Staying Calm In The Storm – We’re All In This Together
Writing the words you’re (hopefully) about to read is going to be hard for me. But I’ll try. As a fourth-generation Brentford fan brought up on a diet of fluctuating failure and partial success, I’ve had negativity hotwired into me from birth. As a journalist I prefer...
Arsenal 2 Brentford 1 – Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown
Beesotted contributors The Gowler and Paul Kowalczyk (@BeesBreakdown) give us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s loss at the Emirates. Thomas Frank stuck with a similar lineup to the Chelsea match, but a Reguilon hamstring injury forced Keane...
Brentford 2 Chelsea 2 – Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown
Beesotted contributors The Gowler and Paul Kowalczyk (@BeesBreakdown) give us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s draw against Chelsea. Thomas Frank stuck with his 3-5-2 with Zanka, Ajer, and Collins on the backline with Mee out injured for the rest of...
Keeping The Faith – Five Steps To Resurrection
Regular Beesotted contributor, and Church of England priest, Rev. Peter Crumpler, reflects on the The Bees' current predicament. It’s just a few weeks to Easter and – as a Church of England priest – I’ve got resurrection on my mind. And, as a lifelong Bees supporter,...
Chelsea preview and pub guide: Both teams facing crucial west London derby
Chelsea come to the Gtech on Saturday for our last home game for four weeks after a mixed week of cup action. Last Sunday, they were beaten by a last-gasp Virgil van Dijk goal for Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final, before scoring a late strike of their own,...
West Ham 4 Brentford 2 – Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown
Beesotted contributors The Gowler and Paul Kowalczyk (@BeesBreakdown) give us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s loss against West Ham. Thomas Frank sent out the Bees in a 3-5-2 for the 7th time in a row in the Premier League. The back 3 consisted of...
Manchester City 1 Brentford 0 – Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown
Beesotted contributors The Gowler and Paul Kowalczyk (@BeesBreakdown) give us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s loss against Manchester City. Thomas Frank made a few changes to the starting XI that faced Liverpool. A quick turnaround on a Tuesday...
Brentford 1 Liverpool 4 – Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown
Beesotted contributors The Gowler and Paul Kowalczyk (@BeesBreakdown) give us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s loss against Liverpool. Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool side came out in a 4-3-3, although a fluid formation, shifting to somewhat of a 3-5-2...
Reffing Hell Against Liverpool?
Beesotted contributor Jim Levack looks back at the refereeing of this weekends’s match with Liverpool. Michael Oliver‘s performance may not have affected the result, but there was a list of incidents where you could argue that big club bias was once again on show....
Liverpool preview and pub guide: Brentford reach Premier League century
Beesotted contributor Ian Westbrook gives us the full preview on Liverpool before the big match. Mike Hughes from BBC Merseyside gives the opposition view. And scroll down for a full Brentford and Kew pub guide as well as a transport lowdown Brentford will play our...
Klopp’s Reds Head Into Town For A Lunchtime Showdown With Bees Podcast
Liverpool head to West London this Saturday for a lunchtime showdown with Brentford, no doubt seeking to avenge last season's defeat at The GTech. Billy The Bee Grant, Matt Allard and Lewis The Cog get their heads together to chat about the excellent win at Wolves...
Wolves 0 Brentford 2 – Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown
Beesotted contribut Thomas Frank sent out an unchanged starting XI, sticking with his 3-5-2. Brentford’s backline consisted of Ben Mee, Ethan Pinnock, and Nathan Collins. Wingbacks Roerslev and Reguilon looked to stretch the pitch and get forward. Thomas Franks first...
Brentford 1 Manchester City 3 – Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown
Beesotted contributors The Gowler and Paul Kowalczyk (@BeesBreakdown) give us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s loss against Manchester City. Thomas Frank deployed a very similar starting XI to the Spurs match, but with Reguilon getting his first...
Brentford Take On The Champions – Manchester City Preview Podcast
Brentford host Premier League and Champions League title holders Manchester City at the GTech in what is one of the biggest games of the season in TW8. Having done the double over City last season, Pep's team will be out for revenge, but can Thomas Frank and his side...
Manchester City preview and pub guide: Haaland out to break Bees duck
Manchester City arrive at the Gtech on Monday night, having seemingly already started their traditional second-half-of-the season winning surge. The Premier League champions have won their last eight games in all competitions and have their major stars returning from...
Tottenham 3 Brentford 2 – Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown
Beesotted contributors The Gowler and Paul Kowalczyk (@BeesBreakdown) give us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s loss against Tottenham. Thomas Frank opted for a 3-5-2 with his limited fullback options. Only one change from the starting XI against...
Brentford 3 Forest 2 – Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown
Beesotted contributors The Gowler and Paul Kowalczyk (@BeesBreakdown) give us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s win against Nottingham Forest. Thomas Frank, surprisingly, deployed a 3-5-2 against Nottingham Forest. Typically, the Bees would play a...
