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Just a bus stop in Hounslow

Great last night to see often derided QPR's under 21 side turn over the Bees similar string at Loftus Road in the Premier Cup final. Contrary to some people's beliefs, Rs fans do not have a hatred of their out of London neighbours. That is generated by the half wit who does the match announcements at the GTECH and who will only refer to us a ''today's visitors''. No such problem last night as Brentford was mentioned as they should be given their recent success in the Premiership.

peter king ● 19d8 Comments

We have the shyster Redknapp to thank for the debt, still paying off the record FA fine for breaking the rules whereas Man City are supposedly bomb proof after their escapades and Chelsea get a small fine for stealing young players from smaller teams. Pleased that the Bees have their own sugar daddy who keeps giving and a bit jealous that you've found a place fairly near GP to build a new stadium. Both the oiks from SW6 and ourselves have very little wriggle room to expand their ground and for us to upgrade our hovel!

peter king ● 18d

I used to think it stood for Quite Possibly Relegated.

Keith Iddon ● 18d

Sorry, stupid question on my part I was a decade out.

N V Brooks ● 18d

I had forgotten the proposed merger with Fulham. Was that before Mohammed (al) Fayed was involved?

N V Brooks ● 18d

I once knew a lovely old boy named Bill, an inoffensive teetotaller  who owned a pebbledash house right on the doorstep of Loftus Road. When asked if he ever watched the Rangers he took fright and said he despised QPR, never entered their ground; but regularly took the bus to Griffin Park instead to watch his beloved Bees.I doubt whether Bill is around now, if he were he would be proud of his team today playing at the bus stop in Hounslow.Today's Brentford supporters might like to know that their team, founded in 1889 won their first trophy just 4 years later, the Middlesex Junior Cup.I suspect not many people know that.

Denis I. Fox ● 19d

As a Rangers supporter for over sixty years I well remember the so called "duplicity". The Brentford  chairman Jack Dunnett had tax problems and it was he who approached Jim Gregory to suggest the proposed merger. Gregory was a used car salesman and a wily operator so of course he gave the idea consideration. luckily owing to opposition as much from Rangers fans as Brentford the idea fizzled out . Living in Shepherd's Bush I didn't want to move out to Brentford , it seemed like the back of beyond.We also had to save our club in 1986 from a merger with Fulham. I know quite a few Brentford fans many of them newbies and wish them well but you still get the odd old codger banging on with their distorted view of the merger that never happened.

David Burke ● 19d

If you know the history of the duplicity of the 'merger' that QPR proposed in 1967, you would understand why many older fans treat the mere mention of QPR with derision.  However, most Bees fans nowadays don't even give QPR a second thought, just as it should be.Still we are happily mid-table in the EPL, debt-free. Rather a more comfortable position than QPR with a last reported debt-pile north of £104m in 2024.

N V Brooks ● 19d

Lots of talent on show from two top sides who reside in west London.Watched it on live stream. C'mon you hoops.

Paul Jennings ● 19d