Beesotted in Qatar Fan Podcast – Taking to Supporters from All Over The Globe At the World Cup
Beesotted have headed out to Qatar for the World Cup and Billy Grant will be capturing the vibe of the World Cup chatting to fans and locals daily in the stands and the fan parks and in the restaurants and bars of Doha every day You can find all the episodes on the...
Francis Joseph – An Eighties Brentford Legend – Rest In Peace
We are saddened to learn about the passing of Francis Joseph, a genuine Brentford legend from the 1980s, who was much-loved among the Griffin Park faithful – he will be sadly missed. 'Jo' was a good friend of Beesotted and we were fortunate enough to interview him...
Praying For The World Cup… And For Christmas
With the World Cup about to start, and Christmas looming into view, Rev Peter Crumpler gives his thoughts on the unique timing of this year's festival of football. I blame dad for my fascination with the World Cup. On the opening day of the 1966 tournament, he...
Manchester City 1 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 the Etihad. In their last match before the world cup, Manchester City put out a full strength side with Haaland up front coming off...
Brentford Go Above And Beyond – Still Buzzing From Manchester City Win!
No doubt you're still buzzing from the weekend's superb win at Manchester City, Beesotted's Nemone Sariman shares her thoughts on the monumental victory. On the morning of a game, the anticipatory buzz usually concerns the starting line-up and what the result might...
Brentford Beat Manchester City – Ivan Toney Shines Against The Champions
Beesotted's Jim Levack looks back at a match day we are unlikely to forget in a hurry – the day Brentford took on a deservedly beat Manchester City won their own patch. Five minutes into Brentford’s historic win over arguably the best team on the planet, a trademark...
Paying The Penalty: As Above, So Below
Beesotted's Nemone Sariman looks back at the penalty defeat to Gillingham on Tuesday evening and asks why she always gets 'that feeling' when we play a team lower than us? I am not an intuitive person. I am that person who takes silly risks that don’t pay off, and who...
Nottingham Forest 2 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 draw to Nottingham Forest. Matchweek 15 was a tale of two halves for the Bees who traveled to City Ground to face bottom of the table...
Gillingham preview and pub guide: Struggling Gills hoping to cause cup upset
Gillingham are having a miserable season so far following relegation from League One in April. In their first year in League Two since 2013, they have won only two of their first 16 league games to sit just one point and three places above the relegation zone. They...
Questionable Timing: Ivan Toney’s Betting Investigation Allegations
Ivan Toney has admitted over the weekend that he is “assisting the Football Association with their enquiries” after reports in national newspapers have run claiming that he is being investigated over allegations of historic match betting. After a seven-month...
Brentford 1 Wolves 1 – Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown
Beesotted contributors The Gowler and Paul Kowalczyk (@BeesBreakdown) give us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s draw to Wolverhampton. Thomas Frank switched back to a 4-3-3 to face a struggling Wolves side. Ben Mee, Dasilva, and Wissa returned to the...
Ifs, Butts and Shithousery In Frustrating Wolves Draw
Jim Levack looks back at a frustrating afternoon in West London and a match that Wolves showed off their full repertoire of time wasting expertise. For a couple of glorious minutes Wolves reminded us of the side that stormed the Championship with some of the most...
Sh*t At The Villa and Avoiding a Wolves Mauling – Brentford v Wolves Preview Podcast
Billy 'The Bee' Grant and Dave 'Laney' Lane look forward to the visit of Wolves to West London on Saturday, as well as looking back to the nightmare ninety minutes in the West Midlands last weekend, when Villa certainly waved goodbye to Steve Gerrard in style....
Wolves preview and pub guide: Bees face last home Premier League game until Boxing Day
Wolves have had a poor start to the season, which has resulted in a managerial change and a drop into the Premier League's relegation zone. They provide the opponents on Saturday for our last home league match until Boxing Day. Wolves are currently 19th in the table,...
Aston Villa 4 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 at Villa Park. Brentford lined up in their 3-5-2 formation, keeping the same midfielder from the previous match. Ajer came back...
