Is Damsgaard Brentford’s Best Ever Signing?
Beesotted contributor Jason Wils isn't quite sure how everyone feels about this... but could Mikkel Damsgaard prove to be our best ever signing? It seems we have been going on this upward trajectory in terms of our clubs status, and our player profile for some time...
Manchester United preview and pub guide: The battle of the Danish midfielders
So Brentford's first home game of our second Premier League season - and it comes with a fascinating sub-plot with the return of Christian Eriksen to the Gtech Community Stadium/new Griffin Park. There have been plenty of differing views over the midfielder's decision...
Man United Preview Podcast – Paddle Boards, Substitute Teachers and A Man Called Damsgaard
Brentford recovered from a potentially majorly disastrous start to their second season in the premier league. 2-0 down at halftime during the Leicester match they managed to pull score two well-taken goals in the second half to rescue a point. Plenty to talk...
Beesotted Global Premier League Chats – Liverpool Podcast The Anfield Wrap
Billy The Bee Grant chatted to Neil from The Anfield Wrap podcast before the start of the season discussing all things Liverpool, Brentford and Premier League This interview dropped initially on the Beesotted Global channel - a community for Brentford fans to discuss...
The Boy is Back in Town – Eriksen’s Return To Brentford
When I was at school, I was the funny, articulate one in my class. Unfortunately, at the time, I didn’t want to be the funny, articulate one. I wanted to be the pretty one. Now that I am older, and my social bubble consists of people who are more mature and less...
Bees Breakdown – Leicester City v Brentford Analysis
Beesotted contributor Jacob Gowler @FrackTheFrogKid along with and Paul Kowalczyk give their statistical breakdown of Brentford’s draw against Leicester at the King Power Stadium. Jacob will be discussing his thoughts on future matches on Sunday afternoons on...
Bees Fight Back At (And) Leicester – Post Match Podcast
The curtain raiser for Brentford’s second season in the Premier League saw a superb comeback by The Bees. Another conceded corner goal was compounded further within seconds of the second half restart. A long way back. But back we came. Ivan Toney got off the mark by...
The New Season Podcast – Leicester v Brentford
The season is back. And the Beesotted crew may have been hanging out in three different countries but that didn't stop them from cramming themselves into the virtual joint and shooting the breeze on the Bees as they looked forward to the first match of the season...
How Will We Do This Season, Then?
Beesotted's stats guru, Will Allsopp, shares his thoughts on how he feels the new season will pan out for The Bees. He also talks through his forecasts in this week's Pride of West London podcast which can be downloaded here on Thursday morning. Last season was a...
The Brentford Revolution – New Book
Brentford Football Club’s rise to the Premier League has without doubt transformed the stature of the West London club – from the bottom to the top tier of English football in little over a decade – with owner Mathew Benham ripping up the traditional football rule...
The Whole Kit and Caboodle
Bees fan Nemone Sariman welcomes the unveiling of Brentford's new light blue away shirt and gives her views on what makes a good kit in her mind. Many years ago, at some sort of local artisan craft fair, I had a colour analysis session. (Yes, this is a thing, or at...
All Aboard The Brentford Express Podcast
The new season is nearly upon us. And Brentford have been busy in the transfer window with four major signings and a number of rumoured signings on the horizon Billy The Bee Grant (@Billythebee99) and Dave Laney Lane (@Beesotted100) linked up in a South Coast meets...
Mee’s A Bee Too – Brentford’s Busy Summer Transfer Window
The transfer window of summer 2022 is shaping up to be one of the busiest in recent years with a flurry of new signings in the past couple of weeks boosting the ranks ahead of a second Premier League campaign. Ben Mee, the former Burnley captain, is the latest to be...
Beesotted Global – A New Brentford Fan Community
Beesotted Global is a new social media community where exclusive Brentford content, news and conversations will flourish and be shared in a safe, abuse-free environment – subscribers will be able to talk about all things Brentford and enjoy fresh, new, pre and post...
Farewell Christian Eriksen – Thanks For The Memories
Beesotted’s Jim Levack shares his thoughts on the news that Christian Eriksen has officially signed for Manchester United today. So that’s that then. It’s official. Arguably the greatest footballer ever to don a Brentford shirt has left to join a new, apparently more...
New ways of looking at the beautiful game
Rev Peter Crumpler, life-long Bees fan, shares his thoughts on the weekend’s events. John Lennon probably didn’t have football on his mind when he wrote the mega-hit Imagine back in the 1970s, but the two matches involving Brentford over the last weekend have set me...
The Eriksen Affair Is Over – Time To Move On Quickly
Christian Eriksen has joined Manchester United and, in doing so, ended weeks of speculation that the Bees were in with a shout of re-signing the Dane ahead of the new Premier League campaign. Money talked, it’s as simple as that. Brentford, we understand, were...
Bees on Brink of Signing Keane Lewis-Potter Plus One Other Player – Mid-Summer Break Podcast
Brentford are on the verge of signing their first player of the summer. Keane Lewis-Potter is set to become Brentford's record signing as he is the first of a few players lined up to be signed by the Premier league side Billy theBee Grant and Dave Laney Lane linked up...
