Brentford head coach Keith Andrews has signed a brand new contract with the membership, working till 2032.

The Irishman has impressed since stepping up from his position as set-piece coach to switch Thomas Frank in June, with the Bees sitting seventh within the Premier League and eyeing European qualification for the primary time of their historical past.

Andrews, 45, stated he felt as if he wanted to “earn my stripes” after following on from Frank’s profitable seven-year tenure in west London, throughout which the membership have been promoted to the Premier League.

“Naturally, I believe there would have been a slight concern – if I have been residing in Dublin Thomas Frank leaving and the set-piece coach taking up, I most likely would have been just a little bit apprehensive too! So, I actually understood it,” Andrews instructed Brentford’s web site., exterior

“I used to be all the time going to understand the chance I used to be getting with each palms.

“I wished to be very humble about it, work actually, actually arduous, and principally simply show to myself – greater than anybody – that I used to be able to doing this job to a stage it wanted to be.”

The membership’s director of soccer, Phil Giles, added that Andrews has confirmed to be a “actually good match for the membership” after an “excellent” first season on the helm.

“When Keith accepted the job final summer season, he signed a three-year contract, however the intention was all the time that we would assessment this on the earliest alternative,” stated Giles.

“Given our progress this season, I am actually comfortable that we’ve agreed this extension inside the first 9 months.”

Brentford return to Premier League motion on Saturday after they host Burnley.