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CONFIDENT BEES FOR LEAGUE ONE - POOLE

Glenn Poole is delighted with how Brentford are playing under new manager Andy Scott – and thinks there is every chance that the Bees will be in League One next season.

The 26-year-old winger netted the winning goal in the 2-1 victory over high-flying Chesterfield at Griffin Park on Saturday – his eighth of the season – and admitted that since Terry Butcher’s departure, things couldn’t be better.

Scott, Butcher’s former assistant, has won five of his first seven games in charge, moving the Bees up to twelfth in the table – only eight points of a play-off berth.

And Poole is confident that under the 35-year-old full-time manager Brentford can gain promotion.

He said: “I’m really enjoying my football at the moment – I don’t think I have been happier.

“There is no way that Brentford are a League Two club – and now we could go up to League One. At the moment it’s a dream come true. When May comes hopefully we’ll be in the mix.

“The team is doing well and we are winning. We are playing with smiles on our faces and going into games knowing that we are not going to lose.”

Labels: Brentford, Chesterfield, Glenn Poole, League One, Terry Butcher

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BEES STING CHESTERFIELD AND FLY UP TABLE

Glenn Poole's left-foot curler earned new Brentford manager Andy Scott a great win at Griffin Park against League Two high-fliers Chesterfield. Left-winger Poole scored the winner – his eighth of the season – with half an hour remaining as the Bees’ climb up the table continues under Scott.

The 35-year-old had been assistant to Terry Butcher, who was sacked in mid-December, and has impressed so much in his seven games in charge that he fully deserves the full-time role he has now been given: five wins, a draw and only one defeat is play-off form.

Scott has instilled confidence in his charges and they attacked from the off yesterday. Chesterfield were sluggish – the three-hour trip down the M1 looked to have drained them. Luckily for them, their goalkeeper was alert to the task.

Barry Roache, 25, was first called into action after 13 minutes when Alan Connell teed up Poole from a Gary Smith’s corner. Through a packed box Roache did well to dive down to Poole’s drive.

Five minutes later, again from a Bees’ corner, the ‘keeper managed to push out Connell’s header at the far post and then he tipped Smith’s rasping shot round the post for another corner.

But Roache was finally beaten by midfielder Smith after 25 minutes. Connell’s pass dissected the visitor’s defence to allow the 23-year-old to steal in and slot the ball under the ‘keeper’s despairing dive.

The goal shook Chesterfield to life and Jack Lester netted his 18th goal in only 23 games four minutes shy of the break. The 32-year-old former Nottingham Forest striker, latching onto Derek Niven’s pass, swivelled and shot neatly past the onrushing Ben Hamer.

A exciting and flowing second-half was played out, and Poole’s winner came about after the Bees had peppered Roache’s goal. The ball broke to the 26-year-old on the edge of the area, having only been half-cleared, and he showed excellent composure to steer his shot past the groping hand of the Chesterfield ‘keeper.

Labels: Brentford, Chesterfield, football, Glenn Poole, League One

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BRENTFORD 1-3 STOCKPORT AT GRIFFIN PARK

Here is my match report of this League Two spectacular for Footymad.net.

Labels: Brentford, football, Jim Gannon, League Two, Stockport, Terry Butcher

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