SAMMY Donnelly has told Worthing's army of cup fans: We want to do you proud.

Rebels will start as massive underdogs away to Nationwide League Division Three high-fliers Rotherham tomorrow.

But they expect to be backed by at least 500 supporters, double their normal league attendance.

And boss Donnelly says his players will be perfectly prepared for the club's first taste of the cup limelight since travelling to Bournemouth at this stage five years ago.

He admitted: "The most important thing is to do well up there for the supporters.

"Rotherham got the draw they wanted and by rights they should go through.

"But I'm quietly confident we'll handle the occasion."

Donnelly has already selected his side for the big day but will not reveal it to his players until tomorrow morning.

The 16-man squad are being joined on the trip to Yorkshire by suspended Marc Rice and Danny Smith, who has been out since the summer with a broken leg.

Donnelly's biggest dilemma will have been whether to stick with his trademark three-man strikeforce or reinforce midfield against a Rotherham side with a knack of scoring early goals.

The hosts make just one change from the team which won 1-0 at Northampton last Saturday to go second in the table Paul Dillon coming in to the centre of defence.

Boss Ronnie Moore warned: "Anyone expecting a landslide can forget it. Worthing won at Dover in the last round and that was a tremendous result."

Worthing: from Bray, M. Rutherford, G. Rutherford, Cox, James, Knee, Kennett, Burt, Thomas, Holden, Carrington, Funnell, Miles, Weston, May, Craven.

Rotherham: Pollitt, Wilsterman, Varty, Dillon, Scott, Watson, Thompson, Garner, Berry, Warne, Fortune-West. Subs: Pettinger, Sedgwick, Martindale, Hurst, Warner.

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