The Beesotted Brentford Pride of West London Podcast

Billy The Bee Grant catches up with Sunderland fan Conner Bromley ahead of Brentford’s League Cup trip to the Stadium of Light, discussing the Black Cats’ return to the Premier League, their European adventure and what to expect when the two sides meet in the cup.On the agenda:Life back in the Premier League - the mood among Sunderland fans, the club’s rebuild under Kyril Louis-Dreyfus and whether expectations have changed.The European adventure - what continental football means to Sunderland and whether the extra fixtures are stretching the squad.The league form - six goals scored, 14 conceded and underwhelming results. Are poor finishing and bad luck masking better performances, or are there deeper problems?Cup priorities and team selection - will Régis Le Bris rotate, and could Keith Andrews give Brentford’s squad players another chance to impress?The match prediction - Sunderland’s biggest threats, where Brentford can exploit their opponents and who Conner expects to progress to the next round.Can the Bees take advantage of Sunderland’s struggles, or will the Black Cats make home advantage count?Get involved in the Beesotted Prediction League at beesotted.footballscoreline.com and see how your predictions stack up.Our Brentford v Nottingham Forest preview podcast is coming on Thursday, with all the build-up to the next Premier League game.And straight after the final whistle, Billy The Bee Grant will be talking to Bees and opposition fans for the post-match reaction.Follow at PrideOfWest.London to hear it first.

Billy The Bee Grant and Dave Laney Lane are dodging the downpours and diving into all things Brentford on this week’s Beesotted podcastThe lads look back at last weekend’s clash with Liverpool before turning their attention to the Bees’ trip to newly promoted Hull City this weekend. Can Brentford sting the Tigers on their own patch? 🐝🐯Joining the boys on this week’s show, we’ve got JB with his Facts-n-Funk, Jacob Gowler, and Hull City fan Imo Prescott bringing the opposition perspective ahead of the big game⚽ On this week’s pod: 🏉Flying rugby balls lat Brentford stadium 🎟️Liverpool Ticket Touts🕊️ Brentford v Liverpool review🐯Hull City preview with Imo Prescott🟥JB’s Red Card Facts-n-Funk 📊Bees Breakdown' sThe Gowler Hull City Stats and TacticsAll the usual Beesotted banter, opinions, facts and football chat as we get stuck into another big week for the Bees🎧 Part One of this week’s Hull City preview podcast with the full Imo Prescott interview is available now at 👉 https://shows.acast.com/the-beesotted-brentford-pride-of-west-london-podcast/Join our prediction league at beesotted.footballscorline.comCheck out The Gowler's Bees Breakdown at BeesBreakdown.Substack.com#BrentfordFC #Beesotted #Brentford #HullCity #PremierLeague #COYB 🐝

Hull City are back in the Premier League and enjoying themselves - but can the Tigers keep the good times rolling?It’s the first time Brentford have faced Hull since February 2020, just before the world went into lockdown. A lot of water has passed under both bridges since thenThe Bees have gone from the Championship to the Premier League, while Hull have had their own ups and downs, including a spell in League OneBilly TheBee Grant catches up with Imo Prescott for the first time since the two clubs went their separate ways in the ChampionshipThey shoot the breeze about the Allam era, Acun Ilıcalı’s arrival in 2022, Liam Rosenior’s sacking, Hull’s remarkable 2022/23 play-off campaign and that Championship play-off final victory over Middlesbrough in the aftermath of SpygateThey also look back at last season, run through Hull’s summer comings and goings, assess their start to life back in the Premier League and discuss manager Sergej JakirovićAre Hull a well-organised side capable of staying up, or are they riding their luck? Which Bees players worry the Tigers, how Imo sees the game unfolding and, of course, a score predictionCan the Bees spoil Hull’s Premier League party?🐝 FOLLOW at PrideOfWest.London to hear it firstSubscribe to the Beesotted podcast on your favourite podcast platform and YouTube - and join the conversation with Brentford fans from around the worldDont forget to join our prediction league at beesotted.footallscoreline.comRead the article AGAINST THE ODDS, AGAINST THE ESTABLISHMENT – WHY HULL AND BRENTFORD HAVE MORE IN COMMON THAN YOU THINK

