West London club Brentford confirm they are the bee’s knees

While most of the attention last weekend was understandably on Chelsea’s Champions League triumph, there was another much smaller West London club celebrating an equally significant victory.

Brentford FC achieved promotion to the Premier League for the first time, defeating Swansea 2-0 in the Championship play-off final at Wembley.

It is important to bear in mind that Brentford have always been the poor relation of the other clubs in the area — Chelsea, Fulham and Queens Park Rangers — and they have spent more time in the bottom two divisions of the Football League than any other London club.

Brentford’s Danish manager Thomas Frank was overjoyed at reaching the top flight and overcoming years of play-off frustration for the club.

“Everything is possible if you work hard, have a clear strategy, a top attitude and togetherness,” he said. “I am so pleased and…