The Brentford Gazette
Market17 Aug 2026
Brentford turn down Fulham for Ethan Pinnock
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Squad17 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Sepp van den Berg
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
Brentford are making the ground bigger
Work is signed off on a capacity of 23824. It is the sort of decision a club is judged on twenty years later, by people who were not there when it was taken.
Market17 Aug 2026
A long bet from Brentford on Nikolaus Wurmbrand
He is 20, and nobody at Brentford signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.
Market17 Aug 2026
A long bet from Brentford on Daniel Reid
He is 16, and nobody at Brentford signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.
Market17 Aug 2026
Brentford sign Alexander Parker, one for the future
Alexander Parker is 16, and Brentford have signed him for the player he will be rather than the one he is. The first team can wait; the point of a deal like this is the years it buys.
In brief
- The terraces Everybody has an opinion about Dennis Cirkin
- Squad Somebody is after Mikkel Damsgaard’s shirt
- Squad Daniel Reid knocks on the manager's door
- Squad The manager comes out for Nathan Collins