Caoimhín Kelleher GK Brentford b.1998

[Eirambler]

Another strong performance from Kelleher yesterday, albeit on the losing team. While Parrott has understandably received the most praise lately, he is not (yet) playing in one of the top European leagues. Of the few Irish players that are, Kelleher is undoubtedly the standout right now - by a distance. If he keeps this level of performance up there's a move upwards from Brentford there for him, especially as he has previously shown that he can handle the pressure of a title challenge, cup finals etc.

[EalingGreen]

Another strong performance from Kelleher yesterday, albeit on the losing team. While Parrott has understandably received the most praise lately, he is not (yet) playing in one of the top European leagues. Of the few Irish players that are, Kelleher is undoubtedly the standout right now - by a distance. If he keeps this level of performance up there's a move upwards from Brentford there for him, especially as he has previously shown that he can handle the pressure of a title challenge, cup finals etc.

Yeah, was at the game and he kept the score respectable with an excellent performance - might have been 5 or 6 but for him.

While the Bees fans' forum has him receiving 87.7% of the vote (222/253) in their MOTM poll. (Plus a load of posts demanding to know why it wasn't 100%!)

Otoh Nathan C has so far received one vote - presumably his Ma.

[Fixer82]

Yeah, was at the game and he kept the score respectable with an excellent performance - might have been 5 or 6 but for him.

While the Bees fans' forum has him receiving 87.7% of the vote (222/253) in their MOTM poll. (Plus a load of posts demanding to know why it wasn't 100%!)

Otoh Nathan C has so far received one vote - presumably his Ma.

Collins has all the physical attributes of being a top class player. It's his head that lets him down sometimes.

[EalingGreen]

Collins has all the physical attributes of being a top class player. It's his head that lets him down sometimes.

If NC wasn't good on Saturday - and he wasn't - then he was only one of 7 or 8 Bees players who were all pretty crap.

Has been generally ok this season, mind - the odd error, but still a fixture in the team.

[ifk101]

He has a mistake in him, a couple against Spurs. He miscued a pass back to Kelleher in the second half – did the same in Helsinki, but got away with it this time. Agree with Fixer82, he has the attributes to be a top player but the concentration lapses are frustrating and for a big lad, he does tend to get bullied a bit. Feel the captaincy role, for Brentford and Ireland, is a distraction he doesn’t need.

Thought Kelleher was good but had a couple ropey moments.

[Jolly Red Giant]

I have to say there is a little bit of worry for Andrews and Brentford (and I say that as someone who thought his appointment was a big risk but Andrews deserves credit so far) - they have lost 4 of the last 6 and have a big December coming up. You would expect a loss Man City but Brentford do need to be beating Leeds, Wovles and Bournemouth to demonstrate that their form so far was not the outlier.

[EalingGreen]

I have to say there is a little bit of worry for Andrews and Brentford (and I say that as someone who thought his appointment was a big risk but Andrews deserves credit so far) - they have lost 4 of the last 6 and have a big December coming up. You would expect a loss Man City but Brentford do need to be beating Leeds, Wovles and Bournemouth to demonstrate that their form so far was not the outlier.

If their away form has been poor (mostly tougher games tbf), then their home form has been good (mostly easier games, it has to be said).

And if a team needs to perform well in both in order to challenge near the top of the table, at the same time good form in either is enough to keep a team out of any relegation worries.

Meanwhile, you can be sure that the Owner and his Execs will be monitoring progress closely, but in terms of performances, not results. In which respect, the team's xG stats etc suggest that they're actually playing better than their league position might indicate. While from this observer's pov, the "eyeball test" suggests that KA hasn't "lost the dressing room", or anything like it.

Moreover, the club's past record since Benham took over shows that they're quite prepared to be ruthless if they think something needs to be done - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marinus_Dijkhuizen.

But by the same token, they're also be prepared to be FAR more patient than most clubs if they're satisfied with how the manager is doing. And there is no talk whatever of any disatisfaction with KA.

[Nesta99]

It a long long way from going to Griffin Park out of curiosity when Eddie May was appointed manager. How things can change for a club thats ends up well run, or lose the run of themselves like Charlton, koining the hiring and firing - best run club in England....

[elatedscum]

I have to say there is a little bit of worry for Andrews and Brentford (and I say that as someone who thought his appointment was a big risk but Andrews deserves credit so far) - they have lost 4 of the last 6 and have a big December coming up. You would expect a loss Man City but Brentford do need to be beating Leeds, Wovles and Bournemouth to demonstrate that their form so far was not the outlier.

i thought it was a big mistake to rest everyone good except Kelleher for the game against Arsenal (Collins, Henderson, Damsgaard, Thiago). As we saw with Sunderland, Arsenal can be got at by playing the type of football Brentford play and a point or three against Arsenal would have been huge for momentum, like it was vs Liverpool, United, Chelsea, Newcastle, Villa. Resting those players and foregoing the result puts huge pressure to get a result the next game (against the old manager) and a 2-0 loss to Spurs was the result.