As far as first impressions go, Keith Andrews' debut as head coach was the equivalent of forgetting your name or spilling red wine on your carpet.
The former Wolves and Blackburn midfielder took charge in June following Thomas Frank's departure to Tottenham Hotspur.
It was a big step up for the 44-year-old Andrews, who was set-piece coach under the Frank regime.
But with Brentford keen to appoint from within - just as they had when Frank stepped up to replace Dean Smith in 2018 - the former Republic of Ireland international took the hot seat.
And having appointed their set-piece coach as new manager, Brentford conceded the first of three goals at Nottingham Forest in the fifth minute of his opening Premier League game in charge.
Andrews could only watch in frustration as Chris Wood took advantage of slack defending to thump home Forest's earliest goal on the opening day of the Premier League to set them on their way to a comfortable 3-1 victory.
It came from a needless corner, conceded following a mix-up between goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher and captain Nathan Collins. From the resulting set-piece, three Brentford players surrounded Wood, but failed to deal with either man or ball, and the New Zealand striker opened his account for the campaign.
It set the tone for a lacklustre first-half display and, despite Igor Thiago's penalty consolation, a first defeat on the opening day of a Premier League campaign for the Bees since their promotion in 2021.
It was also the first time Brentford have conceded three goals on the opening day at any level since 2004-05 - a 3-1 loss at Chesterfield in League One.
As fans fear a season of struggle, Andrews was forthright about Brentford's need to improve when speaking to BBC Match of the Day afterwards.
"It was always going to be difficult but we made it harder for ourselves," he said. "We knew their strengths and we knew the problems they would cause. Set-pieces were always going to be a threat.
"Get back to basics. Basics in the game is a dirty word at times, but you have to have an edge and do the ugly side of the game and compete as a team. I didn't think we did that.
"I saw it a lot in the first half and it's something we need to address. The second half was a lot better on a lot of fronts."
