It’s F.A. Cup first round proper day tomorrow and the nerves are beginning to fray. Gresley Rovers are a better side than people think and I suspect they will cause us some problems tomorrow. We should win but must be very wary of having an off day and slipping to an embarrassing defeat.
It's a fact that somewhere tomorrow morning a goalkeeper will get out of bed not realising that he is going to have the day and performance of his life. You just have to hope that he isn’t going to walk out next to your keeper at five to three tomorrow afternoon. If he is, then you have big problems.
The F.A. Cup is unique to second division clubs. We are both the hunted and the hunters. On first round day you are the big boys, hunted by the unknowns. Should you manage avoid capture then sooner or later you become the hunter as the third round introduces the bigger boys. The only thing for certain in the F.A. Cup is that if you are still in it in May then you’ve had a decent season.
Right now I’d settle for still being in it on Sunday morning.