Swansea City v Brentford Match Preview Mini-Pod
Billy Grant and Dave Lane hook up in the virtual joint to mull over the FA cup loss against Leicester - a game of two halves which had positive as well as negative points for Brentford. Plus they look forward to the pivotal match against Swansea with Tom from Total...
Toney Double Racism Storm – Brentford v Leicester City FA Cup Podcast
An FA Cup special as Billy The Bee Grant, Dave Laney Lane and Damian Flah Man Flenley hooked up in the virtual joint to discuss loads. After Ivan Toney was subject to online racist abuse recently, the question was asked - what are football fans doing to help stamp...
Leicester City preview: High-flying Foxes set for FA Cup repeat
Leicester are mounting a real Premier League title challenge again this season and, if other results had gone their way in midweek, then they could have been arriving in west London on Sunday as league leaders. The Foxes beat Chelsea 2-0 on Tuesday night to go top of...
Luton Town preview: Hatters out to avenge 7-0 drubbing
Luton are making a much better job of their second season back in the Championship than in their first campaign, and will arrive in west London on Wednesday firmly in mid-table. The Hatters have played two more games than Brentford - 24 in total - and have won nine,...
We Want Our Brentford Back – The Gimmick-Free Brentford v Luton Podcast
Back after their winter break, The Beesotted crew - Laney and Billy the Bee - got together in the virtual joint for a wee catch-up. No frills. No gimmicks. In fact all gimmicks were banned. And the duo shot the breeze discussing FA Cup weekend. Neal Maupay's...
Bristol City match called off again
In case you missed it, Wednesday's rearranged game with Bristol City was called off on Tuesday because of positive Covid cases in the Brentford camp. It is the second time the match has been suspended, following its original call-off on 2 January because of Covid...
In Conversation With The Exiled Robin – Brentford v Bristol City Pre-Match Mini-Pod
Brentford put the cup behind them - after losing to Spurs in the League Cup Semi-Final and then beating Boro in the FA Cup - to focus their minds on the re-arranged league match against Bristol City on Wednesday evening. Billy Grant caught up with Paul the Exiled...
Sketchy Explanations: More Confusion Surrounds Bristol City Match Suspension
Journalist Jim Levack, digs a little deeper into the sketchy circumstances that surrounded last weekend’s match suspension with Bristol City.Injury-ravaged Bristol City could still face sanctions over the controversial postponement of their clash with Brentford...
Middlesbrough preview: Will Brentford be up for another cup?
Saturday evening's FA Cup third round tie with Middlesbrough promises to be a very strange affair. Not only is it yet another match being played behind closed doors, and at an unusual kick-off time of 6pm, but, writing on Thursday evening, it is very hard to say which...
What’s That Smell? The Muck Spreading Cup Double Podcast
There’s plenty to discuss this week, with the VAR affected League Cup Semi Final match with Tottenham to look back on, as well as further controversy surrounding Bristol City’s timeline ahead of the ‘suspension’ of last weekend’s match with the Bees – events that are...
Brentford Bow Out To Spurs – VAR Frustrates The Bees
Jim Levack shares his thoughts as VAR comes into play just in time to frustrate Brentford as the Bees bow out in the League Cup semi final against Tottenham. It was always going to be a ‘free hit’ but as kick off approached I foolishly fell for the old weakness of...
Bring On The Tottenham
Beesotted's Jim Levack shares his excitement ahead of Tuesday's League Cup semi-final. Like loads of other Bees fans I’ve been telling anyone who’ll listen that this season’s League Cup semi-finalists are made up of Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham and...
Spurs preview: Brentford set for historic Carabao Cup semi-final
Brentford are set for another historic evening on Tuesday when we play the first major semi-final in the club's 131-year history. Recent years have seen semis in the Freight Rover Trophy/Leyland DAF Trophy/Johnstone's Paint Trophy - but they pale into comparison with...
Highs & Lows Of 2020 – A Brentford Year In Review
So, 2021 is finally here. And the Beesotted crew got together to review the ups and downs of the year that we'll never forget - 2020. Pandemic. Behind closed doors football. Home schooling. Incredible goals. Not saying goodbye to your home stadium. The snow in Luton....
Here’s Hoping 2021 Will Be Brentford’s Year
Brentford journalist, and Beesotted regular, Jim Levack, looks back at Wednesday night's excellent win over AFC Bournemouth and asks whether 2021 will be the year The Bees earn their place in the top flight once again. Let's hope it really is a happy New Year. Minutes...
AFC Bournemouth preview: Can the Bees pick off the Cherries?
AFC Bournemouth are back in the Championship for the first time since 2015 after a five-year spell in the Premier League. They have adjusted to being back at this level very quickly, and will arrive at the Brentford Community Stadium level on 38 points with us in the...
Sergi Canos’ Boxing Day Blitz – Brentford v Bournemouth Pre-Match Podcast
Brentford came from behind at Cardiff on Boxing Day to secure a fine win to see them 15 games unbeaten. After going behind to a wonder goal from Volkes, Sergi Canos upped the ante in the second half - scoring a hat trick in game where he could have possibly scored...
