The period after Mark Warburton left Brentford in 2015 was one of huge change at the club
Marinus Dijkhuizen arrived as Brentford embraced a new way of working, but his time in charge lasted only a matter of months. Dean Smith took over in November 2015, with Thomas Frank later joining the coaching set-up, as the Bees continued to develop the model that Matthew Benham believed could take the club forward
This Beesotted episode which was the podcast's 1000th is a great snapshot as we discussed that period and helps join the dots between the end of the Warburton era and what came next
We look back at the changes, the bumps in the road and the evolution under Smith and Frank as Brentford gradually established themselves as a Championship side with a clear identity and a very different way of doing things
In hindsight, this period feels hugely important. Warburton, Dijkhuizen, Smith and Frank were very different chapters, but together they tell the story of Brentford working out exactly what sort of football club it wanted to become
Part of Beesotted Reloaded: The Years That Shaped Brentford.
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Original description
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 have for your. Starting off with the first podcast recorded on the train from Middlesborough to London on Saturday 24th September 2014 after The Bees got spanked 4-0, the show - which will run over two episodes - navigates Brentford's journey through the Championship and into the Premier League
Billy The Bee Grant and Dave Laney Lane are joined by a plethora of characters both in the pub and in the virtual joint with members of the original podcast crew of Matt The Allard Allard, Martin The Dutchman Holland and Sav Savvy Bee Kyriacou joining us for a few swift halves. Also joining us were relative newbies Dan The Man Mann and Liberal Tom Fidler
Plus joining us from the virtual joint were a plethora of podcast contributors including:
Liberal Nick
xG Dave
Will The Spreadsheet Winker
Russty Bee
Jonathan JB Burchill
Lord Lou Can
The Gowler
Gerry the Cabbie
Robin Hood and
Katie Bee
as we weaved through the last 9 years of Beesotted podcast in which we discussed:
Brentford's amazing first season in The Championship where they reached the Playoff Semi-Final against all odds
The 'sacking' of Mark Warburton
The madness of the Dijkhuizen era which lead to stability of Dean Smith
The Thomas Frank era
We listen back to interviews with:
Thomas Frank
Dean Smith
Rob Rowan
plus we hark back to magical podcast moments of old such as:
The crashing of a couple's blind date at a podcast recorded in Hammersmith
Mark Warburton telling us that he did not agree with Benham's approach to signing players and running his club
Rob Rowan giving us his vision of the B team
Thomas Frank telling us how he wasn't quite sure when he was offered a downgrade of a role to become Dean Smith's assistant at Brentford
In episode two we will look at:
The Pandemic and how that changed everything
Coming out of the pandemic which co-insided with Brentford's promotion to the Premier League at Wembley
The Premier League Years with Brentford's new global fanbase and outlook on football
Where next?
Episode TWO will be out on PrideOfWest.London
Dont forget to buy us a beer at beesotted.com/beer
Producer and Edited by Billy Grant
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