tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487486960623783530.post8650877493832642970..comments2024-03-27T10:38:08.826+01:00Comments on The Swiss Ramble: Brentford - Methods Of DanceThe Swiss Ramblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11423088862174893998noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487486960623783530.post-15484667014268901072016-07-17T23:40:50.449+02:002016-07-17T23:40:50.449+02:00Brilliant piece but also slightly depressing! Some...Brilliant piece but also slightly depressing! Some of it does not portray a healthy football nation, particularly the imbalances caused by parachute payments and a huge reliance on the investment of just one wealthy individual. <br />I don't know how exactly, but I wonder if someone with more knowledge than me might be able to pick out points from this article as potential reasons to explain why England is lagging behind other nations in football (if you don't buy the argument that the national team simply just needs a bloody good manager). Closing a grade 2 Academy, within a densely populated hotbed of football in a major global capital city CANNOT be a good thing can it? The Brentford Community Trust (which I think is a separate entity right?) can still operate an Academy of sorts, but it seems a pity that the club won't have direct control in the development of local talent. My understanding is that the Community Trust intends to develop public pitches (including all-weather and gym facilities) in nearby Gunnersbury Park, but I don't know if that is going ahead now. <br />Also regarding the stadium development, do you know what developer is contracted to do the residential units? I just wonder if the foreign investment and other factors that have driven the London property market upwards in recent years (with several developments in very close proximity in Brentford, Kew Bridge, Ealing and Chiswick providing good examples) begins to retract...what will this mean for the property scheme attaching to the stadium project and whatever financial state this might leave the developer in (I assume that any development Co's shareholders would be looking for a review of strategy post-Brexit). <br />Finally, having lived in Chiswick and Ealing for a few years, in my view the club does not seem to do very much to try to attract new fans, although promotion to the premier league would presumably guarantee 100% demand no matter what (acknowledging your point that gate receipts have become less significant overall). A Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13928316875045926696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487486960623783530.post-45631568137452338482016-05-26T00:22:34.020+02:002016-05-26T00:22:34.020+02:00From a Bees fan of 39 years, that's an absolut...From a Bees fan of 39 years, that's an absolutely brilliant piece of research and writing. Mark Bonnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10279697420876220311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487486960623783530.post-66703804266470309332016-05-25T09:42:59.875+02:002016-05-25T09:42:59.875+02:00brentford is a nice story, wish them success and h...brentford is a nice story, wish them success and hope they'll be able to get into prem soon~~sikingthegreat1https://www.blogger.com/profile/12155376937324995895noreply@blogger.com