Town are fed up of Tamworth lording it over their "smaller" rivals in the Conference feeder league and Neil Aspin's troops will be determined to let their football do the talking.

And if the current league table is anything to go by – Harrogate are currently in second place, four points clear of Tamworth – it could be a case of the Lambs to the slaughter.

Aspin said: "I don't think anyone at our club is particularly keen on Tamworth because of the reception we receive down there.

"We feel they look down their noses at clubs like ours because they feel they shouldn't be in Blue Square North, they feel they should be higher up the pyramid. We want to go there with a point to prove.

"They look on the likes of Harrogate as a small club, which we are, but this club has made great strides to move forward over the last few years and we don't really receive a lot of credit for it.

"We will go there pumped up – we have to be pumped up for every game because we can't afford to slacken off – and we want to get the result."

Town have made a storming start to the season after narrowly missing out on a place in the play-offs last time round. A 2-0 home win over AFC Telford on Tuesday night made it four wins on the spin for Aspin's men, whose only defeat so far has come at table-toppers Southport.

Town have a 100 per cent record at Wetherby Road and their only other dropped point away from home came in a midweek draw at Workington.

They seem to have sorted out the problems that cost them so dearly last term, with Town going almost three months without a home win in the second half of the 2007-08 season. But Aspin isn't getting too carried away so soon.

He said: "It has been a good start but we know from last year league standings don't really matter at this stage, it's where you are at the end that counts.

"We started off with about seven wins in a row last season at home, it was after Christmas we struggled badly and we know we have to address that this year.

"But I am pleased with the start we have made and we just need to keep it going."

Aspin also knows injuries can play a part in who wins and who loses come May, and Town have already suffered problems this time round.

Defenders Justin Whittle and Nathan Peat both picked up injuries in last weekend's victory over Hyde United and Aspin acted swiftly to bring in experienced defender Tim Ryan and youngster Shane Killock on short-term loans on Monday from Darlington and Huddersfield respectively.

"It was a case on Sunday of ringing people to try and get players in and both lads did exceptionally well against Telford considering they didn't even know the other players' names until Tuesday night," added the Town boss.