'Togetherness the key' as Brennan marks five years

Barnet manager Dean Brennan praised the London club's "togetherness" after celebrating five years in charge. Brennan was appointed on 20 September 2021 and has steered the Bees from the National League back into the Football League. They are currently top of League Two and unbeaten in their opening seven matches this season. The 46-year-old is the fifth longest-serving manager in English football behind Mikel Arteta (Arsenal), Nigel Clough (Mansfield), Andy Woodman (Bromley) and Phil Parkinson (Wrexham). "We've had a lot of fun in the past five years or so," Brennan told BBC Radio London. "Won a lot of games, had a lot of success, and long may that continue. "Every player, every supporter, everybody that has come across Barnet Football Club in a positive way - I want to thank them for their support. "We have togetherness at the club and without togetherness you can't have success. We've got the recipe and we don't want to ruin that recipe. We want to just keep stirring the pot." Former Wealdstone FC boss Brennan arrived at the Beehive as head of football with former Leeds United winger Harry Kewell then in the dugout. Kewell was sacked after seven matches as manager and Brennan initially replaced him initially on an interim basis before being handed the permanent role in February 2022. "I always go back to the story in my first season, when we were 5-0 down at half-time away to Dagenham in a mad 7-3 game ," Brennan said. "The Kleanthous family supported me at that time. The chairman [Anthony Kleanthous] just told me 'get to the summer, keep them working hard, try to go undefeated for a bit'. "That's the support you need through the tough times. That's when you see the real people. "My players are all prepared to raise the bar every year and go to the line all the time. At this moment in time they are in sensational form. "We're scoring lots of goals, we're on the front foot, we're attack-minded, we've got pace, we're dynamic - all the things that other players don't want to play against." Listen to the full Dean Brennan interview with BBC Radio London on BBC Sounds. All the latest Barnet news