but I am afraid that it is just that, a day out...

Brentford have done very well to get to the 4th round but I think it is a distraction from what could potentially be a fruitful league campaign.

I am going for Chelsea to win 4-1. 

Tweet us any thoughts and predictions to @TheBuzzBlog1 

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Brentford vs. Stevenage preview

This is a match that for Brentford fans at least has been slightly overshadowed by a game against Chelsea on Sunday in the F.A Cup. Having said this I feel that we need to put that to one side and focus on the league campaign that could well see the Bees gain promotion...

Ahead of the game Stevenage sit in 14th and the Bees are in 6th place.

Stevenage have scored 38 goals in the league this term and the Bees have 42 to their name.

Last 3 results:

Carlisle 2 Stevenage 1, Stevenage 2 Notts County 0, Stevenage 0 Leyton Orient 1

Brentford 2 Bury 2, Yeovil 3 Bees 0, Bees 2 Chelsea 2

Key players:

For the away side Lucas Akins 

The forward has 11 goals in all competitions for Stevanage this term and seems to be there main threat.

For Brentford there are a few names but for me it has to go Clayton Donaldson 

Clayton has 19 goals this year but since the arrival of Marcello Trotta he has played a wider role in order to use his strength to push through defenses.

I am predicting a 2-1 Bees win

Mid-week report

This week was a bit of a strange week for the Bees, having lost on Saturday [not had that for a while] 3-0 away at Yeovil Town the Bees then took the option of a few days away in Dubai to do some 'warm weather training' to prepare for the season run in.

Matthew Benham was out in Dubai with the lads and said

“It`s been a great opportunity for the players to take time out from what has been a punishing but pretty successful schedule of games.

“The training facilities on site here are excellent and regularly used by some of the top teams in Europe.

“I understand Sunderland are here next week.

“The trip was designed to re-charge the batteries and prepare the players for the second half of the season.

“The players are enjoying the mix of training in a different environment and relaxing in a warm and, certainly, more enticing climate”.