The club has incorporated our imagery in several of these promos throughout the 2024-25 season, sponsored by Visit Tampa Bay.
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Brentford FC includes NYC Bees in latest fan spotlight promo
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
NYC Bees Newsletter: May stretch at Red Lion, Hot Takes with PLinUSA
Hello NYC Bees, we're down to the final month of the season. Before we turn toward our fifth straight Premier League campaign this fall, we still have plenty to play for as we wrap up 2024-25! Last chance to connect for what should be an exciting stretch!
For the first time since our formation of the NYC Bees, we're proud to confirm that we will be meeting up for all of Brentford's league and Cup matches for a season! Thanks for your support! Our May schedule features five matches at The Red Lion, 151 Bleecker St., starting with Thursday, May 1, against Nottingham Forest. The bar will also open its doors early for the Sunday, May 4 fixture against Manchester United. Let's pack the pub for this final stretch! See the graphic for our full May itinerary.
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In early April, our USA Brentford supporters Alison Roberts and Reggie Gee appeared on PLinUSA's "Hot Takes" segment! Reggie's joking Manchester United relegation prediction didn't quite pan out, but Alison could be on the money for Brentford's potential eighth-place finish. Check it out! Hopefully we'll see some more content from PLinUSA's NYC drop-in at The Red Lion!
The eventual Premier League champions (Liverpool) and relegation sides (Southampton, Leicester, Ipswich) are pretty much set in stone, but a lot is on the line for many clubs in between. Brentford enters May just outside the top-10, but the Bees are in position to make the rise into the upper half of the table. Further off, but still an outside possibility, is qualifying for European competition. A top-5 league finish for the UEFA Champions League is unlikely under the circumstances. But the Europa League is within reach with a virtually flawless run in May (Race for Europe). Through April 23 league play, 11 points separate sixth-place Chelsea (57 points) and 11th-place Brentford (46 points). Until we're mathematically out of the running, you never know!
Brentford Women on verge of promotion: The Brentford Women have a couple incredibly meaningful matches on the horizon over the next week and a half. The Capital Cup Final against Farnham Town FC is on April 27, followed by their match at Clapton Community on May 4 in the London & South East Regional Women's Football League Division One North. The latter, if they win that one, would mean promotion into the fifth tier of women's football! While much of their season has been defined by a plethora of lopsided victories, it took a hard-fought 1-0 road win against Denham United on April 22, so nothing's a guarantee. Bring this one home!
Mbeumo brace paces Bees: Brentford found its attacking swagger at Gtech Community Stadium with a 4-2 victory against Brighton on April 19. Bryan Mbeumo led the way with two goals, giving him 18 on the season. Yoane Wissa contributed his 16th goal. The Bees have the league's top goal-scoring duo this season, ranking fifth and sixth, respectively, in the Golden Boot race.
Quick hits: The Red Lion sports page has been updated in recent weeks with our Brentford meet-up listings. We'll continue to provide the most up-to-date details on our social media channels, but feel free to bookmark their site for future reference. ... We made an appearance on Brentford FC's Fan Spotlight the day before the Brentford-Brighton match.
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If you ever have any thoughts, feel free to email (brentfordnyc@gmail.com) or chat with me anytime! #COYB!
Charlie
Monday, April 7, 2025
USA Brentford fans make cameo in PLinUSA Hot Takes segment
This footage was from PLinUSA's visit just outside The Red Lion in NYC earlier this year. We're hoping the league and their social media will utilize some more interview footage from our NYC-based Brentford supporters!
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
NYC Bees Newsletter: April heats up, PLinUSA feature, Red Lion signage
Hi again NYC Bees, after a long international hiatus, we're now down to the final two months of the Premier League season. Despite the lighter schedule of late, we've still had a lot happening in our corner of the Brentford world. Here are a few noteworthy items to get you caught up!
This April, we've got five challenging matchups against an entire lineup that's been jockeying for position among the top half of the Premier League table. We open with a Wednesday afternoon match at Newcastle on April 2, followed by a highly anticipated home clash against Chelsea on Sunday, April 6. The Red Lion will open its doors early for that latter matchup. All five games will be at the pub, located at 151 Bleecker St., in Greenwich Village, so we hope to see you there! See the graphic for our full April itinerary.
