They may have only been a Championship side for a few months, but owner Matthew Benham is aiming for a Premier League set up at Brentford.
So said Alan McCormack following Saturday's 0-0 draw at Wigan, which continued Brentford's impressive start to life in the second tier and cemented a comfortable mid-table berth.
Even in the two years McCormack has been at Brentford, the club has taken massive strides forward, according to the Irishman.
He said: “When you look at the ambition at the club and see what the owner has put into it – you see our facilities and how we travel to games. Three or four years ago the club was barely able to stay over on a Friday night, and now we’re staying at the top hotels, travelling by train.
“The food is much better and there’s no expense spared – we’ve had specialist free kick takers coming in. He wants it to be a Premier League set up. He’s not going to go out and pay silly money, even though he could do. He still wants the right players at this club that play the right football and have the right work ethic, and that’s what we’ve got.”
Although chances were fairly even, Brentford had the better of the play against former boss Uwe Rosler's side and were unlucky not to take all three points.
McCormack added: “It’s the hardest second division anywhere in Europe or around the world. We take a target for every five games and we reward ourselves if we reach them. We’ve had a few, and if we keep producing that kind of performance, with a bit more finishing, we won’t be far off.
“We were disappointed not to get all three points. We dominated in the first half, and while we might not have created as many chances in the second half, it’s a tough place to come. They’re a big club with a great budget and expectations are high.
“We knew what he’d (Rosler) go out to do. We knew how he’d manage his teams, he was trying to nullify us. He tried to exploit our weaknesses, but we changed a few things around to confuse them.”
