Author of Smart Money (Brentford FC), Le Fric (Tour de France) & Football's Secret Trade (Player transfers).https://bsky.app/profile/duffofbrentford.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/duffofbrentford.bsky.social/post/3mtizwd7mrk22ESPN: "this could genuinely be the most talented Brentford squad that has ever existed." Big, if true. (How about Raya, Norgaard, Mbeumo, Watkins team in 19-20?) https://global.espn.com/football/story/_/id/49644584/premier-league-2026-2027-preview-offseason-moves-stats-analysis-predictions-teams20 Aug 2026 10:27 +0000at://did:plc:hsimnpit3jvyemx7pmo7vkmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtizwd7mrk22https://bsky.app/profile/duffofbrentford.bsky.social/post/3mrf4iutegc2hNYT takes a look at the Amaury family and the (very unusual) business of the #TourdeFrance https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/business/tour-de-france-amaury-aso.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share24 Jul 2026 10:12 +0000at://did:plc:hsimnpit3jvyemx7pmo7vkmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrf4iutegc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/duffofbrentford.bsky.social/post/3mr34dx2oik2jNot quite sure how 'cultural vibrancy', the Elephant & Castle shopping centre and the Heygate estate fit in the same article. It was one of the most soulless, deprived parts of London for decades, certainly in the 1990s and early 2000s. https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2026/jul/20/elephant-and-castle-london-gentrification-patient-zero20 Jul 2026 10:43 +0000at://did:plc:hsimnpit3jvyemx7pmo7vkmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr34dx2oik2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/duffofbrentford.bsky.social/post/3mr32ucr3ok2jSnooker prize money > Tour de France via @financialtimes.com (and the hotels in Sheffield have aircon)20 Jul 2026 10:16 +0000at://did:plc:hsimnpit3jvyemx7pmo7vkmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr32ucr3ok2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/duffofbrentford.bsky.social/post/3mqmjfdlkyc2oNicest house in Brentford? Yours for £3.75 million. Used to belong to the BBC news reader Anna Ford. https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/90753417#/?channel=RES_BUY14 Jul 2026 15:27 +0000at://did:plc:hsimnpit3jvyemx7pmo7vkmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmjfdlkyc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/duffofbrentford.bsky.social/post/3mqk676eufs2oreporters of L'Equipe discuss starting TdF stages at 9 a.m. next year because of extreme heat, and the possibility of a riders strike if no change to schedule. 13.30 minutes in. interesting but Félix Lévitan would not approve. https://podcasts.apple.com/nl/podcast/l%C3%A9quipe-du-tour-le-podcast-cylisme-de-l%C3%A9quipe-sur-le/id1695114908?l=en-GB&i=100077662643013 Jul 2026 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:hsimnpit3jvyemx7pmo7vkmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqk676eufs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/duffofbrentford.bsky.social/post/3mqcabmmzj22eI wrote something about the Tour de France matriarch's succession planning (in case you're bored of the race.) https://duffofbrentford.substack.com/p/tour-de-france-royalty10 Jul 2026 13:17 +0000at://did:plc:hsimnpit3jvyemx7pmo7vkmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqcabmmzj22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/duffofbrentford.bsky.social/post/3mqcabmmzj22eI wrote something about the Tour de France matriarch's succession planning (in case you're bored of the race.) https://duffofbrentford.substack.com/p/tour-de-france-royalty10 Jul 2026 13:17 +0000at://did:plc:hsimnpit3jvyemx7pmo7vkmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqcabmmzj22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/duffofbrentford.bsky.social/post/3mq3e5wcsm22bThe Celts are here.07 Jul 2026 19:38 +0000at://did:plc:hsimnpit3jvyemx7pmo7vkmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq3e5wcsm22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/duffofbrentford.bsky.social/post/3mpv3nk6hks2nQuotes of the tournament, so far. "We come from the red earth... playing barefoot on that soil." (Alfaro) "They thought we would turn up in tuxedos, but we were there." (Mbappé) "(Our cat) Bob jumped into the back of a Royal Mail van. Sad, really. Unfortunately he turned feral." (Murphy)05 Jul 2026 07:49 +0000at://did:plc:hsimnpit3jvyemx7pmo7vkmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpv3nk6hks2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/duffofbrentford.bsky.social/post/3mpnr7ibty22aAbsolute banger of a local newspaper story (if the Brentford, Chiswick & Isleworth Times still existed.) https://chiswickcalendar.co.uk/council-tells-riverside-pubs-at-strand-on-the-green-to-remove-outside-seating-and-beer-shelves-from-railings/02 Jul 2026 09:54 +0000at://did:plc:hsimnpit3jvyemx7pmo7vkmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpnr7ibty22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/duffofbrentford.bsky.social/post/3mploc2ehws2bTour de France rituals: Renewed L'Equipe sub ✅ Switched ringtone to TDF klaxon ✅ Head in La France profonde ✅01 Jul 2026 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:hsimnpit3jvyemx7pmo7vkmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mploc2ehws2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/duffofbrentford.bsky.social/post/3mohupo26ys2sExclamation mark in AP headline. 🚨🚨 The biggest scandal so far at the World Cup? 