Former Hearts midfielder Neil MacFarlane may have been one of the less glamorous names to pull on the maroon jersey. But he’s now tasked with guiding footballing royalty into the first team at Brentford.
As head of the Bee’s B team, MacFarlane has one Romeo Bekcham in his ranks, the son of Manchester United legend David on loan from Inter Miami 2. He’s not the only youngster with a famous last name on the books in West London, but he has the most recognisable.
Arguably, one of them will be more familiar to MacFarlane on a personal level after playing alongside his dad at Tynecastle, but it’s not about who you are in his team. It’s how you play, and Brentford do it a little bit differently to everybody else. It’s why Beckham trusts McFarlane and the coaches there with improving his boy, and the Scot is proud that famous footballing dads ate comfortable with their lads learning their trade with the club.
