Another Year In the Premier League – Beesotted Brentford End Of Season Round-Up Podcast 2023/24
The season is over. Brentford have survived and we can all look forward to yet another year in the Premier League. To celebrate what had still been a season to remember, the Beesotted crew of Dave 'Laney' Lane, Billy 'TheBee' Grant, Jonathon 'JB' Burchill, Lewis...
Ivan Toney Makes The England Euro 2024 Squad
Beesotted contributor Jason Wils reflects on a defining moment in Brentford Football Club's history... not only does one of our players play for England... they have been selected for a major international tournament... it's a game-changer! This is a moment we should...
Brentford High End Of Season Reports 2023/24
As Brentford complete a third season in the Premier League, @Beesotted’s supply teacher Jon Restall (@thecondorman) reports back on how the year has gone. In the blink of an eye another year has passed - perhaps more challenging than the previous two at this level,...
Staying Up Again – Brentford v Newcastle Preview Podcast
A great weekend in Bournemouth saw Bees snatch victory from the jaws of a ... er .. draw ... the final game of the season sees them play Newcastle at home in what will probably be Ivan Toney's last game Billy The Bee Grant and Dave Laney Lane got together to...
Newcastle United preview and pub guide: Magpies chasing European spot
Newcastle have become a bit of a bogey team for Brentford, as they are one of three sides we have played in the Premier League who we have never beaten, along with Crystal Palace and Leicester. We have lost four of our five top flight matches with the Magpies,...
Bournemouth 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 against Bournemouth. Thomas Frank deployed a 4-3-3 for the 5th consecutive match and the last away day of the season. No changes from...
Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown – Brentford 0 Fulham 0
Beesotted contributors The Gowler and Paul Kowalczyk (@BeesBreakdown) give us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s loss against Everton. Thomas Frank stuck with a 4-3-3 with Reguilon, Pinnock, Collins, and Ajer on the backline. Damsgaard joined Nørgaard...
Fulham preview and pub guide: Bees set for final derby of the season
West London rivals Fulham provide our final derby opponents of the campaign, with both sides knowing that this will be a Premier League fixture again next season. They have had a decent campaign - securing safety a while ago and also reaching the semi-finals of the...
Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown – Everton 1 Brentford 0
Beesotted contributors The Gowler and Paul Kowalczyk (@BeesBreakdown) give us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s loss against Everton. Thomas Frank chose to stick with a 4-3-3 against Everton. Toney and Nørgaard returned to the starting XI. Reguyilon,...
Five Reasons I Love Staying In The Premier League
Beesotted contributor Peter Crumpler celebrates staying up, which he rightfully says is "good news for Bees fans in Brentford, across west London and around the world." Although the Premier League has its critics – rightly – across a whole range of issues from VAR...
After The Liverpool and Luton Lord Mayor’s Show – Everton v Brentford Preview Podcast
Luton away. What a match. Five goals. A small tight stadium. A great atmosphere in the away end. And Brentford blowing away any remaining relegation cobwebs Billy Grant and Dave Laney Lane hung out in the virtual joint to discuss; ⬇️ The relegation race. After...
Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown – Luton Town 1 Brentford 5
Beesotted contributors The Gowler and Paul Kowalczyk (@BeesBreakdown) give us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s win against Luton Town. Thomas Frank stuck with a 4-3-3 and brought KLP, Pinnock, and Ajer back into the starting XI. Luton being a heavy...
Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown – Brentford 2 Sheffield 0
Beesotted contributors The Gowler and Paul Kowalczyk (@BeesBreakdown) give us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s win against Sheffield United. Facing the worst team in the Premier League, Thomas Frank switched to a 4-3-3 for the first time since last...
Sheffield United preview and pub guide: Blades battling for survival on Gtech debut
Sheffield United are fighting for their Premier League lives and are actually on their best form of the season - but it may have come too late to help them avoid relegation. The Blades have drawn three of their past four games - the first time this season they have...
Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown – Aston Villa 3 Brentford 3
Beesotted contributors The Gowler and Paul Kowalczyk (@BeesBreakdown) give us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s draw against Aston Villa. Thomas Frank’s side came out in a 3-5-2 with three changes from the Brighton match. Collins, Ajer, and Zanka...
Brentford Head To Aston Villa – Pre Match Podcast
The Bees' third game in a week and it doesn't get any easier for Thomas Frank and his Brentford team as they head to Birmingham to take on Aston Villa, who are pushing for a Champions League finish and a Europa Conference semi-final place to end an impressive season....
Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown – Brentford 0 Brighton 0
Beesotted contributors The Gowler and Paul Kowalczyk (@BeesBreakdown) give us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s draw against Brighton Thomas Frank stuck with an unchanged starting XI that faced Manchester United at the weekend. Zanka, Ajer, and...
Brighton Next Up As Bees Look To Build On Man Utd Performance – Pre-match Podcast
Brentford were in no mood to feel sorry for themselves after going behind against Manchester United and ended the match on a high having salvaged a point when all looked lost – it had been a great performance and Thomas Frank's side will try to emulate that again for...
Brentford 1 Manchester United 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 against Manchester United. Thomas Frank stuck with the 3-5-2 yet again, starting an unchanged back 3 of Zanka, Ajer, and Collins....
Brentford Rock Against Manchester United Headbangers
Beesotted contributor Nemone Sariman was as pumped up by Metallica as the Brentford team was on a night to remember at The Gtech against Manchester United. Our home game against Manchester United last season was probably the best day of my life*. Four goals (including...
Brentford Refuse To Accept Defeat In Manchester United Thriller
Beesotted's Jim Levack looks back at a memorable evening under the Gtech lights against Manchester United... and a reminder to those who left when they scored not to give up on this Bees team. As Brentford’s new fans yet to taste real adversity scuttled down the...
‘It’s A Nine Game Season’ The Pre-Manchester United + Ivan Toney Scores For England Podcast
Burnley seemed so long ago now it was resigned to the deepest recesses of supporters' memory banks... but there's loads to talk about as Manchester United head to West London. Billy the Bee Grant and Dave Laney Lane took to the virtual joint to discuss Ivan Toney...
Burnley 2 Brentford 1 – Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown
Beesotted contributors The Gowler and Paul Kowalczyk (@BeesBreakdown) give us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s loss at Turf Moor. Thomas Frank stuck with the same 3-5-2 formation that he has used in the past 10 matches. A bit surprising to not...
Staying Calm In The Storm – We’re All In This Together
Writing the words you’re (hopefully) about to read is going to be hard for me. But I’ll try. As a fourth-generation Brentford fan brought up on a diet of fluctuating failure and partial success, I’ve had negativity hotwired into me from birth. As a journalist I prefer...
Arsenal 2 Brentford 1 – Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown
Beesotted contributors The Gowler and Paul Kowalczyk (@BeesBreakdown) give us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s loss at the Emirates. Thomas Frank stuck with a similar lineup to the Chelsea match, but a Reguilon hamstring injury forced Keane...
Brentford 2 Chelsea 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 against Chelsea. Thomas Frank stuck with his 3-5-2 with Zanka, Ajer, and Collins on the backline with Mee out injured for the rest of...
Keeping The Faith – Five Steps To Resurrection
Regular Beesotted contributor, and Church of England priest, Rev. Peter Crumpler, reflects on the The Bees' current predicament. It’s just a few weeks to Easter and – as a Church of England priest – I’ve got resurrection on my mind. And, as a lifelong Bees supporter,...
Chelsea preview and pub guide: Both teams facing crucial west London derby
Chelsea come to the Gtech on Saturday for our last home game for four weeks after a mixed week of cup action. Last Sunday, they were beaten by a last-gasp Virgil van Dijk goal for Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final, before scoring a late strike of their own,...
West Ham 4 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 loss against West Ham. Thomas Frank sent out the Bees in a 3-5-2 for the 7th time in a row in the Premier League. The back 3 consisted of...
Manchester City 1 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 loss against Manchester City. Thomas Frank made a few changes to the starting XI that faced Liverpool. A quick turnaround on a Tuesday...
Brentford 1 Liverpool 4 – Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown
Beesotted contributors The Gowler and Paul Kowalczyk (@BeesBreakdown) give us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s loss against Liverpool. Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool side came out in a 4-3-3, although a fluid formation, shifting to somewhat of a 3-5-2...
Reffing Hell Against Liverpool?
Beesotted contributor Jim Levack looks back at the refereeing of this weekends’s match with Liverpool. Michael Oliver‘s performance may not have affected the result, but there was a list of incidents where you could argue that big club bias was once again on show....
Liverpool preview and pub guide: Brentford reach Premier League century
Beesotted contributor Ian Westbrook gives us the full preview on Liverpool before the big match. Mike Hughes from BBC Merseyside gives the opposition view. And scroll down for a full Brentford and Kew pub guide as well as a transport lowdown Brentford will play our...
Klopp’s Reds Head Into Town For A Lunchtime Showdown With Bees Podcast
Liverpool head to West London this Saturday for a lunchtime showdown with Brentford, no doubt seeking to avenge last season's defeat at The GTech. Billy The Bee Grant, Matt Allard and Lewis The Cog get their heads together to chat about the excellent win at Wolves...
