O’Connor Promoted To Assist Thomas Frank
Former Brentford player, and current B team head coach, Kevin O’Connor, was today unveiled as the assistant to Thomas Frank. Frank has had a torrid time since replacing Dean Smith in the top job at Griffin Park, and having lost seven of his first nine matches in...
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Swansea City preview and pub guide: Potter turning things round for Swansea
Swansea have had a mixed start to their first season outside the Premier League since 2011. They were third in the table after two wins and two draws in their first four games, but their form has been a bit up and down since then and they arrive at Griffin Park in...
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Was WBA a turning point? – Pre-Swansea RodCast from the Pub and Radio Studio
In their first ever RodCast (podcast radio show mash-up), The Beesotted crew met up a very Christmassy White Hart pub in Southwark before moving onto LoveSport Studio and then back to the pub again to discuss Brentford's draw up at West Brom. The Swansea Way and...
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Bees in Crisis? – West Bromwich Albion pre-match podcast from the pub
It’s all doom and gloom in West London as Brentford slipped to a double loss - against Boro and then Sheffield United. The Beesotted crew met up at The George IV pub in Chiswick before the match against West Bromwich Albion in an attempt to comfort each other as...
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Frank Talking Ahead Of The Sheffield United Match
It doesn’t take a genius to work out that things have not started well for Thomas Frank as Head Coach at Brentford… five defeats in six matches, and two very difficult fixtures ahead in the next week, mean that the pressure is on the Dane to stop the rot, and stop it...
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Sheffield United preview and pub guide: Egan back with high-flying Blades
Sheffield United are among the promotion challengers for the second season in a row.Despite a disappointing end to the last campaign and a poor start to this one, Tuesday night's visitors have put themselves firmly in contention again this time around and topped the...
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Middlesbrough preview and pub guide: Lack of goals at both ends defines Boro
Lack of goals at both ends of the pitch have defined Middlesbrough's season so far. Boro have only conceded eight in their 17 Championship games, the lowest total in the division by five goals. (Our next Saturday visitors Swansea have the second lowest total of 13.)...
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A Dark Week For Brentford Podcast
Dave ‘Laney’ Lane, Matt ‘The Allard’ Allard and The Liberal convened at the Fuller’s One Over The Ait pub, in the shadow of the new Brentford Stadium and Kew Bridge, to raise our classes to Rob Rowan and talk about all things Bees this week. As well as paying our...
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Rob Rowan – One Of Football’s Good Guys
The tragic news regarding the sudden death of Rob Rowan, the club's Technical Director, has shocked us all and we extend our heart felt condolences to his wife and family, as well as to those people closest to him in his professional capacity at Brentford Football...
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Fan’s Eye View: QPR Brimming With Confidence Ahead of Brentford Dual
It's the only West London Derby that really counts at the weekend as Brentford take on QPR. Billy Grant caught up with Clive Whittingham from Loft For Words (@LoftForWords) to get the low down on Steve McClaren. The QPR yoof coming through. And the two sides...
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Remembrance Day – Brentford Players Who Made The Ultimate Sacrifice
Over the last few years Brentford fan, Paul Briars, has researched the footballers who played for Brentford FC from 1890 to 1920 for Remembrance Day and shed new light on; the players who played for Brentford FC in 1914/15, discovering the names of those former...
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Millwall preview and pub guide: Lions finally starting to roar
Millwall have recovered from a sticky start to the season to hit their best run of form so far as they arrive at Griffin Park. The Lions, who came close to reaching the play-offs last season following an unbeaten 17-game league run, were 23rd in the table at the end...
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Pre Millwall & Mark Warburton Interview Podcast
A small but perfect formed Beesotted delegation weaved their way through the trick-or-treaters in Twickenham and made it in one piece to The Prince Blucher pub. We talked about the current poor run following defeat at Norwich, we replay the Mark Warburton interview...
