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Tuesday, June 10, 2025
NYC Bees on Shades of Blue FanFest show to recap Brentford season
Sunday, June 1, 2025
New York City Bees: Brentford FC Media Hits (2021-present)
The New York City Bees have garnered dozens of media hits and special features since Brentford's rise to the Premier League in 2021. Learn more about us below:
Peacock and NBC Sports (PL Stories)
July 19, 2023: The NYC Bees are prevalently featured on this Premier League Productions series. NYC Bees Co-Founder Charlie Corr is interviewed (and does the introductory team voice overs) to provide some insight on the NYC fandom. On Peacock, the feature is PL Stories: Season 2, Episode 61. NBC Sports posted the feature on its YouTube page for North American-based viewers, but the video has recently been set to private. HERE is the segment uploaded to our drive; the audio and background music has been altered, but the interview discussion is clear. (Peacock is a subscription media outlet.)
The Athletic and New York Times
Feb. 20, 2023: NYC Bees Charlie Corr (Manhattan) and Levar Riley (Newark, N.J.) are interviewed by The Athletic's Brentford beat writer, Jay Harris, for a piece focusing on the American Bees support. Corr discusses his draw to the club in 2015 and the growth of the fan group at The Red Lion, and Riley talks about his search for a footballing club back in 2019, and how Brentford checked all the boxes for what he wanted in a team. (The Athletic is a subscription media outlet.)
BBC
May 25, 2025: NYC Bees Co-Founder Charlie Corr was invited to BBC Radio's live Sunday Sportsworld program prior to Brentford's season finale against Wolves. This was our second appearance on the program, which has a global audience of 188 million. The conversation centered on Brentford's long-shot odds of qualifying for European competition, the futures of Bryan Mbeumo and manager Thomas Frank and the exciting goal-scoring campaign. BBC's show producer indicated that the supporter panel format will be returning in 2025-26, and we plan on being a part of it!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_world_service
Premier League Matchdays Together with Guinness
Jan. 6, 2025: The NYC Bees took part in this COPA90-produced feature that highlighted the NYC Bees. Hosted by Nakeira West, the piece included chats with NYC Bees Co-Founder Charlie Corr from nearby Washington Square Park, conversations with Dan Mitzelman and Alison Roberts, and a drop-in of our Brentford-Chelsea watch event on Dec. 15, which drew more than 30 fans. The PL filtered this video throughout their social media channels, including Instagram (76.5 million followers), X (45 million) and YouTube (7.9 million subscribers). We also had a couple cameos in a Jan. 24 series montage.
The NYC Bees connected with Two Circles, the Premier League's marketing agency that promotes the PLinUSA social media channels. In the final couple months of the 2024-25 PL season, a handful of our supporters were featured in the league's content, stemming from our conversations outside The Red Lion in Manhattan:
Sept. 20, 2024: Dan Mitzelman, who has been with the NYC Bees since our second Premier League season, made his Fanzone debut to cap off the show's supporter commentary heading into the weekend's Brentford-Tottenham match.
May 30, 2024: The London Borough of Hounslow publication ran an abridged version of the NYC Bees' piece focusing on the NYC Bees' stateside growth.
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Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Newsletter: Top-10, Brentford Women promoted, PLinUSA and BBC spots
Hi NYC Bees, not a bad showing for Brentford as the club finished in the top 10 of the Premier League for the second time in the past three seasons! Thanks for joining us throughout the campaign at The Red Lion; hopefully the next couple months breeze by so we can start things up again for 2025-26! In the meantime, a bunch going on with us this past month, and I've got a couple group ideas/tweaks to look forward to. Here's the rundown of everything happening!
Four-game winning streak catapults Bees into top 10
Brentford's first four-game winning streak in the Premier League ultimately proved to be the difference maker in securing a top-half finish in the club's fourth PL campaign. Brentford did briefly hold an eighth-place position, but one point in the final two games pushed us down a couple spots to 10th. Nevertheless, the top half of the table and ahead of Fulham ... we'll take it! Bryan Mbeumo finished the season with 20 goals (tied for fourth-most in the PL), goalkeeper Mark Flekken led the league with 153 saves, and defender Nathan Collins was the only field player in the PL to play all 3,420 minutes this season. As a team, Brentford's 66 goals tied for fifth in the league, with Yoane Wissa (19) and Kevin Schade (11) supplying a heavy dose in the attack alongside Mbeumo. Mikkel Damsgaard tied for fourth in the PL with 10 assists. All these guys are signed through next season or later, but naturally the rumor mill is in full swing right now. Have we seen Mbeumo for the last time?
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Brentford Women earn promotion
On May 4, the Brentford Women became champions in the London & South East Regional Women's Football League Division One North! With a 4-2 victory against Clapton Community, Brentford earned promotion into the fifth tier of women's football! One week earlier, Brentford defeated Farnham Town FC in a shootout to win a second straight Capital Cup Final. At the conclusion of the season, manager Karleigh Osborne decided to step down from his role, so we will see someone else new at the helm as Brentford continues to work its way way up the footballing pyramid. Also, a quick shoutout to midfielder Mollie Holmes who announced her retirement. Congratulations everyone, it's been a memorable campaign!
