Across the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford Podcast

Look.  Everything is going to be okay.  And as they say, it helps if you talk about your problems.

After a tumultuous 10 days or so, Glenn Houlihan and Greville Waterman help me and all of us come to terms with all that has occurred to our club.  It has been incredible how many blows the club has taken in September. 

Welcome October!

I certainly felt better after the podcast, and I hope it helps you as well.

As always, thank you for the comments and for downloading Across the Seas but Forever Bees.

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This week we are lucky to get to talk to Oscar Thompson all the way from Hollywood about his long, painful journey as a Brentford fan.  I just love hosting this podcast because you meet people such as Oscar and hear their stories.  Honestly, if you don't enjoy the stories he and Greville have to tell, then...are you really a Brentford fan?  Yah, I said it.

Eventually we get to the imminent clash with Newcastle, and it's the best time possible to play them!  Or it's the worst time possible to play them!  We don't really resolve which extreme it is.

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The podcast is lucky this week to have Daniel Jennings in from Denver.   Daniel talks about his early, early morning rituals around Brentford Football Club...and something tells me that he could use some backup at the Bulldog Pub!  

I think if you're a glass-half-full person you're looking at an unbeaten start, quality at every position, a genius manager and a frighteningly talented, young squad and B team.  And you're thinking Neal Maupay is getting 15 goals for us!  

If you're half-full...well, what if we lose a midfielder from our starting three?   What if a late goal that saves us a point against Bournemouth is who we are?  What is our best 11??  What if Toney never plays for us again?   

An especially interesting conversation that I completely enjoyed.  I hope you do as well.

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Cris Hellerstein is our guest, in to talk about her route to Brentford (hint:  Not Christian Ericksen's favourite match!), traveling to Atlanta to see the Bees live...and her remarkable impulse decision.  You'll have to listen to find out what that is.

We discuss the Fulham match, which was almost (say it carefully) too easy, and we look forward to a chance to finally beat Crystal Palace on Saturday.

Thanks for those that listen and for those that write in to comment.  I'm sincerely grateful.
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Finally, after three years as the smarter, more knowledgeable of the pair of hosts, we get to know why Greville is on an American Brentford podcast.  It's an interesting discussion of where the club has been, who it is at heart...and then the payoff conversation about Greville's New York adventures.

We discuss Spurs and look forward to old friends Fulham, including (or not) old friend Mitrovic.  

Thanks to all of you that have downloaded the podcast, and to those that have had responses - good or bad.  

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Taylor Dawson and Greville Waterman put on their prognosticator hats and we discuss the season, as we stand here just before the first weekend of matches.  

I love this time of year...and can't wait for it all to begin again.  

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We are blessed to have Paul Buckle and Gary Blissett on the Brentford American podcast to discuss the wonderful preseason tour of the East Coast by the Bees. 

I'm joined by John Kenkel and by Greville Waterman in this really quite wonderful conversation.

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What a time to be a Brentford fan.  

After two matches that have been about the performance and not about the result, we meet again to discuss 'how it's been for you'.  I'm really honored to have in Charlie Corr, who has played such a huge role in the Red Lion watch-parties and NYC Bees in general.  Also here is the always super-interesting Glenn Houlihan who gives some perspective on how the rest of the country is experiencing Brentford.

John Kenkel is also here, slipping away from his preparations for the party  in the DC area to tell us about how the Washington fans are gearing up for the last match of the Summer Series.  

AND Greville Waterman is here to give us some sense of how this all is going over back in the UK, from his location in North London.  

A fascinating discussion of "Toney shaped holes" and the "Norgaard shaped holes" follows, as we chew over the first two matches and look ahead to the season right around the corner.

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What an honor to talk with two true legends of Brentford football Club.  Gary Blissett and Marcus Gayle, both in the Brentford Hall of Fame, serve as Ambassadors for the three matches in America.  And they were kind enough to join us for a discussion of their careers and their experiences here in the States this week.  They're great players and great people.

I want to thank Brentford Football Club for making them available, and to thank John Kenkel and Greville Waterman for their invaluable experiences and insights on this most wonderful of conversations.  

If you're a Bees fan, new or old, you'll love hearing from these two fantastic members of the Brentford community. 

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Brentford have landed on the shores (and specifically in Washington DC)!  We talk with club legend and Club Ambassador Marcus Gayle about the first impressions as the squad prepares for a match Sunday with old friends Fulham.

We're honored to also have Steve Watts, the Marketing Services Director, as well as Marketing Executive Megan Bespolka on to talk about the off-the-field activities around this exciting three match series. 

AND we have John Kenkel, who has done so much to organize the American Brentford supporters clubs and meet-ups. 

AND AND club legend Greville Waterman joins us from North London, to round out an incredible pod.

We talk about the club ethos, about what being a Brentford fan has meant and will mean, and what the club is doing to reach out to fans, new and old.

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