The Twin Towers of Wembley may be consigned to the history books, but Stuart Peace is determined not to see Didcot Town's FA Vase dreams end up on the scrapheap.
The Railwaymen, who are anticipating a record crowd for their quarter-final clash with Eastern Counties League high-fliers Bury Town at Loop Meadow Stadium tomorrow, are just two wins away from the final at White Hart Lane.
Didcot dumped out second favourites Colne 3-2 in a pulsating tie in Lancashire in the last round.
But manager Peace knows that Bury will be an entirely different proposition.
He said: "Bury have a very young, but very talented side.
"They have got to this stage deservedly with a great victory against Lymington, and are having a very good season in the league, so they will probably be even tougher than Colne.
"We need to raise our game to another level if we are to get through this one, but I know we are capable of doing this.
"A lot of people wrote off our chances at Colne, and that probably gave us even more incentive.
"To get to a national semi-final would be a fantastic achievement for the club.
"But we are at the stage now where we won't be happy with just that. I really believe we can go all the way, if we play to our potential."
Didcot's major strength is their defence, marshalled by former AFC Wallingford ace Danny Campbell, ex-Marlow player Grant Goodall and goalkeeper Chris Webb, while captain Jamie Heapy has spurred Didcot on many times this season.
Their 2-0 defeat at home to Highworth last weekend was their first home reverse of the season, and the first time they had conceded a goal at Loop Meadow since October.
It was a disappointing end to a fabulous run, but Peace is convinced that the defeat will not have any impact on tomorrow's game.
"The lads were fully focussed on the Highworth game, and I don't buy into the idea that any of my players were thinking about the Vase match," he said.
Bury are second in the Eastern Counties Premier League - 17 points behind leaders AFC Sudbury.
They have lost only four league games all season, but they come to Loop Meadow with a lack of competitive fixtures behind them. With recent postponements, Bury have not played a game since February 16.
They had last weekend's league encounter with Clacton postponed just before kick-off, meaning a wasted journey for Didcot chairman John Bailey, who travelled to Suffolk to watch them.
The key man Didcot need to keep quiet is teenage striker Glenn Snell, who has scored 16 goals this season.
But Town also have a scoring sensation in the shape of fifth-round hero Stuart Beavon, who is back from suspension.
Dave Green misses the game after an X-ray revealed a fracture in a foot.
Remarkably, Green played with the aid of a pain-killing injection in the last round, after a dash to Blackburn Rovers' Ewood Park for treatment before the game. Matty Jack and Joey Beauchamp are cup-tied.
The winners receive £4,000 and a place in a two-legged semi-final.
Didcot Tn: from Webb, Campbell, Goodall, Heapy, Powell, Jones, Hannigan, Parrott, Ward, Concannon, Beavon, Cooper, Bianchini, Barlow, R Dorrian, F Dorrian, Spurrett.
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