Is Football Facing An Existential Crisis?
Football is facing an existential crisis. If left unchecked it risks becoming a runaway issue that will ultimately drive long-standing fans from the game to be replaced by tourist supporters. Maybe, just maybe, that’s what the Premier League overlords want. I’d like...
Stateside Bees Dreaming Of Europe | Tampa Fan Fest Special
From across the pond and right in the thick of the red-and-white buzz, ReggieGee The Tallahassee Bee drops into Tampa’s Fan Fest to soak up the sights, sounds and soaring European dreams of Brentford fans Stateside More than 7,000 fans from all across the U.S. flocked...
Benham Lifts The Brentford Lid In Rare Interview
As we are only too aware, a successful football club’s story usually starts and ends with how much money they spend. Typically, the bigger the wage bill, the higher you finish. It’s not a just a pub-chat theory, the numbers back it up year after year. The clubs...
Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown – Newcastle 2 Brentford 3
Beesotted contributor Jacob ‘The Gowler’ Gowler (@BeesBreakdown) gives us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s win against Newcastle. Brentford created 1.79 xG to Newcastle’s 2.24 with each team converting their penalty. Perhaps surprisingly, Newcastle...
Does Size Matter as Brentford Head to Chelsea?
Brentford head to Stamford Bridge this weekend looking to continue their unbeaten run against world champions Chelsea, who have yet another new coach picking their side. The Bees, who sit in fifth place above the Blues, will be confident based on recent form, as well...
What Would Make Brentford Fans Happy in 2026?
Beating Bournemouth 4–1 was the perfect way to say farewell to a year of change, but 2025 was still undoubtedly one to celebrate. There was hardly a dull moment in TW8; however, significant departures and a major reshuffle from front to back will be how it will be...
Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown – Wolves 0 Brentford 2
Beesotted contributor Jacob ‘The Gowler’ Gowler (@BeesBreakdown) gives us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s win against Wolves. Keith Andrews continued to manage minutes for Henderson and Damsgaard, with both players on the bench. Thiago returned to...
Worldwide Football Fans Pile Pressure on FIFA Over World Cup Ticket Pricing
Billy ‘The Bee’ Grant explores the anger over FIFA’s World Cup ticket pricing and questions wha does it say about the changing balance between money, culture and the fans at the heart of football There has been growing disgruntlement among football supporters over...
A Night To Remember Or A Quarter Final To Forget?
There’s little Festive excitement around tonight’s pre-Christmas Carabao Cup quarter-final and that, in itself, tells you plenty. I’m sat on a train from London heading north for the match with Brentford fans with expectations set somewhere between “very low”...
Looking Back At Thomas Frank
Tuesday, 9 December 2025 marks nine years since Thomas Frank was appointed assistant coach at Brentford and Leif Pederson takes a peek into our former head coach's new book to reminisce about his time at the club. On 17 November 2025, a book was published about...
The Igor Has Landed
Regular Beesotted contributor, Nemone Sariman, looks back at Saturday's win over Burnley at the Gtech. I am not usually one for lucky amulets or superstitions before a game. I know that footballers have their individual turf-touching, sky-pointing rituals that they...
Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown – Brighton 2 Brentford 1
Beesotted contributor Jacob ‘The Gowler’ Gowler (@BeesBreakdown) gives us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s loss against Brighton. Keith Andrews deployed his familiar 4-2-3-1 with Kayode, van den Berg, Collins, and Ajer on the backline. Henderson and...
Wolves Away: The Medieval Matchday Experience
Tickets for Brentford’s upcoming away match at Wolverhampton Wanderers are about to go on sale – and for many Bees fans, that announcement brings back memories of some of the most frustrating and unwelcoming away days we’ve experienced in both the Premier...
Back Down to Earth After a Dream Night in Grimsby… It’s Manchester City in the Quarters.
Well, that didn’t take long to bring us back down to earth. After Tuesday night’s perfect away-day in Grimsby - five goals, fish and chips, and a proper sing-song - Brentford have been drawn away to Manchester City in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals. The Etihad....
Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown – Brentford 3 Liverpool 2
Beesotted contributor Jacob ‘The Gowler’ Gowler (@BeesBreakdown) gives us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s win against Liverpool. Keith Andrews stuck with the same starting XI in a 4-2-3-1. Kayode, Collins, van den Berg, and Ajer started on the...
Brentford Win The KelleHen den Berg Derby
Regular Beesotted contributor, Nemone Sariman, looks back on a night to remember at The Gtech as Brentford beat Liverpool. I am one of those irritating people who call every match a derby, depending on who is playing and what their old clubs were. For instance,...
Fearless Bees Swarm Champions In A Gtech Night To Remember
You could feel it long before kickoff - the excited buzz in the pubs along ‘The Brentford Riviera’ on the banks of The Thames, in the smiles, the cautious optimism, the quiet conviction among Bees fans as they sipped prematch pints - that something was brewing....
