Keith Andrews Interview: Set-piece coach to Premier League manager of the year?
The Athletic FC Podcast
The Athletic
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🗓️ 2 May 2026
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
Brentford are in the running to secure European football for the first time in the club’s history.
On this special episode of The Athletic FC Podcast, we’ll be bringing you an interview with head coach Keith Andrews, discussing his transition from set-piece coach to Premier League manager and the journey that led him to this point.
The interview took place in Gunnersbury Park where Brentford's Community Sports Trust were putting on an event, in conjunction with new front of shirt sponsor Indeed, at their Clubhouse Cafe a social impact and community-led space that opened in September 2025.
Ayo is joined by The Athletic's Oli Kay & Caoimhe O'Neill to reflect on the occasion, and discuss the incredible work Brentford FC do in the local community.
Host: Ayo Akinwolere
Guests: Oli Kay & Caoimhe O’Neill
Featuring: Keith Andrews & Caoimhin Kelleher
Exec Producer: Adey Moorhead
Producer: Jay Beale
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| 0:00.0 | The Athletic FC |
| 0:03.1 | Welcome to the Athletic FC podcast with me, Ayo Akinwalere. |
| 0:09.7 | Brentford are in the running to secure European football for the first time in the club's history. |
| 0:15.4 | Today we'll be bringing you an interview with head coach Keith Andrews discussing his impressive start to management and also |
| 0:21.4 | the journey that led him to this point. |
| 0:25.3 | And with us today on The Athletic, we have O'I.K., we've also got Kiva O'Neill as well. |
| 0:31.0 | The interview took place in Gunnersbury Park, where the club's community sports trust were |
| 0:35.4 | putting on an event. |
| 0:36.9 | Olly, tell us about the occasion, but also what this trust actually does. |
| 0:41.3 | Yeah, well, Brentford's community trust is similar to what most clubs across, you know, |
| 0:47.0 | across English football and British football will have. |
| 0:49.2 | It's a sort of community program attached to the club, independent of the club, |
| 0:53.6 | but under the club umbrella, as it were. |
| 0:56.1 | Brentford is actually one of the longest running. It's been there since 1987, so when the club was |
| 1:00.6 | sort of mid-table in the third tier, playing in front of 4,000 and 5,000 average attendances, |
| 1:07.6 | the club set this up, and it was basically to connect with and help people in their |
| 1:14.3 | local community, which at the time, obviously, it was a small struggling club that probably not |
| 1:21.2 | many people outside of that part of West London thought very much about. It was in the shadow |
| 1:25.6 | of Queenst Park Rangers and Chelsea and Fulham, |
| 1:28.2 | but they always wanted to make a difference within the community. |
| 1:31.6 | And this event, uh, in conjunction with indeed the employment agency who are going to be |
| 1:38.0 | a new shirt sponsor next season and already working extensively with the trust was at |
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