November 2011

After the two teams scooped the accolades for their performances in round two against Charlton Athletic and Huddersfield Town, they can now make space on their sideboards for yet more silverware.

The Bees followed up their 3-0 success over the Addicks in round two with a 6-0 demolition of AFC Bournemouth, which unsurprisingly resulted in a second successive team of the round prize.

In the northern section, giant-killers Bradford City were at it again, dumping out Sheffield United on penalties at Bramall Lane on the back of a similarly amazing triumph over Huddersfield Town in the round before.

Again, the decision to officially acknowledge Phil Parkinson’s side was not a difficult one for the judging panel at the trophy.

Sponsorship manager Teresa Hardwick said: “Both Brentford and Bradford City have given us some fabulous memories to treasure this season and both thoroughly deserve to win their second team of the round awards for their exploits.

“It is the first time in six years that a club can lay claim to two successive awards, so it is something of a coincidence that two can boast the feat for their achievements in the same rounds of the same season.”

And in a further boost for both sets of fans, their teams’ exploits have triggered a 40 per cent discount off all Johnstone’s, Leyland and Fat Hog products for them to make the most of.

The ‘Team of the Round’ giveaway is one of a series of incentives on offer for supporters this season, as part of the trophy’s Just Rewards initiative.

All supporters have to do to claim their discounts is download a Just Rewards voucher book before redeeming the appropriate coupon at their local decorating centres.

Vouchers can also be redeemed at any Johnstone’s or Johnstone’s Leyland Decorating Centre within a 20 mile radius of Valley Parade or Griffin Park.

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