Baltic Bees Banter & Hammer Time Preview – The Pre West Ham Away Podcast
It’s another London derby week — and the Beesotted crew of Billy The Bee Grant and Laney are back on the mics to chat all things Brentford as we head to the London Stadium to take on West Ham. We look back at the Manchester City game with JB bringing his...
International Breaks For Brentford Players
As Brentford fans, we take pride when our players are called up for international duty — it’s proof that the club’s work is being noticed on the biggest stages. But weeks like this remind us just how fragile that pride can feel. When players like Aaron Hickey and...
Brentford Lose Another Legend: Alan Hawley
All Brentford fans were sad to hear the news of the passing of former defender and club captain, Alan Hawley, who has died at the age of 79. Dave Lane looks back at his legacy at Griffin Park with some memories from those who watched him play every week and...
Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown – Brentford 0 Manchester City 1
Beesotted contributor Jacob ‘The Gowler’ Gowler (@BeesBreakdown) gives us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s loss against Manchester City. Keith Andrews switched to a back 5 to face Manchester City. Brentford’s back 5 consisted of Hickey, Collins van...
A Week’s Redemption: Brentford 3–1 Manchester United
In football, one week can feel like a lifetime. Last Saturday, Brentford trudged away from Craven Cottage after a poor 3-1 defeat to Fulham that exposed fragilities and left many fans worried about direction. Fast forward seven days and the Gtech Community Stadium was...
Grimsby For A Plaice In The Quarters
The League Cup draw has handed Brentford a trip to the seaside – but this isn’t about deckchairs and candy floss. We’re off to Grimsby Town in the fourth round, and while at first glance it might look like a golden opportunity to sail into the quarter-finals, every...
Brentford Left Searching For An Identity
Derby defeats always sting, but Saturday night wasn’t just about losing to Fulham, it was about the way we lost. It was flat, disjointed, and left Bees fans walking away with more questions than answers. We’ve been trying to spot patterns under Keith Andrews,...
Big Shoes, Big Impact. How Henderson Is Fitting into Brentford
Jordan Henderson’s arrival at Brentford split opinion, with many questioning whether a 35-year-old still had what it takes. Billy ‘TheBee’ Grant looks at how the former Liverpool captain is already starting to answer his critics When Brentford announced the signing of...
Bees Never Felt More Like Singing the Blues – Match Preview & Podcast
With two weeks to lick our wounds during the international break, we look at how Brentford’s bumper contingent of internationals fared – the most in the Premier League bar Liverpool and Spurs – including Jordan Henderson stepping in to captain England. Billy “TheBee”...
Brentford Forced To Shut Gates Following Scenes One Hundred Years Ago This Weekend
One hundred years ago this weekend… Scenes following the final whistle of Brentford’s match with Brighton and Hove Albion led to Griffin Park being shut by the FA. The punishment was handed out after the Commission’s investigation into how the sending-off of Bees...
New Brentford Book: Cult Bees & Legends 3
This new book, written by Tim Street and Dave Lane, dives deep into Brentford’s rich post-war history, giving fans an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the club through the eyes of the people who lived it out there on the pitch. From dramatic promotions and...
Transfer Window Reflections – New Beesotted Podcast
The transfer window may be finally closed – but how did it leave Brentford... are we left a little short? In the latest edition of the Beesotted Pride of West London podcast, Billy The Bee Grant and Dave Laney Lane break down all the deadline day drama. From the...
If You Know Yer History: When Brentford Celebrated Like They’d Won the Cup At Orient
If You Know Yer History delves into the rich tapestry of Brentford’s past, recalling tales that shaped the club and its supporters. In this edition, Billy “TheBee” Grant looks back at the brief, faux rivalry with Leyton Orient, taking fans to September 2013...
Chomp Bars, Bees Up Fulham Down & Hey Jude – Beesotted on BBC’s Brentford Football Songbook
The BBC Radio 5 show Great Football Songbook, hosted by Colin Murray and Pat Nevin, welcomed Billy Grant from Beesotted for an in-depth look at the stories behind Brentford’s most iconic chants. The episode spent a while talking about the legendary Chomp bar story...
All Change Again As Drury Departs
It seems the “season of change” at Brentford has just changed again. Assistant first-team ucoach Martin Drury is heading out the door barely two months after joining Keith Andrews’ new-look staff. Drury came in during July to support Andrews, but his departure comes...
Joey Veerman’s Disappointment After Brentford Move Collapsed
Transfer deadline day always throws up stories of ‘what could have been’ – and one of those this summer involved Brentford and PSV Eindhoven’s Joey Veerman. Was he 'the one that got away'? The Dutch international has been speaking openly about his frustration...
Brentford After the Window: Giles on Wissa, Replacements and What Comes Next
Thankfully, the transfer window is now shut and, as Brentford fans, we can breathe once more after a summer of turmoil. It wasn’t straightforward at all, with big players leaving, loads of speculation, a few exciting arrivals and a shed-load of grief from our...
Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown – Sunderland 2 Brentford 1
Beesotted contributor Jacob ‘The Gowler’ Gowler (@BeesBreakdown) gives us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s loss against Sunderland. Keith Andrews deployed what seems to be his preferred starting XI, with Lewis-Potter, Collins, van den Berg, and...
Brentford’s Deadline Day Drama: Wissa Exit, Nelson Arrival and a Club Holding Its Nerve
Brentford’s transfer deadline day felt more like a pantomime than a football negotiation – complete with the chorus of “oh yes he will, oh no he won’t” surrounding Yoane Wissa’s future. After days of speculation and a storm sparked by the forward’s Instagram...
Yoane Wissa vs Brentford: Fans Aren’t Buying It
Yoane Wissa has stirred up a storm with his statement on August 31, demanding a move away from Brentford and accusing the club of going back on their word. He says promises were made that he could leave if a “reasonable offer” arrived and claims that Newcastle’s...
Bees Sucker-punched At The Death – Sunderland 2 Brentford 1
The away end went from sheer jubilation to jaw-dropping dejection in the space of ten miserable minutes. One moment we’re bouncing after Thiago’s thunderous header, the next we’re trudging out of the Stadium of Light wondering how on earth we let it slip…...
£100 Million Off the Bench – That’s Some Statement
Remember when the Carabao Cup meant chucking in a few youth lads, a couple of the fringe players and hoping for the best? Fast forward to Tuesday night at Bournemouth and Brentford’s “second-half rejig” was the sort of thing that makes you rub your eyes and make sure...
Bees Up For The Cup In Bournemouth Win
The trip down to Bournemouth for the Carabao Cup could’ve gone either way. With so many changes to the line-up, I’ll be honest, I wasn’t sure what to expect. But what we got was a proper Brentford performance – full of fight, energy, and a couple of quality...
Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown – Brentford 1 Aston Villa 0
Beesotted contributor Jacob ‘The Gowler’ Gowler (@BeesBreakdown) is back for the start of the new season to give us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s win against Aston Villa. Keith Andrews made a few changes to his starting XI, with new...
Brentford Women – The Strange Case Of Chloe Logie
Over the last couple of seasons, if you asked your average Brentford fan if they could name a player from the Women’s Team, the majority would probably have come up with the name of Chloe Logie. With 30+ goals in her breakthrough season two years ago, followed...
Two Matches In: Is It Andrews on Trial, Or Brentford’s Way of Doing Things?
Brentford’s 1–0 win over Aston Villa was a reminder that it’s far too early to be writing Keith Andrews off. Billy “TheBee” Grant reflects on how sweeping headlines after just one poor game miss the bigger picture: a rookie manager still finding his feet, a squad not...
Dan Tana: Red and White From Brentford To Hollywood
All Brentford fans of a certain vintage will have been saddened by the news that former Brentford Chairman, Dan Tana, has recently passed away and it was fitting there was a minute's applause before the win over Aston Villa at the Gtech this weekend as a mark...
What a Difference a Week Makes – Brentford 1 Aston Villa 0
Ouattara’s debut strike and a performance full of fight give Bees first win under Keith Andrews. What a difference a week makes. Seven days on from a flat opening-day defeat, Brentford gave us the reaction we’d all been crying out for – a performance full of...
Brentford Fans Want A Response Ahead of Villa Clash
As Brentford prepare for Aston Villa’s visit this weekend, Keith Andrews finds himself under early pressure ahead of his first home Premier League game in charge. Last weekend’s defeat at Nottingham Forest left many fans frustrated – not just by the result, but...
What The Forest Game Taught Us About Brentford’s Strongest XI
With the dust settling after Brentford’s opening clash at the City Ground, Billy TheBee Grant asked Beesotted contributors to pick their strongest possible XI. No injuries. No strikes. No excuses. Just the best Brentford team on paper. The results were...
Farewell Mads – A Brentford Servant Part of Our Greatest Memories
Mads Roerslev has left Brentford after six years, signing permanently for Southampton. On paper, he departs having made 146 appearances for the Bees – 94 of those in the Premier League – but the numbers only tell half the story. When Mads arrived from...
Two Pods, One Hive – Two-Part Podcast Special!
The Beesotted Brentford Pride of West London Podcast crew gathered at the gorgeous Steam Packet on the side of The Thames this week, and let’s just say… the drinks flowed and the football chat nearly made us forget the Forest Fright Show from the weekend....
Brentford Right to Hold Firm on Wissa as Newcastle Circle
As Brentford supporters, we’ve become used to the transfer window circus this summer, but the latest round of speculation surrounding Yoane Wissa underlines why our club must remain resolute. Newcastle’s improved £40 million bid, rejected on Wednesday, is a...