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Brentford Manager Uwe Rösler has issued a final rallying call ahead of the Club’s second ‘Pay What You Can’ fixture this weekend.

The Club ran the ground-breaking and charity fund-raising ‘Pay What You Can’ ticketing initiative for a match against Stevenage last season and will be running the offer again for the Sky Bet League One match against Shrewsbury Town on Saturday, October 26.

The Stevenage game was originally due to be played in December 2012 and despite a postponement more than 7,000 turned up for the rearranged match two months later.

In total, more than 10,000 tickets were sold for the fixture.

Crowds at Griffin Park have been steadily on the rise over the past few years with games against Chelsea and Doncaster Rovers earlier in 2013 delivering the two largest attendances at Griffin Park since the early 1980s.

Brentford Boss Uwe said large attendances were fantastic for everyone at the Club and he wanted to see the great atmosphere from 2012/13 replicated this season.

A 3-1 win over Colchester United on Saturday made it five wins from eight at Griffin Park this season and Uwe pledged to make Brentford’s home ground a fortress again.

“We had some great atmospheres at Griffin Park last season,” said Uwe.

“We raised the average attendance and filled the ground on a number of occasions.

“It was not usual for Brentford and I think everybody enjoyed it.

“Not just the players, manager and coaching staff, I think the supporters enjoyed seeing Griffin Park full and with a fantastic atmosphere.

“We have to recreate that sort of atmosphere.

“But that is not only up to the supporters, it is up to us.

“We have to be a force at home.

“When we are a force and win most of our games, the supporters will come in numbers.

“We have to start our momentum in home games and I am sure our supporters will support us.

“The supporters have a chance to turn out in numbers next week and help us build on the win over Colchester.

“Many thousands have already bought their tickets and that is great news.

“Hopefully over the next few days we can fill the ground and I believe the players will give that crowd something to remember.”

Under the ‘Pay What You Can’ initiative advance match tickets for Brentford fans are sold at the best price the supporter can pay.

The minimum price for a ticket is £1 and every ticket, whether for adult, senior, student or junior, in The Bees United Stand, The BIAS Stand and The Bill Axbey Stand is up for sale, except those already taken by Season Ticket Holders.

The Club also wants to raise money for charity at the same time so when more than £5 is paid for a ticket, 50 per cent of the excess, excluding VAT, will be donated to the charity Sport Relief.

The Club also raised in excess of £3,300 for Sport Relief when the initiative ran last season.

More than 7,000 seats and terracing tickets have now been sold for the Brentford sections of the ground and hundreds more are being sold every day.

Those who want to buy tickets for groups of people to sit together are urged to buy immediately.

Only single seats remain in Block D of The Bees United Stand and there are few left in Block B, they are also selling well in Block E.

The paddock, the lower tier of The Bees United Stand, is almost completely sold out with no seats available together in areas other than the extreme ends.

Availability is also extremely limited in central areas of The Bill Axbey Stand, on the New Road side of the ground with only single tickets left in Block D, E, F and G.

More than two thirds of tickets in The Bill Axbey Stand have been sold in total.

Tickets for the Club’s Family Area are also selling well and around two thirds of tickets for the BIAS Stand terrace have been sold.

‘Pay What You Can’ ticket sales will end on Friday, October 25, at 4pm and the Club advises supporters to buy now to avoid disappointment.

Any supporter paying on the turnstiles on Saturday will pay match day prices.

Tickets are limited to six per person.

Tickets will be available from the Club’s Ticket Office at Griffin Park, which is open from 10am until 4pm Monday to Friday.

They can bought in person or ordered by telephone on 0845 3456 442 – option 4.

All tickets in The Bees United Stand and The Bill Axbey Stand will be for allocated seats in order to maximise the potential attendance.

The ‘Pay What You Can’ offer is available for advance tickets only and will not be available in the away end.

If any tickets remain on the day they will be sold on the turnstiles at normal match day prices.