Across the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford Podcast

This Summer is breaking the mold for Brentford, who usually watch other club's close-season chaos with a bit of disdain.  Well, madness has struck our club, with the manager gone and star players on the way out (or not!).

Tim Searls asks the questions that need to be asked to Greville Waterman in a fascinating podcast about what the club is and what it might be in the upcoming season.

I start the podcast far more concerned than I end it, which is nice.

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It's what my Italian barber used to say to me when I was a kid.  Still true, and never so much as when we, at almost whiplash speed, replace one quite good keeper with another who could be even better.  

Tom Colwell is up from Philadelphia and Greville Waterman calls in from North London to think about what it all means - in this first close-season podcast.

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We're blessed to support this club.  For going on a decade now, each season has been a wonderful adventure - each one different, each with it's ups and downs.  But how many clubs have our ups/downs ratio???  To look back and to peak forward we have Iowa's own Glenn Houlihan back, along with Greville Waterman from North London.  

It's the final podcast of the season, a podcast that was started by our OG host Ryan Dull (Comic Book Guy to many of you).  It's once again been a pleasure to talk football and to meet so many wonderful people this season.  Good people seem to find Brentford Football Club naturally.

We look forward to a restful summer...but not too much fun!  Pre-season starts in July.  And we will talk to you again then.

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We didn't want to qualify for any stinking European tournaments anyway.  

Oscar Thompson, all the way from Hollywood California, and Greville Waterman, all the way from North London, are the fantastic guests this week.  

On a glorious day in West London on the penultimate weekend of this remarkable season, Brentford comes unstuck in three fateful minutes and the points go to Fulham.  It never feels good to lose, and it always feels worse when you know you shouldn't have lost.  Add to that it's a local rival and long-time nemesis, and it really does hurt.  

We'll always have the Anglo-Italian Cup!

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Every time you think this adventure couldn't get any more surreal, you come to something even better.  Eighth place at stake with two to play, the possibility of Brentford Football Club playing in Europe (and let that sink in for a minute), a squad of players that just goes from strength to strength...and Fulham at home.  

We look back at some memorable Fulham moments and ahead to an exciting 4 team mini-league sprint to the end of the season.

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Go back 15 years and tell me that we'd be brushing aside Manchester United like that.  Tell me we'd be 9th in the Premier League and realistically thinking of a place in Europe next season.  I'd think you mad, especially as we had a final home match with Hartlepool up ahead.  We drew 0-0 btw.  Fantasy land every week.

Charlie Corr is here from NYC along with Greville Waterman to talk about a magical week in which Nottingham Forest and Manchester United were put to the sword.  I really can't believe this is us, even as I type it.

A fun listen I hope you enjoy as much as we did.

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Every once in a while all your worries are swept away as your football club just puts on a show for the ages.  Brighton had it all:  goals galore, pantomime villians getting their due (long overdue), penalty shouts and some silky football to make it all riveting.  It was quite good, is what I'm saying.

Greville wanders into the studio to discuss it all, before we all go on a week's vacation.

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Alex Drake join Greville and Tim in the studios this week to discuss a strange tilt at the Emirates.  Brentford more than holds their own, and show real determination to get back into the match from down a goal.  

There might be a problem on Thomas Frank's plate, one he hasn't had for about two years:  A genuine competition for places, as players return from long term injury.  We chew over the options and the opportunities.

A really fun podcast, that I hope you enjoy as much as we did.

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I hope I never get so lazy that I don't remember that this is all fantasyland.  Newcastle United and Chelsea, in the Premier League, and we gave as good as we got.  That still should boggle your minds.

To remind me of how good the good times are, we have in the studio Paul Thomas and Greville Waterman.  We think back to Chelsea at Griffin Park in the FA Cup, we talk about the matches of the last 5 days, and we look ahead to Arsenal away.  Arsenal.  In the league.  Ok, that still boggles my mind.

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Glenn Houlihan is back in the studio with Greville and Tim to talk about a wonderfully entertaining battle on the south coast last weekend.  Winning at Bournemouth, our fifth away win in a row, was a great way to start an international break.  Superb set-piece goals, a complete team effort sees us take all three points.

And with Rico, Aaron, Josh, Igor, Gustavo, Mattias, and Michael Kayote all getting closer, we are looking up rather than over our shoulders.  Which is how you want it in April.

It's a great time to be a Bee.

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