stuart hatcher

Bees United Chair and Board member for Brentford FC

1) What was your football highlight of 2024?
Ivan Toney penalty in Euros - the world saw what all Bees know!

2) Either on the pitch, or behind the scenes working in football, who is your person of 2024 and why?
Peter Gilham - Brentford pitch announcer - he keeps going. It is about his 733rd year of constant announcing...

3) Who in football would you like to give a Christmas present to and what would you gift them?
Daniel Levy - a copy of "How to Win the Premier League" (it would be nice for him to understand what it is like and that is the closest he is going to get let's face it)

4) Who in the world of football should be on Santa’s naughty list and why?
Kyle Walker. The why I don't think is for polite society.

5) If you could make one change to football in 2025, to improve the way the game is played or governed, what would that change be and why?
Full reform of the FA - is it still fit for purpose? The confusion of who runs what (FA, EPL and EFL isn't where you would start from if you started from scratch)

6) Off the field, what are going to be football’s main talking points in 2025?
Regulator, regulator, regulator (oh and Man City charges coming home to roost...)

7) Thomas Tuchel was recently appointed England’s men’s team manager, can he deliver the World Cup success the English fans so desperately crave?
No (but that isn’t a reflection on Tuchel just me being glass half full England fan and not daring to dream!)