Brentford 'content with continual progress and evolution'
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As part of a wide-ranging interview about the youth teams and multi-club future of Brentford, director of football Phil Giles answered a number of questions, including around the club's chances of qualifying for Europe and transfer plans:
On this season and the possibility of qualifying for European football: "We don't set specific targets about winning cups, qualifying for Europe or getting into a position. It is about improving the squad, staff and the environment around it in the hope we achieve a tangible reward. If that happens in the future, who knows? If it was a bigger club, we might target Europe but we are just content with continual progress and evolution."
On whether qualifying be a 'catch-22' situation with the impact it could have on league form: "Yes, well there are a number of ways to go about it. You maybe could increase the squad size or give opportunities to younger players. We are not getting ahead of ourselves but we would look at it in terms of the squad if we do it."
On possible incomings: "There is no European or non-European plan. The plan is to be ready in all positions as you never know who might leave - to be ready and to react quickly if that's the case, then to look at positions in the squad that can be strengthened over time. When we go into a summer window, we think, who is the best possible player you can sign? We think if we keep adding players to the squad, we can learn about them. Like [Keane] Lewis-Potter, who we didn't know could play left-back, we can learn about them and Thomas can shape a team out of it. If you have quality in the first place, you have a better chance of succeeding."
On if Brentford can benefit from a strong profit and sustainability rules position: "Yes, we have loads of PSR headroom - I wish we could sell it to the highest bidder if anyone wanted to buy it. Unfortunately, the regulations don't allow us to do it but it would be a creative solution if clubs that had PSR headroom could sell it to clubs that potentially need it. I don't anticipate it being discussed in the near future."
Check this Brentford page again this afternoon for more from Giles.
