The Beesotted Brentford Pride of West London Podcast

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

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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
Bil...

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

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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:
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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 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

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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 p...

Brentford beat the Blades. Hurrah. Are we safe?
we spoke to Bees & Blades fans in the stands and pub post match

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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...

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 th...

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 ...

Brentford and Brighton ground out a goalless midweek draw in a game that The Bees never really looked like winning.
An unchanged Bees XI failed to build upon the rousing Saturday night display against...

Brentford were in no mood to feel sorry for themselves after going behind against Manchester United and ended the match on a high having salvaged a point when all looked lost – it had been a great per...

Manchester United survived the alamo as Brentford threw the pitching sink at them. And survived only by the with of the post - twice. And the crossbar - once. And numerous other times as the Bees pepp...

Burnley seemed so long ago now it was resigned to the deepest of supporters' memory banks
Billy the Bee Grant and Dave Laney Lane took to the virtual joint to discuss Ivan Toney becoming the first Bre...

It may be international break but there’s still plenty of football to be played in West London as Brentford Women prepare to take on Ashmount Leigh in the league in a match which will see them continu...

It was dubbed a must not lose match, however, that’s exactly how the game ended at Burnley with ten man Brentford going down by two goals to one. This episode is not an easy listen as, once again, Bee...

Big game for the Bees against Burnley. After a narrow loss against Arsenal, Bees travel to Turf Moor to try and nab some points to fend away the bottom three places
 
BillytheBee Grant and Dave Laney ...

Beesotted were invited to the Premier League, along with representatives from all the Premier League clubs, to discuss refereeing and in particular VAR. The aim of the meeting was to have an open foru...

Bees expected a thumping. But they were gutted they didnt get a point as Srsenal scored in the dying minutes to take all three points
We spoke to Bees and Arsenal fans after the match

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It's the last of the run of the big guns. Liverpool, Man City, Chelsea out the way. Just free-scoring Arsenal to deal with now. 
Billy The Bee Grant, Dave Laney Lane and Ali Mullalley shot the breeze ...

Brentford may feel hard done by to have not got three points against Chelsea after smashing the ball against the post not once but twice
A fabulous goal by Wissa looked like it would seal the points. ...

West Ham match rather forgotten by Bees fans. Two down after six minutes. Lots of poor football from Brentford
Billy the Bee and Laney hooked up in the virtual joint to discuss
Bees legend Stan Bowles...

Bees got off to a poor start and it got worse
we spoke to fans in the stands after the game

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Brentford fans travelled to Manchester fearing the worse after the Liverpool match. But what they got was the exact opposite seeing Brentford going toe to toe against City - only to go down to a singl...

Brentford worked hard and should arguably have been ahead an half time. But missed chances saw then 1-0 down
second half ldefemsive errors saw liverpool take control
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As Brentford prepare to welcome Liverpool to West London, Billy The Bee Grant caught up with Neil Atkinson from Liverpool Podcast the Anfield Wrap to discuss all things Brentford and Liverpool includi...

After Brentford's excellent victory up at Wolves Billy The Bee Grant (@Billythebee99), Matt The Allard Allard (@theMattAllard)  and Lewis THE Cog Coghlin shoot the breeze, talking pancakes, valentines...

Brentford went to Wolves to play them for the fourth time in just over a month looking for their first win in the four games
And it looks like they finally worked Wolves out  - winning 2-0 with Ivan T...

Manchester City came to West London and after a scare (for them) after 45 minutes when Neal Maupay put the Bees ahead, they simply blew their rivals away
Hanging out in the virtual joint, Billy The Be...

Free hit for Brentford. If they could get anything from Man City it would be a massive bonus. And 1 goal up until second from Half Time things were looking promosing
Second half, City turned the screw...

Brentford host Premier League and Champions League title holders Manchester City at the Gtech in what is one of the biggest games of the season in TW8. Having done the double over City last season, Pe...

With the transfer window about to shut, BillyTheBee in North London, Ali Mullaley in West London and Laney at the airport in Thailand jumped into the virtual lounge to shoot the breeze on Ivan Toney's...

Ivan Toney was back
Brentford won
we spoke to fans in the stands and the pub after the match

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OK. So BrentfordFC have got the FA Cup out the way - going down to an extra time penalty to Wolves to lose 3-2. Now back to the real business
Wed 17th January saw Ivan Toney's 8 month ban lifted. As h...

The Beesotted crew were possibly as far away as they could be with Billy in London and Laney in Thailand. But with loads to discuss
Ivan Toney is on the way back. And was his phone call to Pontus Jans...

Brentford and Wolves fought out a 1-1 draw in the cup to see them both in the hat. But Norgaard suffered a bad looking injury on 10 minutes which saw Joao Gomes see red
We spoke to fans after the matc...

Brentford are beginning to wonder whether they can buy a win. Six losses from seven against Palace today - going down 3-1 after taking the lead - with nothing going for them
We spoke to Bees and Palac...

The Bees go to south London looking for a win after losing 6 out of their last 7 matches. Meanwhile Roy Hodgson's next is on the line if he doesnt get a result from The Bees with Crystal Palace - havi...

