How’s this for a lucky omen?

Saturday sees Brentford entertain Notts County at Griffin Park, hoping to make ground on top placed Wolves (themselves, facing a tricky encounter against JPT winners Peterborough).

Flicking through the latest issue of FourFourTwo magazine, I’ve spotted two potentially positive omens. First up, is their feature on the top 50 players from the football league (i.e. Championship down to League 2).

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I hope nobody does it better than Karleigh, Simon tonight

Tonight sees Leyton Orient take on Bristol City with Brentford hoping for another favour at Brisbane Road. Whilst, of course, destiny is in our own hands nobody in TW8 would be complaining if there were a repeat of Saturday’s result when Peterborough’s late brace left The O’s empty handed.

And Bristol City have two very talented ex-Bees in their squad who might just help swing the balance. The Robin’s recent visit to Griffin Park probably wasn’t, if we are being honest, the highlight of their season.

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Floodlights! Cameras!! Action!!! It can only be Brentford

Like many Brentford fans, earlier this month I spent Friday night in front of the TV watching the Gillingham v Wolves game, optimistically hoping for the favour of a draw and being blown away by the home side’s last minute victory.

Three weeks later and the roles are reversed. With the Sky cameras at Griffin Park tonight, it is the likes of Wolves, Leyton Orient and, to a lesser extent Preston, who will be hoping for a similar favour from Gillingham.

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My big, fat, (temporary) Gypsy wedding

“I support Brentford AND West Ham/Liverpool/Chelsea” (delete as applicable).

I don’t, of course. It’s a statement for illustrative purposes only. However, there are some fans who have as much interest in events at, for example, Upton Park or Anfield as they do in those at Griffin Park.

Good luck to them, if so. Personally, I struggle with the concept of also following a Premiership team. Largely, because I have too much pain/pleasure invested in supporting the Bees, without chucking West Ham or whomever else into the mix. Lionel Road is enough for me without having to worry about the Olympic park, too.

Then there’s the prospect of what happens should we be thrown together by the vagaries of a cup draw? This is a lose-lose scenario for ‘Johnny two clubs’. Go for the safety first option of the higher division team and it is a case of ditching cup romance whilst, at the same time, humiliation should they slip up on the proverbial potato skin.

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It was Colonel Mustard. In the Press Box. With the PG Tips.

Its been a very interesting couple of days around TW8 with, as so often seems to be the case, as much action off the pitch as on it. We’ll get to Coventry in a moment but this all began just prior to the weekend with the announcement that the team had finally met for the official ‘squad picture’, a ‘teaser’ image of which  was released to social media by our chief executive.

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