PLinUSA: The Run In video series
If you've been following the #PLinUSA social media channels, then you must have spotted the NYC Bees along the way! Among the content over the past month, Alison Roberts and Lev Riley both named Mikkel Damsgaard as Brentford's top player this season in one segment. We're also thrilled that Alison has been a go-to for all of these videos, from her take on Mark Flekken for the "biggest surprise" piece, to the nearly unanimous take on Mo Salah being the league's most valuable player. All of these clips were filmed with the NYC Bees just outside The Red Lion. The PLinUSA Instagram channel has more than 1 million followers and the X (formerly Twitter) channel has 300,000-plus, so we appreciate our inclusion on these heavy-traffic platforms!
BBC Sportsworld, Forever Bees
Thanks to Brentford's success and keeping the slim European hopes alive, that meant a couple other media opportunities for us down the stretch. I had the privilege of joining BBC Radio's Sportsworld for a second time this season, prior to the Bees' season finale against Wolves on May 25. I was part of a BBC panel show for Liverpool-Brentford near the start of the season, as well. If next season's schedule aligns more heavily with their Sunday schedule, we could see an increase of opportunities with the Sportsworld program, which has an audience of 188 million globally!
Earlier in the month, I joined the Across the Seas But Forever Bees folks after Brentford's victory against Manchester United. We made five appearances on Forever Bees this past season, and they are always looking for potential interviewees. It's a very laid-back environment, with Tim Searls hosting from Maine and Greville Waterman from London. If you'd like to participate, please let me know and I'd be happy to help you connect!
Brentford News & Notes
Damsgaard, Player of the Year: During Brentford's 2024-25 end-of-season awards, there was one very clear-cut accolade: Mikkel Damsgaard was named the Player of the Year by both the supporters and players! Among some of the other noteworthy awards, Bryan Mbeumo garnered Goal of the Season for his opening tally against Tottenham, when the club had the knack for finding a string of first-minute goals. Maddie Phillips was the Brentford Players' Women's Player of the Year and Chloe Logie earned Supporters' Player of the Year for a second straight campaign.
Kayode joins Brentford on permanent deal: Brentford activated the €17.5 million clause for defender Michael Kayode on May 28 to join the club on a permanent deal, and he is now signed through the 2029-2030 season. Kayode joined the team on loan from Fiorentina back in late January, and he provided a huge upswing at right back. It is a no-brainer move for Brentford, which has been heavily injured at outside back for the better part of a couple seasons.
Quick hits: It has been known for quite some time, but Brentford finally made it official that it is partnering with Spanish brand Joma Sport to serve as the official kit partner starting in July. ... Prior to the club's home finale, defender Ben Mee announced he would be leaving Brentford. Mee was an absolutely crucial piece for the Bees in securing their ninth-place finish in the Premier League table a couple seasons ago. ... The Brentford FC social media channels included the NYC Bees in their April 30 Fan Spotlight series. ... Mark your calendar, the Premier League will be announcing next season's schedule on June 18!
Suggestions, Comments, Feedback
If you have any thoughts, feel free to email (brentfordnyc@gmail.com) or chat with me anytime! #COYB!
Charlie
Sunday, May 25, 2025
BBC Radio appearance: Sportsworld, live on PL season's final day
For future reference, the Sportsworld program is available on the BBC World Service feed:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live/bbc_world_service
Earlier this season, we took part in a BBC Sports live panel prior to Brentford at Liverpool on Aug. 25, with a discussion led by Nashat Ladha and George Addo.
Saturday, May 24, 2025
NYC Bees' Alison Roberts weighs in on league MVP with PLinUSA
Alison and just about the rest of the interviewees were quick to name Liverpool's Mo Salah as the top player in 2024-25. The interview was conducted earlier this season from outside The Red Lion in Greenwich Village, and this clip was the fourth installment that our New York City Brentford fanbase has been a part of.
PLinUSA has more than 1 million Instagram followers and more than 300,000 X (formerly Twitter) followers, so our group's been involved in some significant media outreach over the past month!
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
NYC Bees name Damsgaard MVP on PLinUSA The Run In series
The vote was unanimous, with Lev and Alison both praising midfielder Mikkel Damsgaard as Brentford's Most Valuable Player for 2024-25. Later that day, May 20, Brentford held its actual awards ceremony, with supporters and players all voting for Damsgaard.
Our PLinUSA appearance is part of a bevy of interviews conducted outside The Red Lion in Greenwich Village earlier this season!
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
NYC Bees join Forever Bees ahead of extending 4-game winning streak
The crew discussed the team's strong run during the May 6 show, and subsequently Brentford would go on to post its first four-game winning streak in the Premier League!
The Forever Bees show marked our group's fifth appearance during the 2024-25 season. If anybody stateside is interested in joining the podcast in 2025-26, please let us know as it has become a staple of talking Brentford football and also introducing folks to the fans backing this wonderful club!
Thursday, May 1, 2025
NYC Bees' Alison Roberts chats with PLinUSA for 'biggest surprise' clip
Alison's praise for Brentford goalkeeper Mark Flekken made the cut. The video is from a bevy of interviews we conducted with PLinUSA from outside The Red Lion in Greenwich Village. We've appreciated the regular clips of our supporters on the league's social media platforms!
Check it out!