Billy TheBee Grant speaks to Brentford and Liverpool fans straight after the final whistle to get their reaction to a dramatic afternoon at Lionel RdBrentford took the lead, but two red cards proved costly as Liverpool fought back to win 2-1. Hear the instant reactions from both sets of fans as the Bees reflect on what might have been and the Reds celebrate taking all three points. 🐝

Billy The Bee Grant and Dave “Laney” Lane are back for Part 2 of the Beesotted Brentford v Liverpool preview podcast, looking ahead to the big game in West LondonWe’re joined by Neil from The Anfield Wrap, who gives us the Liverpool lowdown - their start to the season, the new manager’s approach, the big-money signings bedding in, the key players to watch and where the Reds could cause Brentford problems. What are Liverpool doing well, where are the weaknesses, and what should the Bees be looking to exploit?Jacob The Gowler Gowler from Bees Breakdown (beesbreakdown.substack.com) then gets stuck into the stats and tactics, analysing Liverpool’s strengths, attacking threats and potential vulnerabilities - and looking at how Brentford could set about getting a resultCan the Bees build on that hard-fought 2-2 draw at Villa Park and take the game to Liverpool? We know it won't be easy, but there's plenty to get our teeth intoThis is Part 2 of our two-part Liverpool preview series.If you missed Part 1, Billy and Laney look back at Brentford's 2-2 draw at Aston Villa, debate the ongoing Manchester City situation and what it could mean for the Bees, while JB brings us his Facts and Funk and Jacob The Gowler Gowler breaks down the Villa match🎧 Listen to Part 1 here:https://shows.acast.com/the-beesotted-brentford-pride-of-west-london-podcast/episodes/did-villans-rob-bees-or-nick-a-point-brentford-v-liverpool-p🐝 Subscribe to Beesotted on all good podcast platforms so Part 2 is automatically downloaded for you to enjoy. Find us on PrideOfWest.London.Help Beesotted at the 2026 Football Supporters' Association AwardsPlease nominate us in both:Category 6 - Club Podcast: The Beesotted Pride of West London PodcastCategory 8 - Fan Media: Beesotted Blog, Podcast, Video Blog and Fan MediaVote here:https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/fsa-awards-nominations-2026Don't forget to buy us a beer at beesotted.com/beer 🐝

Before we look ahead to this weekend’s big match against Liverpool, Billy The Bee and Laney look back at what many have described as a hard-fought and well-earned point at Aston Villa. In a topsy-turvy encounter, the Bees came away from Villa Park with a 2-2 draw after making the long journey up the M1 to BirminghamThe lads also discuss the ongoing situation with Manchester City, who need to be punished - and soon and ask how that may affect Brentford in the future? JB brings us his Facts and Funk, while Jacob Gowler from Bees Breakdown provides the statistical and tactical lowdown on the Villa match.This is the first of a two-part pre-Liverpool podcast. The second part looks forward to the Liverpool match and we chat to Neil from The Anfield Wrap so make sure you subscribe to Beesotted on all good podcast platforms to ensure the second part is automatically downloaded for you to enjoy on PrideOfWest.LondonAlso don't forget to vote for Beesotted to be nominated for the Football Supporters Association award in category 6 (Club Podcast - The Besotted Pride of West London Podcast) and category 8 (Fan Media - Beesotted Blog, Podcast, Video Blog and Fan Media) by clicking here https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/fsa-awards-nominations-2026

Billy TheBee Grant speaks to Bees and Villa fans straight after the final whistle at Villa Park, getting the immediate reaction to Brentford’s 2-2 drawWhat did both sets of supporters make of the game? Hear the thoughts, opinions and post-match verdicts from the fans who were there🐝 Listen now for the fans’ reaction to Aston Villa 2 Brentford 2.

