New Year. New Cheer. And the Beesotted Brentford podcast crew have gone all adventurous in the New Year – abandoning the safe zone of West London to assemble to consume more beers within spitting distance of Smithfield meat market prior to the Bolton match – The Butcher’s Hook and Cleaver near Farringdon being the drinking spot. It was here where the characters discussed all sorts including the FA Cup defeat and whether Brentford fans should just not bother with the FA Cup any more if it’s not taken seriously like it was back in the day.
In addition, we ask have you ever changed your plans to make sure you don’t miss a super important Brentford match? We told tales of plans changed a plenty to ensure that we were able to see the Bees over the seasons including one un-named pannelist who avoided an encounter of ‘activity’ to see the Bees – reading out fans’ examples of their change of plan to make sure they were there cheering on their team.
With the forthcoming Bolton match being given an 80s theme by the club – harking back to the days of players like Bobby Booker, Francis Joseph, Chris Kamara and Terry Evans, we dug onto our vaults and found a few clips from Beesotted socials featuring 80s players.
Furthermore, we talk about the activity in and around Brentford at the moment including transfer gossip and the forthcoming B-team tour of Ireland that Beesotted are seriously considering doing a live podcast from.
Finally, we talk to Eddie Skelly (@EddieSkelly) from Bolton blog and podcast Lion of Vienna Suite and discuss the Bolton match.
In the pub
Billy Grant
Dave Lane
Supes Marchant
Martin The Dutchman
0 min – Intro. Have you ever had to change your plans to ensure you attend a must-watch Brentford match?
15 min 53 sec – We chat to Bees attacking midfielder Romaine Sawyers post-match plus fans in the pub after the Notts County game
22 min 45 sec – Beesotted crew chat Bolton FA Cup loss
50 min 20 sec – ex Brentford player Terry Evans recalls tales from the 80s
53 min 38 sec – Around the Hive – Beesotted crew discuss transfer gossip plus the forthcoming B-team tour of Ireland
1 hr 16 min 02 sec – ex Brentford player Gary Roberts recalls tales from the 80s
1 hr 19 min 41 sec – Interview with Eddie Skelly of Bolton blog Lion of Vienna Suite
1 h 46 min 26 sec – ex Brentford player Bobby Booker recalls tales from the 80s
1 hr 50 min 17 sec – Beesotted crew discuss Bolton
2 hr 02 min 34 sec – END
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