The Beesotted Brentford Pride of West London Podcast

With the pain of losing the Championship Playoff Final subsided somewhat, the Beesotted crew of Billy Grant, Dave Lane, Matt Allard and Jo Whelan assembled in court - the old Brentford Magistrates Court aka Verdict Cafe to be precise - to mull over the past few weeks and reflect on an exciting but ultimately disappointing ending to their promotion campaign. 

We harked back to the playoff final at Wembley to hear what Brentford fans had to say in the pub immediately after the Fulham match.

And in full reflective mode, the crew called upon a load of football experts to throw their tuppence worth into the pot as to why they felt Brentford failed to make the step up to the so-called ‘promised land’ - otherwise known as the Premier League. 

Caroline Barker from Sky Sports. Ryan Dylkes form the Scond Tier Podcast. Ex Brentford player Marcus Bean all give us their thoughts on Brentford’s performance at the Playoff Final and how they see the team progressing next season.
 
 We also chatted to numbers man Ted Knutson from analytics company Statsbomb who gives a statisticians view on the playoff final as well as a few thoughts on the future of Brentford under the current regime (this a clip from an interview with Ted which will go live on PrideOfWest.London around Thursday 20th Aug)

Plus we review all nine of Brentford’s playoff losses - from Tranmere through to Huddersfield, Stoke, Boro and Yeovil - and ask the question “Where does the Fulham final fit in with regards Brentford’s worst and least worst playoff loss?”
 
And on a positive note, we look forward to the forthcoming season and throw some encouraging thoughts into the proverbial Brentford pot.