Ivan Toney – Thanks For Making Us Believe In Magic Again
Beesotted contributor, Nemone Sariman, looks back at a magical Saturday night in West London that left Brentford fans celebrating and salty Tricky Trees fans seething all the way back to Nottingham. I have a West Ham-supporting friend (hear me out, please) who owns a...
Ivan Toney Is Back – Brentford v Nottingham Forest Preview Podcast
OK. So BrentfordFC have got the FA Cup out the way - going down to an extra time penalty to Wolves to lose 3-2. Now back to the real business Wed 17th January saw Ivan Toney's 8 month ban lifted. As he tweeted he was 'free' Billy The Bee Grant (@BillyTheBee99) in...
Nottingham Forest preview and pub guide: Ivan’s back!
Saturday's game has become all about the return of Ivan Toney from his eight-month ban for breaching gambling regulations. The match was originally scheduled for last Saturday, but was moved back a week for live TV coverage, which worked in Brentford's favour as it...
Wolves FA Cup preview and pub guide: Brentford aiming to avenge Premier League defeat
For a full review and analysis of Wolves' season before Christmas, as well as details of past meetings, check out the preview for last week's Premier League meeting here. Friday will be the second time Brentford and Wolves have met in any cup competition. The first...
Crystal Palace 3 Brentford 1 – Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown
Beesotted contributors The Gowler and Paul Kowalczyk (@BeesBreakdown) give us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s defeat against Crystal Palace. Thomas Frank switched back to a 3-5-2, seemingly to help the Bees defend Palace’s talented wingers....
The Curse Of The Eternal Optimist
Beesotted contributor Lewis Holmes kicks off the New Year with an article on how he sees the rest of the 2023/24 season panning out. I’m used to it, I’ve been an eternal optimist all my life. I queued up on opening day expecting the same giddy, anarchic high from...
Brentford 1 Wolves 4 – Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown
Beesotted contributors The Gowler and Paul Kowalczyk (@BeesBreakdown) give us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s defeat against Wolves. Thomas Frank switched to a 4-3-3, and made a few changes from the starting XI against Aston Villa. After a red card...
Wolves preview and pub guide: O’Neil making solid start at Molineux
Wolves have had an inconsistent start to the season and come into the festive fixtures not having won back-to-back Premier League games all campaign. Despite that, their Christmas Eve win over Chelsea put them 11th in the table with six wins and four draws from their...
Ollie Watkins Loses Respect, The Ref Loses Control, Brentford Lose Mee And The Points
Beesotted's Jim Levack reflects on an ill-tempered and eventful afternoon's entertainment at The Gtech as a patchwork Brentford team frustratingly go down 2-1 to Aston Villa. Looking back through history, the names Ray Bigger and Alf Grey are enough to send a shudder...
Aldersh!t but Holdsworth’s Good – Brentford v Aston Villa Preview Podcast
The Sheffield United match was one to remove from the memory banks. Bottom of the league. A worldie/freak goal. Brentford running on empty. Billy The Bee Grant (@BillyTheBee99) and Dave Laney Lane (@Beesotted100) caught up post match in the virtual joint shooting the...
Aston Villa preview and pub guide: Ollie Watkins’ high-flying side having amazing season
Aston Villa are having an amazing season so far and go into the weekend third in the Premier League and only two points behind leaders Liverpool. They seem to be totally unaffected by the Thursday-Sunday schedule of playing in Europe and won their Europa Conference...
Sheffield 1 Brentford 0 – Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown
Beesotted contributors The Gowler and Paul Kowalczyk (@BeesBreakdown) give us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s defeat against Sheffield. Thomas Frank switched back to a 4-3-3, while still dealing with the injury crisis. Mbeumo, the latest victim,...
Defeat Triggers Knee-Jerkers As Bees Battle Injury Crisis
Beesotted contributor Jim Levack shares his thoughts on some of the post-Brighton reaction as a depleted Bees team went down by the odd goal in three at The Amex. We live in a knee-jerk world where instant gratification and opinionated comment is the norm. And that’s...
Brighton 2 Brentford 1 – Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown
Beesotted contributors The Gowler and Paul Kowalczyk (@BeesBreakdown) give us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s defeat against Brighton. The midweek match saw Thomas Frank rotate some of the starting XI. Brentford, surprisingly, deployed a 4-4-2,...
Brentford 3 Luton 1 – Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown
Beesotted contributors The Gowler and Paul Kowalczyk (@BeesBreakdown) give us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s win agaisnt Luton Town. Thomas Frank switched to a 4-3-3 to face Luton town, shifting from the 3-5-2 deployed against Arsenal. The...
Arsenal Debrief and Top Hatters Tales Podcast
After the punch in the guts against Arsenal - with them scoring that late, later goal – the Bees pick themselves up and get back to Premier League action against Luton Town on Saturday afternoon. Billy the Bee Grant and Dave Laney Lane hooked up in the virtual joint...
Luton preview and pub guide: Hatters and Ogbene kick off our December fixtures
Luton will become the fifth club we have played in all four divisions when we meet at the Gtech on Saturday. The Premier League new boys will follow Grimsby, Huddersfield, Watford and Bournemouth as opponents of ours across all the leagues. The Hatters completed a...