Brentford 0 Chelsea 0 – Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown
Beesotted contributors The Gowler and Paul Kowalczyk (@BeesBreakdown) give us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s draw to Chelsea. Brentford switched to their 5-3-2 formation which is seen when facing clubs that hold more possession. Zanka and Roerslev...
Chelsea preview and pub guide: In-form Blues up next in west London derby
Chelsea have had a turbulent start to the season with changes in ownership and management alongside a busy start to the campaign. After the takeover by Todd Boehly's consortium in May, manager Thomas Tuchel was sacked in early September after three defeats in all...
Brentford 2 Brighton 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 to Arsenal. The Bees hosted Brighton this past weekend on Matchweek 11. It was an interesting match as two similar clubs, both...
Brighton preview and pub guide: Brentford hope to get back on track against Seagulls
Brighton have made a solid start to the season and going into the weekend's matches sit seventh in the Premier League table. The Seagulls were unbeaten in their first four games - starting their campaign with a 2-1 win at Manchester United, drawing 0-0 at home to...
The Big Brentford-Brighton Friday Nighter Preview, Newcastle Mistake-a-thon and Tatler Loves The Bees
Anyone for Champers? Billy The Bee Grant (@BillyTheBee99) and Dave Laney Lane (@Beesotted100) have a chin-wag about Tatler's article on Brentford ( https://www.tatler.com/article/romeo-beckham-football-brentford-london ), avoiding talking about the Newcastle defeat...
Muff Stalemate, Supe Haaland and The Geordie Revival – Newcastle v Brentford Preview Podcast
Brentford put their nil all score bore down at Bournemouth behind them to look forward to the trip to Newcastle at the weekend Billy The Bee Grant (@Billythebee99) and Matt The Allard Allard (@theMattAllard) hooked up to talk football superhero (supes) additions to...
Bournemouth 0 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 draw at Bournemouth. Brentford went down to the south coast looking to get some momentum back against Bournemouth, who have had a nice run...
Brentford 0 Arsenal 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 to Arsenal. Thomas Frank switched to a 3-5-2 as Ajer, coming back from injury, was reintroduced to the starting XI. Janelt got the...
Arsenal preview and pub guide: Table-topping Gunners return to the Gtech
Arsenal have made a fantastic start to the season and go into the weekend top of the Premier League table. The Gunners won all of their first five games before losing 3-1 at Manchester United at the start of the month, and lead the table by a point from Manchester...
Brentford v Arsenal Preview Podcast – England’s Ivan Toney, Arteta’s Revenge and a Right Royal Send Off
It's a return to football after a week off after football fans up and down the country paying respects to the late Queen Elizabeth II last weekend. In the virtual joint this weekend, Billy The Bee Grant (@BillyTheBee99), Dave Laney Lane (@Beesotted100) and Ali...
Fred Callaghan Remembered
Brentford fans will be sad to hear about the passing of Fred Callaghan, who managed The Bees between 1980 and 1984. Fans of a certain vintage will no doubt remember Fred’s attack-minded brand of football and especially the likes of Stan Bowles, Terry Hurlock, Chris...
Southampton v Brentford Preview Podcast – Tapping Up Thomas, Steps and Mambo No 5
A great win over Leeds at the weekend as Brentford put five (yes we said FIVE) goals past the United keeper. Billy The Bee Grant (@BillyTheBee99)and Dave Laney Lane (@Beesotted100) slunk back to the virtual joint after a good night out on Saturday night to talk all...
Brentford 5 Leeds 2 – Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown
Beesotted contributors The Gowler and Paul Kowalczyk (@BeesBreakdown) give us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s thrashing of Leeds. Matchweek 6 was a thrilling 5-2 win for Brentford against a very familiar opponent in Leeds. Next to one another in...
The Icing On The Leeds Victory Cake
Beesotted contributor, Nemone Sariman, looks back at a great victory against Leeds United. One of my most memorable away games, for all the wrong reasons, was the one last season at Elland Road. Yes, that one. The one featuring that Patrick Bamford late equaliser. I...
