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Sporting director's skills will be tested as Brentford's model faces its biggest challenge yet

Ankersen

PR | Brentford FC sporting director Rasmus Ankersen has his hands full as he is also chairman of Danish side FC Midtjylland also owned by Matthew Benham

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Will Brentford sustain the player development model in part masterminded by Danish Rasmus Ankersen or succumb to the riches of the Premier League?

6 August 2021 - 10:30 AM

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