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Please spare a thought for us exiled supporters who have to stay up ‘til unearthly hours around the world, desperate to find out the Bees’ score. Admittedly myriad options are available to us that are now take for granted; live commentary via the excellent Bees...
Fifty Years Ago
Fifty years ago this week, The Bees were in a similar race for promotion as they were before this season was put on pause - and although there were no play-offs back then - the league table was tight at the top with six clubs slogging it out at the top. A lot was...
Recolouring Brentford – If You Know Yer History
The first Beesotted 'If You Know Yer History' mini-podcast has just been uploaded, which we will publish over the next few months in and around the main Pride of West London podcasts. This edition we speak to Brendan Nevin, the magician behind the brilliant...
Free Brentford Book Offer To Help Local Food Bank
Firstly, we hope you and your family are safe and well. Beesotted are proud to support our local Foodbox charity and today we are asking Brentford fans to donate to their critical work, in exchange for a free Brentford book. A real no-brainer... helping a fantastic...
Judgement Day At Craven Cottage – Pre-Fulham Podcast From the Pub
Brentford travel to Craven Cottage on Friday for the big West London Derby against Fulham With the coronavirus scare hitting pandemic levels, the word on the Beesotted streets made the crew question whether the match would take place this weekend. But it's game on...
Beesotted Round Up – Brentford Beat Rangers; Jansson Is Back; Final Match Sell Out?
Brentford Beat Rangers The B team concluded their tour of Cyprus with a rousing 3-0 win over Russian 3rd division side Rodina Moscow with goals from Christian Tue Jensen, Julien Carre, and Jaden Brissett - his third in two games. On Tuesday night, Brentford...
Fulham, Are You Listening… To The Beesotted Radio Show?
This week’s Beesotted crew are Dave Lane and Gary GP Paul who, like everyone else at Griffin Park at the weekend, were treated to a real Five Star Brentford performance, with The Bees dispatching of Sheffield Wednesday with relative ease… the win really does set up...
Brentford 5 Sheffield Wednesday 0 – post-match podcast from the pub
Brentford were back at Griffin Park after dropping two points at Cardiff. The desperately needed three points against Sheffield Wednesday to get back on track and solidify their place in the playoffs. And Brentford dominated the match from start to finish. Three nil...
Thomas Frank and Ollie Watkins Winners: London Football Awards
Brentford Head Coach, Thomas Frank, and Bees’ striker Ollie Watkins were big winners at the London Football Awards on Thursday evening, after picking up trophies in their respective categories. lt was a proud night for Brentford, with David Raya (London Goalkeeper)...
Sheffield Wednesday preview and pub guide: Rollercoaster ride for Owls
Sheffield Wednesday have had a real up and down season and look to have too much to do to force their way into the play-offs. With 10 games to go, they have to play five of the top six - including the Bees and sixth-placed Preston, who they trail by eight points....
The Precautionary No Handshake Pre Sheffield Wednesday Podcast
The Beesotted crew met to chew the fat over a busy week of news at One Over The Ait, the epicentre of Brentford history past, present and future. With the Coronavirus spreading significantly there is talk that football matches may need to be played behind closed...
Memories Of Griffin Park – Jim Levack Shares Some Golden Recollections
Just six league games remain at Griffin Park and the start of an exciting new chapter in our history. So rather than recalling his favourite ever or first game at our home of more than a century, Jim Levack wanted to share a few memories. Bees fans… what are yours?...
Beesotted Round Up – Pontus Jansson is Back. Nearly. Mbuemo Magic. That Trotta Moment
With the weekend well and truly behind us, Beesotted contributor Paul Harrison gives a round up of events happening in and around Griffin Park and The Championship. Pontus is back. Hello. Hello The two goals conceded at Cardiff ultimately boiled down to a lack of...
Cardiff 2 Brentford 2 – post-match podcast from Wales
Brentford went to Cardiff in search of three points to get their playoff push back on track And two goals up things were looking good for the Bees But Cardiff hit back with two late first half goals. And could have got all three points We spoke to Brentford and...
Brentford got a lotta bottle? – Cardiff pre-match podcast
The Beesotted crew Billy The Bee Grant, xG Dave Anderson and Robin Hood McMichael met in The Virtual Joint to discuss the Luton Loss. Pontus Jansson. Where is he? When is he coming back? And the upcoming crucial catch at Cardiff which Brentford need to win (or at...
Luton 2 Brentford 1 – post-match podcast in the snow
Brentford went to Luton in search of three points. What they got was a fight. That they lost We spoke to Bees & Luton fans straight after the match
Hatters Matters Midweeker – Beesotted Radio Show
We look back at Saturday’s blustery 2-2 draw with Blackburn and ask 'does the loss of points wave goodbye to a reaslistic chance at automatic promotion with West Brom and Leeds both winning', or are we being dragged into a premature ‘run-in-panic-room’? There’s a...
