Plymouth Parkway v Ilfracombe Town
The FA Carlsberg Vase
Second Round Proper
3pm, Saturday 17 November 2007
Bolitho Park, Plymouth Parkway FC
Winning clubs receive £1,000
The battle to be the pride of Devon is up for grabs this weekend, as Ilfracombe Town travel to face Plymouth Parkway in The FA Vase.
Manager Barry Yeo takes his Ilfracombe team, who play in the Toolstation Western Premier Division, the breadth of the county to face Carlsberg South Western League's Plymouth, believing that a derby atmosphere will give the game an extra edge.
"It's a very local game for us. It'll definitely give it an edge and we can't wait for it," said Yeo.
"We've seen in the local paper that they've had us watched and we've had a look at them. They're a physical side and it's going to be very competitive out there.
"Over the years, I can't remember the teams ever playing each other and despite us being fairly close there are no links between the clubs."
With Parkway sitting at the top of their league, and Town riding high themselves, Yeo is predicting an entertaining afternoon.
"Credit to them for being top of their league," he added.
"But we're doing well ourselves. I'm always confident and at worst, we want them back at our place.
"I've always believed though that your best chance to beat someone is on the first occasion.
"We're taking a bus load of supporters and there'll be plenty travelling by car, so we're going to have plenty of fans behind us down there. It's the most fans we will have taken away for a long time.
"With Plymouth Argyle playing away as well, I know they're confident of attracting more fans than usual. It should be a great game."
It promises to be quite an afternoon.