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Thursday, November 02, 2017

We're Good For A Replay Says Telford's Media Man


As well as featuring Hereford's Jamie Griffiths in the Guardian talking about Saturday's FA Cup match, one of Telford's media men has also been interviewed.

Richard Worton has been a Telford supporter since the early 1980s and does multimedia work for the club.

“The ‘old’ Telford United had a terrific record as giant killers. Those exploits brought a wave of new fans to the club. A cup run and a big tie would help the club financially, both through prize money and also by hopefully bringing a new generation of fans to the club. Older supporters would enjoy it as a reminder of the glory days.

With a young team and a bright young manager in ex-Wolves and Aston Villa centre back Rob Edwards, it’s an opportunity for them to display their talents on a bigger stage. We have the sons of three famous fathers in our squad: Henry Cowans, son of Gordon, Ryan Wilson, son of Kevin, and Will Marsh, son of Mike, who is also assistant coach to the victorious England Under-17 team.

I’m quietly optimistic. Our opponents, Hereford, are making more noise about the tie, as they sense another upset having knocked out Eastleigh. But we have a very enterprising team, we look to use width on both sides of the field, and in Marcus Dinanga we have a goalscorer who makes finding the net look easy. We aren’t often kept off the scoresheet, so if we can defend well on the day I feel we’re good for a replay at a minimum."