Norwich fan match preview in Brentford Beesotted fanzine - plus pub info

[Beesotted 0]

Brentford fan in peace hereLooking forward to a decent game tomorrow. The Brighton game at the weekend filled us with much confidence. Our football was (compared to where we have come from) at times stunning.There''s a decent little preview of the match from a a Norwich fans'' perspective in our Beesotted fanzine (@beesotted) .. Talks bout loads. Our ex player Grabban. How 7-1 Colchester was the best result ever. Ipswich.http://beesotted.co.uk/?p=1307Also here is a bit of pub info for you. There are plenty around. Near the ground. And further afield. Coming in by train, your best route is liverpool street central line to Holborn. Piccadilly line to Northfields. Then either walk (taking in pubs en route) or E2 bus. Ground is 20 mins from Northfields. En route pubs between 1 and 10 mins.As you probably know there are four pubs around the ground. The Griffin is closest to the away end and is very popular with away fans - but also very busy. The New Inn is on the other side is also popular with away fans. The Princess Royal and The Royal Oak (normally home fans only) are the other two options.Other pubs slightly further afield for the more creative amongst you include (and this is by no means a definitive list) the … The Globe (Windmill Rd) & The Lord Nelson (Enfield Rd) - both incredibly friendly and cozy away-frienly pubs .. frequented by away fans in the know. These are both 10 mins walk from Northfields station and 30 secs walk from each other. One is nestled right in the middle of the houses.The Plough (Northfields Ave) in Northfields is a decent stop-off if you are coming by tube to Northfields. 1 minute left out the tube. Quick stop off before making your way down to the ground (normally stopping off at The Globe and Lord Nelson en route which are 10 mins walk away or 2 stops on E2) ..And for ale heads the Magpie and Stump real ale pub is on Brentford High Street …A quick google search and you’ll find them all. There are many many more too if you have an early start (or all evening) … all the mentioned pubs are away friendly .. Colours etc ....We''ll probably be between The Globe pre match ... .possibly The Nelson ... And The Griffin post match...We shoot a load of terrace fan videos every match too ...http://beesotted.co.uk/?page_id=12461So don''t be surprised if someone sticks an iPhone in front of you and asks bout the Ipswich game a few weeks ago ,....If you watch any vid, watch our trip to Blackpool. Twat-gate. It''s quite funny. This clip is short.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfBYy97E9-gA really really handy couple of apps for London.Download ''Bus Times''. This is a wicked app. You can sit in the pub and it will tell you literally almost to the second when the next bus will be to jump on to your next pub. Handy for sitting in the plough. Or after the match to ensure you don''t miss your bus after a few post match swifties in The Griffin.The other is ''Transport''. Ensures that you don''t miss your last train from Liverpool Street. Enjoy the match. But not too much.

[Johnny Stump 1]

It''s posts like this that make me realise exactly what I miss about the Premier League.

Absolutely feck all.

Thanks for a Great post!

[Mark .Y. 351]

Well done mate, thanks for taking your time to help our fans have a better night...........

[Rock The Boat 1,325]

What a really nice bloke.

[Beesotted 0]

We lost tonite. But not that despondent. Was a good evening. Pub was buzzing before the match. First half we were decent. Your keeper saved you. And we didn''t finish out chances. We were very much on top.

Lesson learned.

Second half you changed it up. We didn''t cope. One goal down. Player fouled for a pen. Wasn''t given. You score on break. All over.

Without putting ourselves down, as long as there are 3 worse teams than is this season were all good. Seem Blackpool. Rotherham. Birmingham so far. And Foolham and bolton are meant to be not great. So we''ll go to Boro on Saturday in search of a point. If we don''t get it ... We''ll still have a laugh

[Yellowbeagle 0]

[quote user="Beesotted"]We lost tonite. But not that despondent. Was a good evening. Pub was buzzing before the match. First half we were decent. Your keeper saved you. And we didn''t finish out chances. We were very much on top.

Lesson learned.

Second half you changed it up. We didn''t cope. One goal down. Player fouled for a pen. Wasn''t given. You score on break. All over.

Without putting ourselves down, as long as there are 3 worse teams than is this season were all good. Seem Blackpool. Rotherham. Birmingham so far. And Foolham and bolton are meant to be not great. So we''ll go to Boro on Saturday in search of a point. If we don''t get it ... We''ll still have a laugh[/quote]

I don''t know how much depth you have in your squad, but should you keep your key players fit, I can''t see any reason you''ll struggle to stay out of the bottom three. Your teams attitude was spot on and that goes a huge distance at any level, good luck with the season.

[AJ 1,218]

Echoing the points below it was very even until we got the first goal. Ruddy pulled off some great saves and his premiership class will help us no end this year. You were unlucky as if you had scored first it may have been different. As beagle said above, if you can play with that level of tempo every week I can''t see your team ''beeing'' in too much trouble

[AJ 1,218]

*above, obviously

[Lets be aving you! 0]

Went to the game and was very impressed by the Brentford team first half.

They finished the first half stronger than us and played very high tempo.

But their high-tempo game had to fade, and the floodgates opened after Tettey''s opener.

Brentford look far too good to get anywhere near relegation. But if they were in 8th before tonight, how good are we?

Overheard a group of disgruntled Brentford fans afterwards saying how sick they were at being beaten by a "long-ball side". Not exactly true (Wes), but it does show we can really mix it up and hit the channels with pace now.

Ruddy and Jerome outstanding.

[Branston Pickle 3,635]

Brentford are a decent side and should be fine this season (I take my boys sometimes when Norwich are away) but they did learn a bit of a lesson that you have to make the chances count at this level; they had a decent spell for 5-10 just before half time and needed to score.

I have to say they are rather dining out on the non penalty - for me it was a 50:50 at best. I was in the Ealing Road end and it was right in front of us (of course all the home fans thought otherwise). IMO it would have been harsh to give, though for us to go straight down the other end and score was even harsher.

[Barclay seats 4849 the 3rd 0]

Yes Branston , but as the players themselves didn''t make anything of it , it was unlikely to be a pen .

How many times last year did almost exactly the same thing happen to us ?

It really is a demonstration of the gap in class , ability , quality or whatever you want to call it ,, however , Brentford are having a good go , and if they have a decent squad ,, will most likely be in the top half of the table come May IMO.