By plano 
Digging into this Brentford vs Spurs timeline thing
So, saw folks buzzing about big moments in Brentford vs Spurs matches. Thought, why not piece together the proper timeline? Always good to have those key bits straight for chats. Grabbed my laptop, opened up the trusty ol’ Notes app. Felt kinda weird starting from scratch.
First thing, needed the actual dates and scores. Easy enough, right? Google search for “Brentford Tottenham Premier League results”. Holy smokes, pages of links popped up. Had to click through a bunch before finding a site that didn’t make my eyes bleed with ads. Just wanted simple dates and scores. Found a decent table showing all their PL meetings so far. Started jotting down dates in one column, scores next to it. Basics done.
The messy hunt for the good stuff
Now came the real headache – finding the actual important moments in each game. Not just who scored, but the red cards, the massive saves, the goals ruled out by VAR… the things people argue about later. Pulled up highlights videos on a couple different sports sites. Some had decent recaps, others felt like they cut out half the game. Kept hitting pause and typing like mad:
Example:
- Game 1: Spurs go up early, looked comfy…
- Then Boom! Brentford scores two quick ones right after halftime. Place went nuts.
- Nervy finish: Spurs piled on pressure, Brentford keeper pulled off a crazy save in the 89th minute. Lucky not to get a handball penalty too!
Repeated this painful dance for every single game they’ve played. Cross-referencing reports on different sites was key. One source might miss a crucial offside call, another might forget a booking that led to a suspension. Lost count how many tabs I had open. My Notes file looked a right mess – tons of abbreviations, question marks everywhere.
Putting some order into this chaos
Once I felt I had the main bits for each game (or gave up looking!), time to organize this beast. Went through my jumbled notes game by game. Cut out all the fluff – just wanted the absolute “can’t miss” moments. Like:
- Goals obviously
- Penalties given or missed
- Big VAR decisions (disallowed goals, penalties given after review)
- Red cards straight up
- Game-changing injuries maybe
Tried listing them chronologically within each match. Made it clearer how the game actually flowed. Typed it all out neat in the doc, separating each game with the date and score at the top. Took way longer than I thought it would!
Why bother? My take
Look, it ain’t rocket science. Any fan can do this. But honestly, seeing all those “must know moments” laid out for every game? Shows you the pure chaos between these two. Spurs sometimes playing fancy pants football only for Brentford to smack ’em with set-pieces. Late equalizers flying in like clockwork some seasons. Ref decisions causing meltdowns. It’s never boring.
This little project? Reminded me why I love scrappy underdog stories like Brentford mixing it up. And why you should never, ever assume Spurs have it in the bag against them! That timeline holds the proof.