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Warburton to leave at the end of the season.

Bonkers.

http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk/news/ar...t-2277027.aspx

 

Club Statement

 

Brentford Football Club would like to update supporters on planned changes to the football management to come in to effect from the end of the season.

 

Club Owner Matthew Benham has met with Sporting Director Frank McParland, Manager Mark Warburton and Assistant Manager David Weir and the Club has reached agreement on terms for their departure.

 

The board, with Matthew’s approval, has made the decision that the trio will leave Brentford at the end of the 2014/15 season.

 

Mark and David will continue to work with the first-team on a day-to-day basis through to the end of the season – with the support and backing of Matthew and the Club’s Board – as Brentford push for promotion to the Premier League.

 

Matthew, a Brentford fan since 1979, who has owned the majority shareholding in the Club since June 2012, has decided to make changes in order to ensure the long-term prosperity of the Club.

 

Matthew and members of the Board have been in discussions with Manager Mark Warburton and other football staff about the future direction of the Club for many weeks, prior to stories appearing in the media last week.

 

As part of a remodelling of the Club’s football management, a Head Coach will be appointed to work alongside a new Sporting Director.

 

There will also be a new recruitment structure using a mixture of traditional scouting and other tools including mathematical modelling.

 

As part of the new recruitment structure, the Head Coach will have a strong input in to the players brought in to the Club but not an absolute veto.

 

The club wish to implement these changes in time for the next transfer window that opens this summer and to best ensure a smooth transition to the new recruitment model current Sporting Director Frank McParland has been placed on gardening leave.

 

The club want the new structure to be a long-term way of working which is independent of whoever is in the Head Coach role.

 

Frank, Mark and David have decided, following long discussions with Matthew that they feel unable to work under the changed structure and approach as it differs from their football philosophy.

 

Matthew Benham said: “I am a passionate Brentford fan and every decision I take is intended to be in the best long term interests of the Club.

 

“Some of the decisions taken to date have been easy and some, like this one, have been extremely hard.

 

Cliff Crown, Chairman of Brentford FC said: “Lots of clubs are criticised for short term thinking – we want to take a long term view and put structures in place that both the Board and the owner believe will be to the benefit of Brentford FC for years to come.

 

“The new structure is unusual in English football, although commonplace in other European countries and in other sports.

 

“We would have loved for Mark to stay, working within the new structure, but he feels that this is not right for him.

 

“We understand that completely and had to weigh up the benefits of the new structure against losing a fantastically successful manager before taking this decision.

 

“Recent press articles made it impossible to continue orderly discussions in private about the next steps for the Club.

 

“We regret this happening and fully appreciate that the uncertainty and often inaccurate speculation has been unsatisfactory for fans.

 

“We must now focus totally on the remainder of the season.

 

Matthew Benham also said: “Under Mark’s stewardship, Brentford have achieved a high league position and played football which is a joy to watch.

 

“It is difficult to seek to implement change, particularly when things appear to be going so well, but I am single minded in my resolve that we can leave no stone unturned in our quest for sustainable Premier League Football.

 

“Innovation, not increased funding, can be the only route to success for clubs such as ours, and I fully accept that innovation is never without risk.

 

“We are continuing to build a strong base for the future.

 

“Everything has been perfectly amicable between all parties and we remain friends.”

 

Mark Warburton said: “I will be forever grateful to Matthew for giving me the opportunity to be Manager of this fantastic Football Club and for what he has done for the Club since I have been here.

 

“It has been an absolute honour and a privilege to do the job and I have had the pleasure of working with a fantastic group of players and staff and have enjoyed the backing of a magnificent set of supporters.

 

“While I am disappointed that we have been unable to reconcile some key philosophical differences, I’m relieved we now have clarity.

 

“In my remaining time at the Club we shall move heaven and earth to get the promotion that the players, fans and Matthew deserve and going forward, I wish the club every success in its ongoing adventure.

 

“I have enormous respect for Matthew and his investment in the Club and he has the absolute right to run the club in the manner he deems most appropriate and beneficial.