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Halloween Bees
It's going to be fairly difficult to avoid Halloween today, so, rather than ignore it, the Beesottted crewe have spent most of the morning coming up with silly Bees related 'spooky' names... Some a rather good, even if we do say so ourselves. If you've got any...
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Norwich Fan’s Eye View : Brentford Will Need At Least Two Goals To Take A Point Off Us
Norwich have come from nowhere this season to become firm promotion contenders. Billy Grant caught up with Tom from Along Come Norwich (@AlongComeNodge) blog to get the lowdown on Norwich's start to the season. Why the fans are now believing in the Farke way. And...
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Preston Fan’s Eye View of Brentford Match: We’re Expecting Lots of Goals
Preston have had a tough start to the season after last season when they were a whisker away from the playoffs. Billy Grant chats to Bill Whisker to get the lowdown on PNE’s season so far and asks … is it just a blip? Preston’s season so far. It’s been a bit of a...
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Why Have Brentford Stopped Winning? Spoiling Tactics Or Missing Ryan Woods?
Bees journalist Jim Levack shares his thoughts on how he feels Brentford should adapt to other teams' tactics when they play us, and he feels we are missing Ryan Woods. If I were a manager heading to Griffin Park I’d have a fairly clear set of instructions for my...
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Is Live TV Killing Football? Or Can The Game Benefit? Does Swedish Football Have Answers?
With more and more live football available to stream nowadays, David Anderson, Mats the Swedish Bee and Beesotted discuss whether this is a good thing for the game. And whether there is a way where all sides (broadcasters, clubs and fans) can win from more matches...
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Bristol City preview and pub guide: Robins’ wings clipped in winless run
Bristol City have been consistently inconsistent this season. They started the campaign with two draws and a defeat and followed that with four straight wins but are now on a run of five games without a victory. They kicked off with a 1-1 draw at Nottingham Forest,...
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The ‘Welcome’ To Thomas Frank Pre Bristol City Podcast
The Beesotted crew assembled in the virtual boozer to chew the fat on the new Brentford manager… Ooops… Head Coach appointment… a mere 24 hours after Dean Smith’s successor was announced. There’s also some insightful chit-chat on the Bees’ immediate future, a bit on...
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Frank In Sensible Brentford Head Coach Appointment
As was widely expected, Thomas Frank has been appointed the new Head Coach of Brentford Football Club, following Dean Smith’s departure to Aston Villa. Frank certainly offers continuity and stability, having worked alongside Smith and O’Kelly for the past couple of...
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Frank Talking, Bob Booker & England Win In Spain – The Beesotted Lovesport Radio Show
The Beesotted crew got together at the Lovesport studios on Monday evening to talk about the ongoing managerial situation at Brentford and who is likely to take over in the post Dean Smith era. We are also joined by Bees legend Bob Booker, who gives his views on the...
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Dean Smith is Off to Villa. So Who’s Next? International Window Podcast
Dean Smith packed his bags and headed off to Aston Villa to take over the manager's role there - supported by John Terry and Richard O'Kelly (apparently theyre going to fight it out over who is the real assistant) The Beesotted crew of Billy Grant, Dave Lane, Liberal...
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Dean Smith’s Departure Could Be The Kick Up The @rse Brentford Needs
There is no doubting that Dean Smith took Brentford to another level – steadying a previously rocky ship. However, Billy Grant believes there is an argument to say Smith’s move to Villa could be the opportunity for Brentford to move up to yet another level. Dean...
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Dean Smith Leaves Brentford To Take Aston Villa Job
Bees head coach, Dean Smith, has announced this evening that he will be leaving Brentford to take up the vacant Aston Villa job, with John Terry becoming his number two at Villa Park. The situation changed somewhat on Wednesday after Villa were snubbed by several...
