I was asked to write the report for this game as well as doing post-match interviews, but as mine and my brother’s final game as season ticket holders (due to work etc), I felt I should watch the game with him, but still speak to some players afterwards. The Bees managed to thump (!) their… Read More GetWestLondon | Post-match press for Brentford 3-0 Fulham – 30/4/16
In my fifth and final trip to Harlington this season, I interviewed QPR’s most recent signing, Nasser El Khayati. The 27-year-old was playing amateur football in his native Holland less than two years ago and, after joining Burton Albion in early 2015, jumped ship to west London on deadline day – 1 February – this… Read More GetWestLondon | Nasser El Khayati
My second First Team game reporting for GetWestLondon at Griffin Park, was on Tuesday 19th April when I covered Brentford’s late win over Cardiff City. I wrote the on-the-whistle report once again, spoke to “Man of the Moment” Scott Hogan who scored a three-minute brace to seal the three points, as well as former Arsenal… Read More GetWestLondon | Brentford 2-1 Cardiff City – 19/4/16
On Tuesday 5 April, I was invited to report on Brentford’s 3-1 Championship win over Bolton by GetWestLondon reporter, Tom Moore. During my second stint in the Griffin Park press box, I wrote the report for the game and interviewed midfielder Ryan Woods – both stories were published online and can be found by following… Read More GetWestLondon | Brentford 3-1 Bolton Wanderers – 5/4/16
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Below are the reports I wrote during the 2015/16 season for Brentford Football Club as the club’s freelance Academy Reporter:
Just the one online story for GetWestLondon this week – from Tuesday’s interview with the Dutchman:
From March’s interview with on-loan Watford man Gabriele Angella:
I was sent to Harlington this week to interview QPR’s longest-serving player, Argentinian midfielder Ale Faurlin. Below are links the three stories that I wrote up from the interview for GetWestLondon:
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