What a difference a few weeks makes.  After the capitulations at Spurs and Man City it could have gone so wrong.  Yet here we are in the new year 7th after the demolition of Everton in their new building.

In the studio to discuss all these holiday gifts are Glenn Houlihan and Greville Waterman.  What a time to be a Bee!

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Forget it's Wolves, forget the capitulation at City.  Three points, 12th, looking down at Spurs, 10 points from trouble.  What blip?

To discuss the changing emotions a win brings are Glenn Houlihan and Greville Waterman.

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Blip?  Worrying trend?  Managerial crisis?  All of those?  Something entirely else?  History only will judge, but to try to make sense of this draw with Leeds the pod reaches out to our expert from Iowa Glenn Houlihan.  Along with Greville Waterman and Tim Searls the mini-crisis, or whatever this is, is unpacked.

Go all-in again Man City Wednesday?  Save it for a 'must win' against Wolves?  We agree to disagree.

Really entertaining talk about all things Brentford.

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Seasons have highs and lows.  Will Canu and Greville Waterman join to find a host of silver linings and reasons to be cheerful after a tough, tough week.  We probe the psychology of home and away mindsets, we think about squad depth as the January window comes into view, and we try to not let Spurs get in our heads.

There's no question this wasn't the performances we had hoped for, but there's always another match coming up to make things right.  We'll take out our frustrations on Leeds.

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Burnley swept aside (though it didn't feel that easy for about 85 minutes!), we look ahead to the small matter of a week featuring Arsenal and "Thomas Frank's Spurs".  Somehow the Brentford Miracle is rolling again, and we're starting to look up rather than down at this table.  

Which will never get old.  

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Greville and Tim have to discuss a disappointing Saturday down in South London, but then we're on to a bigger conversation about what we know about Brentford Football Club after a quarter of the season gone.  

Are we on the right track?  Are we in a false position at 12th in the table, or is this who we rightly are this season?  We try to make some sense of the most turbulent off-season and first ten matches in many years.

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You follow up wins against Liverpool and Grimsby Town with an amazing, fantastic, engaging guest who describes it all with insight and character.  A podcaster's dream!

Alison Roberts is in the studio to talk about her Brentford experience, and to add knowledge, humor and personality our summary of a wonderful October.  Such a pleasure to talk to yet another amazing American fan, which I hope comes across. 

Greville and Tim are here as well, as we talk a big view of a team on the up.  What a time to be a Brentford fan.

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Abhi Goyal from the NYC Massive down at the Red Lion visits the pod to talk with Greville and Tim about the surprisingly comfortable win against West Ham, the state of the Bees, and a look forward to Liverpool and Grimsby.

Just discussing Josh DaSilva again as a member of the club is the feel-good moment of the year.

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A week of reflection and anticipation, as the international hiatus finally gives way to a Monday of Brentford.  Greville and I are equal parts eager and anxious as we look ahead to West Ham. 

No question, after all the players out and with a new novice manager the questions as to our ceiling and floor dominate our thoughts.  

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Michel Cowdrey is in the studios to talk Fan Fest (with a bit of Josh DaSilva gossip thrown in!), and along with the ubiquitous Greville Waterman we get to glory in this great club taking it to the hapless Manchester United.  They really don't like playing us!

Another super-fun conversation with a knowledgeable and entertaining guest.  I hope you enjoy the pod as much as we did making it.

Studio editor:  Tim, people can't be 'ubiquitous'.  Please try to do better...

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