Saturday, 30 March 2013

The Griffin Roars?

Well a cold day to see Brentford but good football. I parked on the local streets but had to pay for the privilege at two pounds an hour.  Queued to get a ticket but once at the front of queue was told to go straight to the turnstiles. Finally got in having chosen to stand rather than sit I headed for the Bias Stand.
Needed some food and rink so stopped at the first refreshment booth which was a mistake.  I failed to notice that all those in front of me were only buying drinks and I ordered a pie.  The pie would have been fine except the warming cabinet had burnt the bottom and super heated the innards.  My mouth is still suffering. At half time I tried the other booth and again had a decent tea and a Mars Duo instead, many locals had burgers which looked fine.
To important matters then. The football was fun and exciting to the end with the locals just pipping the gallant visitors who had gifted the Bees a goal in the first half. I stood next to a local gent who occasionally shared his thoughts on his team and saved my space while I got refreshments. The crowd around me were fair in their comments with the usual bit of coarse comment from a few. County were unlucky to be behind at half time and shared goals in the second half.
The stadium is a mixture of styles and antiquity. It has some charm and even in the cold a good game can be enjoyed. Parking aside I would recommend a visit just use the tube or bus as the locals do.