Brentford goalkeeper Ben Hamer says he re-joined the Bees to be part of a play-off challenge and from what he has seen the club is capable of doing it.

The 22-year-old penned a four-month loan deal at Griffin Park three hours before the transfer window closed, in a bid to get regular first team action.

Hamer, who kept a cleansheet in his first outing against Sheffield Wednesday last weekend, lifted the League Two title the last time he was in a Brentford shirt.

And from what he has seen, the Bristol-born shotstopper is confident he can become part of something special this season.

“I think we are capable of achieving a lot this year,” he told the Ealing (Road) Comedies podcast.

“If we can play like we did against Sheffield Wednesday every week it will be no problem for us to be challenging towards the top of the top half of the table.

“That is where the club strives to be and I think we are more than capable of doing that. It is why I’ve come here and I want to be part of it.”

Hamer’s career has been on hold for the last 12 months having played second fiddle to Australian Adam Federici at the Royals last season.

Scott made his move having tried Simon Moore, Richard Lee and Alex McCarthy between the sticks already this season.

But Hamer doesn’t mind the competition and admits he was only too happy to end his Madejski misery.

“I’d been out on loan a couple of years playing week in, week out and winning the Division Two title was a real high.

“You just wanted to kick on from there. I went back to Reading buzzing and with a spring in my step.

“Then all of a sudden I’m back on the bench for the season. It took the wind out of my sails. It was deflating.

“Professional footballers have to deal with disappointments. Players get left out, especially number two goalkeepers.

“I was asked if I fancied coming back to Brentford. I wanted to play a few games, I knew what the club was about and I was only too happy to come back.”