Xmas is over. But Brentford were still suffering a hangover as they got bashed up 4-1 by Wolves at home
We spoke to fans in the stands and pub after the match

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Xmas is over. The Bees had a well needed weekend off with our opponents at the weekend Manchester City taking a holiday in Saudi Arabia to pick up a trophy that no one really cares about. Meanwhile Wo...

Villa came to Brentford after their trip to Bosnia. One nil up, Ben Mee’s red card changed the game. Villa scoring two goals in the second half to take all three points
We spoke to fans in the stands ...

The Sheffield United match was one to remove from the memory banks. Bottom of the league. A worldie/freak goal. Brentford running on empty. 
Billy The Bee Grant (@BillyTheBee99) and Dave Laney Lane (@...

Sheffield United beat the Bees. New manager bounce
We spoke to Bees fans and Blades fans in the stands and pub straight after the game

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The Beesotted crew met in the studio by the sea off the back of the Luton win and the Brighton loss to discuss all things Brentford. Billy The Bee Grant (@BillyTheBee99) and Dave Laney Lane (@Beesotte...

Brentford went down to Brighton and lost 2-1
We spoke to fans after the match

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We spoke to fans directly after Brentford's 3-1 victory against Luton in the pub and the stands
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After the punch in the guts against Arsenal - with them scoring that late, later goal, the Bees pick themselves up and get back to action against Luton
Billy the Bee Grant and Dave Laney Lane hooked u...

Brentford women took on Southampton Women in the FA Cup. And after going 3-0 behind, they came back to 3-3 to take the game to extra time .. before Southampton got a late winner to get themselves in t...

A late Arsenal goal at Brentford  saw the Gooners take all three points in a smash and grab that could have gone either way
We spoke to Bees and Arsenal fans in the pub after the match

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The international break is over. Brentford have put behind them the 3-0 loss to Liverpool at Anfield - a scoreline that reflected Liverpool’s prowess in front of goal more than it did the match itself...

Bees were hoping to get their first three points from Liverpool since 1937
it wasnt to be
we spoke to Bees fans and liverpool fans oun the stands and the pub straight after the match

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Bees are never blowing bubbles. And neither were West Ham on the final whistle as the Bees notched their FIFTH Premier League victory against West Ham in a row to record a victory of Thomas Frank 5 Da...

Brentford went into this match against the Hammers winning the previous four Premier League meets. 
could the Bees make it five? 
an absolute ding dong of a match saw bees go ahead. Then west ham go a...

Chelsea get battered was the chant emanating from Stamford Bridge on Saturday as the Bees won their third match in a row in Chelsea. With the euphoria almost blown over, Billy the Bee Grant and Dave L...

Brentford went to Stamford Bridge looking for their third win in a row there
And they got it
2-0
West London is ours
We spoke to Bees fans and Chelsea fans. In the stands. And the pub after the match
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Bee and Laney chew the cud in the VJ ahead of the Saturday trip to Stamford Bridge to take on Chelsea under yet another manager.
We look back to last Weekend's victory over Burnley, Monaco's visit to ...

Brentford were looking for only their second win of the season at home to Burnley. And they got it. Winning 3-0 including two incredible goals
we spoke to fans in the stands and the pub after the matc...

Billy the Bee Grant found himself solo in the virtual joint after the Beesotted crew flaked out after over-celebrating on Beesotted’s 1000th party podcast
 
 But no problem as he was joined virtually ...

Beesotted is 1000 episodes old. Happy birthday to us. And in good old Beesotted style, the Beesotted crew went down the pub - The Castle Inn in Ealing - to celebrate fully
And what a bumper podcast we...

Beesotted 999th podcast alert as Brentford come back from Forest disappointed that they were not able to secure all three points. Forest down to ten men. Two penalty decisions not given for the Bees. ...

Lively match which saw Forest go down to ten men. Bees take the lead. Forest equalise. Then the alamo as Brentford threw the kitchen sink at forest
we spoke to Bees and Forest fans in the stands and t...

Two games in four days saw two defeats for The Bees. But the two losses could not be further from each other. Everton was a complete disaster. Whereas Arsenal could consider themselves lucky to have g...

A game of two halves as Brentford went out to Arsenal in the League Cup due to a defensive error
We spoke to Bees fans and Arsenal fans straight after the match

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Bees were looking for three points after the loss at Newcastle
They didnt get them
We spoke to very unhappy fans after the match

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Everton travel to West London winless. Brentford return from Newcastle winless and with the devastating news that Rico Henry picked up an injury that would have him our for the rest of the season
The ...

Brentford went to Newcastle looking for three points. They played well but fell to a sucker penalty from Callum Wilson
We spoke to fans in the pub after the match

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Unbeaten Brentford travel to Newcastle to try and get their first three points from the Geordies in many attempts. 
Billy the Bee Grant is back from his travels and joins Laney in the virtual joint as...

A frustrating afternoon at the Gtech as The Bees had to settle for another point from a game they should have won.
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On The Deadline Day Podcast we talk about the will-he-won't-he transfer deal with PSV for Johan Bakayoko after the Bees bid an eye-watering €34m-plus for the Belgum forward and Brentford's other targe...

