The Beesotted Brentford Pride of West London Podcast

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), Dave Laney Lane (@Beesotted100), Ali Mullalley (@alimullaley), Jonathan JB Burchill (@Jonathan77777), Martin The Dutchman Holland (@BrentfordDutch) and Lewis Holmes got together for the final shindig of the season in The Globe (@GlobeBrentford) This two part podcast saw the crew discuss the highs and the lows of the season. Including: Best game of the seasonWorst game of the seasonBrentford Goal of the season Favourite moment of the season Worst moment of the season Beesotted Global Brentford Player of the Year Most improved Brentford playerMust try harder awardBest visiting fansWorst visiting fans Best away day Worst away day Best chant of the season Funniest stories of the seasonAwkward moment of the season Best Opposition PlayerBiggest surprise of the seasonWhat would you like to see more of next seasonBest and worst VAR momentsEnd of Match music for next season 2023/4 Season Predictions Buy us a beer at beesotted.com/beerCheck out our summer podcasts including shows from Brentford’s USA tour on PrideOfWest.London

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 from Frieburg in Germany to put the heat on David Raya who is entering the last year of his contract and refuses to sign a new one. Billy The Bee Grant and Dave Laney Lane discuss Flekken In and what looks like Raya out. Plus Jacob The Gowler Gowler from Bees Breakdown gives us the statistical lowdown on Brentford's new goalkeeper (@BeesBreakdown)

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

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 Laney Lane chilled out in the virtual joint recovering from a rather lively Saturday afternoon in Tottenham after the Bees 3-1 victory at White Hart Lane. On the show today: End of season awardsSpurs match review including fan reactionsJB's comeback facts and funkPlus David from Blue Moon Podcast gives the verdict on Premier League Champions Manchester City

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 - Beee winning 3-1 in the endthe afternoon ended with a rousing rendition of hey jude in the bar after the match - Bees fans in fine voiceWe spoke to Brentford fans and Spurs fans on the terraces and in the pubs after the match

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 (@BillyTheBee99) and Dave Laney Lane (@Beesotted100) slunk off to the virtual joint to chew the breeze on lots of stuff this week - most of it being Ivan Toney-related⛔️How will Brentford adapt against Spurs without Ivan Toney?🚪How will Iven Toney’s ban affect Brentford as a club, which players we were lining up to buy and how the team will fare next season?🏟Matt Allard (@themattallard) discusses whether the Bees will now have to change tactics and bring in new players⚒ West Ham match review🎶 JB’s facts and funk⚪️ Spurs preview with Ricky from Last Word on Spurs Podcast (@lastwordonspurs)Please buy us a beer if you fancy - Beesotted.com/Beer

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's ban and the effect on their clubBilly from Beesotted podcast chatted to Andy Goldstein and Darren Bent on Talksport - commenting that Ivan Toney should sign an extension to his contract to 'give back' to a club who backed him all the way.Bees fan Paul also gave his thoughts on the banBuy us a Beer - beesotted.com/beer

It’s been the news that we, as Bees fans, had feared for month now: the FA have finally reached a verdict on the betting allegations. Ivan Toney has been suspended from all football-related activity for eight months for breaching Football Association betting rules.The suspension will start with immediate effect, and although he missed the weekend game with West Ham with a hamstring injury, he will certainly miss Brentford’s final two games of the season – at Tottenham on Saturday and at home to Manchester City on the final day.The ban, if not reduced as part of any appeal, will last until January 16, 2024. Toney has also been fined £50,000 after he admitted to the alleged breaches. He was charged with 262 breaches of FA rule E8 between February 25, 2017, and January 23, 2021. The FA subsequently withdrew 30 of these breaches and he admitted to the remaining 232.Toney will not be allowed to train with his Brentford team-mates until September 17.Dave Lane @beesotted100 and Ali Mullaley @alimullaley jump into the Beesotted Bunker to discuss the news and give fans' reactions to life without Ivan.Ivan Toney Banned For Eight Months For Betting Breaches

Brentford were looking to get back on track after their narrow defeat against Liverpool at Anfield. West Ham were blowing bubbles after their league cup semi-final win in Europe. And it was a walk in the park for The Bees as they scored two but it could have been a lit moreWe spoke to fans in the pub & the ground straight after the match