The Brentford Gazette
Squad21 Aug 2028
24 days out for Eddie Nketiah after a fracture
A bone, which is the one injury with a calendar attached. Brentford will name a return date and, unusually for this business, will probably be right about it.
Match19 Aug 2028
No end in sight to Brentford's wait for a win
8 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Brentford has to find a result from somewhere.
Transfer targets21 Aug 2028
$2.0M settles it between the clubs for Josh Vickers
Sunderland have accepted the money. What Brentford do not yet have is the man, and between here and the photograph is a conversation about wages that both sides are dreading.
Player ratings21 Aug 2028
Christos Mouzakitis, 21, steals the show — 8.07
Marked 8.07 at 21, in a side that makes no allowances for age. He did not need any, and he looked the least nervous man on the pitch.
Market21 Aug 2028
Óscar Zambrano is a Brentford player
The fee is $3.2M, the contract is signed, and the argument about whether he is worth it can begin. Hull City drove a hard bargain; time will say who won it.
Boardroom21 Aug 2028
5 academy graduates step up at Brentford
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Transfer targets21 Aug 2028
Manchester City tell Brentford: Ricardo Pepi is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Market21 Aug 2028
AFC Wimbledon join the queue for Kim Ji-Soo
Add another name to the list: AFC Wimbledon have asked the question everybody in the game has been asking about Kim Ji-Soo. The answer from Brentford has not changed — yet.
The terraces21 Aug 2028
One of their own: Christos Mouzakitis
He is 21 and the ground already sings his name, which is a thing that happens to local boys and almost never to signings. Everything from here is measured against an affection he did nothing to earn except be from here.
In brief
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Abdoul Ouattara
- Market One of our own: Simon Hunter joins the Brentford first team
- Market One of our own: James Atkinson joins the Brentford first team