This Christmas… I’m giving thanks for VAR
Beesotted contributor, Rev Peter Crumpler, offers his tongue in cheek thanks to VAR This Sunday Wembley Stadium will host a special celebration of the links between football and the Christian faith. As a Church of England minister and Bees fan, I welcome the...
Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown – Brentford 0 Arsenal 1
Beesotted contributors The Gowler and Paul Kowalczyk (@BeesBreakdown) give us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s loss against Arsenal. Thomas Frank was, once again, forced into making some changes to his starting XI. Jensen, Collins, and Roerslev all...
Arsenal preview and pub guide: Raya ineligible for Gunners’ visit
Arsenal are in the thick of the title race once again as they visit the Gtech on Saturday evening. They went into the international break in third place in the table, behind Liverpool on goal difference and a point adrift of Manchester City. Those two play each other...
No Pressure for Bees as Arsenal Head West – Brentford v Gunners Preview Podcast featuring Turkish from AFTV
The international break is over. Brentford have put behind them the 3-0 loss to Liverpool at Anfield - a scoreline that reflected Liverpool’s prowess in front of goal more than it did the match itself in which the Bees created a number of chances Billy The Bee Grant...
Liverpool 3 Brentford 0 – Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown
Beesotted contributors The Gowler and Paul Kowalczyk (@BeesBreakdown) give us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s loss at Anfield. Thomas Frank switched back to a 3-5-2 to face Liverpool. Ben Mee was reintroduced into the starting XI next to Pinnock...
Brentford 3 West Ham 2 – Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown
Beesotted contributors The Gowler and Paul Kowalczyk (@BeesBreakdown) give us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s win against West Ham. Thomas Frank switched back to his 4-3-3 from the 3-5-2 used against Chelsea and Big 6 sides. Aaron Hickey picked up...
West Ham preview and pub guide: Hammers aim to end Brentford bogey
West Ham arrive at the Gtech on Saturday for fireworks weekend after a sparkling start to November. After a difficult end to October, with no wins in four games in all competitions, they bounced back on Wednesday with a comprehensive 3-1 victory over Arsenal in the...
The No Post Chelsea Blue As Bee Look To Hammer West Ham Again Podcast
Chelsea get battered was the chant emanating from Stamford Bridge on Saturday as the Bees won their third match in a row in Chelsea. With the euphoria almost blown over, Billy 'the Bee' Grant and Dave 'Laney' Lane sat down in the virtual joint to relive that brilliant...
Got ‘Im By The Jacobs – TalksportGate’s Brentford Bashing
Beesotted contributor Lewis Holmes admits he's spent too much time on Social Media in the past couple of days – here's what he thinks of TalkSport's Andy Jacobs' attack on Brentford's style of play post-Chelsea. We will also be talking about salty Jacobs, the Gtech...
Chelsea 0 Brentford 2 – Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown
Beesotted contributors The Gowler and Paul Kowalczyk (@BeesBreakdown) give us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s win at Stamford Bridge. Thomas Frank switched to a 3-5-2 as he typically does against Big 6 sides. This sent Maupay and Onyeka to the...
Can Bees Win At Stamford Bridge Again? The Pre Chelsea Podcast
Bee and Laney chew the cud in the VJ ahead of the Saturday trip to Stamford Bridge to take on Chelsea under yet another manager. We look back to last Weekend's victory over Burnley, Monaco's visit to Staines to play the B Team, betting bans and some band names that...
Brentford 3 Burnley 0 – Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown
Beesotted contributors The Gowler and Paul Kowalczyk (@BeesBreakdown) give us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s win against Burnley. Thomas Frank’s 4-3-3 looked a little different with Janelt starting at left back. Brentford’s long injury list, and a...
Brentford v Burnley Pre-Match Mini-Pod
Billy the Bee Grant found himself solo in the virtual joint after the Beesotted crew flaked out after over-celebrating on Beesotted’s 1000th party podcast. But no problem as he was joined virtually in the virtual joint by JB with some poor start of manager tenure...
Burnley preview and pub guide: Kompany’s Clarets enduring tough start to season
Burnley have had a tough start to the season and, like fellow promoted clubs Luton and Sheffield United, come into the weekend in the bottom four in the table. They have lost all five of their home games, but picked up four points from their three away matches by...
Beesotted1000 – Brentford. From League One To Premier League in 1000 Episodes
Beesotted is 1000 episodes old. Happy birthday to us. And in good old Beesotted style, the Beesotted crew went down the pub - The Castle Inn in Ealing - to celebrate fully And what a bumper podcast we have for your. Starting off with the first podcast recorded on the...
Manchester United 2 Brentford 1 – Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown
Beesotted contributors The Gowler and Paul Kowalczyk (@BeesBreakdown) give us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s loss against Manchester United. Thomas Frank switched to his 3-5-2 to face Manchester United. Brentford’s back 3 consisted of Collins,...