Mark Warburton refusing to wave white flag on Brentford's play-off dream

Mark Warburton is hoping another dramatic final day of the season at Brentford will prolong his career at the club for three more matches.

The Bees were famously on the wrong end of a crazy climax two years ago when Marcello Trotta missed a penalty and Doncaster broke away to score a last-minute winner and deny them automatic promotion.

Warburton guided Brentford up the following season but is leaving Griffin Park at the end of this campaign even though they are still in with a chance of reaching the play-offs.

The west Londoners need to beat Wigan and hope Derby lose at home to Reading or Ipswich are beaten at Blackburn to keep the 52-year-old in a job for another few weeks.

"Hopefully we'll get the right result and the others go our way," he said.

"We're not dumbing down the significance of this game. It's a massive game for the club. The players know that and they are excited by it.

"There's no point us worrying about what's happening at Blackburn or Derby if we don't do the job here. First and foremost we have to get the right result.

"Can you imagine if results do go our way, and yet we don't deliver? Our focus has to be what we can control. Then hope for some twists and turns elsewhere."

Wigan may have already been relegated but Warburton insists Gary Caldwell's side will not be taken lightly.

"I think that makes it more difficult," he said. "The manager will be keen to want to show the board and the players how he wants to play next season, players will be playing for contracts and moves. They have a lot of quality in their squad and we have to respect that."

Brentford's achievements this season have been overshadowed by the news that Warburton's contract will not be renewed in the summer, with owner Matthew Benham poised to implement a new management structure.

Warburton is unlikely to be short of job offers but insists he has nothing in the pipeline.

"I hope after the final kick of the season the phone might ring but right now - nothing at all," he said.

"You hope that the team has played in a manner which shows how we want the game to be played, and if that's enough to attract a future employer then great. If not, I'll be looking around."

So how tough has Warburton found preparing for what could be an emotional final game in charge?

"The biggest problem was writing my programme notes," he revealed. "Do I thank people now, or hopefully in two weeks?

"But it's all about this game. We need to get this right, hopefully results will go our way and then we'll be looking forward to another game next Friday."