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Three Holmes Under the Hammer for Premier League Opener - Brentford v Crystal Palace Preview Podcast
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 Sherlock Holmes met at The Globe pub to reminisce over their summer and look forward to the season ahead
In fact this was a podcast with not ONE Holmes but THREE with the crew being joined by Brentford Womens Captain Mollie Holmes and also Crystal Palaces' very own Lee Holmes to give their views on various things
In the show this week:
Suzanne Rowan, wife or late Brentford technical director Rob Rowan - the spearhead of the Brentford B-team, talks to us about the Heart of West London partnership, a collaboration of charities and medical professionals who have come together to help save lives by highlighting and tackling heart problems
https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/the-heart-of-west-london
The full podcast from the Heart of West London event will be live w/c 20th August
We discuss Brentford's transfer window.
Neil from Liverpool podcast The Anfield Wrap talks to us about the signing of midfielder Cavilerho and tells us why he believes the attacking midfielder's move is win-win for both parties (catch the full podcast here https://pod.fo/e/25e424)
The latest Igor Thiago who was signed then injured immediately in true Brentford style
Whatever happened to Jens Cajuste. Literally just about to pull on a shirt and parade around the stadium the he was on his way packing back to Italy
Whatever happened to Archie Gray? Deal was supposedly done. Leeds fans got upset. Then it seems their bosses got cold feet sending him across to West London
Rumours that Wolves are looking at Yoanne Wissa with a price of £25m being touted
Is Ivan Toney really going to Saudi Arabia for lots and lots of money?
We caught up with Millie Holmes and Regan Graver from Brentford Womens team on the eve of their first match against Leatherhead.
Plus we look forward to the Crystal Palace match with Lee Holmes from Palace Podcast and blog Five Year Plan giving us the lowdown on Palace
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Reading 1 Brentford 2 - Post-Match Podcast From The Stands Caption
30:16|🎙️ POST-MATCH PODCASTBrentford are through to the Carabao Cup fourth round after beating Reading 2-1.Billy TheBee Grant looks back on the game and chats to Bees fans outside the stadium - getting their thoughts on the performance, the result and the Bees’ progress in the cup🎧 Listen to the latest post-match podcast🐝 FOLLOW at PrideOfWest.London to hear it first
Hurlock, Hamer & Where To Drink In Reading | Reading v Brentford League Cup Mini-Pod with The Tilehurst End
37:49|Billy TheBee Grant chats to Ben from The Tilehurst End ahead of Brentford’s League Cup trip to ReadingIt’s been quite a journey since the two sides last met in 2020 - the Bees have gone upwards, while Reading have been on one hell of a rollercoasterJonathan JB Burchill brings us Reading Facts & Funk, including a look at some of the players who have worn both shirts - Terry Hurlock and Ben Hamer among themBen gives us the lowdown on the current Reading side - their strengths, where they could hurt the Bees and what Brentford might need to watch out for. Billy also looks at the possible changes Keith Andrews could make for the cup tieAnd if you’re heading down to Reading, Ben has the inside track on the best pre-match drinking spots for away fans in the city centreCheck out the post-match podcast immediately after the game at PrideOfWest.LondonAnd don’t forget - the Steam Packet quiz is on Friday before the Chelsea match, with the two-part Chelsea podcast dropping around Wednesday or Thursday
Frantic Match Ends All Square - Bournemouth 2 Brentford 2 Post Match Podcast
14:51|It finishes Bournemouth 2, Brentford 2 at the Vitality after a hugely hard-fought afternoon that, by the end, had pretty much everything.Brentford took the lead through Kevin Schade, only for Bournemouth to fight their way back into it, equalise and then go ahead early in the second half. But Schade wasn’t finished there. A wayward pass out from the Bournemouth goalkeeper fell straight to the Brentford forward, and he still had plenty to do — but he produced a brilliant finish to bring the Bees level once again.From there, it became frantic. The game opened up, chances came at both ends and, in the closing stages, it really could have gone either way. Bournemouth will probably look back with the greater sense of frustration, having created a host of excellent opportunities that, on another day, should have been enough to win the game. But Brentford had their moments too, and by the final whistle it was a breathless, end-to-end finish with both sides throwing everything forward.A point apiece, Brentford remain unbeaten, and Kevin Schade walks away with two very different goals and a rather large chunk of the afternoon’s headlines.We spoke to the Brentford fans straight after the final whistle to get their thoughts
Part 2: Cherries Away, Bournemouth Battle & Can The Bees Bounce Back? | Bournemouth v Brentford Preview Podcast
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Part 1: Sunderland Disappointment, Referee Rage & Turning Up The Noise | Bournemouth v Brentford Preview Podcast
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Brentford 1 Sunderland 1 | Bees Fight Back After Sunderland Dominance - Post-Match Podcast From The Stands
34:05|Brentford came into the Sunderland game unbeaten looking to get back to winning ways at home after a disappointing draw at LeedsSunderland bossed the first half before the Bees went ahead after the break, only for the visitors to hit back and earn a 1-1 drawBilly TheBee Grant speaks to Bees and Mackems fans straight after the final whistle to get the raw reaction
Part 2: Sunderland Preview, Black Cat Hunting & The Americanisation of Football | Brentford v Sunderland Preview Podcast
57:06|Billy The Bee Grant and Dave “Laney” Lane continue the build-up to Brentford’s home clash with Sunderland in the second part of a two part Sunderland Preview podcastThe Bees look to take out the Black Cats as Billy and Laney preview the game, discuss the plans for the big flag display in the ground pre-match, discuss 🇺🇸 The Americanisation of English Football 💰and look ahead to the pre-match Steam Packet quiz on the banks of the Thames.Jacob from Bees Breakdown (beesbreakdown.substack.com) gives a tactical and statistical lowdown on SunderlandAnd for the Sunderland side of the preview, check out Connor Bromley on YouTube:All the latest Brentford chat, match build-up and plenty of Bees banter ahead of kick-off!Missed Part 1? Check out “Window Slammed Shut, Giles Gives His Verdict & Leeds Reaction” here:You can catch part 2 of The Overlap discussing The Great American Football takeover and small clubs nabbing champions league places here
Part 1: Window Slammed Shut, Giles Gives His Verdict & Leeds Reaction | Brentford v Sunderland Preview Podcast
32:09|Billy The Bee Grant and Dave “Laney” Lane look back at a busy summer transfer window and Brentford’s completed business, with Director of Football Phil Giles’ interview giving us plenty to get our teeth intoWe also get stuck into Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Leeds - two points dropped or a point gained?. We hear what Bees and Leeds fans have to say after the final whistle, while Jacob “The Gowler” Gowler brings the stats and tactical lowdown from the gamePlus, Jonathan “JB” Burchill is back with Facts & Funk, as we get stuck into all the big talking points from the week at BrentfordYou can catch part two off this Sunderland Preview podcast on PrideOfWest.London