What Should We Expect From The New Season?
Last week’s 2022/23 Premier League fixture list unveiling was another landmark moment for the club – securing a second season in the top flight was something I was still buzzing from – seeing the schedule for the next campaign was just further proof of what an amazing...
Christian Eriksen is Quality But Brentford Aren’t A One Man Team – Levack’s Law
Levack's Law: Beesotted contributor Jim Levack (@JImblee1) reflects on the Christian Eriksen ‘will he stay or will he go’ furore, whilst asking whether the media actually realise that Brentford are certainly not a one-man team As the ‘will he, won’t he’ circus...
BRENTFORD HIGH SCHOOL END OF YEAR SCHOOL REPORTS 2021/22
It’s been an incredible first season at the highest level for Brentford High School - @Beesotted’s supply teacher Jon Restall (@thecondorman) reflects on the last nine months. As the sun quite literally sets over New Griffin Park it’s a great time to look back at the...
Brentford Leeds Season Finale – Podcast From The Pub
It's the final match of the season, so Billy Grant (@billythebee99), Dave Lane (@beesotted100) and Martin The Dutchman Holland (@BrentfordDutch) linked up for a few beers at The Globe in Brentford (@GlobeBrentford) to discuss the relegation battle - which has gone...
Would Klopp or Pep Have Done A Better Job At Brentford?
Beesotted's Jim Levack tips his hat to Brentford Head Coach, Thomas Frank – although the Bees' boss is unlikely to win Premier League Manager of the Season – would Klopp or Pep have done a better job at Brentford? When the Premier League Manager of the Season is...
Leeds United preview and pub guide: Premier League fate out of visitors’ hands
Leeds visit the Brentford Community Stadium on Sunday knowing that the chance of retaining their Premier League status is out of their hands. They will begin the day in the final relegation place, level on points with Burnley but with a goal difference of 20 goals...
Safety In Numbers – Bees’ Premier Survival Is Guaranteed
Beesotted's Tim Street looks back at this week's monumental achievement – The Bees are guaranteed survival in the Premier League and can look to underpin a great season in the transfer market this summer. For Brentford to have this week (without even playing)...
Twenty Years To the Day, Labour’s Election Loss was Brentford’s Gain
On the day Labour made big gains in the Capital in the ballot boxes, Beesotted contributor Tim Street recalls the historic council elections of 20 year ago - a day in which Labour made a big loss. Which was - in the long term - to Brentford's gain Last night’s local...
Bees Looking to Stop Saints March on West London – Pre Brentford v Southampton Podcast from the Pub
After the trip to Manchester United, Billy The Bee Grant (@Billythebee99)andDave Laney Lane (@Beesotted100) hooked up in a lovely boozer in Chertsey to shoot the breeze looking back to Brentford's loss at Old Trafford as well as looking forward to the important match...
Southampton preview and pub guide: Saints in town for final Saturday game of the season
Southampton visit New Griffin Park for our final Saturday game of our first season in the Premier League level on points with Brentford, but below us in the table on goal difference. The Saints have had an inconsistent campaign and have only twice won back-to-back...
Christian Eriksen’s Impact At Brentford – A Statistical Analysis
Thanks to sports journalist, Alec McQuarrie, for contributing this article to Beesotted and sharing his statistical insight on the impact that Christian Eriksen has made since his arrival at Brentford. There were precious few positives to take from Brentford’s 2-0...
Living The Dream From The South Stand
“The natural state of the football fan is bitter disappointment, no matter what the score,” wrote Nick Hornby in ‘Fever Pitch’, his brilliant 1992 book, looking at life as an Arsenal supporter. And no doubt Hornby would have been disappointed – to put it mildly –...
International Brentford Fans Join Beesotted for Manchester United Pre Match Podcast featuring United We Stand
After a credible draw at home to Spurs, Beesotted has decided to go international - calling on International Bees to have their say on this week's BUMPER podcast Joining Billy TheBee Grant (@billythebee99) in Tallahassee this week is Dutch Bee Harald Hanemaaijer...
Nine Years Since That Penalty: Word On The Street
Is it really nine years since one of the most infamous days Griffin Park witnessed before the old girl took her final bow? It was indeed nine years ago today that Brentford hosted Doncaster Rovers in a final-day winner-takes-all showdown, with promotion to the...
Spurs preview and pub guide: Conte’s side continue bid for Champions League place
Spurs are heavily involved in the race for fourth place, and Champions League football next season, as the Premier League enters the final month of the season. Going into the weekend's matches, they held it on goal difference from north London rivals Arsenal, who they...
Can Life Get Any Better For This Brentford Fan?
That is the question Brentford fan Jason Wils is asking himself when he thinks about the last few years. This team the club and us the fans, are on the verge of the greatest achievement we have ever witnessed, "Premier League survival". But yet it somehow still feels...