The Calm After The Storm (Dennis) – Blackburn Pre-Match Podcast From The Pub
's another early kick off as Brentford entertain Blackburn Rovers in front of the Sky TV cameras The Beesotted crew met in the George IV pub in Chiswick to shoot the Brentford breeze (aka storm Dennis) - chatting Birmingham City result. Ticket sales for the Barnsley...
Blackburn preview and pub guide: In-form Rovers next up for Bees
Blackburn arrive for Saturday's televised lunchtime kick-off at Griffin Park as the Championship's joint most in-form team. Tony Mowbray's side have picked up 14 points from their last seven games, with four victories and two draws, to move within three points of the...
Top Six Championship Teams’ Fans Discuss Promotion Race – Beesotted LoveSport Radio Show
After securing a point at Birmingham in the wake of storm Dennis, Billy Grant joined George Riley in the Lovesport Studio to discuss the match at the weekend including discussing views from the fans on the St Andrews terraces and Brentford Head Coach Thomas Frank....
It’s Even Tighter at The Top – Pre Birmingham City Podcast
It’s the day after the Lord Mayor’s show. Leeds are back up in Yorkshire after an evening of pinging the ball around out in West London with only a point to show for it. Meanwhile Brentford are sitting back thinking “That was a point we would have not picked up last...
Looking Back At Leeds – A Weird, Strange And Different Night?
Regular Beesotted contributor, Jim Levack, looks back at Tuesday night's top of the table clash between Brentford and Leeds United and asks what we learned from the encounter. “Weird”, “strange”, “different” – if we created a word cloud after the draw with Leeds, all...
Nailbiter Alert ! – Pre-Leeds United Lovesport Brentford Radio Show
Brentford ground out a well needed win against Middlesboro at the weekend which set up a huge size pointer against Leeds at Griffin Park very nicely indeed. The Beesotted crew of Dave Laney Lane and Billy TheBee Grant hooked up in the Lovesport Studio to discuss the...
Leeds United preview and pub guide: Can Bielsa get his side over the line?
Leeds are going through a tough time at the moment, and the once almost impregnable lead that they and West Brom had at the top of the table has been whittled away by the chasing pack. Two months ago on 10 December, they beat Hull 2-0 at Elland Road to swap places...
Cautious Leeds Anxious To Reverse Bad Form At Griffin Park
In the run in to the massive six pointer between Brentford and Leeds United, Billy Grant catches up with Andrew ‘LUFC Stats’ Dalton to get the lowdown on United’s promotion campaign Leeds had a great start to this season. You must have been delighted with the way your...
Brentford 3 Boro 2 – post-match podcast from the pub
Boro came to Griffin Park with an unbeaten record at Brentford stretching back years. But it was Brentford who came off best as a late Ollie Watkins winner saw the Bees take all three points for The Bees' first ever double over Boro We spoke to both Bees fans &...
Hoodoo Schmoodo – Brentford v Boro pre-match podcast from the pub
Brentford put the defeat agains Nottingham Forest behind them to rack up a 5-1 victory up at Hull. The Beesotted crew met in The Distillers Pub in Hammersmith to discuss all things Brentford including: How good was the Hull defeat in reality 100% Brentford. Have the...
Middlesbrough preview and pub guide: Woodgate’s Boro not safe yet
Middlesbrough have had a disappointing season so far, and despite a revival over the festive period are still not out of danger. Former player Jonathan Woodgate took over as manager during the summer, but did not get off to the best of starts, with only two wins in...
Mauled By The Brentford – The Beesotted Radio Show
Beesotted’s Robin Hood and xG Dave hosted the radio show this week… looking back at the close of the transfer window, which saw our squad boosted rather than decimated, they talk about the brilliant win at Hull City on Saturday and the side’s bounce-back-abiity, we...
‘Je Taime Papa’ – Said Benrahma’s Day As Bees Hit Five At Hull
Brentford bounced back from the Forest defeat in impressive style... smashing Hull for five with Said Benrahma notching an emotional hat-trick, which he dedicated to his father, who sadly passed away recently. In truth, the scoreline could have been even more...
Baptiste and Fosu – The Last Pieces of The Brentford Promotion Jigsaw?
Billy Grant met Brentford Director of Football Phil Giles at the beginning of the transfer window. He looks back at what transpired over the next few weeks as Brentford signed two highly rated players from the lower leagues. The transfer window slams shut. Bees fans...
Brentford 0 Nottingham Forest 1 – post-match podcast from the pub🍻
Brentford played their first six-pointer of the season. After resting their first team against Leicester in the cup, the first string team was back to hopefully bag the three points Brentford was banking on. But it didn't go to plan as Forest came out winners with a...
Six-Pointer Alert – Pre-Nottingham Forest Lovesport Radio Show
After losing to Leicester in the FA cup on Saturday, it's back to the league where The Bees are set to play their first six-pointer of the season - against Forest. The Beesotted crew Billy The Bee Grant and Robin Hood McMichael linked up with Matt Beadle in the...
Nottingham Forest preview and pub guide: Forest on fire in promotion shake-up
Nottingham Forest are in the thick of the promotion race as they prepare to visit Griffin Park on Tuesday night. In a bonus floodlit game in our final GP season, they arrive with a superb away record of six wins, six draws and only two defeats. Forest are currently on...
