August 13, (THEWILL) – Thomas Frank commented on Brentford “again making history” after their English Premier League opener at home to Tottenham was delayed due to a sanitation issue inside the stadium.
A six-minute delay occurred to the scheduled 2pm kick-off, following an issue with the water supply at the Brentford Community Stadium. It meant toilets could not be used and while the problem remained until half-time, Frank laughed off the Bees providing another EPL first after a drone saw a clash with Wolves delayed at the start of 2022.
Frank said: “I actually don’t know (if anyone had a shower yet), but it is the most crazy reason for delaying a Premier League game I ever heard. I know we normally hit the headlines for a lot of good things. Probably is not the worst thing to hit the headlines with, but yeah quite crazy. It reminded me a little bit about the drone game two years ago against Wolves. Probably also the first time in the Premier League wasn’t it? Again, making history. First time drone and second time no water.”
A Brentford statement over the delay said: “Please be aware that we are currently dealing with an issue in relation to the water supply into the stadium which is affecting all related facilities.”
Meanwhile, Spurs manager Ange Postecoglou laughed off the fact his EPL debut was momentarily delayed. Postecoglou added: “Twenty-seven years of managing mate and that’s the beauty of it, there’s always something new. So just another little line in my autobiography.”
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