 

“I have the privilege of managing an outstanding group of players, a group which has demonstrated a work ethic, a harmony and no shortage of quality.

 

“David and I, and indeed all the staff, remain totally focussed on supporting this squad of players and ensuring they are best prepared for each and every remaining fixture this season.

 

“Please be absolutely reassured that nothing will detract from our work for Brentford Football Club between now and the end of the season.”

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Genuinely intrigued to see how they get on over the next few years - Benham and his crew are very shrewd cookies.

 

I remember reading an article in the Evening Standard shortly after Dickov's Latics had beaten them 3-1 at Griffin Park. We were looking good and they were close to the bottom of the table.

 

He came across as a man with plans, not dissimilar to the early days of TTA at Boundary Park, and has certainly delivered on the pitch with stadium to follow - unlike TTA.

 

I'm surprised at what they've achieved. It's pretty impressive. This latest move reeks of disappearing up his own arse though. Time will tell. Like you say, he's no mug.

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I remember reading an article in the Evening Standard shortly after Dickov's Latics had beaten them 3-1 at Griffin Park. We were looking good and they were close to the bottom of the table.

 

He came across as a man with plans, not dissimilar to the early days of TTA at Boundary Park, and has certainly delivered on the pitch with stadium to follow - unlike TTA.

 

I'm surprised at what they've achieved. It's pretty impressive. This latest move reeks of disappearing up his own arse though. Time will tell. Like you say, he's no mug.

I was in the pub last night - I live about 15 minutes walk from Brentford - and it was generally not that badly received. There was a genuine sense of confusion but not outright shock. Which given they're going so well on what must be a limited budget I was surprised by.

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It'll be fascinating to see the fortunes of Brentford using this statistical recruitment with very structural roles.

 

I think there's an irony in the last two results since the story leaked about Warburton, though. In decent form, playoffs etc. they would statistically be favourites against Charlton and Watford - the stats wouldn't take his sacking into account - and they go and lose both games.

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There was an interesting chat on 5 live on Deadline Day, well as interesting chat as you can have with Phil Neville involved.

 

Statistics are skewing how players play the game. They are apparently more focused on their personal stats than contribution towards the team. So some midfielders deliberately just play short non risk but non dangerous passes so they end up with a 98% successful pass rate, but having had no impact on the game.

 

They said players were coming in on a Monday and all they wanted to know was their statistics. But the reality was that you often have to take risks to win a game and so those with 'worse' stats are your game winners in spite, whilst those with better stats are your ineffective players because.

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The success of Southampton has shifted the goalposts with regards to how clubs view the blueprint for future success IMHO.

 

Starting with input of Clive Woodward, intensifying under Corteze and now maturing with Les Reed and the backroom staff they have shown the benefits of forward planning and structure. The idea that the manager is not the most important man at the club is a sensible one when you consider the variable and fluctuating market for their services at present.

 

Southamptons 'black box' (or whatever they call it!) is continually monitoring managers, their styles of play, player development and recruitment right across Europe. If a player or manager goes - their replacement is already in the pipeline.

 

Ironically, Corteze himself was made expendable by the very system he fine tuned!!

 

It sounds like Brentford want a similar model and fair play to them. If Warburton decided he couldn't work within that system then thats his call.

 

The alternative is you improve to a level that somebody comes calling for your gaffer.....and you potentially have to start again. Being ahead of the curve has clearly served Brentford well - I suspect they will be fine!!

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There was an interesting chat on 5 live on Deadline Day, well as interesting chat as you can have with Phil Neville involved.

 

Statistics are skewing how players play the game. They are apparently more focused on their personal stats than contribution towards the team. So some midfielders deliberately just play short non risk but non dangerous passes so they end up with a 98% successful pass rate, but having had no impact on the game.

 

They said players were coming in on a Monday and all they wanted to know was their statistics. But the reality was that you often have to take risks to win a game and so those with 'worse' stats are your game winners in spite, whilst those with better stats are your ineffective players because.

And this is what Scholes was alluding to in his bow shot at Van Gaal, the best players look to the risky pass, knowing if it comes off then the end result is a goalscoring opportunity.

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