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Be on the lookout for some more feature coverage of our supporters' group! During our March 8 meet-up for Brentford v. Aston Villa, Two Circles -- the Premier League's marketing agency here in the U.S., which operates the PLinUSA channels -- spoke with about a half dozen of our NYC Bees. The interviews will be part of PLinUSA's Fan Origin series. We'll keep you posted when this footage is released, which should be soon!
Before the 2024-25 season kicked off, Brentford FC asked us for some pictures from a disposable camera, and the club recently sent us the developed shots. During our international break, we posted a little gallery of the images, taken near the close of the 2023-24 season, from The Red Lion in Greenwich Village.
If you missed either of our March matches, then you have yet to see that we've got some permanent Brentford signage hanging up behind the bar at The Red Lion! Our New Jersey-based supporters are responsible for this wonderful addition: Norm Hale had this plaque/artwork handy, Bruce Muni picked it up, and then he donated it to the pub! The Red Lion hung this up at the start of March, and now it's a component of our home, year-round. Enjoy!
Brentford News & Notes
Road winning streak tops in PL: We've grown accustomed to savoring the highs and dismissing the lows as Bees fans. Well we've certainly had a couple noteworthy feats of late that stand out in Premier League play. Firstly, Brentford's road winning streak increased to five games following a 2-1 comeback victory over Bournemouth. That winning streak is the highest among all teams in the PL this season! Brentford also earned its 50th Premier League win since its promotion following the 2020-21 Championship campaign. According to Playmaker Stats, "no team has reached their half-century quick than the Bees since 1995."
Surpassing last season's points total: With nine matches remaining this season, Brentford has already eclipsed the previous season's points total in the Premier League. In 2024-25, the club has 41 points in 29 games. By comparison, in 2023-24, the Bees recorded 39 points in 38 games. Matching (or surpassing) our ninth-place, 59-point 2022-23 season will take some doing, but it's still very much a possibility, despite the plethora of injuries and obstacles we've endured over the past couple seasons.
Brentford Women strengthen promotion chances: On March 23, the Brentford Women hosted Bromley at Gtech Community Stadium in a matchup of the top two sides in the London & South-East WFL Division 1 North. Led by Chloe Logie's hat trick, Brentford secured a 4-2 victory in front of 3,604 supporters to improve to a perfect 15-0-0 on the season. Only one team gets promoted from this division, and the Bees have strengthened their chances of this becoming a reality. Fingers crossed that they finish the job; they've already had a memorable campaign!
Season ticket prices remain the same: Brentford announced that season ticket prices will remain frozen for the 2025-26 season. If you're a regular at the Gtech, make sure to renew by April 11 to secure your seat.
Quick hits: We garnered some more national TV coverage in March, appearing at the close of the NBC broadcast on March 8 between Brentford and Aston Villa, followed by a halftime cameo on the USA Network broadcast on March 15 between the Bees and Bournemouth. Use the #MyPLMorning hashtag on social media to try and get your favorite Brentford photos on the NBC and USA Network broadcasts! ... In mid-March, the club announced that Fabio Carvalho would miss up to eight weeks because of a dislocated shoulder. The 22-year-old newcomer has had a bumpy transition with the Bees in 2024-25, posting two goals and an assist in 19 league games. ... Defender Rico Henry was among a handful of first-team players who got some minutes in a 1-0 Brentford win over Primeira Liga side Gil Vicente on March 21. Henry suffered an ACL injury back in September of 2023, and a hamstring injury several months ago delayed his return.
Saturday, March 15, 2025
NYC Bees make halftime spot on USA Network national broadcast
Bees fans, if you’d like to try and make a future NBC or USA Network broadcast, use the #MyPLMorning hashtag and you might be highlighted to the masses!
Saturday, March 8, 2025
NYC Bees pop up on NBC's Brentford-Aston Villa broadcast
For any Brentford supporters out there, use the #MyPLMorning hashtag (X is the preferred platform that NBC Sports producers typically check) and maybe you'll wind up on a national broadcast like us!
