The forth season of the Brentford Football Club podcast, by and for American fans. Each week guests will join us to discuss things around the GTech as we navigate a difficult forth season in the Premier League. They're all difficult.
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Beesotted the Brentford fanzine. Started off as a fanzine in 1990. Now we're a blog, vlog and a podcast talking all things Brentford and much, much more Nearly 1000 episodes in and still going. Nominated for numerous Football Supporters Association (FSA) awards and Football Content Awards but never managed to snag one ... yet Catch our pre-match podcast which we try to put live every Thursday by 7am for Saturday matches (and by Friday 7am for Sunday matches) We also record an unedited post-m ...
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We are, by God's grace, a vibrant reformed church in Brentford, with a passion to plant further churches in West London, to the glory of God. We are a member of the International Presbyterian Church's UK English-speaking presbytery.
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The Pod for Brentford Football Club. Bringing you the latest news and updates from West London. The pod is hosted by Trevor Inns whose first ever game was on 9 February 1974; a 1-2 loss at home to Bury as one of 4,015 at Griffin Park. He's been addicted ever since (well, perhaps not all the time)
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Hammer Time – The Post Spurs Pre West Ham Podcast
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Brentford look to shake off another tough away defeat by welcoming a wobbly West Ham United team to The Gtech this Saturday. The Hammers have lost on all three Premier League visits to Brentford and Thomas Frank and the team will be hoping that run continues. We look back at last weekends visit to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and discuss Bryan Mbe…
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News from Chicago's Fan Fest...and Injury Bug strikes again!
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We are lucky to coax Michel Cowdrey into the studios to talk about his weekend in Chicago. You have to listen to it to understand, but once again and for the millionth time it makes me proud to be a Brentford fan. Class, humility and respect seem to permeate everything the club does. Greville Waterman is in the help with any worry you might have af…
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Early Lead Ends In Away Defeat Again - Tottenham 3 Brentford 1
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Brentford came away from Tottenham empty handed despite taking the lead thanks to a stunning Bryan Mbeumo volley. Mistakes, missed chances and missing players then combined to the defeat. We contributed in spells and made Spurs work for the win that included goals from pantomime villains Brennan Johnson and James Madisson. Hosted on Acast. See acas…
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If Yer All Going To Tottenham Clap Yer Hand – The Pre Spurs Post Orient & Man City Podcast
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Brentford’s sequence of tough away fixtures at the start of the season continues this weekend with a trip to the Tottenham Stadium… The Bees will be looking to build upon last week’s positive performance at The Etihad and the midweek win over Leyton Orient. Spurs, on the other hand, seem to be under a bit of pressure, however, they still go into th…
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A Promising Start! (if we can just stay healthy)
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New York's own Charlie Corr makes the trek to the ASFB studios to discuss life around the Red Lion and to weigh in on one of the most fun weeks of the Premier era. Yes, we lost one of the two matches this week...but there's losing and there's losing. We won against Man City, 1-2. If you know what I mean. Leyton Orient gives us a chance to play the …
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Celebrating Like We’ve Won The Cup - Brentford 3 Orient 1
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Brentford eased past Leyton Orient in tonight’s League Cup tie despite going a goal down… The Bees responded well to avert an upset and in the end it proved to be a comfortable night under the lights and the winning margin could have been far greater. Here’s what the fans thought after the match, inside the stadium and back in The Globe. Hosted on …
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Man City 2 Brentford 1 - post-match chat from ATL
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Brentford went one goal up against Man City at The Ethiad within 30 secs but two Haaland goals in the first half flipped the score and Bees 80% possession in the first 20 mins was cancelled out in the second half when City controlled the game BillytheBee chats to a fans watching the game in Atlanta to get their post match thoughts Hosted on Acast. …
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Bring On The Champions – Brentford Head To Manchester City Preview Podcast
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Premier League football returns after the international break and offers up arguably Brentford’s toughest away match of the season – a trip to take on Champions Manchester City at The Etihad. Thomas Frank’s side has enjoyed a solid start to the campaign, however, 100% City will be all-out to continue that unbeaten start… still, we have won there in…
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I've wanted to talk about the Brentford Woman's team for a great while, so it was a thrill and an honor to have Gary Enstone and Richard Merritt in the studio to share their experiences and their passion. The woman are an exciting and engaging story that is appallingly underappreciated by the larger Brentford community. But it is my hope that peopl…
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An Evening With Brentford's Heart Of West London
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Earlier this season, Beesotted were invited to an event celebrating the third anniversary of the Heart of West London partnership The Heart of West London is a long-term collaboration bringing together key players in the cardiac health world to make a difference. Driven by Suzanne Rowan, the wife of Brentford's Technical Director Rob Rowan who sudd…
