Is Live TV Football 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 MORE...
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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 of...
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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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Pre Arsenal Pre Nottingham Forest Pride Of West London Brentford Podcast
Well, well, well, Brentford have only gone and drawn Arsenal in the cup for the first time in nearly all of out lifetimes… It should be a cracking night and a great game. The Beesotted crew got together at One Over The Alt on Kew Bridge to discuss the week's news...
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Nottingham Forest preview and pub guide: Can Karanka crack promotion?
Nottingham Forest were the Championship's big spenders this summer as they aim to return to the Premier League for the first time since 1999. They brought in 13 new players during the close season, including record signing Joao Carvalho, with the midfielder costing a...
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Arsenal’s Bruising Blow Against Brentford
Hopefully many of you woke up on Christmas Day morning to find that Santa had delivered the Big Book of Griffin Park to you for being good boys and girls throughout the year – and that you’ve been enjoying turning the pages to re-live the life of our proud old...
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Brentford’s Unlucky Strike Against Arsenal
In the first week of July 1938, the football fixtures for the coming season were published. This was Brentford’s fourth season in the First Division. I scanned the list looking for the Arsenal game. It was on Thursday, September 8th, with the kick off at half past...
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Brentford See Off Cheltenham In The Carabao Cup
Brentford progressed to the third round of the Carabaooooo Cup after a routine, if slightly strained, 1-0 win. Julian Jeanvier scored the all important goal before the break in the narrow, but completely one-sided cup clash, where The Bees wracked up over 25 chances....
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RYAN WOODS DEPARTURE + CHELTENHAM & FOREST LOVE SPORT RADIO SHOW
Since last week’s LoveSport Radio show, Brentford have drawn at Aston Villa, where The Bees almost held on to win, then saw the news season unbeaten bubble burst at Ewood Park, where the Bees went down 1-0 to Blackburn. Dave ‘Laney’ Lane, Gary Paul and Matt ‘The...
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Cheltenham Town preview and pub guide: Shaky start leaves Robins rocking
Cheltenham have had a difficult start to the season and manager Gary Johnson paid for it with his job, when he was sacked last Tuesday. The Robins, who regained their Football League place under Johnson in 2016 after one season back in the Conference, finished 21st...
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The Death Special Pre Blackburn Rovers Edition Podcast
The Beesotted crew headed to Hammersmith this week for a fun-paked gathering in a beer garden beach hut at The Distillers pub on Fulham Palace Road – Dave Lane, Robin Hood, The Amazing Gem and Kate Graham chew the fat on the post Villa fall out… we discuss the Maupay...
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Villa Avert Smash-N-Grab Bees Raid – Aston Villa 2 Brentford 2
Brentford almost pulled off a classic smash-n-grab at Villa Park on Wednesday night, and if it weren’t for Jonathan Kodjia’s last gasp equalizer, the Bees would have snatched all three points. Dean Smith picked an unchanged eleven once again, despite one or two...
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Aston Villa 2 Brentford 2 – Post Match Podcast
Brentford fans had mixed emotions after the final whistle at Villa Park on Wednesday evening – for much of the game the Bees fans would have gladly settled for a point. However, after hanging on in there for much of the game, Neil Maupay's second goal on the night,...
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“I Fear Playing Anyone With More Quality Than Us “. Aston Villa Fan’s Brentford Preview
Villa haven't beaten Brentford in a while. Actually over 60 years to be precise. Billy Grant caught up with Ryan Pitcher from Heart Of The Holte Aston Villa Blog (@HeartOfThe Holte) to chat overspending Villa. Is Steve Bruce really the man to take them up? And...
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The Pre Aston Villa Love Sport Radio Show
With The Bees still unbeaten ahead of the midweek trip to Aston Villa, Dave Lane, Gary Paul and Dan Mann gathered at Love Sport HQ to talk all things Brentford. The Beesotted crew discuss the win over Sheffield Wednesday on Sunday, and listen to the fans thoughts...
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Wednesday Don’t Know What Day It Is – Brentford 2 SWFC 0
It is no exaggeration to say that Brentford could have scored a hatful at Griffin Park against Sheffield Wednesday in this Sunday afternoon clash, but thankfully, the Bees’ second home win of the new campaign was in the bag long before the final whistle. The...
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Sheffield Wednesday preview and pub guide: Owls’ wings clipped
Sheffield Wednesday have had a slow start to the season after a summer of enforced transfer inactivity. The Owls have been under a transfer embargo since April after breaching the Football League's Financial Fair Play rules. While several players left Hillsborough...
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Talking Brentford On A Friday Before Wednesday On A Sunday
The Beesotted crew gathered at The Prince Blucher pub on Twickenham Green for a busy evening of nattering all things Brentford and supping London Pride Unfiltered. Dave Lane, Ed The Head Langdon, Robin Hood and Gary Paul look back briefly to last weekend’s draw at...
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Bees Issue “We Don’t Want You At Brentford” Statement
Brentford’s CEO, Mark Devlin, has issued a no nonsense explanation of the club’s stance and core values with regard to encouraging an atmosphere of inclusivity at the football club. As part of a broader statement, which rightly congratulates Kick It Out on its 25th...
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Brentford Forss Their Way Past Southend – Shrimpers 2 Bees 4
It was all change for Brentford at Roots Hall on Tuesday evening with Dean Smith making eleven changes for the Carabao Cup clash – the visitors eventually showing that they were too strong for Southend United after they’d settled into the match. The 500-plus visiting...
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