League Two Stockport, 92nd in the football league pushed the Bees all the way and were slightly hard done by after being defeated 3-2 in a Cup thriller enjoyed by all.
After being 2-1 down midway through the second half, the away side clawed back the defecit and put their names in the hat for the fourth round, leaving their opponents to concentrate on staying in the football league after being defeated with their heads held high.
What the manager said?
Martin Allen was full of praise for his sides performance,
"It wasn't an easy game for us, I'll make no secret of that but the lads desire and passion was right today which was a big helping hand."
Not singling anyone player out for praise Allen said,
"The whole team were superb this afternoon, I cannot praise them all highly enough"
Graceful in defeat Allen also said,
"Unfortunately we cannot take all the credit, our hosts were excellent and they made us work. Thankfully we were able to go through but not without being tested."
On a final note the boss said,
"Last night I spoke about excitement and necessity, I'm still feeling that, I can't wait for tomorrow's draw and I'm delighted more than anything just to be in the pot"
What the players said?
Goalscorer DJ Campbell spoke after the game saying,
"We really were made to work for the victory today but I thought it was an excellent game to play in and also a great game to watch even though it probably wasn't the greatest spectacle."
On his goal DJ said,
"There's no doubt in my mind that the ball had crossed the line, I think the linesman made the right decision in the end."
After scoring his second goal in two rounds Bees striker Lloyd Owusu said,
"I was pleased to get on the scoresheet today but I think all of the lads preformed excellently, paticularily after we went a goal down. We showed tremendous spirit not to let it get to us and keep trying until we were ahead."
Stuart Nelson also commented,
"Stockport gave us an excellent game today, we expected an effort for them as that is usual in the FA Cup but I think maybe we still under estimated them"
What the fans said?
Jack Johnson a Stockport fan felt that his side should have done better,
"We were unlucky, the second goal was 6 inches over apparently and we should have had a penalty in the second half. We also hit the bar in the second half, I think it's fair to say there were lucky"
Rachel Adams a travelling Brentford fan said,
"No doubt we rode our luck today but overall our class showed through in the end"
"They had some chances and they pushed us but at best it was a replay, both sides had claims for victory"