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Extract from today's South Wales Evening Post

 

WATCH OUT, BOYS!

 

Roberto Martinez admits all eyes will be on an FA Cup giantkilling after Swansea City were drawn in arguably the tie of the FA Cup first round.Swansea have been handed a trip to Isthmian League outfit Billericay Town - incredibly their 10th successive away draw in the competition stretching back to 2003-4.

 

The Essex outfit currently sit 107 places below Swansea in the English football pyramid, and Martinez accepts the neutrals will be rooting for the minnows.

 

The game, which may well attract the live television cameras, will take place on the weekend of November 9-11 depending on whether it is screened as well as police advice.

 

''It's a classic FA Cup tie,'' Martinez said. ''Everyone will be looking for the upset and the surprise and it will be a hard game for us. I think the weather will play a big part in the game because pitches at that level normally get affected by the rain, but that's the magic of the competition.

 

''I wouldn't be surprised if TV shows an interest and if they do that will be great.

 

''Whatever happens it will be like a final for Billericay and we'll need to be ready for that.''

 

Billericay's New Lodge home has a capacity of just 3,500 and it is possible that the tie will be switched to a bigger ground - although cup rules mean there is virtually no chance of the game being played at the Liberty Stadium.

 

If there is a change, it is more likely Swansea will face Billericay at Southend's Roots Hall, the nearest Football League ground.

 

Martinez knows more about the opposition than many other non-league sides as a result of an interest in former Billericay player Chris Whelpdale.

 

The winger was watched on a number of occasions by Swansea last season before signing for League Two side Peterborough.

 

''We saw them a few times as we followed one of their players for a while and they are a team who know how to impose themselves at home,'' Martinez added.

 

''We will have to adapt to the conditions, and we will treat the game as if it is a league match because the FA Cup is the best cup competition in Europe. It would be a huge mistake to take it lightly.''

 

Confirmation of the date and venue for next month's tie should come in the next couple of days.

 

 

 

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A fair assessment, and the fact that they have watched us before will make Swansea feel a bit easier about the game.

 

There may well be 107 places between us, but that won't show on the day, we have a lot of talent and league experience in our team.

Our pre-season games against Brighton and Peterborough will give us some indication of what to expect, and how we will cope.

 

But before that we have two important cup games, starting tomorrow night at Thurrock.

 

In my first full season at Billericay, we reached the first round of the FA Cup, the quarter Finals of the FA Trophy, and finished second in the league, today we tread the same path and have a monster draw against Swansea.

 

It's great living on the sunny side of the street

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i hope the game gets played at new lodge. if the game gets moved to southend swansea wont have any problems. take it at new lodge chaps. hold them to a draw. and cash in on the replay and publicity.

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No reason whatsoever to move the game from NL as under FAC rules the club only get cash upto the capacity of their ground so there is no financial benefit of moving the game to Roots Hall as the rest of the money just goes into the FA's back pocket/directors lunch expenses account

 

Having it at NL is the only chance of getting a positive result from the game as they wont like the tightness of the pitch or the proximity of supporters to the pitch

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