Graham Westley

GREAT START FOR BEES: Ollie Watkins celebrates scoring Brentford’s third goal against Rotherham
PICTURE: Ken Sparks

The beginning of a new season is always a time of hope. No football team knows at 3pm on the opening day just how good or bad they are going to be.
But by 5pm on that first Saturday, things change. A first impression has been created; a first lesson has been learned.
I went to Griffin Park on the opening day and watched Brentford introduce Rotherham to life back in the Championship. Two of my Peterborough old boys, Jon Taylor an...