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Southampton and Memories of Leyton Orient
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Martin O'Brien agrees to return to the studio for a discussion of a very satisfying Saturday down at the Gtech. Southampton seemed determined to gift us goals and we were kind enough to accept. An upcoming Cup match against old friends Leyton Orient leads to a trip back to 2014 and 2006, years when we were on the steep rise...and on the steep decli…
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Despite some headaches from the production crew, which will be dealt with internally at ASFB, we bring you the big Summer Spending Spree podcast! Martin O'Brien joins Greville Waterman and myself for a discussion of one of the most consequential, good or bad, windows since 2019. Youth and potential are as ever the motif, while some long-serving mem…
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Brentford 3 Southampton 1 - post-match podcast from the stands
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Brentford were looking for another three home points, this time against Southampton and the first half Bees dominated without finding a breakthrough. Once Mbuemo scored Brentford never looked back - eventually winning 3-1 we spoke to fans straight after the final whistle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Marching Saints are Back - Brentford v Southampton Preview Podcast Featuring Pete The Original Artful Dodger
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BONUS PODCAT. SECOND PODCAST RELEASED IN ONE DAY Southampton visit West London after a year away in the Championship hanging out with the likes of Leeds United but now they're back in the big time with a bang Billy the Bee Grant and Dave Laney Lane sat down to chew over Brentford's loss over Liverpool as well as look forward to the match against th…
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Ivan Toney To Sign to Saudi Club Al-Ahli - Brentford Transfer Deadline Podcast
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It's transfer deadline day. The biggest news of the day is Ivan Toney on the verge as we recorded to signing for Saudi Arabian club Al-Ahli with Brentford getting a reputed £40m and Toney bagging a supposed £60m in wages Billy TheBee Grant and Dave Laney Lane jumped into the virtual joint to shoot the breeze and chat Toney and all the other transfe…
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Liverpool, ColU, Southampton...and a want-away striker
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The season heats up fast, doesn't it?!? From the relative calm of a first week win we're suddenly playing three matches in 7 days. Liverpool and Colchester were lessons for Thomas Frank and warning shots for us all that there's a lot of drama coming in this 'dangerous forth season'. Apparently Ivan Toney is still at the club...well he was when I ty…
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Liverpool 2 Brentford 0 - post-match podcast from the stands
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Fourth time lucky for The Bees at Anfield? Not this time. After a bright start Liverpool hit The Bees on the break to go 1-0 up and it was all uphill from there second half saw Flekken pull of some first class saves to keep Brentford in the game we spoke to both Bees and Liverpool fans straight after the game Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy …
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What a first match. Palace was a perfect first opponent, and evidence from a small sample size is that...we're okay. Glenn Houlihan visits the ASFB Towers all the way from Ames, Iowa to look back and to look forward to a difficult match at Liverpool. Text the pod!By Tim Searls
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Them Eagles Didn't Like it Up Them - Liverpool v Brentford Pre-Match Podcast
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Brentford go to Anfield with a 100% win record as they got 3 points under their belt after a win against Crystal Palace at home at the weekend The Beesotted crew of Billy TheBee Grant, Dave Laney Lane, Matt The Allard Allard and Ali Mullalley assembled in The Globe pub once again to shoot the breeze and discuss: 🔄Transfer activity. Toney out. A def…
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Brentford 2 Crystal Palace 1 - Post-Match Podcast from the Stands and the Pub
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First game of the season. Bees needed to get three points on the table with a few tricky away matches coming up. No Ivan Toney as rumours of his impending move to Saudi Arabia increase So it was up to Mbuemo, Wissa and co to step up to the plate. And they did just that as Brentford surfed a few rocky waves to beat Palace 2-1 We spoke to Bees fans a…
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I know it's the 4th time at this level, but I still get lightheaded looking at the schedule and seeing who we play on a regular basis. Lincoln City wasn't that long ago that it doesn't still feel like I'm in a dream. It starts again! The terrifying thrill ride that is being a minnow (but a smart minnow) in this big pond starts Sunday against Crysta…
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Three Holmes Under the Hammer for Premier League Opener - Brentford v Crystal Palace Preview Podcast
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Premier League football is BACK. And Brentford kick off their season with a match against South London rivals Crystal Palace - a team that the Bees have never beaten in the lifetime of most Bees fans In season opening celebratory style, the Beesotted crew of Billy TheBee Grant, Dave Laney Lane, Matt The Allard Allard, Ali Mullalley and Lewis Sherlo…
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Fabio Carvahlo Joins Brentford from Liverpool - The Anfield Wrap Player Analysis
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Brentford have signed Fabio Carvahlo from Liverpool for a fee of around £20m. The transfer has upset Fulham fans, where Fabio was a favourite of the Putney faithful in his time there, and has also irked a fair few Liverpool fans who saw Carvalho, only 21 years old, as one of the future stars of Merseyside Billy Grant chatted to Neil from The Anfiel…
