I HAVE good memories of the FA Cup ahead of our second qualifying round match with Romulus later this month.

I got to the semi-final with Crystal Palace in 1995 and played in the quarter-final against Wolves.

I didn't play in the semi-final against Manchester United but we really should have beaten them.

They were down to 10 men and we could have got to the final.

I was also at Stockport when we beat Queens Park Rangers in the third round in 1994 when they were a top-six Premiership side with the likes of Ray Wilkins and Les Ferdinand in the side.

We beat them 2-1 and I scored the winner.

I have been fortunate to have played in the latter stages of the competition and it's a massive buzz.

The build-up to the semi-final with Crystal Palace was unbelievable.

It's been a great competition for me and one which is special throughout the world.

I also have fond memories with Worcester, getting to the second round against Huddersfield Town last year.

It's a great trophy and our aim is to get to the first round, but the ultimate goal for Worcester is to get to the third round and be in the draw with the big boys.

That's as good as winning the cup for a non-league team.

But that's a long, long way off and we have to play Romulus in the second qualifying round on September 30.

They might be in a lower league but that's going to be tough because they are in form and it will be a difficult game, as they all were last year.

We might have beaten Bemerton Heath Harlequins 7-0 and Tonbridge Angels 3-0 but they were not easy games and we have to be prepared.

Last year, we had the Chippenham game in the first round, which was almost like a semi-final because of what was at stake.

That was a massive challenge for us because that can make or break a club as so much money was at stake.

That's probably one of the most pressured games I have played in during my career.

Everyone knew the Huddersfield game was going to be on the BBC and the kind of money it would generate.

It's a long road for a non-league team but it's still worthwhile.

On the injury front, Adam Webster and James Coates are our only two worries.

Adam has been starting to jog very slowly and we are just monitoring it.

It's a long-term thing but hopefully he won't show any of the bad signs the specialist has been talking about otherwise he will need the operation which will put him out for longer.

James is still a couple of weeks away from being fit but Dennis Pearce and Danny Hodnett were both fit enough to be on the bench at Vauxhall Motors.