Brakes to park their Tank on Colchester's pitch

While the Addickted head north to Blackburn tomorrow, we will be putting on our Brakes vice-presidents tops and heading south and east to support Leamington in their FA Cup game at Colchester United. There is a big gap between Step 5 of the non-league pyramid represented by the World Travel Midland Alliance and League 1, but hopefully the Brakes will give a good account of themselves at Layer Road. The players, some of whom are rumoured to be on £30 a week, have been bought a suit for the occasion and will stay overnight in a hotel.

We are particularly pleased that our sponsored player, Darran Tank, looks likely to feature. The solidly built 34-year old central defender lives up to his name and was wrongly credited with a 90th minute goal in the fourth qualifying round game because of his enthusiastic celebrations when the whistle blew.

Erith Addick Paul May will be reporting from Ewood Park.