Frank Onyeka: Fast, Strong, Flexible and Ready For The Premier League
This week we have placed three of Brentford’s recent signings under the spotlight, and learned what we can expect from those who know them best – the fans who have watched them develop and flourish at their previous clubs. This morning we focus on Frank 'The Tank'...
Kristoffer Ajer: The Record Breaking Bee Feature
The second instalment of Bees transfer activity on Beesotted this week features the record-breaking signing of Kristoffer Ajer from Celtic. Brentford stumped up a hefty £13.5m on a player they have had their eyes on for several years, watching his development from...
Getting Up To Speed With MPH – Myles Peart-Harris The Inside Track
So, with under three weeks to go until the date-with-destiny Premier League curtain raiser against Arsenal, there has been a flurry of transfer activity at New Griffin Park. Frank Onyeka, Kristoffer Ajer and Myles Peart-Harris, welcome to Brentford. The directors of...
Don’t Look Back In Anger: England Fans’ Joy and Pain At Euro 2020 Final
It may not have ended the way we all hoped, but England reached their first major final in over 50 years and that is something to be very proud about. Billy Grant had followed England every step of the way at Euro 2020 but decided only to document the final for...
Brentford’s Premier League Signings – Raising The Tone And The Bar
New Beesotted contributor, Phil Evans, looks back at the landmark signings that have changed the club's fortunes and taken us to the promised land. With our first season in the premier league now just weeks away, I find myself still in awe of that play-off victory,...
The Changing Fan – Is happiness Real Or Am I So Jaded?
Andy Cooper gives a view from Hong Kong on Brentford’s promotion and how everything seems rather different since that final whistle at Wembley. It was when the long shot from Ivan Toney smacked the bar and bounced out that l felt it the most keenly. Not the pure...
Posh Spice Up Toney Transfer Speculation
Beesotted’s Jim Levack casts his gaze at Peterborough United Director of Football’s click bait touting of Ivan Toney. Times must be tough for poor old Barry Fry these days. Everywhere you look the former Birmingham City chief once regarded as a clown in the Second...
Brentford’s Directors of Football Phil Giles and Rasmus Ankersen’s Premier League Beesotted Pub Chat
Brentford are promoted to the Premier League. And who best to ask about HOW that happened than Phil Giles and Rasmus Ankersen - Brentford's Directors of Football. With lockdown easing, Beesotted were back where they are most at home. In the pub. And in true Brentford...
Premier League Fixtures Finally Prove It Wasn’t All Just A Dream
Beesotted's Jim Levack reflects on the unveiling of the 2021/22 Premier League fixtures, with The Bees kicking off the season at home to Arsenal. So it wasn’t a dream then. The fixtures might be out but Brentford being mentioned in the same breath as Liverpool, Man...
Podcast – Arsenal at Home First Up For Premier League Brentford
The fixtures are out. Arsenal are first out the bag. It's very real. Brentford are really in the Premier League. It's not a dream. Billy TheBee Grant and Dave Laney Lane met in the virtual joint to discuss exactly what matches they were looking forward to and what...
Liverpool At Home? We Ask Bees Fans Who They Fancy To Open Their Season
As we await the Premier League fixtures being released on Wednesday 16th June, we asked Brentford fans what games they were and were NOT looking forward to in Brentford’s first season in the top flight Damo What team you want to play 1st match? Liverpool at home....
A Fascinating Insight Into Brentford’s Premier League Ambitions – An Evening With Phil Giles And Rasmus Ankersen
Jim Levack reviews the latest edition of Beesotted's Pride of West London Podcast, which features Brentford's Premier League Directors of Football, Rasmus Ankersen and Phil Giles, on what proved to be a very enlightening and thoroughly enjoyable event that was held on...
Booing Players Taking The Knee – Beesotted’s Billy Grant on Naga Munchetty’s Show on BBC Radio 5
Billy Grant appeared on BBC Radio 5 Live to talk about his experience in Middlesbrough for the England game which saw a small section of fans boo England players taking the knee A few minutes before the match as some fans started booing, one fan was challenged by...
Billy Grant from Beesotted on The Robert Elms Show’s “Listed Londoner”
Billy Grant from Beesotted appeared as a guest on Robert Elms' BBC London show as the Listed Londoner talking through his life story and all things football, music industry, anti-racism and more as he and Robert weaved through the 15 Listed Londoner questions, on the...
Playing Football The Dalsgaard Way – Henrik Leaves Brentford A Hero
Beesotted's Jim Levack gives his views on the departure of Henrik Dalsgaard – who leaves a hero (Henrik that is, not Jim!) So Henrik the Viking has taken his longboat back to the fatherland. The announcement slipped almost beneath the radar. Unfussy, uncomplicated,...
