By John Lyons

HAVING HIS SAY: Brentford manager Dean Smith
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THE competition is fierce, but Brentford manager Dean Smith believes young British managers could thrive in the Premier League – if they were given an opportunity.
While the old guard – the likes of Roy Hodgson, 70, Sam Allardyce, 63, and Alan Pardew, 56 – seem to waltz between jobs with ease, it’s proving far harder for their younger colleagues to get a look in.
Indeed, the best way for the new generation to get there is by earning promotion into the top-flight with the club they&rs...