Sweet FA 2020 – What Did We Learn?
Brentford supporting journalist, Jim Levack, looks back at the weekend's FA Cup tie with Leicester City, to see what we learned from this season's flirt with the cup. Zamburek will play at the highest level The young midfielder didn’t look out of place against the...
Up For The Cup? – Leicester FA Cup pre-match podcast from the pub
Time to forget the league for a few days as Brentford welcome Premier League Leicester to Griffin Park on Saturday. And the Beesotted crew met in The Lamb and Flag pub in Covent Garden to discuss whether they were up … for the cup. We looked back on the draw to...
Leicester City preview and pub guide: Will Brentford be up for the cup?
Leicester's visit in the FA Cup fourth round on Saturday once again poses the question - will this will be the last cup tie at Griffin Park? The high-flying Foxes are having another successful season and the FA Cup is just one of three fronts on which they are chasing...
Our Thoughts Are With Said Benrahma – The Beesotted Radio Show
We send our very best wishes to Said Benrahma and his family following the sad new regarding his father's death... we look back to last Saturday's draw at Huddersfield in depth and hear live as West Brom go 1-0 down at home to Stoke City! It's the FA Cup this weekend,...
Citizens of Brentford. All Aboard – Pre-Huddersfield Town Podcast From The Pub
With the QPR match done. And Brentford flying high in the Championship, we turned our focus on what next for The Bees. How do Brentford approach this next set of matches? How important is the FA Cup in the bigger scheme of things? We get down the George IV pub in...
So QPR done. Who’s next? – Beesotted Brentford LoveSport Fan Show
QPR were beaten at Griffin Park for the fifth time in a row this weekend https://audioboom.com/posts/7477493-so-qpr-done-who-s-next-beesotted-brentford-lovesport-fan-show The Beesotted crew of Billy TheBee Grant and Edwood the Headwood dragged themselves from their...
Realistic, Grounded and Humble – Three More Assets That Make Brentford Special
Beesotted regular and long-time Brentford journalist, Jim Levack, gives his thoughts on the weekend win over Queens Park Rangers and looks forward to more exciting times for the Griffin Park faithful before the season's done. Still coughing up to put two kids through...
Brentford 3 QPR 1 – The West London Bus Stop Keeps Marching On
Billy Grant looks back on the West London derby where a bus stop in deepest West London retained the bragging rights over it's Westfield Shopping Centre rival. https://audioboom.com/posts/7475879-brentfordfc-3-qpr-1-post-match-podcast-from-the-bus-stop QPR came to...
QPR preview and pub guide: Goal-crazy Rangers set for historic derby
QPR arrive for their last-ever game at Griffin Park, barring a cup tie or play-offs, having gone goal crazy so far in 2020, as they have found the net 11 times in two games since the start of the year. There was certainly no New Year's Day hangover when they faced...
Saïd Benrahma IS The Magical Algerian Messi
To celebrate the wonderful skills of Brentford's Algerian Ace, Saïd Benrahma, we have released several designs on red, white, black grey and Algerian green. The year 2020 looks set to be a big one for Saïd, as Brentford continue to push for promotion to the Premier...
The PreRaRa Podcast – Rangers Are Coming To Town!
The Beesotted crew converged on the lovely Prince Blucher pub on Twickenham Green to discuss Saturday's big local derby, and with season tickets for the new stadium now firmly on peoples' radars, we talk about how the club are managing expectations with FOMO (the fear...
Up For The Cup As Bees Draw Leicester – Beesotted Radio Show
The Beesotted boys were in the Lovesport studio while the FA Cup draw was taking place, so hear the live reaction to the Bees being pulled out of the hat with Leicester City, as well as their views on the weekend’s win over Stoke and the recent run that...
Stoke City preview and pub guide: Is this Griffin Park’s last-ever cup tie?
For the second time this season, I'm wondering if this is a preview for the last-ever cup tie at Griffin Park. The Bees were drawn at home to Cambridge in the first round of the Carabao Cup, but we lost 5-4 on penalties after a 1-1 draw. INTRODUCTION Stoke have had a...
My Moment Of The Decade: Leyton Orient v Brentford 2014
As we begin a new decade, Brentford supporters, naturally, begin to reminisce about the events of the past 10 years and the key moments that occurred during it. Naturally, some obvious examples spring to mind: Uwe Rosler’s announcement as manager; the Doncaster...
New Brentford Stadium – BIAS Issue West Stand Ticket Guide
BIAS is aware that there is some confusion among fans, particularly those used to standing on Ealing Road Terrace, who are looking to move to the West Stand at the new stadium. This guidance covers BIAS’ current understanding of the situation, and some advice on how...
BrentfordFC 3 Swansea 1 – post-match podcast from the pub
Christmas cheer for Brentford as they beat Swansea to go 3rd in the table https://audioboom.com/posts/7463804-brentfordfc-3-swansea-1-post-match-podcast-from-the-pub We spoke to Brentford fans in the pub post match