Brentford boss Andy Scott has no problem with signing Huddersfield Town's cast-offs providing Robbie Simpson continues his scoring streak.
The 25-year-old switched to Griffin Park in summer on a season-long loan in a bid to resurrect his career after an injury plagued campaign last year.
The Loughborough University graduate, who found himself surplus to requirements at the Galpharm Stadium, hit his third goal in as many games with the winner in Tuesday's 1-0 win at Stevenage adding to strikes against Rochdale and Hull City.
And with the Terriers signed Crystal Palace striker Alan Lee - in a deal thought to be worth £350,000 - last month, Scott is only too pleased Simpson made the move.
"When you're paying the wages Huddersfield are and bringing in the likes of Alan Lee then there are going to be players in the squad on the sidelines," he said.
"Players may not be good enough for them, but he suits the way we play and he has scored a few goals.
"He is a goal scorer and is proving that, but he can play in a few positions and is a great addition to our squad."
Simpson's strike against Hull helped the Bees - who host Premier League Everton in the Carling Cup on September 21 - prove their reputation for upsetting the big boys.
They entertain Sheffield Wednesday on Sunday and Scott wouldn't mind if Simpson put one over the Terriers' Yorkshire rivals at Griffin Park in front of the Sky Sports cameras.
"They are the biggest side in the league and this is a massive test for us," he added.
"They've made some good signings.
"It is going to be a tough game, but if we can do the things we are good at well we can compete.
"Performances are happening in the league and I've got no problem with the way we are moving forward.
"We are creating more chances and once we become more ruthless in both boxes, I'm sure things will turn around."
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When Brentford Football Club turned to a professional gambler for financial assistance, it appeared, on the surface, to be a last roll of the dice.
Brentford seemed to be fighting against the odds just to survive in the first half of the decade but the partnership between Supporters' Trust Bees United and the owner of football gaming company Smartodds, Matthew Benham, has helped turn their fortunes around.
Benham, a passionate Brentford fan and multi-millionaire, began investing three years ago and stepped up his involvement in March, when he purchased 35 per cent of the club and promised to inject £1million a year until 2014. He will then have the option of increasing his shareholding up to 75 per cent by buying shares from the trust, who have owned a majority 60 per cent stake since January 2006.
At present, Benham is taking a back seat in the running of the club, leaving chief executive Andrew Mills, who was the first licensed football agent in this country and held the position as general manager at Charlton between 2006-07, to run most of the day-to-day affairs.
The task is still not an easy one, despite the level of investment coming into the Bees. Things have improved since last year, when their debts reportedly went over the £10m barrier, but the emphasis is still on improving revenue streams rather than relying on any one individual to bail them out.
Mills, who was made chief executive in March after working for two years as a technical director, said: "We're not going to live off one person's money and spend lavishly. Neither Matthew nor the board would want that, anyway, nor does Matthew want to court the headlines as being the figurehead of the football club.
"There are a number of clubs who have staked all on red or all on black in an effort to get promoted. That is not the way forward we will travel.
"We have to operate within the restrictions of our budget, albeit Matthew and Bees United have allowed us some flexibility to grow that budget. But we still need to operate a very prudent business model.
"We won't gamble on our success. We will make every effort we can within the restrictions we have. Last year we came under budget by a couple of hundred pounds for a very creditable ninth-placed finish in League One.
"But we're competing in a division with the likes of Southampton, who it is suggested have players on £10,000 a week and have spent in excess of £5m on transfers. Though I believe our salary budget is still outside the top ten in the division."
Key to Brentford's ambitions is the desire to move away from Griffin Park into a bigger stadium with more facilities to generate revenue.
It has been eight years since plans for a 20,000 all-seater stadium at Lionel Road, which is a piece of land next to Kew Bridge Railway Station, were first proposed.
There have been delays after delays but Mills is optimistic that an end is in sight. He added: "I am enthused after the last few meetings over the Lionel Road project and turning the concept into a reality, whether it be there or at another site.
"We are not far away in terms of knowing our fate. From what I've heard I'd like to think it would be achievable within five years in terms of taking the field at a facility more suitable to running a football business.
"Griffin Park, whilst historic and romantic, is unfortunately restricting. A number of clubs across the country are generating in excess of £1m on non-match day facilities.But an increase in attendance will help. If we have crowds of 12-15,000, we can will treble the money we are generating now at Griffin Park."