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Stephen Hunt Interview. Leeds United Revisited. Beesotted LoveSport Radio Show
It was calm after after the Leeds United moan-fest storm. The Beesotted crew - Billy Grant, Dave Lane and Gary Paul - hooked up with Aaron at LoveSport radio studios to discuss the Leeds match plus more. As for that penalty ... was it a penalty? We’re Brentford’s...
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Moaning All Together – Leeds 1 Brentford 1
Well I never, I don’t think I’ve ever come across such a bunch of moaning football fans as those of Leeds United on Saturday. Firstly off, they were singing scathing songs complaining about Sky TV before the game, then they were on the back of the referee from the...
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Leeds 1 Brentford 1 – post-match podcast from the pub
Brentford went ahead at Elland Road with a Neal Maupay penalty but were unable to hold on as Leeds equalised with a lofted header from Pontus Jansson. We spoke to #lufc & #brentfordfc fans in the pub after the match Subscribe to podcasts on iTunes and stitcher ...
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Fan’s Eye View – Leeds’ Brentford Match Injury Woes Won’t Stop Bielsa’s Men Marching
Leeds and Brentford were billed early in the season as the teams to watch – with their high intensity passing game and flair football. A couple of months into the season, Leeds are riding high in The Championship whereas Brentford are 6thafter an indifferent set of...
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Leeds United v Brentford Pre-Match Podcast From the Virtual Pub
The Beesotted crew of Billy TheBee Grant, Dave Laney Lane and Gary Paul met up in the virtual joint to discuss the Birmingham Match. Dean Smith being favourite with the bookies to get the Aston Villa job. And we look forward to the Leeds match - touching...
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Beesotted Pre- Birmingham City LoveSport Radio Show
The Beesotted crew of Billy The Bee Grant, Liberal Nick Carthew and Gerry The Cabbie Burke join Aaron in the LoveSport studio to discuss losing to Arsenal. Drawing to Reading. And hopefully beating Birmingham City the following night. We also spoke to...
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Birmingham City preview and pub guide: Blues “brothers” return to GP
Birmingham's visit on Tuesday night means a second return to Griffin Park for Harlee Dean, Maxime Colin and Jota since their triple move to St Andrew's last August. The three are all ever-present in the Championship so far and have played their part in a steady if...
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Bees Grab Point Against ‘Embarrassing’ Royals – Brentford 2 Reading 2
Brentford’s unbeaten record at Griffin Park remained in tact following the 2-2 draw with Reading, however, it was a frustrating afternoon, with the visitor’s spoiling tactics described as 'embarrassing' by former Bee Marcus Gayle. The dropped points also had some...
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Pre-Reading (and post-Arsenal) Podcast from The Virtual Pub
It's after the Lord Mayor's show and back to the real action. After losing 3-1 to Arsenal at Highbury, the Beesotted crew got together in the virtual joint to discuss the trip to The Emirates and look forward to the visit of Reading In the pub: Billy...
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Reading preview and pub guide: It’s a right recent Royals revival
Reading have endured a tough start to the season but arrive at Griffin Park in their best form of the campaign, with two wins from their last three matches. The Royals, who were nearly relegated last campaign, were in the bottom three at the start of this month after...
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Arsenal 3 Brentford 1 – post-match podcast from the pie shop
Nine Thousand Bees went to Arsenal. Unfortunately it was a first half no show for Brentford. By that stage they were two goals down. Alan Judge scored a worldie free kick to bring the bees back into the match but it wasn’t to be. We spoke to Bees and...
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Bees Fans Swarm To Arsenal – Gunners 3 Brentford 1
Brentford fans who made the exodus from West London to Arsenal on Wednesday evening witnessed a game of two halves from the much-changed Bees and an improved second 45 minutes at least went some way to make up for the ‘no-show’ that preceded it. Admittedly, the...
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Arsenal Fan’s Eye View. Arseblog Wary of Brentford Threat
New manager. New chairman. An iffy defence. 8k plus Brentford fans descending on Highbury for the first time in over 70 years. It's all gone very different shaped for Arsenal this season. Billy Grant caught up with Tim Stillman (@StillBerto) - columnist for Arseblog...
