Crystal Palace preview and pub guide: Eagles grounded in recent weeks
Crystal Palace are in a sticky spell of form at the moment after a solid start to the season. After they won 2-1 at West Ham at the start of November, they sat 10th in the table with 19 points from 13 games - only two points away from the final European place. Since...
Arsenal 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’s draw against Arsenal. Thomas Frank switched to using a 3-5-2, which is common against Big 6 clubs. Janelt, Ajer, and Roerslev were the...
The ‘Morning After Arsenal Meltdown’ Has Been A Joy To Watch
Beesotted's Jim Levack looks back at a memorable afternoon in North London as impressive Brentford continued their unbeaten run against title-chasing Arsenal. In years to come when Brentford are (hopefully) an established Premier League side, fans will look back on...
Arsenal 1 Brentford 1 – Post-Match Podcast from The Stands
Bees went to The Emirates stadium looking for a win The first half should have seen the Bees at least two goals to the good but they failed to take their chances with Toney hitting the bar After going down by one goal, Toney scored to see the Bees draw 1-1. We spoke...
AFTV Robbie Confident Ahead of Brentford’s Arsenal Trip
Billy Grant (@BillyTheBee99) chatted to Robbie from Arsenal fan channel AFTV (@AFTVMedia) about Brentford's forthcoming match against Arsenal. Will the Gooners bounce back after their loss against Everton? Will Brentford continue their unbeaten league run stretching...
Top Six Beckons as Bees Prepare for Gooner Battle – Arsenal v Brentford Preview Podcast
Brentford prepare for a trip to the Emirates Stadium in North London to take on Arsenal after despatching of Southampton fairly easily at New Griffin Park to see the bees temporarily nick 6th spot on the Premier League before being overtaken by Brighton Billy The Bee...
Brentford 3 Southampton 0 – 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 Southampton. Thomas Frank stuck with using a 4-3-3 against teams in the lower half of the Premier League table. Hickey...
Southampton preview and pub guide: Stuttering Saints need to find cup form in league
Southampton are having a miserable season, and despite some positive performances in the cups, come into Saturday's game with their Premier League position in jeopardy. They have only won four times in 20 league matches this season - although three of those victories...
Gracias Por Todo Sergi Canos – Good Luck To A Genuine Brentford Legend
Beesotted's Jim Levack reflects on the news that Brentford legend, Sergi Canos, has waved an emotional goodbye and his Bees adventures look to have come to an end. Although the deadline day deal with Greek giants, Olympiacos FC, is officially a loan deal until the end...
Ex Bees Gary Blissett and Paul Buckle Enjoying Brentford’s American Revolution
Despite living in the USA for over 40 years, Reggie Gee (@ReggieGeee) isn’t one of the new breed of Brentford supporters the club has inherited after making their way to the top of the footballing pinnacle. Being born in Isleworth and going so school literally a hop...
Leeds 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 Elland Road. Thomas Frank reverted back to his 3-5-2, bringing back Roerslev and Rico Henry into the squad. Wissa and Janelt...
Who Are the Real Champions Of Europe? – Leeds (or is it Real Madrid) v Brentford Pre-Match Podcast
Brentford travel to Elland Road after a solid three points earned against Bournemouth at home last time out, a game which saw Ivan Toney score a penalty and Matthias Jensen add a peach of a goal to wrap up the win. However, Jesse Marshe's struggling Leeds side will be...
Brentford 2 Bournemouth 0 – 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 surprised many, including us, with a lineup consisting of four midfielders. Janelt filled in at left...
AFC Bournemouth preview and pub guide: Mepham returns to Brentford with Cherries
Bournemouth have found things tough going on their return to the Premier League and go into the weekend just a point above the relegation zone. Things certainly haven't been dull on the south coast so far. After a 2-0 win over Aston Villa on the opening day, three...
Brentford 0 West Ham 1 – Post Match Podcast
A much-changed Brentford side were knocked out of the FA Cup by West Ham on Saturday evening – in a game of few chances ex Bee Said Benrahma provided the winner late in the second half. Wish had gone close in the first half, arguably Brentford's best, but the Bees...
Kevin Schade: The German Football Newsletter’s Verdict
Adam Khan, a German football consultant, and founder of The German Football Newsletter, was kind enough to give us all the full low down on Brentford's exciting new number 9, Kevin Schade, who joined The Bees this week from SC Freiburg in a deal that could rise to...
