NEWPORT County AFC manager Warren Feeney wants his players to silence the Luton Town fans and secure their Football League status tomorrow.

Feeney is expecting a hostile reception from the home fans at his former club and says the Exiles need to produce a similar performance to the one that saw them win 3-0 at Portsmouth last month.

County have not won at Kenilworth Road in 25 visits but they have earned nine draws and a point tomorrow would be enough to guarantee they stay in League Two.

If York City fail to win at Accrington Stanley then Feeney’s men will be safe no matter how they fare but the Exiles boss wants his side to build on a positive performance in Tuesday’s 1-1 home draw with Oxford United and get the job done themselves.

“The important thing was to get a performance and get off 41 points the other night and hopefully we can put it right for good on Saturday,” he said.

“Luton will be a tough game because they’ve had two very good results lately but we’ll go there in the right frame of mind and with confidence.

“They are one of the big hitters in the league and Nathan [Jones] is a very good coach.

“He’ll just want to get this season out of the way and I’m sure they’ll be one of the big ones for next year.

“But it’s a bit like Portsmouth – if you get on top of them then the fans can get a bit frustrated with their own players.”

Feeney played for the Hatters from 2005 to 2007 but scored just eight goals in 77 games before moving to South Wales with Cardiff City.

“I don’t know what response I’ll get,” said the 35-year-old former Northern Ireland international striker.

“I went back with Salisbury in the Conference and it was a wee bit of a mixed reception.

“Fans will always have a little bit [of a go] but I was there to play football and I loved it and I’ve moved on from it.

“It’s a fantastic club with fantastic support and I had some great times in the Championship when I was there.

“There was no hard feelings [on my part]. Obviously I moved on to Cardiff, which was a good opportunity for me, but I loved it there under Mike Newell and Nick Owen the chairman.”