Three games, two wins, seven goals scored, five conceded, six points won – that was the story of Brentford’s Saturday October 6.
Brentford’s three senior teams were in action on Saturday afternoon and two of the three picked up good wins.
Griffin Park was rocking on Saturday afternoon as Clayton Donaldson scored twice in a 2-1 npower League One win over Crawley Town.
The striker opened the scoring then struck a second half winner as The Bees beat the big-spending high-flying Sussex side.
A match report from the game is available here while pictures can be seen here.
Following the match, two-goal hero Clayton Donaldson spoke to Bees Player along with central defender Harlee Dean and Manager Uwe Rösler.
Bees Player subscribers can see the interview with Clayton here and with Harlee here.
Uwe’s post-match interview is available here.
Clayton said he was “over the moon” after his double, more of his reaction is available to read here.
Harlee told Bees Player there was more to come from this Brentford side – his quotes can be read here.
Uwe said Brentford had produced an “excellent” first half performance, more of his post-match reaction and a look ahead to tomorrow’s Johnstone’s Paint Trophy re-match against Crawley is available here.
Before The Bees beat Crawley, the Club’s Development Squad came back from 2-0 down to beat Queens Park Rangers 4-2.
Brentford trailed 2-0 to their rivals in the Under-21 Professional Development League Two South clash at QPR’s training ground.
Luke Norris, Aaron Pierre, Antonio German and Jake Reeves scored in 20 second half minutes to give The Bees the win.
Read a match report here and see pictures here.
Development Squad Manager Jon De Souza spoke to Bees Player after the match and his reaction is available here.
Goal scorers Aaron Pierre and Jake Reeves also spoke to Bees Player after the win, their interviews can be seen here and here.
Jon De Souza described the performance as the best by a Brentford Development Squad – his full reaction can be read here.
Aaron Pierre said Brentford deserved the win, read his comments in full here.
Jake Reeves hailed the Brentford performance as “brilliant” – read full reaction from the midfield player here.
There was, however, one result that did not go Brentford’s way.
The Youth Team were beaten 2-1 by QPR in an under-18 Professional Development League Two South match at Brentford’s Jersey Road Training Ground.
A full match report is available here and pictures are here.
Youth Team Manager Louis Lancaster spoke to Bees Player after the match.
A video is available here for Bees Player subscribers while his reaction can be read here.
Video highlights of all three games will follow shortly and the best bits of The Bees Player Show will also be available soon.