Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
PLEASE STING THE BAGGIES!
Bees fans urge old-boy Barbet to help local rivals win promotion but he says: I don’t care
speak with some of the Brentford players, but haven’t had any messages yet. However, I’ve had lots of messages from Brentford fans. I don’t care, to be fair, I just play my game.
“My phone will probably beep a lot in the next few days too.
“But it is in good spirit. I was always treated well by the Brentford fans, until I signed for QPR, which I can understand. I kept in touch with some of them.
“Brentford was my first club in England and that’s why I’m here today. I can only thank them for what they have done, but that is the past. I wanted to stay, they wanted me to stay, but we couldn’t agree on a new contract.
“Now I’m at QPR, I still follow what they do, but it’s not my fault if I don’t score, or I don’t get a win on Wednesday. They should have got points before. There is a lot of attention on me, but it is just a game of football.”
QPR go into the Hawthorns trip high on confidence after this incredible seven-goal thriller.
Barbet (right) added: “It’s still in West Brom’s hands, they have to win. We played some good, attractive football against Millwall and will try to do the same on Wednesday. But I hope it won’t be such a high-scoring game.”
Saturday was a crazy match as Conor Masterson put Rangers ahead before the break, while Matt Smith levelled in the second half.
Ryan Manning and Ebere Eze made it 3-1 to QPR before Shaun Hutchinson pulled one back. Todd Kane added a fourth before Jayson Molumby netted Millwall’s late consolation. That killed the
Lions’ play-off bid but boss Gary
Rowett wants to end the campaign on a high against Huddersfield.
He said: “I will not treat Wednesday’s game as just an opportunity for people. We want to go and win it.”