And another one bites the dust. Already an extremely frustrating season, with excellent performance marred by poor results and a slew of serious injuries concentrated on an already shallow set of attacking options.

Frank:

I still think I can put a very strong team out there every game, but maybe we can’t change it as much during the game because the depth is not as good. I have big belief in our young players, but they need time to settle in

This was noticeable already last weekend, with only four substitutes used for lack of a fifth useful first team player on the bench (Zanka, the only remaining real option, is hardly an appropriate attacking sub). That was of course exacerbated by Maupay being on loan from Everton and Frank should have five viable substitutes going forward if Olakigbe continues to impress, but Brentford are already right on the brink of what their current squad depth can stand up to.

Regarding Schade specifically, I'm really disappointed that we won't be seeing more of him for a while, and that he won't have that time to continue his development. Obviously the physical tools are there and I have no serious concerns about his finishing, but he has struggled with positioning and decision making and missing several months won't improve matters.