Bees Looking to Stop Saints March on West London – Pre Brentford v Southampton Podcast from the Pub
After the trip to Manchester United, Billy The Bee Grant (andDave Laney Lane () hooked up in a lovely boozer in Chertsey to shoot the breeze looking back to Brentford's loss at Old Trafford as well as looking forward to the important match against Southampton which...
Southampton preview and pub guide: Saints in town for final Saturday game of the season
Southampton visit New Griffin Park for our final Saturday game of our first season in the Premier League level on points with Brentford, but below us in the table on goal difference. The Saints have had an inconsistent campaign and have only twice won back-to-back...
Christian Eriksen’s Impact At Brentford – A Statistical Analysis
Thanks to sports journalist, Alec McQuarrie, for contributing this article to Beesotted and sharing his statistical insight on the impact that Christian Eriksen has made since his arrival at Brentford. There were precious few positives to take from Brentford’s 2-0...
Living The Dream From The South Stand
“The natural state of the football fan is bitter disappointment, no matter what the score,” wrote Nick Hornby in ‘Fever Pitch’, his brilliant 1992 book, looking at life as an Arsenal supporter. And no doubt Hornby would have been disappointed – to put it mildly –...
International Brentford Fans Join Beesotted for Manchester United Pre Match Podcast featuring United We Stand
After a credible draw at home to Spurs, Beesotted has decided to go international - calling on International Bees to have their say on this week's BUMPER podcast Joining Billy TheBee Grant (@billythebee99) in Tallahassee this week is Dutch Bee Harald Hanemaaijer...
Nine Years Since That Penalty: Word On The Street
Is it really nine years since one of the most infamous days Griffin Park witnessed before the old girl took her final bow? It was indeed nine years ago today that Brentford hosted Doncaster Rovers in a final-day winner-takes-all showdown, with promotion to the...
Spurs preview and pub guide: Conte’s side continue bid for Champions League place
Spurs are heavily involved in the race for fourth place, and Champions League football next season, as the Premier League enters the final month of the season. Going into the weekend's matches, they held it on goal difference from north London rivals Arsenal, who they...
Can Life Get Any Better For This Brentford Fan?
That is the question Brentford fan Jason Wils is asking himself when he thinks about the last few years. This team the club and us the fans, are on the verge of the greatest achievement we have ever witnessed, "Premier League survival". But yet it somehow still feels...
Will Brentford’s Christian Eriksen Derail Tottenham’s Champions League Push? – Pre-Match Podcast Feat Last Word On Spurs
It's back to the pub for the Beesotted crew to celebrate yet another victory - this time against old foes Watford at Vicarage Road. <iframe width="100%" height="300" src="https://embeds.audioboom.com/posts/8070339/embed/v4" style="background-color: transparent;...
Second Season Syndrome Claptrap – Word On The Street
Beesotted's Tim Street looks beyond 'second season syndrome' reporting claptrap and underlines how promotion to the top flight doesn't always go pear-shaped in year two. Brentford winning a third successive Premier League game for the first time ever on Saturday was...
Christian Eriksen Will Stay At Brentford – There I’ve Said It!
Brentford fans have become all too accustomed to saltyness from sneering journalists, or ‘big club’ fans with once upon a time status, for doing things differently – in fact many now thrive on the ‘Bus Stop In Hounslow’ ‘#TeamsLikeBrentford’ insults as our modest but...
Word On The Street: Brentford’s Impressive Run Of Form
When the Brentford history book are once again written, the Bees’ 2-0 win over West Ham last weekend will probably be a footnote in an historic season. The palate-cleanser following the feast that was the 4-1 demolition of Chelsea at Stamford Bridge the previous...
Pressure Off Brentford For Watford Trip – Pre-Match Podcast feat The Voices Of The Vic
After a couple of months looking to pick up points to guarantee Premier league safety, Brentford can go into the Watford game with the pressure off after fantastic wins against Chelsea and West Ham has all but secured the Bees Premier League safety Billy The Bee Grant...
Brentford 2 West Ham 0 – Post Match Podcast from The Stands and Pub
Would Brentford be able to match the victory over Chelsea when West Ham came to New Griffin Park? They certainly did with a resounding 2-0 win over their East London rivals We spoke to Bees and Hammers fans in the stands and the pubs after the game
Bees Out to Burst Buzzing Hammers’ Bubble – Brentford v West Ham Pre-Match Podcast
Bees fans went missing after the weekend after Brentford absolutely tonked Chelsea 4-1 in their own backyard. And it was Billy The Bee Grant ( and Dave Laney Lane () who showed their faces first after a long weekend of over-celebration. This week they discussed the...
West Ham United preview and pub guide: Said returns as Hammers visit
West Ham are having a great season, challenging for a place in the top four of the Premier League for the second season in a row, as well as for success in the Europa League. Coming into this weekend's league fixtures, the Hammers are sixth in the table, three points...
Word On The Street: Rolling Back The Years with ex Bees Striker Charlie McDonald
Brentford contributor Tim Street (@StreetboyTim) caught up with ex Brentford striker Charlie McDonald who is currently managing Barking - Brentford B team's recent opponents in the semi final of the London Senior Cup As Brentford’s first teamers blissfully reflected...
