The 2019/20 season marks the final bow for Griffin Park, home of Brentford FC since 1904, with next year seeing the opening of the new Brentford Community Stadium at Lionel Road.
Having been scarred for life by Coventry City's move away from their spiritual home of Highfield Road, to the soulless modernity of the Ricoh Arena (and Northampton and Birmingham as well but that's a different story), I'm always wary of clubs heading for pastures new as you can never go back and if there's not much in the way of success on the pitch then the idea of trekking out to the ground appeals less and less.
But, crucially, Brentford are not going too far away, meaning that pre-match rituals can hopefully be preserved or altered only slightly, and they are going at a very stable time in the club's history with an innovative and forward-thinking owner happy to do things slightly differently to the football norm.
Every match at Griffin Park this coming season is being marketed as one to remember, from the local derby fixtures to the games under floodlights and one of those comes early on with the visit of Cambridge United in the League Cup on Tuesday 13th August.
With Ealing Road Terrace tickets just £5 for Adults and £1 for Under 18's this looks like a decent way to visit the famous old ground one more time.
Tickets are currently on sale to Club Members but are scheduled for general sale on Monday 22nd July.
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