The Beesotted Brentford Pride of West London Podcast

Billy TheBee Grant is straight in the stands and the pubs at the final whistle, chatting to Bees fans and Gorest fans after a brilliant 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest

Check the reaction from the terraces as Brentford get the job done, take all three points and give the Bees faithful plenty to talk about

How good were the Bees? Was it a scrappy win? Who stood out? And what does the result tell us about Keith Andrews’ side?

All the post-match views, opinions and a bit of terrace banter

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Billy TheBee Grant and Dave “Laney” Lane look ahead to Nottingham Forest's visit to West London

We start by talking Keith Andrews. Some Bees fans are questioning his style of football, the number of draws, his team selections and whether his approach is getting the best out of the squad. We ask with the challenges of a manager's second season thrown into the mix, are the criticisms justified? Especially when Brentford have lost just one league game

We look back at Hull and Sunderland, with Jacob The Gowler Gowler from Bees Breakdown providing the stats and tactical insight. JB brings plenty of facts and a little bit of funk

Then Matt from Forest Focus joins us to discuss Forest's season, their form and why things might not be quite as bad as they look

And we couldn't let Matt go without discussing Forest grassing up Crystal Palace, helping send Palace into the Conference League while Forest took their Europa League place. Palace went on to win it. Was grassing them up really worth it?

Plus, The Gowler from Bees Breakdown returns with the tactical lowdown on the Forest clash.

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Billy The Bee Grant sits down with Matt from Forest Focus for Part 1 of our Nottingham Forest preview series, as the Bees prepare to welcome Forest to West London

Forest are 18th in the Premier League with just six points from eight games. But here's the curious bit - their underlying statistics suggest they should have around 14 points. So are Forest a decent side suffering a dreadful run of luck, or is there more to their struggles than the numbers suggest?

We discussed:
The stats puzzle - Forest have an expected goals tally of 13.3 but have scored just six. Is poor finishing costing them points, or are the numbers flattering them?
Oliver Glasner under pressure - Can the manager turn promising performances into results, and how much time will he get to do it?
The key players - We discuss Morgan Gibbs-White, Liam Delap, Dan Ndoye and who's stepping up when Forest need them.
The bigger picture - Evangelos Marinakis' ambitions, managerial changes and whether Forest have a clear long-term plan.
Brentford v Forest - The visitors did the double over the Bees last season. Can they repeat the trick, and where might Keith Andrews' side find opportunities?

There's a fascinating contrast between the two sides. Forest have created almost as many expected goals as Brentford, and their underlying defensive numbers are better. Yet the Bees have 11 points to Forest's six and have scored 14 goals to their six.

Can Brentford take advantage of Forest's wastefulness, or are the statistics warning us not to underestimate the visitors?

Part 2 is available on PrideOfWest.London, with Billy The Bee Grant and Dave 'Laney' Lane discussing the Hull and Sunderland games on the journey back from Sunderland, before turning their attention to Forest

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A five-goal League Cup thriller at the Stadium of Light, but it’s Sunderland who come out on top as Brentford’s cup run comes to an end.

Billy TheBee Grant speaks to Bees and Sunderland fans straight after the final whistle to get the reaction from both sides - the talking points, the frustrations and the moments that decided the tie.

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Billy The Bee Grant catches up with Sunderland fan Conner Bromley ahead of Brentford’s League Cup trip to the Stadium of Light, discussing the Black Cats’ return to the Premier League, their European adventure and what to expect when the two sides meet in the cup.

On the agenda:
Life back in the Premier League - the mood among Sunderland fans, the club’s rebuild under Kyril Louis-Dreyfus and whether expectations have changed.
The European adventure - what continental football means to Sunderland and whether the extra fixtures are stretching the squad.
The league form - six goals scored, 14 conceded and underwhelming results. Are poor finishing and bad luck masking better performances, or are there deeper problems?
Cup priorities and team selection - will Régis Le Bris rotate, and could Keith Andrews give Brentford’s squad players another chance to impress?
The match prediction - Sunderland’s biggest threats, where Brentford can exploit their opponents and who Conner expects to progress to the next round.

Can the Bees take advantage of Sunderland’s struggles, or will the Black Cats make home advantage count?

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Our Brentford v Nottingham Forest preview podcast is coming on Thursday, with all the build-up to the next Premier League game.
And straight after the final whistle, Billy The Bee Grant will be talking to Bees and opposition fans for the post-match reaction.
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