Vitaly Janelt Storm – Chelsea Win Hero In Fresh ‘F**k Off’ Furore
*** IF YOU HAVE NO SENSE OF HUMOUR PLEASE STOP READING NOW *** Brentford’s hero of the Bridge Vitaly Janelt has sparked fresh controversy with the latest in a line of disrespectful digs at the club. The German clearly aimed a two-finger gesture at the Bees fans as he...
No Doubting Thomas After Wonderful Chelsea Victory
Beesotted's Jim Levack gives his views on Brentford's enigmatic head coach, Thomas Frank, after his team produce the result of the season at Stamford Bridge. If Thomas Frank was ever worried about the spectre of relegation, then I’d recommend a career as a poker...
Beesotted Discuss Chelsea Victory on BBC Football Daily Podcast
Beesotted's Billy Grant chatted to Ben Haines, Natasha Dowie and Nigel Rao-Coker on the BBC Football Daily podcast about Brentford's magnificent win against Chelsea Were Chelsea poor or did Brentford stop them from playing was one of the key points of discussion?...
Brentford Smash Champions of Europe- Chelsea 1 Brentford 4
Brentford went to Stamford Bridge and played out if their skin to beat the European Champions. Four goals in the second half saw Bees fight back from 1-0 down to win 4-1 in a stunning victory We spoke to Fans in the stands and the pub after the match Subscribe to us...
Brentford Prepare to Take On Sanctioned Champions – Chelsea Pre-Match Podcast
Brentford are back after the international break to play the Champions of Europe - that’s Chelsea not Leeds by the wa With Christian Eriksen setting football stadiums alight whilst on international duty for Denmark, the stage is set for the Bees embark on their final...
Brentford Looking to Out-Fox Leicester – Pre-Match Podcast
A second win in the row - this time against relegation-threatened Burnley - was enough to lighten the mood amongst Brentford fans And it was Ivan Toney's double in the final five minutes of the game which saw the Bees take all three points Billy The Bee Grant ( and...
Celebrating Like We’ve Won The Champions League – Word On The Street
“They’re celebrating like they’ve won the Champions League.” So the conversation went between two embittered Burnley commentators when Brentford’s late salvo earned them the points in Saturday’s six-pointer at the Brentford Community Stadium, sparking Gala-inspired...
Burnley preview and pub guide: Tarkowski returns for crucial Clarets clash
Burnley have spent most of this season in or just above the relegation zone and are fighting to preserve their Premier League status as they arrive at new Griffin Park on Saturday. This is the Clarets' sixth consecutive season in the Premier League - after two...
Word On The Street: Keeping The Winning Vibe Alive
Ah, that winning feeling. We’d almost forgotten what it feels like. Brentford fans have admittedly probably been a bit spoilt in recent years, as winning became a sensation we’d very much got used to during a dominant couple of seasons in the Championship... Tim...
Will Clarets Clash Define Brentford’s Season? – Burnley Pre-Match Podcast
Brentford went to Norwich to nab a crucial three points with Ivan Toney scoring a hat-trick. Billy The Bee Grant (, Dave Laney Lane () and Ali Mullalley (@alimullaley) got together to discuss what has been as of late a very rare win. Will Allsopp (@allsoppwill) gives...
Beesotted on BBC Football Daily Podcast Discussing Norwich Win
Beesotted were guests on the BBC Football Daily podcast this week. Catch up with the show as Billy Grant joins Carlton Cole, Nigel Reo-Coker and Ben Haines straight off the train from Norwich discussing Brentford's crucial 3 points picket up at Carrow Road
Norwich 1 Brentford 3 – post match podcast from the stands, pub and train
Brentford went to Norwich looking for a win. And they got a right result. Ivan Toney gat trick. VAR a plenty. And a good sing song in the away end We spoke to Bees fans and Norwich fans in the stands, pub and train after the match
Squeaky Bum Time As Bees and Canaries Prepare for Battle – Pre-Match Podcast
Brentford travel to Norwich hoping to turn around their horrendous form, which sees them sitting one place off the bottom of the Premier league form table, with just one point from the last six matches. Billy 'The Bee' Grant (@Billythebee99), Dave 'Laney' Lane...
Can Christian Eriksen Save Brentford’s Bacon?
There’s not a single Brentford fan that isn’t concerned about the team’s recent run of results – we’ve all looked on as defeat after defeat has seen the boys in red and white slip ever-closer to the danger zone. And, from a position of relative comfort, it is clear...
Brentford 0 Newcastle 2 – post-match podcast from the stands and pub
Bees and Newcastle locked in a huge six-pointer. But an early sending off by Josh daSilva sealed the Bees fate as they lost again - failing to win another match since early January We spoke to Bees and Geordie fans in the pub after the match
Newcastle United preview and pub guide: Magpies in town for vital six-pointer
Newcastle have arguably been the Premier League's most talked-about side in the past couple of months after the Saudi takeover that reportedly made them the richest club in the country. The move, which saw the end of the ownership of the unpopular Mike Ashley, among...
