7 May 2008, Bean was released by Blackpool. Brentford Brentford signed Bean in the summer of 2008 after he was released by Blackpool. He was part of the Brentford squad that won the League Two championship in 2008–09 and scored 9 goals from midfield. He notched up his 100th Football League appearance for Brentford on the final day of the 2010–11 season and passed 150 appearances for The Bees in all competitions. His form at the start of the 2011–12 season earned him a call-up to the Jamaican national squad. Colchester United On 8 June 2012, Bean signed for Colchester United on a three-year deal following his release from Brentford. He made his debut for the Essex club on 18 August 2012 in a 0–0 League One draw with Preston North End He scored his first goal for Colchester on 22 October 2013 in a 1–1 draw with Shrewsbury Town at the New Meadow. He netted the opening goal in a 2–2 draw at his former club Rotherham on 2 November for his second goal, and scored his third for the season in a 4–2 win against Carlisle United at Brunton Park on 18 January 2014. Bean's scoring form continued by grabbing a consolation goal as Colchester fell to a 2–1 defeat at Leyton Orient on 1 March. On 26 April, he scored the opening goal in a 4–1 win against his former club, who were already promoted from League One, in a result that meant that Colchester were all but safe from relegation. Portsmouth loan On 21 November 2014 Bean joined League Two club Portsmouth on loan until 3 January 2015. He made his debut on 22 November in Pompey's 3–0 home win over Morecambe. He scored his first goal for Portsmouth in his third game for the club, netting a curling effort in a 3–2 defeat to Accrington Stanley on 13 December. Wycombe Wanderers On 9 January 2015, he signed for League 2 club Wycombe Wanderers on an 18-month contract after being released by Colchester United. Bean had just returned to Colchester having had a short loan spell at fellow League 2 club Portsmouth. Portsmouth had also expressed an interest in signing Bean but only on a short-term basis. Bean opted for Wycombe and linking up again with Gareth Ainsworth, whom he knows from his QPR days. He was released by Wycombe at the end of the 2018–19