A few days after he scored the winner for Grimsby against Brentford on 1 May 2004, Isaiah Rankin received a text. “I want you,” it read. Without context, he didn’t know how to react. It had to be a ...

Former Brentford manager Martin Allen has been revealing his favourite memories from his managerial stint at Griffin Park. The Englishman took charge of the Bees in March 2004 before eventually ...