Martyn Waghorn and Joe Garner were on target as Town took their start to the season to five wins out of five by beating Brentford 2-0 at Portman Road. Home debutant Waghorn opened the scoring in the 35th minute with his one-time Rangers team-mate netting the second with a header six minutes after the restart to take the Blues to second in the Championship.
In the 18th of a series of pre-season reports, HarryfromBath assesses the mood around the Championship clubs by delving into their forums, looking here at how things have progressed for the Bees under manager Dean Smith this summer. All of the teams in the division will be covered by the start of the season.
FCC has cemented itself as the league’s worst-run, worst-performing outfit, but a new head coach might drag the franchise from the pit of misery toward simple mediocrity.