The FA, in their undoubted wisdom, today handed the toughest draw they could muster in the 4th qualifying round of this seasons FA Cup to Kidderminster Harriers. A less than mouth watering clash at Grimsby's Blundell Park ground awaits us on October 20th and it's going to take a concerted effort form all involved to get something out of it.
We can only hope for a draw up on the North coast and bring them back to Aggborough to give us a fighting chance of getting through. We have already played the Fishy Folk at home earlier last month with a goal less draw the result in a game that failed to get the pulses racing. With our improved form since then we do have an outside chance of progressing further.
The rest of the draw threw up some other interesting ties with local bumpkins, Hereford, heading for a potential banana skin at FC United while Cambridge Utd host Luton Town with the new Utd manager Richard Money coming up against the club that sacked him last season.
The full draw is below:
Alfreton Town v Gateshead
Hyde v Harrogate Town
FC United Of Manchester v Hereford United
Barrow v Tamworth
Colwyn Bay or Guiseley v Hednesford Town or Buxton
Grimsby Town v Kidderminster Harriers
Bradford Park Avenue v Hinckley United or Ossett Albion
Wrexham v Southport
AFC Fylde v Ilkeston
Boston United v Altrincham
Lincoln City v Chester or FC Halifax Town
Macclesfield Town v Marine
Barwell or Workington v Mansfield Town
Stockport County v Stalybridge Celtic
AFC Telford United v Nuneaton Town
South Park v Dereham Town or Metropolitan Police
Didcot Town v Arlesey Town
Forest Green Rovers v Dartford
Yate Town v Newport County
Slough Town v Bath City or Gosport Borough
Hastings United or Hitchin Town v Blackfield & Langley
Bromley v Weston Super Mare or Worcester City
Chelmsford City v East Thurrock United
Hayes & Yeading United v Boreham Wood
AFC Totton v Cambridge City or Billericay Town
Welling United or Thurrock v Chalfont St Peter or Bishop's Stortford
Braintree Town v Lowestoft Town
Dorchester Town v Bury Town
Cambridge United v Luton Town
Gloucester City v Chippenham Town
Histon or Corby Town v Eastbourne Borough or Hendon
Woking v Ebbsfleet United