Seventy-four years is a long time to wait. A whole generation of supporters has come and gone since Brentford were last in the top division of English football. Now, under the astute management of Thomas Frank, the Bees are back in the big time. The 2021/22 season has seen the likes of Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United visit the Community Stadium, the dreams of years past now a reality. A lifetime of gazing up the football ladder and wondering what it would be like to be in the top tier has become a reality. So how would their trip into the unknown go? Would the Premier League turn out to be the land of milk and honey or would the dreams turn to nightmares? Follow their progress in this season-long diary of the highs and lows of the biggest season in the history of Brentford Football Club. Only one thing is certain - whatever the season would bring for the Bees, the players, staff, supporters and everyone connected with Brentford Football Club would be buzzing!

"Buzzing" was written by Nick Brown.

Theo ten Caat has teamed up with Nick Brown to tell his story. Nick was born and bred in London and has written for local newspapers in the area. Despite his somewhat southerly location, he has followed Aberdeen FC since the early 1980s and is the author of Former Glories and New Beginnings (also by Pitch), the story of the Dons’ glory days and a day-by-day chronicle of their 2022/23 season.