Bees Brace for Geordie Six-Pointer Battle – Newcastle Pre-Match Podcast Featuring Gallowgate Shots
Brentford welcome Newcastle to New Griffin Park for their first real six-pointer of the season. The Bees are looking for their first win since the victory against Aston Villa just after New Years Day. Meanwhile Newcastle are unbeaten since being beaten in the FA Cup...
Brentford’s Raya Hope Ahead Of Trip To Arsenal
With Brentford having kept their first clean sheet in three months last Saturday – and this weekend facing the team rumoured to have been interested in signing David Raya last year – it seems as good a time as any for Tim Street to look at the keeper’s impact on the...
Arsenal Out For Revenge As Brentford Head To North London
Brentford stopped the rot with a goal-less draw against Crystal Palace to bring to a sharp halt a run of six straight league and cup defeats. Next up, though, is a trip to North London where Arsenal will be looking to exact revenge for the season curtain-raiser defeat...
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£2 from every order of these t-shirts will be donated to the Cardiac Risk in the Young’s Rob Rowan Memorial Fund to help their work in preventing young sudden cardiac deaths through awareness, screening and research, and supporting affected families. Brentford have...
Arsenal v Brentford Pre-Match Podcast
Billy The Bee Grant (@Billythebee99) and Dave Laney Lane (@Beesotted100) linked up in the virtual joint for a catch up on the Crystal Palace match as well as a look forward to the forthcoming Arsenal game with guest Arsenal Fan TV. They also discussed the recent...
Anti Social Media Behaviour At Brentford
Jim Levack has been writing about Brentford FC for over thirty years and has been one of the most respected commentators on the club's ups and downs during that time... so when this article dropped into the Beesotted inbox, it really made us stop and think about some...
Brentford 0 Crystal Palace 0 – Post-Match Podcast
Thankfully, the Bees halted their losing streak with a goal less draw at home to Crystal Palace. It was a hard fought point, with the Eagles pushing the Bees to the final whistle. We spoke to Brentford and Palace fans in the stands and pub post match. Listen to the...
The Changing Fan – Part Two
In July, as I still floated through the rainbows and waterfalls of that glorious terra incognita of Brentford post-play off euphoria, I wrote some words about how everything suddenly seemed so different; The play-off curse lifted, my bewildering overnight...
Three prayers for Christian Eriksen
As a Christian priest – and a lifelong Brentford supporter – I’m a strong believer in resurrection. How else to explain the club’s return to the top-flight of English football after 74 years? Or the packed crowds at the sparkling new Brentford Community Stadium, after...
Eagles Set For Bees Battle – Crystal Palace Pre-Match Podcast Featuring Back Of The Nest
Crystal Palace visit TW8 for the first time in the league since 1963. Billy The Bee Grant (, Liberal Nick Carthew (@nickcarthew) and Lewis The Cog Coglhin got together in the bar of their hotel the morning after the Manchester City match to discuss : 🔵Bees...
Crystal Palace preview and pub guide: Eagles fly west for crucial London derby
Crystal Palace are having a solid first season under new manager Patrick Vieira, and after Wednesday's draw at Norwich are 13th - one place and two points above us with a game in hand. Their main problem this campaign has been stringing wins together - only achieving...
Word On The Street – Learning From Manchester City Mistakes
Well, we all knew that the Premier League would be about fine margins, with mistakes which may have gone unpunished in the Championship being ruthlessly taken advantage of. Or indeed, mistakes which may have led to a goal conceded in the Championship – but nullified...
Brondby Next Up For Brentford B in the Atlantic Cup
Brentford B team flew to The Algarve, Portugal to compete in the Atlantic Cup – an established competition which sees European sides compete against other to retain fitness in the winter break . The Bees are set to compete against the likes of Breiðablik, FC Zenit, FC...
Toffee Tastic Cup Tie – Brentford Head To Liverpool To Take On Frank Lampard’s Everton
The winter break is over. The drones and helicopters and subs of the subs and referee disappearances are behind us. It's a new day. And Beesotted are looking ahead to their trip to Everton in the FA Cup. Billy The Bee Grant (, Dave Laney Lane () and Simon Radders...
Brentford’s transfer window? Good. Indifferent. Or Underwhelming?
As the transfer window slammed shut, Brentford lodged only two major signings after being in the hunt of a slew of players to fill a number of positions. Billy The Bee Grant ( and Dave Laney Lane () discussed the window on the Transfer Deadline podcast (link below)...
Word On The Street: Is Christian Eriksen Brentford’s Highest Profile Signing …. Ever?
With the signing of what can arguably described as Brentford's most high-profile player ever - Christian Eriksen - Beesotted contributor Tim Street (@StreetboyTim) looks back at Brentford's previous high-profile incomings Whatever Christian Eriksen achieves on the...
Christian Eriksen Signs for Brentford – Transfer Deadline Day Podcast
Brentford puled off a massive coo - signing ex Tottenham and Inter Milan midfielder Christian Eriksen in a deal that has had tongues wagging around the world Billy The Bee Grant (, Dave Laney Lane () discuss the signing of Eriksen and what impact he might have on the...