Thomas Frank says he is not a superstitious man, which is probably just as well considering the hoodoos Brentford need to break at Wembley on Saturday. Yet Brentford have reached the play-offs in the various divisions nine times, and lost each time. Teams who traditionally wear red and white shirts and black shorts, like Brentford, have featured in 32 play-off campaigns, and 16 finals, without achieving promotion. Not even a change into their blue away kit could save Brentford at Wembley last year. “If you do it, it comes into your mind and you think ‘what should I do?’ So I understand why people think things like that but personally I can’t live my life like that.

Source: Express May 28, 2021 13:18 UTC