Barrow v Brentford
The FA Cup sponsored by E.ON
Second Round Proper
7.45pm, Friday 28 November 2008
Winning clubs will receive £30,000 from The FA
Barrow are determined to ignore the hype surrounding their FA Cup Second Round tie with Brentford and are concentrating on only one thing - beating The Bees.
The Cumbrians face the League Two side in a televised tie this evening and although the club are enjoying being in the spotlight, club captain Paul Jones is ensuring his team-mates are staying focused on what happens on the pitch and not off it.
Everton fan Jones is desperate to qualify for the Third Round of the world's oldest domestic football competition and believes his team have the capabilities to beat Brentford. And a trip to Goodison Park as a reward would suit him nicely.
"We are enjoying the extra coverage and it does put an extra spring in our step, but we are just going to concentrate on the match," Jones said.
"We have been fortunate enough to have been on television a few times over the last six months, so I don't think we will be overawed by it.
"The lads just need to stay confident, do their jobs correctly and give it their best shot.
"If we could get through to the Third Round, it would be such a special day for the club and that has to be our aim. We have to concentrate on that thought and nothing else.
"Brentford will have exactly the same ambitions as us, so it will not be easy, but we think we can do it."
The Third Round sees the Premier League and Championship teams enter The FA Cup fray and Jones is desperate to land a big name if Barrow do go through - with David Moyes' team on the top of his wish-list.
He added: "Any big team would be great, especially away from home, because it would really help our finances as well.
"For me, Everton would be the dream match but at the moment that is exactly what it is - a dream - so for now we have to just try to beat Brentford and take it from there."