REDS boss Nicky Cross has issued a rallying call to his troops ahead of his biggest game in the United hotseat.

The Reds manager says his underdogs can pull off a shock with a noisy crowd behind them at the weekend.

But Redditch face an uphill struggle against Dr Martens Premier big guns Kettering who have retained a professional staff after relegation from the Conference last season.

Star midfielder Shaun Murray is set to return on Saturday after two games out with a hamstring problem.

The former Notts County, Spurs, Portsmouth and Scarborough man, with 248 league appearances to his name, has bagged four from midfield already this season.

And former Wimbledon ball-winner Peter Fear lines up alongside £47,500 strike force Dale Watkins and Darren Collins.

Kettering are unbeaten in five since the £2,500 signing of Boston United defender Lee Howarth.

Jamie McWilliams has returned to the Valley after being loaned out last week for match practice.

And the manager has approached a former Football League right back with a view to resurrecting his injury-hit young career with the Reds.

United are hoping to arrange a friendly at the Valley with Sam Hammam's big-spending Cardiff City.