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Five From The Hive LIVE – Original Kiss FM & Ministry Of Sound DJ, Arsenal Fan Matt White
Billy Grant caught up with DJ Matt White - formerly of Kiss FM and Ministry and Sound & now firmly ensconced in the Mi Soul mafia - to get the low-down on Arsenal, what side #BrentfordFC can expect Arsenal to put out. And is he nervous of the thought...
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Derby 3 Brentford 1 – post-match podcast from the pub
Brentford we’re up against Frank Lampard’s Derby. And were a goal to the good after 52 secs. But poor defending and a hard core Derby press saw Brentford 3–1 down at half time - a result they couldn’t not recover from. We spoke to both Derby and Bees fans...
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Bumper podcast this week as the Beesotted crew hooked up in The Plough pub in Northfields to look back at the Wigan win and Ipswich draw as well as look forward to the Frank Lampard’s Derby and Arsenal matches. Plus we also talk about the Sky Red Button...
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Frank Lampard’s Derby County Looking Forward to Going Toe-To-Toe with Brentford – Fans’ Eye View
With Brentford sitting nicely in 3rdplace, they visit Frank Lampard’s Derby County looking for their 1staway win of the season. Billy Grant caught up with Ollie from Derby County Blog (@DerbyCountyBlog) to get the lowdown on Frank’s big squad. How Flo Jo...
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Bees Forced To Settle For Ipswich Draw – Town 1 Brentford 1
Brentford fans came away from Portman Road with mixed feelings after the 1-1 draw with the early season Championship strugglers – a game of two halves had seen the Bees deservedly go ahead through Neil Maupay’s cheeky header on 31 minutes, however, after the break the...
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Maupay At The Double As Bees Go Second – Brentford 2 WiganAthletic 0
Brentford moved back into the automatic promotion places after a well deserved, but hard fought, win over Wigan Athletc – a goal on each half from prolific Neil Maupay capped a fine afternoon for Dean Smith’s side, who once again looked comfortable winners against a...
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Wigan Athletic preview and pub guide: Latics Cook up new promotion challenge
Wigan have made a good start to life back in the Championship and arrive at Griffin Park only a point outside the play-off zone and one behind us. Paul Cook's side began the campaign by beating Sheffield Wednesday 3-2, before losing by the same score at Aston Villa....
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Play Your Bees Right – Pre Wigan Podcast
Who says there’s not much to talk about if there’s no game the previous weekend? The Beesotted crew gathered at The Bell & Crown down by the strand On The Green riverside for a funny night, chatting Bees and mucking about… We talk about the latest windfall from...
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No Feeder Fodder In The International Window – The Beesotted LoveSport Radio Show
It may have been a two week break for the fans, but there’s never a dull moment down at Griffin Park – Dave Lane, Gary Paul and Edward The Headward decend on the Love Sport studios to natter all things Bees – including a round-up of Brentford players on international...
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Brentford – A Minnow In A Sea Of Whales
"Ho, ho! from all your furthest bounds, pour ye now in, ye bold billows of my whole foregone life, and top this one piled comber of my death! Towards thee I roll, thou all-destroying but unconquering whale; to the last I grapple with thee; from hell's heart I stab at...
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90% of Fans Think Chris Mepham is Worth £10m and Much More
After an article recently published in Football League World stating that they had polled Brentford fans and 70% of them felt that young defender Chris Mepham was not worth his £10m valuation, Beesotted decided to create their own poll. And got a very different...
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Beesotted LoveSport Radio Show Post-Nottingham Forest Match
Billy Grant, Dave Lane and Gary Paul are joined by some character from Love Island - Sam Holmwood - to reflect on the 2-1 victory over Nottingham Forest at the weekend. Plus they discuss the best fake news football stories from present and back in time. And they look...
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