Bees Are Premier League Bound – Post Brentford v Swansea Playoff Final Podcast From Wembley and the Pub
Premier League here we com. The Bees are going up after having beaten Swansea 2-0 in the Playoff Final at Wembley We spoke to loads and loads of fans after the final whistle
Beesotted End of Term Report 2020-2021
At the end of a memorable season, Beesotted’s regular supply teach Jon Restall (@thecondorman) supplies his annual report: So it’s been a wonderful year here at Brentford High School with the team finally gaining the recognition it deserves and being elected to the...
Let The Good Times Roll – Keep That Vibe Alive
Winning a place in the Premier League as a Brentford fan is, without doubt, a dream come true. I Tweeted the morning after the play-off final win something I’d often said down the years; “just once in my lifetime, I’d love to see us in the top flight”. But I never...
Oh Brentford We Love You – The Morning After The Day Before
It’s the morning after the day before, the day all of our footballing hopes and dreams came true. Like all Bees fans, I’m an emotional wreck… with a head full of amazing memories and a profound sense of disbelief at what I witnessed at Wembley Stadium. My Brentford,...
Play-off final preview: Can Brentford sink Swansea to reach Premier League?
So this is it then - for the second year in a row, Brentford are going to play in the so-called "richest game in football" for the chance to earn a place in the Premier League. Last August, the Bees lost to Fulham in an empty Wembley Stadium - this time, however, they...
MONSTER Brentford v Swansea Playoff Final Show
The Bees are off to Wembley as they take on Swansea in the Championship Playoff Final after defeating Bournemouth 3-2 on aggregate in a thrilling semi-final. And Beesotted have an absolute MONSTER of a pre-match show for you. Everything you need to know about the...
Brentford 3 Bournemouth 1 – The Bees are off to Wembley
Bournemouth came to New Griffin Park and went one up within five minutes. But that didnt stop the Bees. They just dug in. Equalised. Then agent Mepham took one for his ex-team mates - getting a red card Then it was only one team was gonna won after that as...
Will A Potential Hounslow Coronavirus Lockdown Stop Brentford Fans Travelling To Wembley for Playoff Final?
BBC 5 Live Breakfast show - presented by Nicky Campbell and Rachel Burden - asked Billy from Beesotted on the show to discuss the new government coronavirus guidance that suggested that Hounslow residents should NOT travel out of the borough - meaning thousands of...
New Stadium Memories are Made of This
Beesotted contributor, Paul Gamble, shares his thoughts on the importance of last Saturday's victory over Bournemouth... not just in The Bees' quest to gain promotion this season, but also in terms of forging special new Brentford memories inside our new stadium. I’m...
Let’s Get More Fans Into Wembley For The Playoff Finals
Football fans have decided to make a real push to try and get more tickets for ALL the clubs playing in the Playoffs - Brentford, Swansea, Lincoln, Blackpool, Newport and Morecambe. ...
Brentford Need To Play With Zero Fear Against Bournemouth To Stand Any Chance of Playoff Glory
Bees are looking for playoff victory against Bournemouth. Can Brentford do it? Of course they can says Billy Grant. But they have to start cutting out the mistakes Ask any Brentford fan if her or she loves the playoffs and the answer will most certainly be a...
The Final Countdown – Bournemouth Playoff Decider Podcast
Bournemouth come to New Griffin Park with a narrow 1-0 lead from the first leg of the playoff semi-final. This is Brentford’s last chance saloon of to secure themselves a place at Wembley for the playoff final - second year in a row Billy Grant and Laney get together...
Bournemouth 1 Brentford 0 – post-match podcast from the pub
Bees travelled to the Vitality Stadium Bournemouth in the first leg of the playoff final Tenth time lucky? A tight game saw Bournemouth go into the second leg one goal to the good We spoke to fans in the pub straight after the match
VITALY JANELT – MAN MACHINE T-SHIRTS NOW ON SALE
Brentford’s young German midfielder, Vitaly Janelt, has enjoyed a fantastic first season at the club and, in any other year, may have picked up the player of the season award. Tough tackling and as hard as nails whenever the opposition hack him down, Vitaly certainly...
Here We Go Again! Bees Face The Cherries In The Play-Offs
It’s about that time again. Brentford’s tenth playoff. Will this be the one where it's our time? Well the Bees have the humungous mountain of Bournemouth to climb first as they travel to Dean Court to try and the advantage in the first leg of the playoff semi-final......
The Man Machine – Will Janelt Prove Vital In Brentford’s Play Off Push?
Beesotted's Jim Levack shares his thoughts on one of Brentford's unsung heroes and asks whether Vitaly Janelt is saving his best until last as The Bees look for play-off success. “He’s an absolute machine… when he gets knocked down, he just gets back up again and...
The Final Countdown – Bristol City v Brentford Pre-Match Podcast From The Pub
The final game of the season. Brentford travel to Bristol City in a dead rubber match to finish the regular season for both teams. Brentford are prepping for playoffs. City - prepping for the beach. Staycation of course. Billy Grant and Dave Lane linked up in the...