Ellery Balcombe came of age in South Wales tonight, saving two penalties and watching one come off the post as Brentford went through in the shootout 3-0. A much changed Bees always looked strongest b...

Brentford and Palace played out yet another draw, the fifth in three seasons as Brentford let a lead slip at the Gtech. The Bees looked more than capable of take all the points in a great first half d...

Having smashed Fulham at The Cottage last weekend, Thomas Frank's Brentford look to continue their unbeaten start to the season with a tough West versus South London derby at The Gtech on Saturday. Be...

Ivan Toney broke his silence about his betting ban from football, and from Brentford, when he appeared as a guest on the popular podcast Diary of a CEO, which is hosted by entrepreneur Steven Bartlett...

Brentford fans come away from Craven Cottage having battered West London rivals Fulham 3-0 in their own back yard. The scenes at the end of the game, with players and fans celebrating as one, showed w...

After their opening day point against Tottenham, Brentford head up river for a second London Derby in a week, this time against the River Rats from Fulham, who got off to a winning start at Everton la...

Spurs came to Brentford for the opening match of the season. The match ended up an exciting 2-2 draw with both Spurs and Brentford going ahead and plenty of VAR action
 
 Billy TheBee Grant hung out i...

The much anticipated Premier League curtain raiser between Brentford and Tottenham ended in a well contested 2-2 draw… Bryan Mbeumo’s penalty and a Wisa deflected goal did the damage for The Bees but ...

The season is well and truly back. Spurs gear themselves up for a trip to West London to take on an Ivan Toney-less Brentford for the second time in three league matches
Billy The Bee Grant (@BillyThe...

Brenrford finished off their preseason programme back in rainy West London with a 0-0 draw against a very good Lille team, who had been chosen to give The Bees a stern test, which they did. Little wil...

The USA tour is over. Fans who flocked to Philadelphia, Atlanta and Washington are making their way back home
The Beesotted crew sat down for one last beer to reflect on the highs and lows of the tour...

Final match of the US tour. Brentford played Aston Villa in the Fed Ex field in Washington
Great match. Lots of goals - three piece - with a few scorchers in there as well
 
We spoke to fans in the st...

We caught up with ex Bees player Paul Buckle and his buddy ex Luton player Marvin Johnson at the Brentford get-together in Venice just outside Washington 
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The Bees have landed in the Capital. Washington City
The players are preparing to play Aston Villa
The Bees fans have got their speedos on and have converged around a pool in Washington for an evening...

It's matchday
Brentford take on Brighton - probably the best team we had played last season - in the Atlanta dome
Starting with a slightly changed line up from the Fulham match in Philadelphia, there ...

Billy the Bee caught up with Brentford legend Gary Blissett in Atlanta before Brentford's match with Brighton. They spoke about Bees of old - Brentford's Championship-winning team of 1992 and they als...

The Beesotted crew - along with a whole load of Bees - travelled down to Atlanta. Laney making his way down on an Amtrak train from Philadelphia. Billy making his way down from Nice via London and New...

Brentford fans from all around the globe converged in Philadelphia for the Premier League preseason Summer tour match against Fulham. There was a unique atmosphere inside the huge stadium, and despite...

Bessotted crew arrived in New York ahead of travelling to Philadelphia to hook up with Brentford supporters for Sunday’s match with Fulham. Here’s day one of our travelogue around the States watching ...

The Beesotted crew are back after a brief sojourn with Billy The Bee Grant (@BillyTheBee99) and Dave Laney Lane (@Beesotted100) hooking up in the virtual joint to chat transfers, pre-Season friendlies...

The new season fixture release day is one of the highlights of the footballing calendar... especially when the Bees are looking to further-establish themselves in the Premier League after ending the l...

Part 1 of the End of Season round up gave us the best and worst games. Goal of the season. Favourite moment and more. 
With the 2022/23 season over, the Beesotted crew of Billy The Bee Grant (@BillyTh...

The 2022/23 season is over. And what a fantastic season it was for Brentford - finishing 9th in their second season in the Premier League.
The Beesotted crew of  Billy The Bee Grant (@BillyTheBee99), ...

With the doors barely closed on the last match of the season - a tremendous win against Manchester City - Brentford have made their first dip into the transfer market - signing goalkeeper Mark Flekken...

Brentford beat Manchester City twice this season. And this 1-0 victory was no lees than they deserved
We spoke to fans on the terraces straight after the game

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Manchester City visit West London for Brentford's final match of the season with the Bees are still in the offing to be the only team to take six points of City all season.
Bill The Bee Grant and Dave...

A game of two halves for Brentford against Tottenham.   Spurs went into half time one goal up. But Thomas Frank rang the changes at half time - Damagaard coming in for Onyeka and he changed the game -...

Brentford go into their derby against Tottenham Hotspur minus their talisman Ivan Toney who was banned for eight months after being found of betting infringements by the EFL. 
Billy The Bee Grant (@Bi...

With Ivan Toney having been given an eight-month ban from all footballing activity after being found guilty of breaking FA rules regarding betting, Brentford fans took to the airwaves to discuss Toney...

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