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Euro 2024 Final: England 1 Spain 2 - Post-match Podcast from the Stands
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England took on Spain in Berlin in the Euro 2024 final. It was going to be a tough task to beat the team lauded as the best in the tournament, boasting 6 out of 6 wins so far And after a first half where England held Spain, an early goal in the second half saw Spain go ahead. It was for England to pull it out of the bag. Palmer scored minutes after…
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Euro 2024 Semi-Final: England 2 Netherlands 1 - post-match podcast from Dortmund
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It’s the big one the European Championships semi-final that sees England pitted against the Dutch. And what a match up 150,0000 Dutch arrived in Dortmund incredibly confident of beating the “rubbish” (as they called them) English. And when they went one up with a well taken goal, they were setting their sat navs for Berlin But England struck back. …
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Euro 2024: England 2 Slovakia 1 - post-match podcast from Gelsenkirchen
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England - One nil down to Slovakia in the knockouts. Ivan Toney comes on with two minutes to go. It's 90th plus 4 minutes. Toney clears the way for Jude Bellingham to score a peach of a goal to level the game up with the last kick of the game Then 1 minute into extra time, a Toney flick-on is headed in by Kane to spark pandemonium in the stands Eng…
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Euro 2024: England 0 Slovenia 0 - post-match podcast from the Cologne stands
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England qualified for euro 2024 knockouts after a 0-0 draw with Slovenia but fans were not happy at all with lots of post match booing and arguing in the stands Billy Grant spoke to fans in the stands and bars straight after the match in Cologne Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Euro 2024: England 1 Denmark 1 - post-match podcast from the Frankfurt stands
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England drew 1-1 to Denmark to remain top of the group being pinned back after going ahead to a Harry Kane goal There was a a LOT of unhappiness in and around the ground after the game as England fans spoke of their frustration of England's inept performance Tactics? Players? Manager? We spoke to English and Danish fans in the stands and straight o…
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Euro 2024: Denmark and England Fans Invade Frankfurt - Pre-Match Podcast
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It's the night before England take on Denmark in Frankfurt Germany have just secured their place in the knockout stages with a likely top of the group finish Denmark need a point but ideally three points against England after a disappointing opening draw against Slovenia England would love a win but a draw against the Danes would set them up nicely…
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Euro 2024: England 1 Serbia 0 - Post-Match Podcast from Gelsenkirchen
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Beesotted are back on England duty. And England's first game was against Serbia in Gelsenkirchen - a tricky match which saw England get an early lead with a great Jude Bellingham goal. Then grind out a result in the end Three points is three points We spoke to fans immediately after the match to get their views on England's first game at Euro 2024 …
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Another Year In the Premier League - Beesotted Brentford End Of Season Round-Up Podcast 2023/24
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The season is over. Brentford have survived and we can all look forward to yet another year in the Premier League. To celebrate what had still been a season to remember, the Beesotted crew of Dave 'Laney' Lane, Billy 'TheBee' Grant, Jonathon 'JB' Burchill, Lewis 'Sherlock' Holmes, Ali Mullalley and Matt 'The Allard' Allard got together at The Globe…
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Football, bloody hell. Greville Waterman and I look back at a tumultuous season. It promised so much in the heat and humidity of Washington DC in July, and in the end we hung on. 16th at Christmas and 16th at the end, Brentford Football Club were never boring but you did watch some of the matches through your fingers. Admit it. We look forward as w…
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Brentford 2 Newcastle 4 - Post-Match Podcast From the Pub
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Newcastle came to Brentford for the final game of the season in a beautiful sunny day. Lots of goals. Missed penalties. Lots of action. We spoke to fans after the match in the stands and the pub Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Staying Up Again - Brentford v Newcastle Preview Podcast
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A great weekend in Bournemouth saw Bees snatch victory from the jaws of a ... er .. draw ... the final game of the season sees them play Newcastle at home in what will probably be Ivan Toney's last game Billy The Bee Grant and Dave Laney Lane got together to discuss Brentford's final match of a tricky season This week we discussed VAR .. again ... …
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Bournemouth 1 Brentford 2 - post-match podcast from the beach
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A dramatic end to brentford’s trip to bournemouth with three goals in the dying moments of the game - with brentford coming out victors we spoke to bees and cherries fans straight after the game Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Glenn Houlihan joins me as we look back at Fulham, and specifically...well, you know who we discussed. And we look ahead to Bournemouth. What a season it has been, but I'm proud of who Brentford is and how they've conducted themselves throughout this often insanely challenging year. Top to bottom, the club has made me proud this season. Even that o…
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Bees On The Beach - Bournemouth v Brentford Preview Podcast
