THAME United are boosted by the return from injury of centre back Martin Brown and striker Keith Holmes for their FA Carlsberg Vase quarter-final at Suffolk side Woodbridge tomorrow.

Holmes and skipper Brown have been nursing niggles, and boss Andy Sinnott has rested them for the last two games as a precautionary measure.

But Thame will have to do without midfielder Jason Maciak and full back Luke Beauchamp - the younger brother of Oxford United's Joey - both of whom are suspended for one match.

Five current Thame players along with joint manager Alan Thorne played a part in Oxford City's run to the final of the Vase in 1995.

And Sinnott believes that this experience could swing tomorrow's tie his side's way.

Sinnott said: "Martin Brown and Paul Sherwood played on the day and Ricky Paul, Shaun Walker and Liam Herbert were all involved in getting there. That's going to be a big help."

Woodbridge this week signed former Ipswich midfielders John Wark, 42, and Paul Mason, 35.

Wark, capped 29 times by Scotland, won FA Cup and UEFA Cup medals with Ipswich and the old Division 1 title with Liverpool.

Mason was released by Ipswich earlier this season.

Thame Utd: from Moores, Gascoyne, Roberts, Brown, Tregurtha, Joe, A Williams, G Williams, Carlisle, Herbert, Walker, Holmes, Sherwood, Louis, Gregory, Sutcliffe, Burden, Saulsbury.

Story date: Friday 19 February

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