Chasetown boss in FA Cup vow
Chasetown boss Charlie Blakemore has vowed to make it as "uncomfortable as possible" for Team Bath as they bid to extend their FA Cup dream tomorrow.
The Scholars believe their best chance of beating the other scholars will be to try to knock them from their stride at Twerton Park.
And with the backing of around 600 fans, Blakemore wants the whole Chasetown "family" to make life as tough for the full-time students.
"If you weigh it up, they're just like professionals," said Blakemore of the British Gas Southern premier division promotion-chasers. They will be passing it around and they will be fitter than us because they train every day.
"We're massive underdogs so we're going to try to make it as uncomfortable as possible and the fans will play a big part.
"They have been selling scarves and airhorns in the club shop and we have to turn the ground into a mini Chasetown because if they get into their rhythm and play, we'll be in trouble.
"We've got to stamp our own mark on the game and we have to do it early else we'll come unstuck."
In stark contrast to the students' untroubled preparations, all of Chasetown's players have had to get time off work to join up for an overnight stay.
"Half of our players have had to have time off work without pay and they all have mortgages," added Blakemore.
"Four of our players are meeting us halfway down there because they couldn't get time off work, but this is what non-League football is all about.
"But whatever happens, we've got to enjoy it – and we'll enjoy it 100 times more if we win."
Strikers Nathan Lamey and Lee Bullimore are both cup-tied.
