18-07-2025
'The bus stop in Hounslow moves onwards and upwards'
With Brentford having already lost their manager and captain, they are now going through a period of seemingly never-ending transfer speculation around their star players, so we asked for your views on the summer of upheaval for the Bees. Here are some of your comments:Charlie: Losing Thomas Frank will be the biggest problem. We've sold a lot of top strikers before (Neal Maupay, Said Benrahma, Ollie Watkins, Ivan Toney) and survived, but there are a lot of core players now going. Jordan Henderson could be a good leader and Igor Thiago will hopefully play and be good. With all the money coming in, I can't understand why we're not going for Liverpool's Harvey Elliott - surely a good fit?Carl: It is a massive summer for the club. We will need to recruit across the pitch to keep up recent levels. I would raid the unhappy bunch at Manchester United and give people like Jadon Sancho, Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho their mojo back - in exchange for a fulfilling life with less money!Darrell: Brentford fans expect nothing. Look at where we came from? The past 13 years have been one hell of a journey, but there is no doubt that the summer of 2025 is going to test the club's approach. Bring it on!Stuart: A difficult summer with Bryan Mbeumo and Frank swapping mid-table obscurity for a relegation dog-fight, Mark Flekken heading off to Germany, Christian Norgaard off to sit on Arsenal's bench, and now speculation about Yoane Wissa. But it is not all doom and gloom. We have upgraded our keeper, Henderson is a perfectly able short-term replacement for Noorgard, Thiago will shine up front in place of Wissa, and hopefully we can get a deal done for Omari Hutchinson as a replacement for Mbeumo. The only uncertainty is whether or not our new manager can successfully make the step up. Come on, you Bees!HerzyBee: Brentford fans embrace change as part of the club's development. We trust the management to fire up the conveyor belt of talent and replace those who have moved on. There is a bond of trust that the club looks forward but learns from the past. 'Little old Brentford' has gone - and the 'bus stop in Hounslow' moves onward and We at Brentford know what we are - a selling club. Every year we sell our star. Every year we are doomed by the media for relegation. Every year pundits are surprised by us and a new star emerges. Keep doubting us, because we revel in it! Here's to another year of critics being wrong!Find and follow your Premier League club on BBC Sport
