Improved in the second half but lost to easily the better team who showed us how to play the type of football we are trying to do. No sour grapes but I hope Fulham smash them at Wembley, providing that it is Fulham they play. Whilst I really admire the football that Brentford show, I do not like the dirty play and cynical, sneaky fouls that go with it. Fulham manage to play football with very little of that sort of thing. Don't get me wrong, I like teams to have a hard edge but there's a world of difference between that and what Brentford dish out.
As for the managers, Thomas Frank whom I've taken a particular dislike to following that touchline incident, comprehensively schooled Steve Cooper in every aspect of the game. Will Cooper have learned from it? I guess we'll find out next season but I have my doubts. I see so many basic things that are missing which should be there. It galls me to hear the pundits all purring about what a good job he's doing and all blinded by the fact that we limped into the play-offs. I doubt they'd be singing the same song had they watched us every game this season and seen what we have.
And Trevor Birch, of course, will be mightily relieved because the team getting this far will be vindication of his choice of manager in his eyes. But those of us who know our football know better, don't we, Trevor? Don't we? Damned right we do!!
So what now? Well, far and away our best player, Andre Ayew, will reasonably head for pastures new along with the 'pick' of the rest such as Joe Rodon. No guarantees that Brewster and Gallagher will be back either, so just who the fuck is going to come in to replace them? For sure our rubbish owners won't be dipping into their pockets. I can't begin to describe how much I loathe and despise them for what they've done to our club.
And let's be straight, we achieved what we did this season in spite of them, not because of them. Parasites, in my opinion.
I predicted that Brentford would score and that mistakes might cost us - no pleasure in seeing I was right. But one thing really annoyed and that was watching a player, who should have been banned, lay on what proved to be the decisive goal. Well done, FA, you got what you wanted but in the process confirmed my opinion that you are not fit for purpose. FAIR purpose that is.