Wolves 0 Brentford 2 – Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown
Beesotted contribut Thomas Frank sent out an unchanged starting XI, sticking with his 3-5-2. Brentford’s backline consisted of Ben Mee, Ethan Pinnock, and Nathan Collins. Wingbacks Roerslev and Reguilon looked to stretch the pitch and get forward. Thomas Franks first...
Brentford 1 Manchester City 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 against Manchester City. Thomas Frank deployed a very similar starting XI to the Spurs match, but with Reguilon getting his first...
Brentford Take On The Champions – Manchester City Preview Podcast
Brentford host Premier League and Champions League title holders Manchester City at the GTech in what is one of the biggest games of the season in TW8. Having done the double over City last season, Pep's team will be out for revenge, but can Thomas Frank and his side...
Manchester City preview and pub guide: Haaland out to break Bees duck
Manchester City arrive at the Gtech on Monday night, having seemingly already started their traditional second-half-of-the season winning surge. The Premier League champions have won their last eight games in all competitions and have their major stars returning from...
Tottenham 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’s loss against Tottenham. Thomas Frank opted for a 3-5-2 with his limited fullback options. Only one change from the starting XI against...
Brentford 3 Forest 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 against Nottingham Forest. Thomas Frank, surprisingly, deployed a 3-5-2 against Nottingham Forest. Typically, the Bees would play a...
Ivan Toney – Thanks For Making Us Believe In Magic Again
Beesotted contributor, Nemone Sariman, looks back at a magical Saturday night in West London that left Brentford fans celebrating and salty Tricky Trees fans seething all the way back to Nottingham. I have a West Ham-supporting friend (hear me out, please) who owns a...
Ivan Toney Is Back – Brentford v Nottingham Forest Preview Podcast
OK. So BrentfordFC have got the FA Cup out the way - going down to an extra time penalty to Wolves to lose 3-2. Now back to the real business Wed 17th January saw Ivan Toney's 8 month ban lifted. As he tweeted he was 'free' Billy The Bee Grant ( in North London and...
Nottingham Forest preview and pub guide: Ivan’s back!
Saturday's game has become all about the return of Ivan Toney from his eight-month ban for breaching gambling regulations. The match was originally scheduled for last Saturday, but was moved back a week for live TV coverage, which worked in Brentford's favour as it...
Wolves FA Cup preview and pub guide: Brentford aiming to avenge Premier League defeat
For a full review and analysis of Wolves' season before Christmas, as well as details of past meetings, check out the preview for last week's Premier League meeting here. Friday will be the second time Brentford and Wolves have met in any cup competition. The first...
Crystal Palace 3 Brentford 1 – Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown
Beesotted contributors The Gowler and Paul Kowalczyk (@BeesBreakdown) give us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s defeat against Crystal Palace. Thomas Frank switched back to a 3-5-2, seemingly to help the Bees defend Palace’s talented wingers....
The Curse Of The Eternal Optimist
Beesotted contributor Lewis Holmes kicks off the New Year with an article on how he sees the rest of the 2023/24 season panning out. I’m used to it, I’ve been an eternal optimist all my life. I queued up on opening day expecting the same giddy, anarchic high from...
Brentford 1 Wolves 4 – Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown
Beesotted contributors The Gowler and Paul Kowalczyk (@BeesBreakdown) give us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s defeat against Wolves. Thomas Frank switched to a 4-3-3, and made a few changes from the starting XI against Aston Villa. After a red card...
Wolves preview and pub guide: O’Neil making solid start at Molineux
Wolves have had an inconsistent start to the season and come into the festive fixtures not having won back-to-back Premier League games all campaign. Despite that, their Christmas Eve win over Chelsea put them 11th in the table with six wins and four draws from their...
Ollie Watkins Loses Respect, The Ref Loses Control, Brentford Lose Mee And The Points
Beesotted's Jim Levack reflects on an ill-tempered and eventful afternoon's entertainment at The Gtech as a patchwork Brentford team frustratingly go down 2-1 to Aston Villa. Looking back through history, the names Ray Bigger and Alf Grey are enough to send a shudder...
Aldersh!t but Holdsworth’s Good – Brentford v Aston Villa Preview Podcast
The Sheffield United match was one to remove from the memory banks. Bottom of the league. A worldie/freak goal. Brentford running on empty. Billy The Bee Grant ( and Dave Laney Lane () caught up post match in the virtual joint shooting the breeze over Aldershot .. or...