Bees United Newsletter

BEES UNITED NEWSLETTER
AUGUST 2021
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Bees United’s exhibition ‘Farewell Griffin Park-The Fans Story’ has opened as Brentford got off to a great start in the Premier League, unbeaten in two games with no goals scored against. This month we report on what we’ve learned on and off the field, we have the inside story on three global talking points from that Arsenal game and don’t miss this great ‘fancave’ video made for BU by Stuart Hughes.

WATCH VIDEO

WHAT WE KNOW NOW ABOUT THE PREMIER BEES

After two Premier League games and one Carabao Cup tie we’ve learned a lot more about our club. We asked contributing editor Greville Waterman to list ten things we now know on the pitch (being Grev he did eleven) and board member Chris Tate to do five off-field issues.

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THAT SPECIAL OPENING NIGHT

Bees fans couldn’t have asked for a more amazing Premier League debut. So we put BU Board members to work:

- Bill Hagerty captured the action and the atmosphere game BU Board member, here.
- David Anderson of 'Brentford FC Tactical' analysed the Bees formation.
- Jim Walsh, Jon Gosling and Don Tanswell recalled what it was like for them, here.

FAN FLAGS MAKE TV IMPACT

The anti-discrimination banners and flags organised by fan groups with the club had an unexpectedly important impact during the Arsenal game. Here’s the story behind them.

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THE MAN WHO CREATED THE FANCAVE

Much delayed by COVID, the ‘Farewell to Griffin Park -the Fans Story’ exhibition is finally open at the London Museum of Water and Steam from Thursdays to Sundays 1000-1600. The centre piece is a reconstruction of a ‘fancave’ which a Bees fan, the late John Pitt, created in a garden shed. Who exactly was John?

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FEATURE

HOW A BU MEMBER HAS BEEN SEEN 4M TIMES ON TIKTOK

He's a most unlikely iconic figure across global media. Brian Godfrey and the tear down his face have been seen 4.4m times on Tiktok and that’s just for starters.

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FEATURE

THE STORY OF WOODY AND HIS BEES ‘GAME-CHANGER’

Match of the Day have tweeted a video about him and his Mum has told her moving story to LBC. Who is the former club employee she calls the real ‘game-changer’ for Woody O’Rourke. We’ve tracked him down.

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FEATURE

HOW A BEES FAN LINKED UP WITH BRENTFORD, SOUTH DAKOTA

Why was half the population of a tiny town in South Dakota watching Brentford v Arsenal live? We have a report from the other Brentford.

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BEST OF BEES ONLINE

Remember the time when the media covered Bees matches so rarely that we at BU started doing it ourselves? Now you can’t move for the coverage of everything Bees.

So it’s appropriate that BU got a major mention in an article in the i paper.
There’s an even more glowing article on a football website here.
The Daily Mail reported that the Arsenal game was nearly called off because of COVID here.
Veteran fan and Mark’s dad, Derek Burridge, was in media around the world after this article in the Guardian.
And finally one you may have missed, a really nice piece about the good deeds being done now by ‘Brentford hero Ijah Anderson’.

NEW MEMBERS

Our rise into the Premier League has meant the international membership of Bees United has risen 34%. So a big welcome to our new readers in places as diverse as Senegal, Nigeria, Iceland, Missouri,Texas, and across Scandinavia. One of the biggest increases is in Australia so a special welcome to 90 year old Ken Cripps, Brentford born and bred but now living in South Australia.

Ken, your nephew’s wife Carla Cripps signed you up saying you’ve been a Brentford fan since you were five, you put on a Bees shirt to celebrate beating Arsenal, you don’t have a computer but she and her husband Ray will print out our newsletters for you. Enjoy.

COMMUNITY SPORTS TRUST

If you’ve ever walked around behind the away end of the stadium you may have noticed a new office building being completed. The Community Sports Trust lived for many years in tiny offices in Half Acre, Brentford so they deserve a bit of space. Trust staff will be moving in soon. The offices are yet another part of the community complex that is the new home of Brentford FC.

IMAGE OF THE MONTH

With so many amazing images to choose from over the past month we finally chose Rich Probert and his grandad. It’s all that needs to be said about what Brentford FC means to its fans.

This monthly newsletter is published by Bees United, the Brentford Supporters Trust. Please send any comments or suggestions to admin@beesunited.org.uk. If you know Brentford fans who are not yet members please encourage them to join here.

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