The Beesotted Brentford Pride of West London Podcast

The Beesotted Brentford Pride of West London Podcast

Beesotted the Brentford fanzine. Started off as a fanzine in 1990. Now we're a blog, vlog and a podcast talking all things Brentford and much, much more Nearly 1000 episodes in and still going. Nominated for numerous Football Supporters Association (FSA) awards and Football Content Awards but never managed to snag one ... yet Catch our pre-match podcast which we try to put live every Thursday by 7am for Saturday matches (and by Friday 7am for Sunday matches) We also record an unedited post-match podcast on the terraces at home and away games. That goes live roughly two hours after the final whistle. Check us out at Beesotted.Com (http://beesotted.com) or http://PrideOfWest.London Presented by Billy Grant (@billythebee99) and Dave Lane (@beesotted100) with guest presenters including Matt Allard (@themattallard), Liberal Nick Carthew (@nickcarthew), Savvy Bee Kyriacou (@sav_kyriacou), Martin 'The Dutchman' Holland (@BrentfordDutch) and Ali Mullalley (@alimullalley) Contact: beesotted1992(at)http://gmail.com This Podcast has been created and uploaded by Beesotted Pride of West London Podcast. The views in this Podcast are not necessarily the views of talkSPORT. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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July 17, 2025 66 mins

Billy ‘The Bee’ Grant and Dave ‘Laney’ Lane are back behind the mic with another packed episode — joined by Neil from The Anfield Wrap and Dutch journalist Tom from Viaplay — the team unpack the headline-grabbing arrival of Jordan Henderson at Brentford. What can Bees fans expect from the former Liverpool captain and Champions League winner after stints in Saudi Arabia and Ajax?


We also tackle the big news off the pitch: owner M...

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Billy Grant chats to Neil from The Anfield Wrap Podcast on ex Liverpool Captain and England international Jordan Henderson signing for Brentford


A fascinating conversation which not only goes into the the rise of Jordan Henderson and what made him such an important player at Liverpool


But also looking at the evolution of Brentford and where this next stage will take us - looking at what part Jordan will play in this next life...

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Well, that escalated quickly. Losing Christian Nørgaard to Arsenal certainly felt like the end of an era for Brentford fans – one of the last remaining leaders from the squad that brought us up and kept us steady in the Premier League. Christian wasn’t flashy, but he was always reliable. 


Sure, his legs didn’t quite have 90 minutes in them twice a week anymore, but when he played, he made us tick. Defensive intelligence, co...

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With rumours intensifying that Keith Andrews is set to be unveiled as the new Head Coach of Brentford, long-time fans and Beesotted podcasters Billy ‘The Bee’ Grant and Dave ‘Laney’ Lane felt compelled to call an emergency podcast — not quite full-blown 999, but certainly a 111-level situation. For a club that prides itself on a data-led, carefully calculated approach, this potential appointment has raised more than a few eyebrows ...

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With Thomas Frank having now left Brentford, a wave of emotion has swept through the fanbase. His departure marks the end of an era that saw the Bees rise to the Premier League and earn respect across English football for their style, spirit, and smart recruitment. Understandably, fans are feeling a mixture of gratitude, sadness, and anxiety about what comes next. In this special “therapy edition” of the Besotted podcast, the crew ...

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With Thomas Frank’s departure to Tottenham Hotspur all but confirmed Billy The Bee Grant and Dave Laney Laney got together in the Beesotted Emergency Bunker to discuss the head coach situation at Brentford Football Club. The press has been in overdrive the past few days and the inevitablity of Frank’s move from West to North London seems a matter of when rather than if… As Brentford fans we are focussed on how developments affect o...

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Final match of the season. Brentford need win plus a miracle to qualify for Europe. In the end they had to settle for a draw but in the comfort that Chelsea's win against Forest meant that they would have not have qualified anyway


We spoke to Bees and Wolves fans in the stands and the streets straight after the match


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After a disappointing loss to Fulham, Brentford enter the last weekend of the season clinging on to faint hopes of European qualification

A win against Wolves plus a catalogue of other results elsewhere in the league and in Europe are required for Brentford to pack their bags for a European tour next season

Billy Grant and Dave Lane hooked up to talk FA Cup Finals, Player of the Year Awards, Ivan Toney for England plus we looked ...

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The Beesotted crew sauntered down to the swanky Player of the Year Awards show at Richmond Theatre


Who won what?


They recapped on the awRd show and all things Brentford in the pub after the event


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Bees lost to Fulham. That is all


we spoke to fans in the stands straight after the match


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Bees beat Ipswich at the weekendto keep the European Tour dream alive. Next up - West London rivals Fulham


BillyTheBee Grant, Dave Laney Lane and Matt The Allard Allard hooked up by the river in Richmond to shoot the breeze chatting losing ones trousers, end of season player awards, when Canos lost his shirt against Leeds, the last time Brentford played Fulham on the 2nd last match of the season on a Sunday after winning their p...

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The European tour is on. Schade’s one goal at Portman Road was good enough to keep Bees European tour dreams alive


we spoke to bees and ipswich fans straight after the match


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After the drubbing of Manchester United (the 4-3 scored flattered them), the Beesotted crew of BillytheBee Grant, Dave Laney Lane and Matt The Allard Allard decided to head BACK to Ted Lasso-land in Richmond where they had so much fun last week and record this week's podcast


This week they discussed the big non 1st team match just been or coming up - Brentford Womens team winning the league. The U21s in the final of the Premier ...

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Brentford beat Man United


Bees were 4-1 up then gave United something to get excited about


we spoke to Bees snd United fans in the stands & pubs after the gdme


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After the professional slaying of Nottingham Forest, Billy Grant, Dave Lane and Matt Allard took a trip down to Ted Lasso-land down in Richmond to catch up over a few beers and review Brentford's excellent win over Forest as well as look forward to the match against Manchester United


Plus JB gives more facts and funk


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Billy Grant caught up with Matt from Forest Focus to discuss Brentford's trip to the City Ground Nottingham in what has been deemed a must-win match for Forest


Jacob Gowler from Bees Breakdown gives the Statistical and Tactical lowdown on Forest


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BillytheBee and Laney sit down in the studio and reviewed Brentford's excellent victory over Brighton whilst Bees Breakdown gave the statistical and tactical lowdown and JB gave more facts and funk


Dont forget to check out the Forest Preview podcast dropping the Tuesday before the Forest match


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Brighton came down to Brentford in search for points for their outside European push


But after even stevens at half time, Brentford got an early goal in the second half, Brentford took full control with Mbuemo, Wissa and Norgaard on the scoresheet


We spoke to Brentford and Brighton fans immediately after the match in the stands and the pub after the match


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After the Arsenal humbling (draw) it's back to business


In the studio Billy TheBee Grant and Laney


But first of all, Billy gives a wee round up on the injury situation after a chat with Phil Giles with a focus on the timeline for Rico Henry, Igor Thiago, Aaron Hickey and Gustavo Nunes' full return to action


Plus we look back to last weekend's excellent result against Arsenal ...


Bees breakdown give stats and tactics f...

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