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The votes are in for the Beesotted man of the match against Sunderland

🥇 Janelt
🥈 Kelleher
🥉 Schuster

Janelt makes it 3 consecutive podiums to start the season. Schuster a podium on PL debut.

Vote for you Beesotted Brentford man of the match v Sunderland by clicking the link here

Beesotted's Brentford Man Of The Match (Sun H) Vote in Beesotted’s Brentford Man of the Match! Our very own David “Tasmanian Bee” Genford has fired up the supercomputer to crunch your votes – using your No.1, No.2 and No.3 choices to create one final Man of the Match ranking. The results are posted on Beesotted’s socials after every ga...

ARTICLE: You’re Not Fit To Referee
Beesotted regular, Jim Levack, looks back at the officiating we endured throughout the match with Sunderland.
READ IT HERE https://beesotted.com/youre-not-fit-to-referee/

Usually the combination of the opposition a) Being very good b) dark arts masters c) the referee being a total ar****le … ends in defeat … we got a point which kinda feels like an achievement against all the odds to be honest.

📱🐝 THE 10-MINUTE SMARTPHONE QUIZ IS BACK

We’re back at The Steam Packet in Stand on The Green this Saturday with the quiz at 2pm as Sunderland visit West London! 🔴⚪️

Great fun, quick-fire and a proper mix of old skool and nu skool Brentford & Sunderland questions - plus a few general knowledge teasers to keep you honest! 🧠

Last time, BoatyMcBoatface came from behind to pip Puffy and Simba on the VERY LAST QUESTION - sending the leaderboard into chaos as the scores changed live on the big screen! 😱

Play from the bar or head outside and take part by the river on your phone. 📱🍻

🏆 Drinks for the winner

See you at 2pm before heading into the ground for the 2.30pm warm-up

Come on you Bees 🐝

Get down to the pubs and your pre-match meeting spots early on Saturday

Looking to create another cracking atmosphere on Saturday against Sunderland

ARTICLE: While The Premier League Gambles On Debt, Stick To What Works (We Hope!)
"The PL spent more than £3.5 B this summer, according to a report in The Independent this week, a worrying amount was not really spent at all. READ IT HERE
https://beesotted.com/while-the-premier-league-gambles-on-debt-brentford-stick-to-what-works-we-hope/

Part 2; Black Cat Hunting, Sunderland Preview & The Americanisation of Football | Brentford v Sunderland Preview Podcast
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🎙️ https://shows.acast.com/the-beesotted-brentford-pride-of-west-london-podcast/episodes/black-cat-hunting-sunderland-preview-the-americanisation-of

The 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 gives a tactical and statistical lowdown on Sunderland

And 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!

NEW BRENTFORD BOOK – BRENTFORD REMEMBERED – PRE-ORDER TO GET YOUR NAME IN THE BOOK: Step back into the world of Brentford Football Club from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s – an unforgettable era when countless Bees fans fell in love with the club and the unique spirit of Griffin Park. Brentford Remembered is a stunning, large-format, strictly limited-edition hardback photographic celebration of the people, players, characters, match days and memories that made Brentford Football Club so special before its remarkable rise to the top.

At the heart of the book is a remarkable, previously unknown collection of photographs, brought together with dozens more long-forgotten and never-before-seen images. Together, they offer an intimate glimpse of as it really was: the atmosphere of match days at Griffin Park, life on the training ground, behind-the-scenes moments, the stadium itself and, above all, the supporters whose passion made the club what it was.

https://www.legendspublishing.net/product/brentford-remembered/

Former Bee and Brentford Ambassador Paul Buckle, who joined the club as an apprentice in 1987, provides the foreword. Looking back on those formative years, Buckle recalls a demanding but unforgettable time when “there were 16 of us in 1987 who all desperately wanted to become professional footballers at Brentford.”

He remembers the legendary apprentice ‘duties’, the relentless training and the influence of Steve Perryman, Phil Holder and Colin Lee. Yet beneath the toughness was something that has always defined Brentford: “a lot of love”. As Buckle puts it, Brentford was then – and remains today – “a family club.”
Most of all, he reflects on the lasting impact of those years: “I went from a boy to a man in those two years,” he says, adding simply, “the club runs through my veins.”

Now those memories can be brought vividly back to life through the photographs within Brentford Remembered.

Whether you have followed the Bees home and away for decades, remember Griffin Park with warmth and affection, or are part of the new generation of supporters spread across the globe, this book offers a chance to reconnect with a remarkable chapter in the club’s history.

For anyone who remembers Brentford in this unforgettable era – or simply loves the Bees – Brentford Remembered is more than a collection of photographs. It is a celebration of where the club came from, the people who made it special, and the memories that should never be forgotten. Brentford Remembered – keeping much-loved memories alive.

Pre-order HERE https://www.legendspublishing.net/product/brentford-remembered/ to get your name (or that of a family member, friend or loved one) included in the special Brentford Fan Roll of Honour at the back of the book – pre-order customers will also be invited to an exclusive launch event at the Steam Packet by Kew Bridge, with some of the players featured in the book. Full details below.