The Brentford Gazette
Squad3 Apr 2028
Ellery Balcombe keeps Brentford in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 7 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Squad3 Apr 2028
Yehor Yarmoliuk signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Yehor Yarmoliuk commits to Brentford for another 5 years.
Squad3 Apr 2028
Tempers go at Brentford
Mikkel Damsgaard was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad3 Apr 2028
Callum Wilson pulls a muscle — 14 days out
The injury that keeps coming back, keeps being rushed back from, and quietly costs more careers than the dramatic ones. 14 days is the estimate; the honest figure depends on whether anybody is patient.
Match1 Apr 2028
Yehor Yarmoliuk sends Brentford past Manchester United
It finished 2‑1, and it was Yehor Yarmoliuk’s afternoon: on the scoresheet when it mattered, and the reason the points belong to Brentford.
Market3 Apr 2028
Nicholas Carter steps up from the Brentford academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Nicholas Carter has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market3 Apr 2028
One of our own: George Hill joins the Brentford first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. George Hill is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market3 Apr 2028
One of our own: Christopher Atkinson joins the Brentford first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Christopher Atkinson is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market3 Apr 2028
One of our own: David Hughes joins the Brentford first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. David Hughes is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Player ratings A masterclass from Yehor Yarmoliuk
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Fábio Carvalho
- The dugout A promise honoured for Dango Ouattara