Andy Scott has revealed the capture of Marcus Bean this week was a real family affair after his brother paved the way for Brentford to swoop on their long-time target.

The 23-year-old became the third player in a fortnight to arrive at Griffin Park after Scott's end of season clear-out saw five head for the exit door.

Boss Scott has tracked the Blackpool midfielder since he faced the Bees earlier in the season while on loan at Rotherham - where he helped them to a run of just two defeats in 14 games at the start of the campaign.

The Brentford manager's sibling Robert, who plays for Halifax Town in the Blue Square Premier, spent seven seasons with the Millers earlier in his career and ran the rule over Bean before he switched south.

And Scott believes, while the Hammersmith-born former QPR trainee has plenty of experience, there is still potential yet to be unlocked from what appears to be a low-risk signing.

"I have been keeping tabs on him for a few months and had my brother Robert watch him a few times for me earlier in the season," he said.

"Rob has been speaking with his agent for a while on our behalf, trying to persuade him to come south. We thought it might happen in January, but it has finally come off now.

"He has known for a while Blackpool were not going to keep him and he is desperate to play games after recovering from an operation in February.

"He came down and trained with us for a few days at the back end of the season and it has gone from there.

"There is still room for improvement, but he has already shown he is capable of playing at a decent level."

Transfer-listed Craig Pead had looked set to switch to Port Vale this week on a two-year deal, but that has fallen through.

Despite being named in League Two's team of the year for the past two years in the PFA awards, Pead is among five players Scott has been looking to off-load since the end of the campaign.

The cull has been necessary to free-up resources to strengthen all parts of the squad and the Griffin Park boss admits it has been a busy start to the summer.

"It does not feel like the season has finished for me. We are still working hard, it is just there are no games," he said.

"With so many players needed, it is a bit difficult keeping so many things on the go. We have got plenty of positions to fill. I am confident we will get the players. If one target falls through, we have others to move on to."