Dean Smith is confident his side is ready for the new Sky Bet Championship campaign.

The Bees signed off on pre-season this afternoon with a 2-1 defeat to Premier League side Watford at Griffin Park; Ollie Watkins's early goal was cancelled out by a Henrik Dalsgaard own-goal and Andre Gray's strike for The Hornets. 

After the match, brentfordfc.com caught up with Dean to reflect on the game, and pre-season in general, ahead of the season opener against Rotherham United in seven days time.