CRYSTAL PALACE 1 BRENTFORD 1 – BEES BREAKDOWN’S TACTICAL BREAKDOWN
Beesotted contributors The Gowler and Paul Kowalczyk (@BeesBreakdown) give us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’ draw at Selhurst Park. Thomas Frank stuck with the 4-3-3 seen multiple times this season. Janelt, Baptiste, and Lewis-Potter made the...
Leeds United preview and pub guide: Brentford hope to avenge last-day defeat
Leeds have made a solid start to this season, after surviving relegation on the final day of last season by winning at new Griffin Park/the BCS. They have overcome the summer sales of key players Kalvin Phillips and Raphinha to earn eight points from their first five...
Beesotted Premier League Chats: Back of The Nest Crystal Palace Podcast
Midweek matchday On the eve of Brentford's match away to Crystal Palace, Billy Grant (@Billythebee99) catches up with Dee from Back of The Nest (@BackOfTheNest) Crystal Palace Podcast to get the lowdown on Palace
Brentford 1 Everton 1 – Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown
Beesotted contributors The Gowler and Paul Kowalczyk (@BeesBreakdown) give us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford' draw with Everton. Matchweek 4 saw Thomas Frank sticking with the same formation he used against Fulham. Using a 4-3-3 Brentford looked to...
Brentford 1 Everton 1 – Post-match podcast from the stands
Brentford were looking to bounce back from the disappointment at Fulham. But a slow start once again saw them having to rescue the game after going behind 1-1 final whistle We spoke to Bees fans and Everton fans straight after the match
Brentford v Everton Preview Podcast – Faux Rivalry, Even-ing The Playing Field and the Return Of Judas
Two matches in four days helped to numb the pain of Mitrovic's last minute winner at Craven Cottage on Saturday as Fulham took all three points in a ding-dong match which saw Bees come back from 2-0 down Billy The Bee Grant (@BillyTheBee99), Dave Laney Lane...
Everton preview and pub guide: Reunion for Mee and Tarkowski as Toffees return
Former Burnley team-mates Ben Mee, James Tarkowski and Dwight McNeil will be reunited on Saturday, when Everton make their second visit to new Griffin Park/Gtech Community Stadium. All three players left Turf Moor in the summer, with Mee joining us and former Bee...
Fulham 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' defeat at Craven Cottage. Only one change from last week for Brentford as Wissa replaced Roerslev. Brentford switched from a 3-5-2 to a...
Toeing The Line – The Offside Rule
At the warm-up game against Real Betis, I was sitting next to a dad with two kids aged around four and six. The older kid was bombarding his dad with questions in a way that was super-cute for all of us listening but, no doubt, maddening if you were the one being...
The Morning After (The Morning After) The Night Before
Beesotted contributor Lewis Holmes shares what many of us would have experienced following Saturday night's win over Manchester United and provides some laughs along the way. At my age, a good hangover lasts a couple of days. After such a triumphant Saturday evening...
Brentford 4 Man United 0 – Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown
Beesotted contributors The Gowler and Paul Kowalczyk (@BeesBreakdown) give us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford's 4-0 thumping of Manchester United Thomas Frank swaps out Wissa and Janelt for Dasilva and Roerslev. Brentford set up in a 3-5-2...
The Beating Of Manchester United
Beesotted’s Jim Levack looks back at the monumental win over Manchester United. The two highlights of an unforgettable, breathless and historic afternoon came, for me, in the second half. The win all but secured – Brentford don’t tend to do inexplicable capitulation...
Brentford SMASH Manchester United – Bees 4 Red Devils 0. Post-Match podcast from the stands
Brentford smashed Man United 4-0 Bees fans were very happy We spoke to Bees and Man United fans in the stands and the pub straight after the match
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
Beesotted contributor Nemone Sariman is looking forward to the return of Christian Eriksen to West London .. or is she? 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...
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...