Brentford are back from the international break and face a trip to Villa Park. After 90 years without a win at Aston Villa, Matthew Milne has been wondering whether it’ll take 90 buses to get the Bees over the lineBilly TheBee Grant and Dave “Laney” Lane look ahead to the away trip, with an opposition preview from Hatchet of Sutton Coldfield Villa. Can Brentford take advantage of a Villa side whose numbers suggest they’re there for the taking?Jacob from Bees Breakdown gets stuck into the stats and tactics, including Villa’s struggles for shots, touches in the opposition box and aerial duels won. We also look at Liverpool’s continuing transition, Hull’s remarkable defensive numbers and what the next three games could have in store for the Bees.We chat about The Years that Shaped Brentford podcast serieshttps://beesotted.com/beesotted-reloaded-the-years-that-shaped-brentford/There’s an international break round-up, JB’s Facts and Funk, a look back at the Chelsea demolition and the latest from the Beesotted prediction league.Beesotted.Footallscoreline.comCan the Bees finally end that 90-year wait for a win at Villa Park? Our prediction is Brentford 2-0 Aston Villa.🎧 Listen in and get yourself ready for the trip to Villa Park.FOLLOW at PrideOfWest.London to hear it first.

Whenever people talk about how well Brentford are doing in the Premier League, it’s easy to forget just how far the club has come.Not so long ago, we were playing in the third tier. There was no Premier League football, no fancy new stadium and no worldwide attention. Just a club trying to find its way - and a whole load of twists, turns, disappointments and big decisions along the waySo we thought it was a good time to look backOver the years, Beesotted has recorded some brilliant interviews and podcasts as these things were actually happening. We’ve gone back through the archives and pulled together 11 of those podcasts into a special series - Beesotted Reloaded: The Years That Shaped BrentfordYou can check out the full series here, with links to all 11 episodes:https://beesotted.com/beesotted-reloaded-the-years-that-shaped-brentford/Some of the archive podcasts are also now available to watch in video format on Apple Podcasts, as well as being available as audio podcasts. So, where the video is available, you can actually see some of these conversations as they happened, rather than simply listening back to themIt’s a chance to revisit some of the moments and conversations that helped shape the club’s journey - from the heartbreak of that Doncaster match, promotion to the Championship and the plans for the new stadium, through the Uwe Rösler and Mark Warburton years, Matthew Benham’s arrival and vision, the creation of the B Team and eventually the arrival of Thomas FrankAnd in this podcast, Billy and Laney look back across the series and discuss the podcasts, people and events that shaped this incredibly important period in Brentford’s historyThey talk about what those old conversations tell us now that we know how the story turned out. Matthew Benham talking about the lessons he had learned and where he wanted to take Brentford. The changes to recruitment and the growing importance of data. The decision to scrap the traditional academy and create the B Team. The transition from Dean Smith to Thomas Frank. And the development of the ideas that would eventually become so central to Brentford’s successThey also revisit our conversations with Thomas Frank - including his involvement in recruitment, what frustrated him about the Brentford model, players who didn’t work out and whether the club ever regretted selling players such as John Egan and Romaine SawyersFrank also discussed the development of Josh Dasilva, the importance of the B Team, the players he thought could make the first team and those who might not quite make the step upAnd then there’s the data - xG, statistics and the infamous “Justice League”. How much should you trust the numbers? And can Brentford just be top of the real table rather than the statistical one?Looking back now, that’s what makes these old interviews so fascinating. They knew they were talking about important things at the time - but they didn’t know how the story was going to endThese were conversations recorded before Premier League football, before the worldwide recognition and before Brentford had become the established top-flight club we see todayThey capture a club experimenting, taking risks, getting things wrong, learning from them and gradually working out what Brentford could become.So this is Billy and Laney looking back at The Years That Shaped Brentford - and at the podcasts and conversations that captured that journey as it happenedIf you want to go back through the whole series, all 11 podcasts - including the episodes now available to watch in video on Apple Podcasts - can be found here:https://beesotted.com/beesotted-reloaded-the-years-that-shaped-brentford/