"All our thoughts are with Robert's wife, his family and all his friends - many of whom work at Brentford FC. Neil Greig Head of Medical. Facebook; Twitter; YouTube; Instagram; Web Privacy Policy; Terms of Use; Accessibility Brentford's director of football has admitted that the Bees' move for Pontus Jansson came about very quickly.
Off the Pitch delivers unrivalled football business journalism and insight to subscribers as well as delivering a business intelligence tool to compare data from clubs across Europe. Brentford FC Co-Director of Football Rasmus Ankersen has been talking about the Club's strategy to Off the Pitch. Robert Rowan, the technical director of Championship club Brentford, has died at the age of 28. His loss - at such a young age - is one to football as well as to those who knew him. Celtic, Bolton, Rio Ave, Eskisehirspor and the Scotland national team had all leaned upon his scouting talents; he had coached in Sweden; and he was combining his role in the bank with a position in Scottish League One with Stenhousemuir.Catch up with the best of the action from day three of London 2012, including Great Britain's historic gymnastics bronze in the men's team final.The Scot was appointed to the role in February, having previously spent three and a half years as the club's head of football operations.Ideas and enthusiasm spilled out from Rowan, whose break came at the age of 18 after he sent a scouting report on the Champions League final between Manchester United and Barcelona in Rome to 'the manager' at every senior club in England and Scotland. Club badge - Link to home. It says a lot about Pontus that he chose to sign for Brentford as much as we chose to sign him. “Pontus is a top defender who brings immense professionalism, a great attitude, experience, defensive robustness, leadership qualities, and threat from set pieces to our side.Never miss a thing after Whites clinch Premier League promotion - sign up for free email updatesAnd for the Bees, the move came about quickly."Everyone knows about the Brentford model but to develop the young players we have here, we also need experience and quality in the squad to get the perfect balance. Brentford have appointed Rasmus Ankersen and Phil Giles as Co-Directors of Football with responsibility for appointing Mark Warburton's successor as manager. To have someone with his CV turn down other offers to join us shows where we stand as a club now.”The Swede has swapped Leeds United for the BeesJansson's new head coach Thomas Frank also weighed in after the deal, which includes a club option for a fourth year, was confirmed."In fact, it was only very recently that we were alerted to his availability and reacted quickly to the opportunity.
A few weeks later, he was working for the English Championship club's scouting department.Analysis and opinion from our chief football writer.Latterly, Rowan was hugely well thought of at Brentford and respected in the wider English game. Leeds United confirmed that the Sweden international had joined the West London side for an undisclosed fee on Monday evening following reports over the past 48 hours that the 28-year-old's relationship with the club have broken down.
"The tale was one the likeable Fifer told with scarcely contained incredulity, but his talents and attitude had opened doors for him before.
There is a mutual feeling that we can be successful together, and we wish him well during his time with us."“We are very pleased with Pontus’ arrival. Andreas Georgson Head of Set Pieces and Individual Development. The defence is an area that we have been looking to strengthen and we feel that Pontus will bring a lot to the group.
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