October 17, 2023
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 NickxG DaveWill The Spreadsheet WinkerRussty BeeJonathan JB BurchillLord Lou CanThe GowlerGerry the CabbieRobin Hood andKatie 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 oddsThe 'sacking' of Mark WarburtonThe madness of the Dijkhuizen era which lead to stability of Dean SmithThe Thomas Frank era
We listen back to interviews with:
Thomas FrankDean SmithRob 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 HammersmithMark Warburton telling us that he did not agree with Benham's approach to signing players and running his clubRob Rowan giving us his vision of the B teamThomas 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 everythingComing out of the pandemic which co-insided with Brentford's promotion to the Premier League at WembleyThe Premier League Years with Brentford's new global fanbase and outlook on footballWhere next?
Episode TWO will be out on PrideOfWest.London
Dont forget to buy us a beer at beesotted.com/beer
By Beesotted Brentford