Up For The Cup? – Brentford v West Ham FA Cup Preview Podcast
A break for the league for a week as Brentford focus on the FA Cup with the Bees playing West Ham for the second time in eight days Billy TheBee Grant and Dave Laney Lane hung out in a polar opposite virtual joint - Billy in a pub in Ruislip and Laney in Egypt - to...
West Ham preview and pub guide: First FA Cup tie at the Gtech in front of fans
Brentford will play our first FA Cup tie in front of fans at the Gtech/New Griffin Park when we meet West Ham for the second time in nine days on Saturday. With fans back last season, we were drawn away in the competition at both Port Vale and Everton, and while in...
The Sound of Silence – Is No Brentford Noise Good Noise?
Beesotted's Lewis Holmes provides a fantastic explanation as to why he's embracing much of the continuing press apathy to Brentford's top trump scalps and offers a different perspective to Jim Levack's excellent article earlier in the week. Hello darkness, my old...
A Letter To Mr Brentford, Peter Gilham
A letter to Mr Brentford, Peter Gilham from the Rev. Peter Crumpler Dear Peter, You don’t know me… but I’m just one of the thousands of Bees fans who was delighted that you were honoured in the New Year’s awards this week (And I’m also a Church of England vicar). Your...
Brentford Deserve More Credit For Liverpool Win
Beesotted's Jim Levack looks back at a night to remember, but asks why is it Brentford still aren't getting the credit they deserve from another top club scalping as well as Jurgen Klopp's post match saltiness. I’ve always had a bit of a soft spot for the...
Brentford 3 Liverpool 1 – 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 Liverpool Thomas Frank’s only changes were Janelt in for Dasilva and Wissa in for Toney. Toney didn’t make the matchday squad,...
Brentford 3 Liverpool 1 – Post Match Podcast From The Stands
Brentford started the New Year where they left off, with another win against one of the big Premier League clubs, but this time they send Jugen Klopp and his Liverpool team back home with a flea in their ear. A day after new year, under the new stadium lights,...
West Ham 0 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 West Ham Brentford set up in their 3-5-2, with Zanka, Pinnock and Mee as the back 3. The only change from Boxing Day was Josh...
Brentford v Liverpool Preview Podcast With Neil from The Anfield Wrap
Hot on the back of a win away at West Ham, Brentford were back in action with their first match of 2023 - with Liverpool making a visit to New Griffin Park Billy Grant (@billythebee99) is joined in the studio by Neil (@Knox_Harrington) from The Anfield Wrap...
Liverpool preview and pub guide: Anfield side kick off 2023 at New Griffin Park
Liverpool enter 2023 in an unfamiliar sixth place in the Premier League table - only two points off a Champions League spot, but 15 adrift of leaders Arsenal. The Reds have already lost four league games this season - twice as many as in the whole of the 2021/22...
Congratulations Peter Gilham – Mr Brentford
Beesotted contributor Jim Levack offers his congratulations to Peter Gilham, who receives the British Empire Medal for services to football in the New Year's honours list. A true Brentford Football Club legend. As the move to our new stadium edged ever closer more...
Bye Bye 2022. Thanks for the Memories – West Ham v Brentford Preview podcast
The Beesotted crew of Billy the Bee Grant, Dave Laney Lane, Ali Her Game Too Mullalley and Matt The Allard Allard hooked up for the last time in 2022 in the virtual joint to pour over their favourite Bees moments of 2022. They also looked back at the draw against...
Brentford 2 Tottenham 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 Spurs Brentford set up in their 3-5-2, with Zanka, Pinnock and Mee as the back 3 while Pontus still working his way back...
Youthful Follies And Changing Teams
Beesotted regular Nemone Sariman has press-ganged her hubby Nick to a festive fess-up as he looks forward, as we all do, to the visit of Tottenham Hotspur on Boxing Day. Okay. I’ve got a confession to make. Here we go: I’m a proud and very engaged Brentford footy fan,...
Spurs preview and pub guide: Bees finally back home in Boxing Day London derby
Brentford play our first home Premier League game in more than eight weeks when Spurs are the visitors on Boxing Day. With the vagaries of the fixture list giving us back-to-back away matches in November, the last time Bees fans watched the team chasing points in the...
The ‘Football is Back’ Pod From the Pub – Brentford v Spurs Pre-Match Podcast
Football is back after a rather bizarre mid-season World Cup break. Did Brentford benefit from the rest? Only time will tell as the Beesotted crew discussed during a much-celebrated return to The Globe pub to record the latest podcast - old skool style Billy Grant and...
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...