MANAGER Tom Killick believes Poole Town are fortunate to have vastly-experienced ex-professional Marcus Browning in their ranks.

Browning, the former Cherries, Bristol Rovers, Huddersfield and Gillingham midfielder, runs the club’s successful under-18 team.

The 45-year-old, who also won five caps for Wales, will tonight be in the technical area when Poole bid to book a dream trip to the home of Premier League champions Leicester City.

Dolphins host Leyton Orient in the second round of the FA Youth Cup at Tatnam with the winners meeting the Foxes at King Power Stadium (7.45pm).

Browning has already presided over four wins in the competition with his young guns having seen off Cove (10-0), Hamworthy United (7-1), Bracknell (9-0) and Gloucester (4-0).

Killick told the Daily Echo: “They are an exceptional group and deserve the success and the limelight. It has been a superb achievement to reach the second round.

“We have had a few of the players in and around the first team and they are very talented.

“Marcus has done a brilliant job and deserves a lot of praise for the way he runs the team. It is a real positive for the club to have someone of his calibre involved.”

Killick’s first team will tonight train early so they can be among the crowd.

And Killick quipped: “I hope our supporters and a lot of extra people will watch because they will be pleasantly surprised. They play much better than the first team and people might see the ball passed along the floor quite a lot which might come as a bit of a shock!”

George Richardson, son of Wimborne and Poole legend Taffy Richardson, is in the squad and Killick joked: “He has still got all his teeth and hair so he doesn’t look like Taffy!”

Poole have been drawn against Dorset rivals Weymouth in third round qualifying of the FA Trophy and will host the Terras at Tatnam on Saturday, November 26.

Meanwhile, Poole’s SSE Women’s FA Cup adventure came to an end following an 8-0 defeat at Brislington on Sunday.