TONY Burman has praised Dartford's supporters for their role in pushing the club to the brink of the championship.

The Darts need only one point from Saturday's visit to Edgware to mathematically make sure of the title with more than 500 travelling fans expected to make the trip to north London.

Dartford have regularly played in front of four-figure gates this season at Princes Park and the manager acknowledges this level of support has been a crucial factor in the club's success.

He said: "They have been a massive influence and I would like to thank them for everything they have done this year.

"They have supported the lads really well and it inspires everybody.

"I feel they helped get us the point at Potters Bar recently as much as the players did and they can do the same this Saturday at Edgware.

"The supporters have respected what I've asked of them in the past few weeks in terms of the team I've put out and I would like to thank them."

Dartford are six points clear of AFC Sudbury after their nearest rivals suffered a shock 2-1 home defeat to Enfield last night.

With only two games left and a vastly superior goal difference, Dartford are very close to being crowned champions but the manager is still looking for maximum points from his side.

He explained: "We are going to try and win those games because it is important to win the title by points difference as opposed to goal difference.

"It would be amazing if AFC Sudbury were to catch us now after what happened last night, but I've never really worried about what other teams do because my main focus is always us.

"We've been winning games since November and I want to continue doing so until the season ends."

Dartford have no injury or suspension worries for the Edgware clash.