At a time when football supporters often feel clubs are out of touch with their fans and some communities have seen their clubs disappear, Bees United has fought for a unique role in ensuring that Brentford remains a club which we, the fans, can call our own.
Bees United is unique as the only fan group in the Premier League with a seat on the main board of its club.
We also have a βspecial shareβ to safeguard its long-term future. enshrined in the articles of association of Brentford FC Ltd. This is irrespective of any government initiative which may seek regulatory influence over the way football clubs are owned and run.
BU earned these rights by saving the club from financial disaster back in 2006 and then, beginning the partnership with Matthew Benham which led to him becoming Brentford’s owner and the Club’s promotion to the Premier League.
We are proud of our club and its progress to the Premier League since we ensured its survival and we now have seats on the Brentford Fan Advisory Board.
We are confident of the future of Brentford FC, under the ownership model we helped create.
BU AGM – Stephen Torpey special guest
All thanks go to you, our BU Members present for approving our AGM resolutions and you also elected Jonathan (A Pub On Each Corner) Burchill to the Board. Welcome Jonathan!
Sharon announced the details of the 2025 BU Community Fund and we do now encourage your applications. to support your groups and projects. Check our Newsletter for the application details and if you are not sure, need to know more, contact us on the address bottom left below!
We will also post our special mini 2024 video for you!
Stephen Torpey
Our special AGM guest is Head of the BFC Academy, and we all got to learn detail very few of us knew about this critical part of our clubβs future. Stephen’s history with a number of today’s highly elite players, kept everyone attentive – do check your BU newsletter for the details of the event recording. We know Mums and das, parents are keen to see our future players develop at BFCCST and then at the Robert Rowan centre.
Coming next
February 6th – Our transfer window special commentary comes from Greville Waterman
February 20th – we return to Hewsons bookshop, TW8, where author Alex Duff tells the story of – Smart Money – his book and the real story of Brentford’s rise to the Premier League under Matthew Benham – since Bes United sold the cub to him for Β£1! The Smart paperback launches on the 20th .
February 27th – our Newsletter drops beginning a 6 month series of the story of the Bees most iconic emblem, – our red and white striped home shirt. 1925 is the centenary of our famous shirt and there more to come on that!
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Ben, plus the girls and boys of Sustaina do this soooooo well!
βοΈ A new contract for Mikkel Damsgaard π
The midfielderβs new deal runs until the summer of 2030, and the club has an option to extend by an additional year π
π We have three runners ππ€ππ£π π©ππ πππ¨π©ππ£ππ for the Trust at the @LondonMarathon this year π
π€ Find out more and sponsor any of our runners here β‘οΈ https://bit.ly/4aqryY4
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