PLinUSA chats with NYC Bees for upcoming 'Fan Origin' series
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| NYC Bees' Lev Riley |
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| Florida Bee Reggie Grant |
Big thanks to Thomas Hautmann who interviewed us and proactively set this up, we really appreciate it! More to come!
Thursday, February 27, 2025
Newsletter: March matches, Forever Bees pod debut, road winning streak
Hello NYC Bees, the upcoming month is a shorter one with the first FIFA international window of 2025 breaking up our Premier League play. Here is everything to get you caught up from the past month, and a look ahead to the upcoming stretch!
We have two league matches in March, both in the afternoon, starting with our home game against Aston Villa on March 8. We face Bournemouth on March 15. Both watch events will be taking place at The Red Lion, 151 Bleecker St. We had some behind-the-scenes chatter on the possibility of needing to go to another venue for the March 15 game, but fortunately The Red Lion's private party event over the St. Patrick's Day weekend has been canceled. One thing of note: This is the first stretch where our games will overlap with Six Nations Rugby. We will have our back space and sound, but plan for the possibility of some crowd overlap. Hope you can join us at both watch events! See the graphic for our March itinerary.
Note to UK visitors: The March 15 kickoff listing is four hours behind West London (not five hours) because of the USA daylight saving time.
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We were thrilled to hear from NYC Bee Abhi Goyal who made his show debut on the USA-based Across the Seas but Forever Bees podcast on Feb. 6! Abhi shared his back story on becoming a Bees supporter and chatted Brentford football with co-hosts Tim Searls and Greville Waterman. Abhi followed up with some sidekick duties during Forever Bees' Feb. 18 show and was back in the mix on Feb. 27 following our Everton draw. Earlier this season, Abhi and wife Alison Roberts were on the Don't Know Much About Football podcast, so it's nice to see our NYC Brentford supporters expanding their media outreach! Great job!
If anyone else is looking to participate in the bevy of shows out there to share their Bees thoughts, contact us anytime and we'd be happy to point you in the right direction.
Brentford enters March with a four-game winning streak on the road, marking the club's most successful away stretch since its rise to the Premier League. The Bees' most recent road feat was a dominant 4-0 victory at Leicester City on Feb. 21. Before this vastly improved road run, Brentford had 8 losses, 2 draws and 0 wins away from Gtech this season. It should be noted, though, that every road win has been against a team in the bottom half of the PL table. Brentford's next road test is on March 15 at Bournemouth, a team that has at times flirted with a top-5 spot in the standings this season.
Brentford News & Notes
Damsgaard, Mbeumo maintain elite goal involvement rates: If you're keeping tabs on where some of our guys rank among the top league goal involvement stats, naturally Mikkel Damsgaard and Bryan Mbeumo are continuing to produce among the PL's elite this season. Damsgaard added two assists at Leicester to up his total to 10 this season. He is only behind Liverpool's Mo Salah (16) for the league lead. Mbeumo has 15 goals scored, which currently ranks fifth in the league.
Brentford Women return to Gtech in March: With a break in the men's schedule because of international football, that opened a window for the Brentford Women to make their second appearance this season at Gtech Community Stadium on March 23, when they host Bromley. The match is a significant one as both teams are vying for a coveted promotion spot, which goes to the lone winner of the London & South-East WFL Division 1 North.
Quick hits: The folks at Premier League Fanzone brought us back for their Feb. 21 show to help preview Brentford at Leicester, live on Peacock. It was our sixth NYC Bees appearance there this season. ... We wrapped up our second season on the Shades of Blue Network. I hopped on their LIT Stream on Jan. 30 to talk about the transfer deadline, clubs undervaluing potential sales of Brentford players and more. I'm sure we'll stay involved with this Manchester City-focused outlet in 2025-26! ... We made a couple of cameos during halftime of Brentford's nationally televised matches on USA Network, first on the Brentford-Tottenham matchup on Feb. 2, followed by Leicester-Brentford on Feb. 21! Use the #MyPLMorning hashtag on social media (ideally X) to try and get your favorite Brentford photos on the NBC and USA Network broadcasts.
Suggestions, Comments, Feedback
If you ever have any thoughts, feel free to email (brentfordnyc@gmail.com) or chat with me anytime! #COYB!
Charlie
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