Brentford 2 Watford 0 – post-match podcast from the pub
Brentford were magnificent against Watford Ivan Toney scored his 30th Championship goal if the season Bees looked in form And the fans made up a new song. In the boozer We spoke to fans in the pub after the match
Enough Is Enough – Why Boycotting Social Media Is A Small But Very Important Start In The Fight Against Racism
Beesotted will be fully supporting football's anti racism/anti discrimination #socialmediaboycott in response to sustained discriminatory abuse received online by players, fans and others connected to football In a clip on this week's podcast (below) Billy...
Watford preview: Promoted Hornets provide final regular season visitors
Watford make their first visit to the Brentford Community Stadium on Saturday in relaxed mood, after clinching promotion back to the Premier League at the first time of asking. We had hoped that this match may have been crucial in deciding whether or not we could pip...
Rotherham United preview: Millers still fighting for their Championship lives
Rotherham are once again battling for their Championship lives as they visit the Brentford Community Stadium for a rearranged game on Tuesday night. The Millers were originally due to face us on the first Saturday in March, but the game had to be called off because of...
Play-off Dress Rehearsal As Bees Prepare For Bournemouth?
Brentford take on Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium this weekend in a match which was probably - for the Bees - much more important a few weeks ago as Brentford were gearing up for automatic promotion. But, as it stands, this game COULD be a dress-rehearsal for the...
Cardiff City preview: Play-off dream all but over for McCarthy’s Bluebirds
Cardiff have had a really mixed season and, despite a late flurry after Mick McCarthy replaced Neil Harris as manager, the play-offs are all but mathematically beyond them now. Failure to beat Brentford, in Tuesday's 6.00pm kick-off, will completely end their chances,...
Brentford 0 Millwall 0 – Post-Match Podcast From the Pub
Bees didnt take chance of the top teams dropping points as they frew 0-0 against Millwall But what a difference it was hanging out in the pub A lively afternoon ... and a very lively fun-filled podcast We spoke to fans. In the boozer. After the game...
Post-Panic Pottiness – Brentford v Millwall Pre-Match Podcast
Amazing what a five goal away win does for the nerves. After last week's full on panic podcast (which 100% s worth a listen still - especially after the weekend's events https://pod.fo/e/c3a0f), it's normal service resumed The Beesotted crew of Billy The Bee Grant,...
Millwall preview: Mid-table Lions set for another season in the Championship
Millwall's defeat by our promotion rivals Swansea last Saturday seems to have put paid to their faint chances of reaching the play-offs this season. The Lions went into that match on the back of three straight wins which had put them within eight points of the top...
Is it Panic Stations for the Bees Yet? It’s getting close
Seven games to go for the season. Is it panic stations for Brentford? Some people think it is. Others - not. The Beesotted crew met in the virtual joint with few guests to have a very frank discussion on Brentford’s spluttering promotion run-in in a rather fiery...
Ivan Toney Targeted Again As Bees Slump Continues
Beesotted's Jim Levack looks back at the online fallout from Tuesday night's draw with Birmingham City. Within minutes of full-time, the curtain all but falling on automatic promotion and social media' in full swing', I was going to write about the Ivan Toney post....
Birmingham City preview: Bowyer inspiring Blues’ survival battle
Birmingham are fighting for their Championship survival, but the arrival of Lee Bowyer as manager has given them a fighting chance of beating the drop. Bowyer arrived from Charlton to replace Aitor Karanka only three weeks ago, but has already led his new side to two...
Bees on Home Straight – Huddersfield v Brentford Pre-Match Podcast
International break is over. The Championship is on the home straight. Brentford have nine games to get themselves an automatic promotion place. It's going to be tough. But not impossible. Billy theBee Grant and Dave Laney Lane got together in the virtual joint to...
Beesotted Brentford Question Time Podcast
Welcome to Beesotted Question Time. The first in a new series of Beesotted podcasts - in two parts (below) - where we get fans to throw the questions and opinions into the hat, and the Beesotted crew attempt to answer them. In the studio on this show - Billy TheBee...
International Rescue. After the Nottingham Forest Disappointment, What Next for Brentford?
Another two points dropped as Brentford faltered against relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest - losing their lead yet again to draw 1-1. Never has an international break been more welcomed. We cut out all the faff from this podcast. No xG. No winker. No JB. No...
Nine Games To Go
Beesotted's Jim Levack takes a deep breath and gathers his thoughts as Thomas Frank and his players head off into the international break ahead of the final push to the end of the season. If someone told the average Brentford fan their side would be in with a shot at...
Nottingham Forest preview: Ex-Bee Hughton walking Forest out of the woods
Nottingham Forest have had a disappointing season to say the least, especially when you think that towards the end of the last campaign, they were battling for promotion alongside us. After the restart, we were level with each other on 60 points and with six games to...
Promotion Race Wide Open. But No More Bees Complacency – Brentford v Nottingham Forest pre-match podcast
A trip to Derby for Brentford. 2-0 up and cruising at half time. 2-2 on the final whistle -an absolute disaster of a result for the Bees. This match was gonna take a proper debrief. Billy TheBee Grant. Dave Laney Lane and Matt The Allard Allard linked up in the...