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On the march with Margy's army against Hereford

The magic of the FA Cup with Budweiser comes to Gigg Lane this Saturday when FC United host Hereford United, perhaps one of the most famous FA Cup giant killers in recent times.

As we know anything can happen in the FA Cup and the lads will be itching to put on a great display after last weekend’s poor performance at AFC Fylde, where we lost 4-2.

Manager Karl Marginson said: "We’re putting last Saturday’s disappointing performance and result down to a very poor day at the office.

"Fylde are a good side, who are up near the top for a reason, but any team that defends as poorly as we did is going to be punished, whoever you are playing against. I can safely say the players, coaches and staff were left very embarrassed by it all. But, to be fair, the lads have come to training this week and worked really hard.

"What better way to forget about it than a plum FA Cup tie at home? The pressure is off us for a change as we go into the match as underdogs. Hereford are a full time Conference National side and we will have to be at our very best if we are to compete with them.

"The players will be fired up and I think we have shown over the years that we can play good football against teams far higher up the pyramid than ourselves."

Margy is optimistic that two of his squad’s attacking options will recover from injuries in time to play a part in the fixture. He said: "We’re hoping Matthew Wolfenden will have recovered from the calf knock and, similarly, Carlos Roca should be back in contention after an ankle injury. They are two players who can make a difference to us."

And as always, Margy highlighted what a difference the FC United faithful can make during games like these. He said: "Hereford will expect to win but they haven’t experienced our crowd yet and on days like these I know you lot in the stands will play a huge part in the match. Your fantastic support can really help us and we will need it if we are to be giant killers."



First Posted ~ 19:06 Sat 20 Oct 2012
News ID ~ 4510
Last Updated ~ 00:47 Tue 16 Feb 2021