Pete Turner joined the Board of Bees United last year having supported the Bees for the last 20+ years with his family who were also actively involved in the Community Sports Trust. Here he shares his first experiences as one of your Board members.
“The natural state of the football fan is bitter disappointment, no matter what the score.” Nick Hornby - Fever Pitch. From firm predictions of Brentford’s relegation, to speculation about Europe, Peter Crumpler says, 'look at what the Bees have achieved this year'.
"....so glad to see you two are still here. It’s like they’ve brought bricks and mortar from the old place to the new" Dave Morley and Ian Townsend were the Press Box lynchpins from as early as the I980's. Brendan Nevin reunited Dave and Ian for a chat.
From hearing the crowds at Griffin Park as a youngster, and school near the river, at Strand on the Green, via Olympic Gold, Ben is back at Brentford, the BFC Performance Director
Born and bred in South Wales (Gavin and Stacy fame) and as a Welsh schoolboy I preferred Rugby, so playing football in the school playground with a tennis ball was all the football experience I had. Read how Si Forrester became a Griffin Park Gateman (turnstile operator!)
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