Will Brentford’s Christian Eriksen Derail Tottenham’s Champions League Push? – Pre-Match Podcast Feat Last Word On Spurs
It's back to the pub for the Beesotted crew to celebrate yet another victory - this time against old foes Watford at Vicarage Road. <iframe width="100%" height="300" src="https://embeds.audioboom.com/posts/8070339/embed/v4" style="background-color: transparent;...
Second Season Syndrome Claptrap – Word On The Street
Beesotted's Tim Street looks beyond 'second season syndrome' reporting claptrap and underlines how promotion to the top flight doesn't always go pear-shaped in year two. Brentford winning a third successive Premier League game for the first time ever on Saturday was...
Christian Eriksen Will Stay At Brentford – There I’ve Said It!
Brentford fans have become all too accustomed to saltyness from sneering journalists, or ‘big club’ fans with once upon a time status, for doing things differently – in fact many now thrive on the ‘Bus Stop In Hounslow’ ‘#TeamsLikeBrentford’ insults as our modest but...
Word On The Street: Brentford’s Impressive Run Of Form
When the Brentford history book are once again written, the Bees’ 2-0 win over West Ham last weekend will probably be a footnote in an historic season. The palate-cleanser following the feast that was the 4-1 demolition of Chelsea at Stamford Bridge the previous...
Pressure Off Brentford For Watford Trip – Pre-Match Podcast feat The Voices Of The Vic
After a couple of months looking to pick up points to guarantee Premier league safety, Brentford can go into the Watford game with the pressure off after fantastic wins against Chelsea and West Ham has all but secured the Bees Premier League safety Billy The Bee Grant...
Brentford 2 West Ham 0 – Post Match Podcast from The Stands and Pub
Would Brentford be able to match the victory over Chelsea when West Ham came to New Griffin Park? They certainly did with a resounding 2-0 win over their East London rivals We spoke to Bees and Hammers fans in the stands and the pubs after the game
Bees Out to Burst Buzzing Hammers’ Bubble – Brentford v West Ham Pre-Match Podcast
Bees fans went missing after the weekend after Brentford absolutely tonked Chelsea 4-1 in their own backyard. And it was Billy The Bee Grant (@Billythebee99) and Dave Laney Lane (@Beesotted100) who showed their faces first after a long weekend of over-celebration....
West Ham United preview and pub guide: Said returns as Hammers visit
West Ham are having a great season, challenging for a place in the top four of the Premier League for the second season in a row, as well as for success in the Europa League. Coming into this weekend's league fixtures, the Hammers are sixth in the table, three points...
Word On The Street: Rolling Back The Years with ex Bees Striker Charlie McDonald
Brentford contributor Tim Street (@StreetboyTim) caught up with ex Brentford striker Charlie McDonald who is currently managing Barking - Brentford B team's recent opponents in the semi final of the London Senior Cup As Brentford’s first teamers blissfully reflected...
Vitaly Janelt Storm – Chelsea Win Hero In Fresh ‘F**k Off’ Furore
*** IF YOU HAVE NO SENSE OF HUMOUR PLEASE STOP READING NOW *** Brentford’s hero of the Bridge Vitaly Janelt has sparked fresh controversy with the latest in a line of disrespectful digs at the club. The German clearly aimed a two-finger gesture at the Bees fans as he...
No Doubting Thomas After Wonderful Chelsea Victory
Beesotted's Jim Levack gives his views on Brentford's enigmatic head coach, Thomas Frank, after his team produce the result of the season at Stamford Bridge. If Thomas Frank was ever worried about the spectre of relegation, then I’d recommend a career as a poker...
Beesotted Discuss Chelsea Victory on BBC Football Daily Podcast
Beesotted's Billy Grant chatted to Ben Haines, Natasha Dowie and Nigel Rao-Coker on the BBC Football Daily podcast about Brentford's magnificent win against Chelsea Were Chelsea poor or did Brentford stop them from playing was one of the key points of discussion?...
Brentford Smash Champions of Europe- Chelsea 1 Brentford 4
Brentford went to Stamford Bridge and played out if their skin to beat the European Champions. Four goals in the second half saw Bees fight back from 1-0 down to win 4-1 in a stunning victory We spoke to Fans in the stands and the pub after the match Subscribe to us...
Brentford Prepare to Take On Sanctioned Champions – Chelsea Pre-Match Podcast
Brentford are back after the international break to play the Champions of Europe - that’s Chelsea not Leeds by the wa With Christian Eriksen setting football stadiums alight whilst on international duty for Denmark, the stage is set for the Bees embark on their final...
Brentford Looking to Out-Fox Leicester – Pre-Match Podcast
A second win in the row - this time against relegation-threatened Burnley - was enough to lighten the mood amongst Brentford fans And it was Ivan Toney's double in the final five minutes of the game which saw the Bees take all three points Billy The Bee Grant...
Celebrating Like We’ve Won The Champions League – Word On The Street
“They’re celebrating like they’ve won the Champions League.” So the conversation went between two embittered Burnley commentators when Brentford’s late salvo earned them the points in Saturday’s six-pointer at the Brentford Community Stadium, sparking Gala-inspired...