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I had this theory about there being no big shocks in the FA Cup when the gamesare played on a Sunday for the live TV cameras or on the BBC red button.My thought-process was that for there to be a decent chance of an upset, the primeingredients were a night game or a Saturday at the usual 3pm kick-off. Not Sundaylunchtime. Non-League players are creatures of habit and don’t think much of a dayof graft followed by a big game. Warrington Town beating Exeter City in 2014always springs to mind or Notts County falling at Salford City the following season.I was at that game on a cold Friday night and the next day took in Altrinchamagainst Barnsley where Non-League’s great giantkillers struck again. The ingredientswere there. Non-League team at home, desperate to create history and in theirusual playing slot. Sundays, though? There just seems to be something about them.Now my theory has increasingly been shot down. Chesham have beaten BristolRovers and, of course, Guiseley beat Cambridge United last season to name acouple.But, even so, there can’t be many who would have thought Maldon & Tiptree wouldbeat Leyton Orient a fortnight ago. Kingstonian beat a Macclesfield Town youth sideon the same afternoon but with all the financial issues at Macc, it sounds like Ksfans knew that would be the case from the first whistle.But little Maldon & Tiptree seeing off a League Two side like Orient – a side whoknow their way around tricky Non-League situations? It was a fantastic result, surelyone of the best this season’s competition will throw up. Expect everyone to betalking about Jorome Slew in the coming weeks – he’s scored 22 goals this seasonalready! Now Wayne Brown’s side will welcome Newport County or Grimsby Town(depending on Tuesday’s replay) to their Essex home next Friday with the TVcameras in attendance. The makings of an upset? You bet!DID you hear the a-moo-sing excuse for missing training that Atherton Collieriesboss Michael Clegg received last week?Striker Tom Bentham is a butcher by day and had a unique reason for not being attraining on Thursday night. So he sent his gaffer a message.Bentham said: “Cleggs –I think I’m going to be working till like 11 tonight mate. Got a full cow to do on afarm and it needs doing today after work.” Clegg responded: “Have a night offbecause that’s the best excuse I’ve ever had”Written by Matt Badcock23
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