Four unsucessful attempts in the last 15 years have seen us fans crying, screaming and pulling our hair out during these end of season duels.
Martin Allen has already spoken in the press about looking to the future not the past but lets take a look at where it's all gone so wrong for us in recent years.
Heartbreak No.1 - 1990-91
Semi final - Brentford 2 - Tranmere 3
Heartbreak No. 2 - 1994-95
Semi final - Brentford 2 - Huddersfield 2 (Brentford lose 4-3 on pens)
Heartbreak No. 3 - 1996-97
Final - Brentford 0 - Crewe 1
Heartbreak No. 4 - 2001-2002
Final - Brentford 0 - Stoke 2
Heartbreak No. 5? - 2004/2005
Semi final - ??????????? (Let's hope this space is never filled!)
For a full run down of results and the events of the matches visit - http://brentford.rivals.net/default.asp?sid=915&p=2&stid=8380666