🇺🇸 ⚽️17 Jun 2026 08:15 +0000at://did:plc:hsimnpit3jvyemx7pmo7vkmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mohupo26ys2shttps://bsky.app/profile/duffofbrentford.bsky.social/post/3mo3b3hvon22hIf you only want to read 2 paragraphs of World Cup media today, here they are: Via tompeck.bsky.social12 Jun 2026 07:52 +0000at://did:plc:hsimnpit3jvyemx7pmo7vkmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo3b3hvon22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/duffofbrentford.bsky.social/post/3mnxdrl76wc2cCuraçao and Netherlands flags flying from apartment block in The Hague. #WorldCup #Wereldkampioenschap10 Jun 2026 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:hsimnpit3jvyemx7pmo7vkmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnxdrl76wc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/duffofbrentford.bsky.social/post/3mnlyjhog4226"We started in a builder's shed in New Malden." The humble beginnings of F1 teams... https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jun/05/bruce-mclaren-1000th-gp-f1-motorsport06 Jun 2026 06:09 +0000at://did:plc:hsimnpit3jvyemx7pmo7vkmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnlyjhog4226https://bsky.app/profile/duffofbrentford.bsky.social/post/3mlvrfgmco22xBBC news channel hitting it out of the park on Starmer / Burnham -Election guru John Curtis: Makerfield biggest by-election in UK post-war history -Ex-comms chief James Lyons: most likely outcome - Starmer will set own exit strategy Props to presenter Matthew Amroliwala and production team 🎩15 May 2026 16:38 +0000at://did:plc:hsimnpit3jvyemx7pmo7vkmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvrfgmco22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/duffofbrentford.bsky.social/post/3mldvlwqylk2tSo the Adidas and Brahma World Cup ads are great.. However, the Atletico Madrid ads remain undefeated. https://youtu.be/wQuWxxcd9pU?is=Fe5c4kh5HrmVCeIYj08 May 2026 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:hsimnpit3jvyemx7pmo7vkmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldvlwqylk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/duffofbrentford.bsky.social/post/3mkwrj2egcs2kBrentford owner Matthew Benham sends envoy to Extremadura, Spain to pick new training ground site for his other club: third-tier Merida AD. (Spoiler: it's not the one in the picture.) https://as.com/futbol/primera-rfef/la-joya-de-la-corona-de-bia-en-merida-asi-sera-la-nueva-ciudad-deportiva-f202605-n/#03 May 2026 08:47 +0000at://did:plc:hsimnpit3jvyemx7pmo7vkmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkwrj2egcs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/duffofbrentford.bsky.social/post/3mbohxrpfqs23Brentford has not fired a head coach since Marinus Dijkhuizen in 2015. Since then UK has jettisoned four prime ministers, the European Union and more than 100 Premier League coaches.05 Jan 2026 12:48 +0000at://did:plc:hsimnpit3jvyemx7pmo7vkmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbohxrpfqs23https://bsky.app/profile/duffofbrentford.bsky.social/post/3mil66glyls2s#stopbrunch https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/03/stop-brunch-rustic-catalan-meal-food-overtourism-barcelona03 Apr 2026 07:12 +0000at://did:plc:hsimnpit3jvyemx7pmo7vkmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mil66glyls2shttps://bsky.app/profile/duffofbrentford.bsky.social/post/3mijufkjlps2sSo the great Brazil forward Garrincha played at Griffin Park against Brentford. Line-up picture courtesy of Don Tanswell @beesunited.bsky.social02 Apr 2026 18:44 +0000at://did:plc:hsimnpit3jvyemx7pmo7vkmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijufkjlps2shttps://bsky.app/profile/duffofbrentford.bsky.social/post/3mhn3ug3r322qNot now, maestro, the Brentford game is on. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Mar 2026 08:10 +0000at://did:plc:hsimnpit3jvyemx7pmo7vkmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhn3ug3r322qhttps://bsky.app/profile/duffofbrentford.bsky.social/post/3mh745tofjs23Igor Thiago called up by Braaaazil.16 Mar 2026 18:38 +0000at://did:plc:hsimnpit3jvyemx7pmo7vkmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh745tofjs23https://bsky.app/profile/duffofbrentford.bsky.social/post/3mh24mivvhs2dThe Secret Agent has to win something at the #Oscars: amazing cast, cinematography and 2 hours, 40 minutes packed w/ 💯 Brazil. 🇧🇷 Corruption / Urban myths / Bureaucracy / VW Fuscas / Violence / Orelhaos / Beer bellies / Carnival / Cachaça / Gente Boa.14 Mar 2026 19:03 +0000at://did:plc:hsimnpit3jvyemx7pmo7vkmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh24mivvhs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/duffofbrentford.bsky.social/post/3mgp43uwlgc2zThanks to this website for sourcing my book with @tariqpanja.bsky.social about Michael Tabor being West Ham's principal lender for ~15 years I almost forgive you for knocking Brentford out of the FA Cup. 😉 https://www.claretandhugh.info/the-incredible-interest-paid-on-west-hams-staggering-borrowing-since-2012/#10 Mar 2026 09:55 +0000at://did:plc:hsimnpit3jvyemx7pmo7vkmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgp43uwlgc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/duffofbrentford.bsky.social/post/3mgicbir5kc2dMatthew Benham headlines at #SSAC26 -Brentford had 20% chance of relegation at start of season -Didn't seriously consider hiring anyone other than Keith Andrews -Players still get bonuses for set piece goals (including kick-off goals) -Brentford passed on signing Eze for £4 million in 201907 Mar 2026 16:57 +0000at://did:plc:hsimnpit3jvyemx7pmo7vkmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgicbir5kc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/duffofbrentford.bsky.social/post/3mfvt3zaj4c2kNext Saturday. Brentford owner Matthew Benham. Live podcast with Men in Blazers. At Sloan Sports Analytics conference. 🍿🍿🍿 https://www.sloansportsconference.com/event/men-in-blazers-matthew-benham28 Feb 2026 08:37 +0000at://did:plc:hsimnpit3jvyemx7pmo7vkmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfvt3zaj4c2k