Worldwide Football Fans Pile Pressure on FIFA Over World Cup Ticket Pricing
Billy ‘The Bee’ Grant explores the anger over FIFA’s World Cup ticket pricing and questions wha does it say about the changing balance between money, culture and the fans at the heart of football There has been growing disgruntlement among football supporters over...
Bees Never Felt More Like Singing the Blues – Match Preview & Podcast
With two weeks to lick our wounds during the international break, we look at how Brentford’s bumper contingent of internationals fared – the most in the Premier League bar Liverpool and Spurs – including Jordan Henderson stepping in to captain England. Billy “TheBee”...
Bees Sucker-punched At The Death – Sunderland 2 Brentford 1
The away end went from sheer jubilation to jaw-dropping dejection in the space of ten miserable minutes. One moment we’re bouncing after Thiago’s thunderous header, the next we’re trudging out of the Stadium of Light wondering how on earth we let it slip…...
Bees Up For The Cup In Bournemouth Win
The trip down to Bournemouth for the Carabao Cup could’ve gone either way. With so many changes to the line-up, I’ll be honest, I wasn’t sure what to expect. But what we got was a proper Brentford performance – full of fight, energy, and a couple of quality...
Farewell Mads – A Brentford Servant Part of Our Greatest Memories
Mads Roerslev has left Brentford after six years, signing permanently for Southampton. On paper, he departs having made 146 appearances for the Bees – 94 of those in the Premier League – but the numbers only tell half the story. When Mads arrived from...
Are Brentford Champions League Ready?
Two weekends, two friendlies, two conversations, and two rather interesting opinions. First came the Rennes fan. Then, yesterday, an Eintracht Frankfurt supporter. Both came to broadly the same conclusion: if Brentford were playing in France or Germany, they believed...
Ten Things We Learned From The Frankfurt Friendly Win
Brentford signed off pre-season in style – a 7-0 demolition of Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt at the Gtech, with Kevin Schade and Igor Thiago both grabbing two apiece and club-record signing Mamadou Sangaré marking his home debut with an absolute rocket....
Mamadou Sangaré Scout Report: Why Brentford Believe They’ve Signed One of Europe’s Most Exciting Young Midfielders
Brentford have smashed their transfer record to sign highly-rated Malian midfielder Mamadou Sangaré from Lens - but what can Bees fans expect from their new £35 million (€41 million) signing? Barcelona-based football journalist and youth football specialist Vicenç...
Sangaré Arrives To Dovetail Into Brentford’s Midfield
So Jordan Henderson heads out of the door and, within days, Brentford announce the signing of Mamadou Sangaré from Lens for a club-record fee. A club-record fee. For a central midfielder. Had someone suggested that five years ago Brentford would be spending...
We’re All Sweating Someone Else’s Fever – Five Things We Learned From Our Long, Loose Chat With Hard-Fi’s Richard Archer
Richard Archer has been a Bees fan since he was eight, dragged into Griffin Park by a cousin who worked pitchside, scarf round his neck before he really knew what he was signing up for. These days he's still doing the same walk – train to Kew Bridge, under the tunnel,...
Makeshift Bees Take On Tricky Trees In Season Opener Podcast
Football is back. And Brentford, according to opposition fans and the media, are all over the place. Fifth in line for relegation according to the bookies. Nearly 50% of bets placed by punters on the next relegated team are going on Brentford. Our model has got a lot...
Are Brentford Ready For The New Premier League Season?
The latest edition of the Beesotted Pride of West London podcast drops after Brentford wrapped up their preseason with an entertaining 2-2 draw against Bundesliga side Borussia Mönchengladbach. Goals from Fabio Carvalho and Mikkel Damsgaard gave Bees fans...
Wissa to Newcastle, Saudi… or Sent to Coventry?
With the new season rapidly approaching, there’s no shortage of drama in the world of Brentford FC – and the Beesotted Pride of West London podcast crew is back to break it all down. In this week’s episode, Dave ‘Laney’ Lane, Lewis ‘Sherlock’ Holmes, and Gary...
Henderson: The Inside Track From Ajax
This episode takes a closer look at one of the more intriguing summer signings for Brentford: Jordan Henderson. The former Liverpool captain and England international has signed a two-year deal with the Bees after terminating his contract with Dutch giants Ajax....
What’s Next for Brentford? The Thomas Frank Therapy Edition Podcast
With Thomas Frank having now left Brentford, a wave of emotion has swept through the fanbase. His departure marks the end of an era that saw the Bees rise to the Premier League and earn respect across English football for their style, spirit, and smart recruitment....