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After a Fulham game that not many will remember, its off the seaside for Brentford as the Bees head to Muff (aka BourneMuff) in their penultimate game of the season and final away day for the fans Billy The Bee Grant and Laney chilled out for an hour before hitting the road down to the seaside discussing: 🏟️Are Brentford moving to Twickenham Stadiu…
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Boos Up Fulham Down - Brentford 0 Fulham 0 - post-match podvast from the stands
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the West London derby didn’t quite meet the standards no goals bees on the beach. fulham on the beach plenty of booing of ivan toney we spoke to fans straight after the match Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Fulham at home is like Christmas eve
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Old friend Lev Riley joins Tim and Greville this week in the ASFB studios for a really fascinating conversation. Lev tells us of his first trip to the Gtech, with side-trips to The Griffin pub and to the spot of old Griffin Park. It's (rightly) a bit of a sacred pilgrimage now for a visiting American Bees fan. The Gtech is great n'all...but I miss …
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Working For the Yankee Dollar - Brentford v Fulham Preview Podcast
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Forget the rest It's time for the big West London Derby as Fulham come across to the happening part of West London Billy TheBee Grant and Dave Laney Lane shoot the breeze once again to discuss: 🇺🇸Is the Premier League heading to the USA? 🧢The new Premier League financial cap 💰Whispers of investors looking to buy Brentford once again 🔵 Everton revie…
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After The Liverpool and Luton Lord Mayor's Show - Everton v Brentford Preview Podcast
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Luton away. What a match. Five goals. A small tight stadium. A great atmosphere in the away end. And Brentford blowing away any remaining relegation cobwebs Billy Grant and Dave Laney Lane hung out in the virtual joint to discuss; ⬇️ The relegation race. After Everton's win against Forest in El Corruptico, who are the relegation candidates now? 🎩 L…
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What a season. The Luton victory says as much about this lost season of such high expectations as any match could. Now that we are back to a near first team (ok...without Rico, Norgaard, Toney and DaSilva!!) we are rampant against a Luton side that really couldn't afford to be beaten. What could have been... This week Adam Harder and Greville Water…
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The Bees Are Staying Up - Luton 1 Brentford 5
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The Bees are staying up. What a performance against Luton 5-1 to the Bees Great chat with Brentford and Luton fans straight after the match Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Bees Bounce from Bedfordshire to Benfica - Luton v Brentford Preview Podcast
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Brentford finally got a win under their belt, with their victory agains Sheffield United their first since their win against Nottingham Forest in January. And what a win it was to ease the nerves of players and fans going into the Luton match this weekend Billy TheBee Grant and Dave Laney Lane hooked up in the virtual joint to discuss: 🇵🇹Brentford …
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Tempting fate, I'm declaring us 'safe' for another glorious season in the rarified air of the Premier League after a professional defeat of Sheffield United. Greville Waterman is along to tell me that Luton remains a 'must win' and if not it's 'squeeky bum time'. But, really? The free-flowing conversation includes a review of the match (it was neve…
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Brentford 2 Sheffield United 0 - post-match podcast from the stands
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Brentford beat the Blades. Hurrah. Are we safe? we spoke to Bees & Blades fans in the stands and pub post match Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Bees Out to Blunt Blades - Brentford v Sheffield United Preview Podcast
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After the Villa storm we’re hoping for no calm. 2-0 down and 3-2 up at Villa. What a rollercoaster of a ride. Which tees up the massive Sheffield United game quite nicely - a game that Brentford quite simply must win Billy TheBee Grant and Dave Laney Lane hooked up in the virtual joint to discuss all things Brentford In the show today: 🤠Billy out w…
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3 Draws, but nothing boring about it!!
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Could any three matches have such competing stories as the draws against ManU, Brighton and Villa? Each tell a different version of the season: So much ability and potential in the first, so much exhaustion in the second, so much chaos in the third. Michel Cowdry was at the Gtech for the first two, and was at Fan Fest in Nashville for the third. He…
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Aston Villa 3 Brentford 3 - post-match podcast from Nashville
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Brentford travel to high-flying Villa looking to continue their unbeaten rrun and maybe nick a win But it wasnt looking great as the Bees were 2-0 down just after half time but a freat comeback saw them go 3-2 up before Villa drew a goal back for a drsw we spoke to Bees and Villa fans at the Nashville fanfest straight after the match Hosted on Acas…
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Brentford Head To Aston Villa – Pre Match Podcast
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The Bees' third game in a week and it doesn't get any easier for Thomas Frank and his Brentford team as they head to Birmingham to take on Aston Villa who are pushing for a Champions League finish to an impressive season. Having secured two points from draws against Manchester United and Brighton, Bees fans travelling up will be hoping their team c…
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