A bumper crowd of more than 2,500 is expected for AFC Telford United’s big derby clash with Worcester City tomorrow – but star striker Andy Brown may miss out.

Excitement at the Bucks unbeaten start to the Blue Square Bet North campaign has seen crowds growing steadily in recent weeks.

And the turn-out tomorrow will be boosted by 500 free tickets issued by the club as part of the Shropshire Star’s Cash 4 Our Schools initiative.

But Brown, top scorer for the last two seasons and with five to his name already this term, is struggling with the injury he picked up in last week’s 5-2 FA Cup win over Stourbridge.

“Browny’s got a bit of a problem with his ankle but he was a lot better at training last night,” boss Andy Sinton revealed.

“We’ve got a decision to make whether we go with him or whether we need to give him a rest.

“I’d like to go with him because if it’s not broke it doesn’t need fixing. If he’s close to 100 per cent I might go with him, if not I’ll have to pull him out.”

Superb

Sinton is relishing the prospect of a big crowd tomorrow and is keen for the supporters to continue to play their part in the team’s success.

“The Telford fans have been absolutely superb this year,” he said.

“Home and away they’ve got really behind the team, really behind the lads, really behind myself and I appreciate that.

“I think they’ve been quite excited by what we’ve served up. It’s our job to keep it going.”

Worcester include two former Bucks in their ranks, midfielder Kevin O’Connor who rejected an offer from Sinton over the summer to move to St George’s Lane and striker Mark Danks — who has netted seven goals so far.

“They’ve maybe surprised one or two people,” said the Telford chief.

“If we’re at it from the start we’ll give ourselves a great chance of winning.”

By CHRIS HUDSON