Dasilva Fires Bees to Cup Semi Final plus Cardiff Match Preview
Merry Christmas all. And what a Christmas present to Bees fans. Josh DaSliva ran the show as he fired Brentford through to the Carabao Cup Semi Final - the first time in their history the Bees have ever reached a cup semi final Billy the Bee Grant and Dave Laney Lane...
Pride As Brentford Beat Newcastle United To Reach Semi Finals
Beesotted's Jim Levack shares his emotions as Brentford make history by beating Newcastle United to earn a place in the Semi Final of the League Cup... thats's right the Semi Final!! As the final whistle blew, I pumped the air with my fist where normally I’d have...
Brentford Carabao Cup Quarter Final Special – True Faith Newcastle Podcast Interview
A bumper bonus podcast this week Billy Grant caught up with Alex from Newcastle Podcast True Faith on the eve of Brentford's first ever League Cup Quarter Final. A clip of the interview was included on the match preview podcast. This is the unedited version. A...
Fromas The Tank Engine – Brentford v Newcastle pre-match Cup Quarter-Final Podcast
Brentford have reached the quarter-final match of the League Cup for the first time in their history. And they face Premier League Newcastle at New Griffin Park - a match where unfortunately no fans will be allowed to attend due to the new lockdown rules The Beesotted...
Newcastle United preview: Brentford aiming to make Carabao Cup history
Tuesday is a historic night for Brentford, when we play our first-ever quarter-final in the League (now Carabao) Cup, as Newcastle visit the Brentford Community Stadium. We have reached this stage by beating Premier League opposition in the shape of Southampton (2-0...
Reading preview: High-flying Royals hoping to continue promotion push
Reading made an amazing start to the season, and although their form has fallen away a bit, they are in the thick of this season's promotion race. The Royals won seven and drew one of their first eight matches to go seven points clear at the top of the table. But they...
You Can’t Polish A Turd – Nottingham Forest Pre-Match Podcast
Two matches against teams a mere 17 miles apart in three days for Brentford as they entertained Wayne Rooney’s Derby County at New Griffin Park in front of 2000 fans. Whilst preparing for a trip up the M1 to visit Nottingham Forest’s City ground at the weekend...
A FAREWELL FROM GRIFFIN PARK
Watching Brentford during the pandemic has been one of the strangest experiences of my life. But, as I edged closer to the new ground for the last two games along with the steady stream of fans in red and white, it felt so good. You see, I might not have known any of...
Derby County preview: Rooney continues audition for Rams manager job
Derby have rarely been out of the spotlight this season, after a disastrous start to the campaign. After a run of one win in their first 11 Championship games and with the Rams sitting firmly bottom of the table, manager Phillip Cocu was sacked. He was initially...
An Emotional Day: Beesotted’s New Stadium First Visit Video
Beesotted dusted off the camera gear to capture our walk from old Griffin Park, to the new ground, and the first taste of life inside our new home. We speak to Brentford fans about their first impressions on what was a memorable, emotional and unique day in our club’s...
Home Sweet Home
Beesotted's Jon Restall looks back at an emotional day as fans sampled life at the new stadium for the first time. Yesterday I was one of the lucky 2000 to go to our new home. Like many others I am still incredibly sentimental about Griffin Park, the backdrop to so...
The Form Brentford Need To Achieve Promotion This Season
New Beesotted contributor, and long-time Bees fan, Jonny Ross-Tatam, puts on a calm head and looks into the team's points-winning form so far this campaign and asks the important question... are we on track to better last season's third place finish and achieve...
Tribute to Brentford Journalist Ken Goldman
As Brentford play their first match in from of fans at New Griffin Park at Lionel Road, Jim Levack pays tribute to well respected long-serving local reporter Ken Goldman who would have loved to have been in the ground today but sadly was laid to rest in late October -...
Blackburn Rovers preview: Brentford fans can watch Toney-Armstrong contest
History will be made on Saturday when Brentford fans get to watch their first game in the Brentford Community Stadium, against Blackburn. A total of 2,000 Bees supporters will be there to see a match featuring the two top scorers in the Championship. It will be the...
Back in the pub. Back in the stadium. Fans Are Back. Football’s coming home – Brentford v Blackburn Pre-Match Podcast
Finally. A touch of excitement in what has been a horrible horrible year. Brentford fans are looking forward to finally seeing their team LIVE for the first time this season. And more importantly, the first time at New Griffin Park. A very excited Beesotted...
QPR preview: Rs provide first league derby visitors at new stadium
QPR are the first London derby visitors in league action at the Brentford Community Stadium in our first home game after the international break. Our West London rivals have had a mixed start to the season, but are currently on a run of only one defeat in five games....
