Striker Gary Alexander has taken a swipe at the Brentford boo boys by labelling them the ‘best players in the world’.

The 32-year-old bagged a quick-fire brace in Saturday’s 3-2 defeat at Huddersfield Town in a performance that had the title-chasing Terrors on the rack for much of the game.

By contrast, boss Uwe Rosler’s men – who sit just outside the play-off places – have lacked lustre at Griffin Park and were booed off after the 0-0 draw with Walsall seven days earlier.

Brentford host Wycombe Wanderers on Saturday looking to replicate their form on the road in west London.

And while Alexander admitted the Bees had not been great in TW8, he would like to see if the Brentford faithful could do better.

“The fans that moan are the best players in the world, aren’t they?” he said.

“On the whole, the fans are behind us, the ones that come away from home are fantastic.

“The Griffin Park pitch is not great. You might not see it in the stands, but we play on it every week and it is not the best.

“It is no coincidence that we play better away from home on bigger, better and wider pitches.

“That said, if we had any sort of form at home we’d not only be looking at the play-offs, but we’d be challenging for the title as well.”

Rosler, who revealed Reading were closing in on defender Karleigh Osborne ahead of transfer deadline day, was looking to bring in another striker.

But it was unlikely to be at the expense of Alexander.

“We missed Gary during his two months out injured and the way he has come back has been fantastic,“ added Rosler.

“He is an excellent and ambitious professional and has been a pleasure to work with.

“He is important off the field and on it. He has been through a lot in his career and his experience is vital.”

And, while Rosler echoed his frontman’s thoughts on the Griffin Park pitch, he made no excuses for his men and has vowed to put things right.

“The facilities aren’t great, so to play the style of football and put in the type of performance we did at Huddersfield is difficult,” said the manager.

“That is not an excuse and I expect us to get things right against Wycombe.”

Meanwhile, the Griffin Park chief insisted Osborne’s departure is not inevitable.

“There is strong interest for Karleigh from Reading,” he added.

“We will wait and see if we do a deal or not, but it has to be right for this football club.

“We will then see if we need to bring someone else in or not.”