Some cynics may think attracting such numbers is fanciful considering they have just one point from their opening four games and lie at the bottom of the table. Still, Mills is in no doubt that the club is in a much stronger position regarding their squad than in recent seasons.
He said: "Next summer will be the first in four years where we don't have to rebuild the squad on mass because we have 18-19 players under contract.
"They're a good group, they're hungry, with a good mix of youth and experience. They all have something to prove, from Carl Cort who has seen both ends of the football spectrum, to Kirk Hudson, who we brought in from Aldershot and is desperate to perform at the highest level.
"In Andy Scott, we have someone who will manage at a League higher than we are. My hope is that he achieves that with Brentford."
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MICKEY Spillane admitted it was a shock when he was ditched just 45 minutes into his first season with Brentford.
The summer signing from Norwich City was among Brentford's best players during pre-season, with some skillful displays on the right wing.
He even drew admiring glances from his new team-mates on the training ground, according to Bees boss Andy Scott.
But after a nightmare first-half in the Bees' curtain-raiser at Carlisle, Scott subbed Spillane at half-time at Brunton Park.
And the Irishman remained out the side for the next five games before finally being given another chance in the JPT tie at Stevenage on Tuesday night.
He said: "It was a shock and hard to take, but as a player you have to just knuckle down and get on with it.
"I felt I had a point to prove to the gaffer in the Stevenage game, but as a footballer, you have to have a point to prove in every game.
"There is so much competition for places in the side now, but I hope I have done enough to be in the side - we'll have to see what the gaffer thinks."
Spillane was in fact back in his preferred right-back role at Stevenage, with Kevin O'Connor moved back into midfield.
He added: "I thought I did okay on the wing, but I prefer it at right-back, although getting forward is still part of my game from there."
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BEN Hamer is not going to live on past glories in his bid for first-team football at Brentford.
The Reading youngster returned on loan to Griffin Park for a fourth time this week.
He was an almost ever present as the Bees won the League Two title in 2009, but admits it was a "confidence-killer" being stuck back on Reading's bench.
And Hamer insists he needs to prove himself again in a new-look Brentford team as he battles it out with Richard Lee for the number one shirt.
"I've come to Brentford to play games," he said. "But I know I've got to perform well in training and do well in games.
"I'm not going to live on past glories. It's not the same side as I played in before, so I've got to gain the respect of my new team-mates.
"But there's no point swapping one bench for another one."
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CARL Cort insists he's no stranger to a fight for a starting spot.
The Brentford striker stepped up his comeback from an Achilles injury with a late cameo in Tuesday night's win at Stevenage.
But he faces competition from Charlie MacDonald, Gary Alexander, Robbie Simpson, Nicky Forster and Kirk Hudson for one of Andy Scott's two striking spots.
And Cort is under no illusion he faces a battle for a starting place - but it is not a challenge which fazes him.
He added: "At Newcastle I was competing with Alan Shearer and Craig Bellamy for a place, so I know all about battling to get into the team, and it's good to have so much competition here."
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Andy Scott's men are one win from hitting a run of form and it could be league leaders Sheffield Wednesday to feel the force.
Brentford are rock bottom of League One with only one point from four games, but have relieved the pressure with cup wins over Hull City and Stevenage in less than a fortnight.
The Owls visit Griffin Park on Sunday and Lee believes the Griffin Park are not far from turning things round.
"It is not panic stations at all. We have been working on a few things and they are starting to come together," he said.
"We are all in the same boat as players and know what needs to be done "We are bottom of the table, but it is such a tight league that even if only one or two results had gone our way we would be fifth or sixth.
"One win is all we need and one against Sheffield would be a massive boost for us all."
Boss Andy Scott had fumed at the weekend defending as the Bees crashed 3-1 to League One newboys Rochdale, and conceded he didn't care how his men got their league form right as long as it was sooner rather than later.
"We can't keep chasing games. We're not giving ourselves a platform to win games at the moment," he said after the weekend defeat.
"t's about getting points on the board. I couldn't give a toss really. I'd rather it was scrappy and 1-0 and a couple of people get sent off for fighting with each other.
"I don't care - I want three points on the board and want a clean sheet. It's all very well entertaining people, but people want to be entertained and their team win."
Brentford's next three games: Sept 5 Sheffield Wednesday (h, 12pm), 11 Bristol Rovers (a), 18 Hartlepool Utd (h).
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