Bees Looking Up In Lockdown – QPR Pre-Match Podcast
Its Beesotted's 700th podcast. But we've decided to put celebrations on hold and concentrate on the game in hand. It's West London derby time again. And worryingly, Brentford go into this one having lost just one of their last nine meetings with QPR - winning seven...
Brentford Reimagined – A Bees Work Of Art
I make no apologies – one of my favourite films is Back to the Future. The bit where Marty races against time to alter the course of history by getting his mum together with his dad… as his family portraits fade into oblivion. Spoiler alert for the five people who...
Forss v Toney. The Conundrum – Wycombe v Brentford Pre-Match Podcast
The international break is over. Time to focus back on a heavy heavy pre-Christmas series of matches. The Beesotted crew of Billy The Bee Grant, Matt The Allard Allard and Liberal Tom Fidler met up in the virtual joint to discuss Ryan from Second Tier Podcast's...
Second Tier Podcast Meets Beesotted – Championship Quarter-Season Review
Billy Grant from Beesotted caught up with Ryan Dilks from Championship Podcast Second Tier for a quarter-season catch up. How spot on have Second Tier's promotion and relegation predictions been so far? Which teams have done better and worse than predicted this...
A Forss To Be Reckoned With. Racism in The FA. Boro Breakdown – The Beesotted International Break Podcast
It's international break and the Beesotted crew of Billy The Bee Grant and Matt The Allard Allard took to the virtual joint to discuss all things football Will Allsop the Spreadsheet Winker gives his statistical lowdown on the Boro match Jonathan JB Burchill compares...
Brentford Haven’t Got Started Yet. But They’re Still Holding Their Own
Beesotted contributor Jim Levack suggests Brentford's point against Neil Warnock's Boro was one point gained rather than two points lost “Dire”, a “snoozefest”, “drab”… a few verdicts on Brentford’s latest bid to break down a belligerent and yes, frankly quite...
Middlesbrough preview: Bees must overcome Warnock hoodoo
Neil Warnock is working his magic again at Middlesbrough so far this season. The 71-year-old, who celebrated his 1,500th game in management against Barnsley in October, has a record eight promotions to his name. And if Boro continue their early-season form, then who...
Defence? BUILD A WALL – Pre-Brentford v Middlesbrough podcast
The Bees were on the back of three unbeaten matches now - with a win against Luton and a draw against Swansea seeing Brentford two places off the playoffs Billy The Bee Grant and Dave Laney Lane hung out in the virtual joint to shoot the breeze on the latest Bees news...
Swansea City preview: Cooper’s side bounce back from play-off defeat
Swansea have had a superb start to the season, shrugging off the disappointment of losing to us in last season's play-off semi-finals to go second in the table after the weekend's matches. The Swans have only lost once this season in nine games, and trail long-time...
Luton 0 Brentford 3 – post-match podcast from the pub
Brentford bounced back after disappointing results against Norwich and Stoke to seal three points against Luton Ivan Toney scored again - nine in nine now - to keep up his chase for 46 goals in 46 games this season We spoke to fans in the pub after the match Check us...
What’s the Cure for Bees’ Stuttering Start? – Pre-Luton v Brentford Podcast
Brentford had just come off the back of a loss to Stoke and a disappointing draw against Norwich. They're ahead of where they were last season. Just. But their season hasn't really kicked off. Meanwhile a Luton town - revived by a returning Nathan Jones - are the...
Calling Out Individual Mistakes
Brentford journalist and Beesotted regular, Jim Levack, looks back at the fall-out from the Norwich City draw. Like countless other Brentford fans I was incandescent with rage as Sergi Canos tried to nutmeg a Norwich player deep in his own half. That anger reached a...
Norwich City preview: In-form Canaries to make floodlit history
Another piece of history will be made for the Brentford Community Stadium on Tuesday night, when it hosts its first midweek Championship game. An in-form Norwich City side are the opponents for Brentford and they arrive on the back of three successive wins that have...
He Only Scores Twice… Ivan Toney Bags Brace At Wednesday
Another busy week as Brentford played two games in four days. And came up with a full house - with three points in their home win against Coventry and another three points away to Sheffield Wednesday. The Beesotted crew of Billy Grant, Dave Lane, Matt Allard and...
Coventry City preview: Brentford hoping to avoid the (Sky) Blues
Coventry have not been regular opponents for Brentford in recent years - in fact Saturday will only be the fifth meeting between the sides since the mid-1960s. Because of the Sky Blues' ground problems in recent years, the Brentford Community Stadium will be the...
Said Goodbye? The Benrahma To West Ham Saga Podcast
The on-off-on-off transfer of Said Benraham to West Ham United (it's never straight forward when they come sniffing) takes centre stage in this international break podcast. Dave 'Laney' Lane, Matt 'The Allard' Allard and The Dutchman chew that fat over this week's...
Top, Top Award For Brian Burgess
If they dished out honours for speaking your mind, my old man would have had one decades ago. It didn’t always end well, but he was forthright, wore his heart on his sleeve and you always knew where you stood with him. Unfortunately in the modern, corporate world the...