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Beesotted contributors The Gowler and Paul Kowalczyk (@BeesBreakdown) give us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s draw at Bournemouth. Brentford went down to the south coast looking to get some momentum back against Bournemouth, who have had a nice run...

Brentford fans will be sad to hear about the passing of Fred Callaghan, who managed The Bees between 1980 and 1984. Fans of a certain vintage will no doubt remember Fred’s attack-minded brand of football and especially the likes of Stan Bowles, Terry Hurlock, Chris...

Beesotted contributors The Gowler and Paul Kowalczyk (@BeesBreakdown) give us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford’s thrashing of Leeds. Matchweek 6 was a thrilling 5-2 win for Brentford against a very familiar opponent in Leeds. Next to one another in...

Beesotted contributors The Gowler and Paul Kowalczyk (@BeesBreakdown) give us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford' draw with Everton. Matchweek 4 saw Thomas Frank sticking with the same formation he used against Fulham. Using a 4-3-3 Brentford looked to...

Brentford were looking to bounce back from the disappointment at Fulham. But a slow start once again saw them having to rescue the game after going behind   1-1 final whistle We spoke to Bees fans and Everton fans straight after the match

Beesotted contributors The Gowler and Paul Kowalczyk (@BeesBreakdown) give us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford' defeat at Craven Cottage. Only one change from last week for Brentford as Wissa replaced Roerslev. Brentford switched from a 3-5-2 to a...

At the warm-up game against Real Betis, I was sitting next to a dad with two kids aged around four and six. The older kid was bombarding his dad with questions in a way that was super-cute for all of us listening but, no doubt, maddening if you were the one being...

Beesotted contributor Lewis Holmes shares what many of us would have experienced following Saturday night's win over Manchester United and provides some laughs along the way. At my age, a good hangover lasts a couple of days. After such a triumphant Saturday evening...

Beesotted contributors  The Gowler and Paul Kowalczyk (@BeesBreakdown) give us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford's 4-0 thumping of Manchester United   Thomas Frank swaps out Wissa and Janelt for Dasilva and Roerslev. Brentford set up in a 3-5-2...

Beesotted's stats guru, Will Allsopp, shares his thoughts on how he feels the new season will pan out for The Bees. He also talks through his forecasts in this week's Pride of West London podcast which can be downloaded here on Thursday morning. Last season was a...

Rev Peter Crumpler, life-long Bees fan,  shares his thoughts on the weekend’s events. John Lennon probably didn’t have football on his mind when he wrote the mega-hit Imagine back in the 1970s, but the two matches involving Brentford over the last weekend have set me...

Last week’s 2022/23 Premier League fixture list unveiling was another landmark moment for the club – securing a second season in the top flight was something I was still buzzing from – seeing the schedule for the next campaign was just further proof of what an amazing...

Levack's Law: Beesotted contributor Jim Levack (@JImblee1) reflects on the Christian Eriksen ‘will he stay or will he go’ furore, whilst asking whether the media actually realise that Brentford are certainly not a one-man team As the ‘will he, won’t he’ circus...

It’s been an incredible first season at the highest level for Brentford High School - @Beesotted’s supply teacher Jon Restall (@thecondorman) reflects on the last nine months. As the sun quite literally sets over New Griffin Park it’s a great time to look back at the...

Beesotted's Jim Levack tips his hat to Brentford Head Coach, Thomas Frank – although the Bees' boss is unlikely to win Premier League Manager of the Season – would Klopp or Pep have done a better job at Brentford? When the Premier League Manager of the Season is...

Beesotted's Tim Street looks back at this week's monumental achievement – The Bees are guaranteed survival in the Premier League and can look to underpin a great season in the transfer market this summer. For Brentford to have this week (without even playing)...

On the day Labour made big gains in the Capital in the ballot boxes, Beesotted contributor Tim Street recalls the historic council elections of 20 year ago - a day in which Labour made a big loss. Which was - in the long term - to Brentford's gain Last night’s local...