TALK to any City supporter of a certain vintage and they will regale you with stories of favourite players from the past.

Harry Knowles, Bobby McEwan, Howard Madley, John Inglis, John McGrath, Barry Williams -- the names trip off the tongue.

Fast forward 30 years to 2034 and it will be interesting to see what names from recent years fans will still be talking about - McDonnell, Owen, Kelly?

One man who surely will earn mention is Carl Heeley who has moved into joint third place in the all-time City appearance stakes alongside McGrath.

City's captain made his 470th appearance for the club in their 5-0 win at Havant & Waterlooville on Saturday to equal McGrath's record.

Heeley recently overtook George Bassett in fourth place who chalked up 467 games for the club.

If Heeley plays against Merthyr Tydfil this weekend and Crawley Town on Monday night, he will reach another milestone by equalling Kevin Tudor's 472 tally.

Appearance 473 should come at Dorchester Town a week later to take him clear as the second greatest appearance maker in the club's history.

And the good news for City is that manager John Barton thinks his skipper is getting better with age.

"Carl's been tremendous and I don't he's played better than he has done for us recently," said Barton. To be fair his facial injury knocked him back a hell of a lot without him knowing it but in the last 12 months he's over that.

"Even at 34 he listens, tries to carry instructions to the best of his ability and still wants to learn."

But overhauling McEwan's tally of 596 will be a tall order even for the man dubbed King Carl.

Heeley meanwhile is due to be present at the official launch of the Worcester City Supporters Trust on Friday from 8pm in the Social Club at St George's Lane.

Barton and club chairman Dave Boddy, along with Heeley, will be taking part in a fans' forum as part of the Trust launch.

Trust organisers, who have already spent many months putting the framework in place, have arranged an informal evening allowing the people of Worcester to understand how the Trust can work, and what they can do to help.

Chris Brooks from the Worcestershire Partnership will have the lowdown on community finances while Mark Stower from Leukaemia Care will be talking about links between the club and the community. In addition Jacqui Foster from Supporters Direct is also due to attend while Bob Marley will be discussing a radical youth initiative for junior football in the county.

Andy Bullock, one of the key figures in getting the Trust off the ground, and a dedicated City fan (he jetted in from Mozambique to catch the recent Grantham game) is hoping for a good turnout.

In short they need members to make it a success and give supporters a real voice within the club.