EGYPTIAN pharoah Tutankhamun is set to pull in the crowds at the Reebok Stadium tomorrow.

But he will not be pulling on the famous white jersey of Bolton Wanderers.

Instead the pharoah is the big draw in an exhibition at the stadium's Middlebrook Exhibition Centre.

The event, Tutankhamun and the Treasures of the Pharaohs, promises to take visitors back 5,000 years to the time of the pyramids and the Sphinx.

It will feature more than 300 replicas of artefacts taken from Tutankhamun's tomb.

The real items, unfortunately, are forbidden from leaving Egypt by law.

Two huge statues of the sphinx and the pharaoh Ramases will also be on show along with more than 300 artefacts, crafted by Egyptian artisans over 14 years.

But not everybody is happy with the pharoah's appearance. There were fears by Wanderers' fans that the famous Curse of Tutankhamun was affecting their team's performance.

Since his "visit" was announced, the Trotters have dropped out of the automatic promotion league place in Division One.

It is not surprising they are worried. The Pharaoh's curse is claimed to have bought death and bad luck to all those connected with his tomb's treasure.

People visiting the exhibition, however, will be more interested in seeing the three golden sarcophagi, funerary beds, the mask of the living god and Tutankhamun's golden throne.

French company Horus has organised the event, which runs until April 29 and opens from 10am to 10pm, Monday to Friday, and from 10am to 8pm at weekends.

Tickets cost £6 for adults, £5 for concessions, £4 for children and £18 for families.

The original treasures of the pharaohs and the treasures of Tutankhamun are housed in the Museum of Cairo and have not left Egypt since 1981.