BRENTFORD FANS

“Honest pro and decent man, who loves football. Hope he gets at least one more year of doing what he loves.
Fetching in red stripes as well.”

“He is one of those people that you just want at your club. Top professional, leader, decent fella and I imagine in the future would be a good addition to the coaching set up.”

“A great signing and a good guy too.

And our Player if the Year in 2023.”

“he’s been brilliant for us and a much better footballer than he was given credit for”

“A shrewd signing. And a great chap to have around the club. You get the feeling his contributions to the team have extended off the pitch”

“Absolutely brilliant in his first season for us and he’s clearly a great character and total team man. Obviously he’s no longer in his prime but I’ve said before, and stand by it, that Ben is one of the best players not to have won an England cap in the near 60 years I’ve been watching football. In his prime there was a bit of the Bobby Moore about him and I can’t pay him a higher compliment than that. He’ll be an asset at Sheffield United”

“All good thing must come to an end in terms a footballer’s playing career at individual clubs. He’s been reliable in terms of doing exactly what was expected from him when playing for BFC, and I think we are all very grateful for that. I’m sure he will always get a warm welcome back at the GTech and wish him well for the future.”

“Time catches up with all of us but he’s been a great asset to the club”

“Our second season up him and Ethan combined for a formidably strong central defensive partnership.”

“It must have been so frustrating for him the last couple of years. I hope  he gets loads of minutes”

“Would think he’d be an excellent free transfer for any of the promoted clubs.”

“As happens his level has dropped below what we need now but his dressing room influence is not to be underestimated”

“I loved him so much that first season! Unfortunately we signed him a little bit too late in his career for us to get more out of him.”

“He’s always been slow, but that’s less of a good fit for the club now than it was when we signed him. Our playing style in 22-23, when he was fantastic, mostly used back fives, and we rarely equalized possession, being content to sit back. Our new dynamic is much more attacking-focused and leaves us open for more counters, which is why CB recovery pace is more important to the club now than it was then. Ethan’s challenges this season (sadly, he’s lost a step) are evidence of this.”

“Big fan of his but two years more in this league may be pushing it.”

“Think the prem is slightly beyond him at this stage”

“Great signing at the time and just what we needed. One brilliant season in particular when we rarely looked like losing games.
No offence though, but if we’re one up later with 5 mins to go, I don’t want to see him coming on!”

“Good servant probably should have gone a year ago”

“Well past his best and not good enough for this level anymore. He’s a good character though”

BURNLEY FANS

“I spoke to Ben this week as he is back local. Did make contact with BFC and wanted to come back and possibly trained with us or went to Gawthorpe but squad size is too big. A shame.”

“If we didn’t have 40 players already I’d have welcomed him back on a 12-month deal.”

“do people think Ekdal is a better player than Mee? It’s a no from me.”

“Ben Mee would be an upgrade on both Ekdal and Worral simply because of his experience and he gets stuck in both with his feet and his head”

“i’d love him back especially if we are playing 5 at the back”

“I’d have him back here in a heartbeat.”

“a genuine leader with all the right value”

“Ben Mee was a model professional who worked and worked. And had an exemplary lifestyle.”

“A complete professional who will give everything he’s got”

“You would have to go back a very long time to get to a better CH pairing of Mee & Tarks. Masters of the art of defending, and very dangerous in the opponents penalty area from set pieces”

“Mee was certainly PL quality.”

“I’d say Mee looked very good at Championship level was even better when playing in the Prem.”

“He did spend some time in the Championship as left back, but definitely came into his own when he returned to his natural position of centre half.”

“He did have to recover from a serious injury last season.
When he first signed for us I wasn’t impressed with him at all but then I realised he was being asked to play in the centre of defence with David Edgar.
But what a player he proved to be for us.”

“he’s a legend and it’s not that long since he was a first choice Premier League centre back. I suspect he’s not past it at all.”

“Ben Mee. A message to you, Ben Mee.”