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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Hello again!  The podcast Across the Seas but Forever Bees is back for its third season!!

Greville and I get re-acquainted and discuss the ins and outs of a busy (but obviously not finished) summer of ins-and-outs.   Greville gives his reaction to the first pre-season game at Boreham Wood. 

And we of course look forward to the imminent visit to the States of Brentford!!

We here at the offices of ASFB welcome feedback so any and all comments are appreciated. 

HEY!  We're now on Instagram!    https://www.instagram.com/acrosstheseasbutforeverbees/

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This week we get a two-fer, as our wonderful guest is Marc Melfi who represents Bees fans both in South Carolina and in Colorado.  Marc tells us about his experiences as a Brentford supporter, including a discussion of the supporters group forming in Colorado and his trip to the Gtech to see Brentford v Newcastle back in April.  

In a season of high highs and even higher highs, last weekend versus Spurs was another incredible moment.  A lot of the possible answers to 'that' news from the week were at least partially answered by an inspired display by so many that will need to step up next season in the absence of Ivan Toney.   There is so much to discuss as we look towards the final game of the 2022-2023 season.

What a season, huh?

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Finally.  Finally we get to speak with Charlie Corr, he of the famed Red Lion watch parties.  Turns out he's a really good guy, and a really informed and interesting guest.  

This week we discuss all things Bees, including but not exclusively Liverpool and West Ham, and the conversation takes us to all sorts of unexpected topics.  All my favourite podcasts do this, and I think this is amongst my favourite ever podcasts.

Thank you for listening and for the comments I've received!

Tim

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We beat Chelsea away at Stamford Bridge, beat Forest at home,  and have a league match at Anfield coming up.  Still can't believe I'm writing sentences like that.  

The always brilliant Glenn Houlihan, all the way from Iowa, and the always brilliant Greville Waterman join the pod to talk not just about Forest but where we go from here.   

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A lot about the last decade has changed around West London.   I promise you, if you asked any fan on 27 April 2013 if we'd be casually brushing aside Chelsea in 10 years time they'd...well, they'd be in no condition to answer frankly.

Hope you enjoy the podcast!

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