Manager Uwe Rösler said Brentford’s supporters have a role to play if The Bees are to win promotion to The Championship.
The Bees came within a whisker of promotion last week and still have a chance of going up in the npower League One Play-Offs.
If Brentford had beaten Doncaster Rovers last week they would have gone up but Marcello Trotta hit the crossbar with a stoppage time penalty in front of the biggest Griffin Park crowd since 1983, the visitors broke away, scored and clinched their place in the second tier.
The Bees finished third in npower League One and will now play Swindon Town in the Play-Off Semi-Final over two legs, the first of which is away from home tomorrow, Saturday May 4.
The winner will go forward to the npower League One Play-Off Final at Wembley later this month.
Uwe said he wanted to see that Brentford supporters had not given up on promotion and called on them to turn up in their numbers in Wiltshire and back The Bees like they have done all season.
“A big away support is necessary for us,” said Uwe, speaking to Bees Player.
“Everybody was here against Doncaster; the stadium was full for a league game for the first time in 30 years
“It was a fantastic experience for everybody involved.
“Now, I want to see that our supporters have not given up.
“They expect us to be fully motivated, to go out and fight like lions.
“The supporters also have a role to play for us to win promotion.
“It is necessary for the players to see a full stand.
“When it gets difficult the players hear the supporters.
“It has been a crucial factor for us in many of our away games.”
Brentford have been in six promotion Play-Offs and have yet to win one, losing in four Semi-Finals and two Finals.
Uwe said history was not relevant and pointed to his former club Manchester City as an example where the record books can be torn up.
City needed to win on the final day of the 2011/12 season to be crowned Premier League champions and be the top team in England for the first time since 1967/68.
They trailed Queens Park Rangers 2-1 with 90 minutes up but scored twice in stoppage time to take the title.
“I have never been involved in promotion Play-Offs,” said Uwe.
“Apart from Kevin O’Connor, no-one from this squad has been involved in Play-Offs with Brentford.
“We start with a white piece of paper.
“We need our supporters.
“They have been magnificent home and away and we could only finish third by working with our supporters.
“I remind our supporters about Manchester City, a club I know well.
“Lots of Manchester City supporters left the stadium early on the final day of last season and said ‘same old City, missing out on the big day’.
“You know what happened, the rest is history.
“We need the belief in our players and coaching staff that we can be winners.
“This group came very close, three inches and 30 seconds away from The Championship.
“We have to make sure the margins are on our side.”
Uwe said the end-of-season Big Red Ball, held last Sunday, helped the players recover from the Doncaster defeat.
He said the players had met on Monday and there were no issues within the group.
“The Big Red Ball last Sunday helped enormously,” said Uwe.
“It was interesting to see how the players coped that day, mixing with the supporters.
“The supporters were brilliant but the players were better.
“The players were open; everyone enjoyed themselves in a relaxing atmosphere.
“It was the best thing that happened for us.
“We then trained on Monday.
“It was important we didn’t hide away.
“We needed to come together, address certain things so we don’t carry them with us.
“There are no issues in the group.
“We discussed the future, how we will handle things.
“In general we are well prepared for Swindon.
“We had light training on Monday and a decent session today.”
Brentford beat Swindon home and away in the regular season but Uwe said there would not be much between the teams when they met in the Play-Offs.
He said two energetic teams would go head to head and fine margins would decide the tie.
“It is important for us to start well,” said Uwe.
“If we cope with their intensity, the tempo they will set, we will gain even more belief and confidence we can beat them other two legs.
“The Play-Off games live their own life.
“There will be equal teams, both with an energetic style.
“It will come down to fine margins.
“We have to make sure we are better at the details.
“We don’t want to miss out by three inches and 30 seconds.
“It is important to play with our hearts and use our heads a little better.
“We have time to get to Wembley over two legs, not 90 minutes.
“We will be positive there, we are better when we attack, and we have to expose their weaknesses.
“I think we will create chances in the first game, I don’t know if that will be enough but it is important that if we can’t win we don’t lose.”
The Second Leg will be played less than 48 hours after the first, kicking off at 4.30pm at Griffin Park on Monday, May 6.
Uwe said the tight time scale was unfair on all involved and the fitter team would have an advantage but he was only look at Saturday’s game at the moment.
“We have had some brainstorming sessions over the past days to address the two games in 48 hours and look for the extra one per cent,” he said.
“I have a fantastic coaching team; they always have new ideas and methods.
“We have a good programme together.
“I think it is unfair to all four teams to play two games in such a short time.
“We are representing our clubs, ourselves and League One.
“The circumstances make it difficult to perform at a high level.
“The team that is fitter puts themselves in a better position to win the tie.
“Our fitness is a key factor for us this season.
“We can trust our fitness; we have turned games round in the last minutes this season.
“We should only focus on Saturday and we will cross the next bridge when it comes.”
A full video interview with Uwe Rösler is available here for Bees Player subscribers.