Aidan Fitzmaurice: Why nice guy Nathan Collins needs to find a meaner streak in the green shirt

Nathan Collins during an Ireland press conference in Abbotstown. Photo: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

The points secured on the field in what’s already looking like a comfortable Premier League season keeps their own supporters on board. But the easy-going nature of the club’s Dublin-born manager, his staff and players, has led to Brentford becoming more popular than they could have imagined.

Keith Andrews’ side have emerged as everyone’s second-favourite club in the English top flight this season. Who doesn’t like the Bees these days?