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'Awful conditions, not a match for the purists, job done'

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We asked for your views on Brentford's 1-0 win at Macclesfield in the FA Cup fourth round on Monday.

Here are some of your comments:

Ian: The main objective was to win, without getting any injuries. Throughout my life, I have always said cup football is a great leveller. Credit to Macclesfield for making it difficult for Brentford.

George: They all count! Thankfully we were pre-warned by Crystal Palace's woes and put out a team up to the task of seeing this one out. A solid second half followed a hairy first - off to West Ham we go.

Jerry: Poor in the first half, which is no surprise given the nature of a synthetic pitch. But all credit to the Silkmen - you played very well. But we were much better in the second half, possibly after getting used to the pitch and the opposition tiring as the game went on. A pity it was an own goal that settled it - but that's football, I guess. Ally McCoist got it spot on for man of the match. Nice to see the new young forward get a run out, but I would have preferred to have seen Igor Thiago on the bench just in case.

Steve: Good win but a lacklustre performance, with nowhere near the intensity that we showed against Arsenal. Macclesfield made it very difficult for us and deserve the credit. A win's a win - especially when all would have liked the underdogs to win.

David: Gritty performance by Macclesfield with a lot of skill. Brentford made hard work of it but ultimately got the job done. Phew!

Sami: It was a tough game but glad Brentford did enough on the day to progress. Great to see a few of our new signings and younger players on the pitch too, which also gave much of out starting XI time to rest for our push for Europe in the league.

HerzyBee: When the going gets tough, the tough let an own goal settle the tie. Awful conditions, not a match for the purists, job done.

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