The Brentford Gazette
Market17 Aug 2026
Chelsea come back empty-handed
The bid was some way short and Brentford did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Nathan Collins in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Brentford this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Brentford
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Market17 Aug 2026
Brentford promote Charles Harris from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Charles Harris has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market17 Aug 2026
One of our own: Peter Davies joins the Brentford first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Peter Davies is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market17 Aug 2026
One of our own: Oliver Mitchell joins the Brentford first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Oliver Mitchell is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Boardroom Brentford are making the ground bigger
- Squad No hiding place for Jaidon Anthony
- Squad Dango Ouattara has seen what the next man earns
- Squad The manager plants his flag on Thiago