The Beautiful Game Podcast - Episode 138 - EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW LEE DYKES- We discussed the career of Brentford’s technical director Lee #Dykes with the man himself. We discussed; his career through the ranks, signing Ivan #Toney, being linked with the Spurs job, David Raya’s future at #Brentford, recruitment + much more.0:00 Intro1:30 Guest Intro2:37 Lee’s journey in football16:20 Skills Lee transferred from playing days to being a technical director.17:42 Assessing Brentford’s season20:04 Work that goes on behind the scenes22:45 How do you go about identifying talent?24:50 Do Brentford see themselves as a stepping stone for talent?27:15 Brentford academy returning29:02 Lee on recruitment31:21 Recruiting Ivan Toney36:16 Ivan Toney contract talks?37:19 Ivan Toney not being able to train38:50 Lee being linked with bigger clubs?45:24 David Raya situation48:42 Brentford interest in Viktor Gyökeres 50:03 How difficult is it finding hidden gems?52:17 Almost signing Mudryk53:52 Josh Dasilva Premier League career55:09 Lee Dykes future58:25 Views on the Premier League this season1:00:19 Lee’s message to the fans 1:02:11 Lee’s summer plans1:03:37 Life outside of football1:06:20 Final thoughts1:07:02 Closing tradition1:07:55 Outro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.