Hereford United 0 Yeovil Town 3

This scoreline probably flattered Yeovil, although only by the odd goal. They definitely deserved the win and now go on to face Fleetwood in the next round. At first glance you would think that Hereford will feel they haven't lost out by too much, but if ITV see the potential for a Cup upset, it could mean the Bulls lose out on what would have been useful TV revenue. Ah well, no point crying over what could have been.

Hereford definitely missed the twin wing threats of Leslie and Barkhuizen and I suspect that Nathan Elder, in particular, will have missed them more than most while he battled away on his todd up front.

And talking of 'Todds', I must have missed the news that Andy Todd has now left the club. A shame as his experience was proving pretty useful in Hereford's league revival.

But back to the Cup tie.

Both sides came into the game with concerns about their league positions, but I must say that none of the Yeovil players I spoke to had that haunted look in their eyes that often accompanies a relegation threaten team.

I had a chat with all three goal scorers (Ed Upson, Andy Williams and Dominic Blizzard) and they were all very upbeat about the spirit in the camp. Blizzard said it just didn't compare to the 'chaos' he witnessed at Bristol Rovers as they slid out of League One last season.

One of the BullsNewsBlog guys tweeted me during the game to point out that Williams had started his career at Hereford and was brought through the ranks by his dad who lost his job in the summer. Consequently I thought that Andy might have been holding a personal grudge, but he convinced me that nothing was further from the truth. He was obviously pleased to have scored a real cracker, but took no pleasure in helping dump the Bulls out of the Cup.

Hereford may well miss out on the money that a Cup run brings, but frankly, the priority is still to stay in the football league and to do this they must win the games that they are allowed to field their most effective players in - loanees or otherwise.

To be fair to McQuilkin, I thought he had a very good thirty minutes or so on the right flank, but even though he was quick and tricky, he didn't support Elder in the manner he has become accustomed to.

On the other wing Sam Clucas looked a little unsure on his professional debut. It was a big day for the lad and didn't go the way he would have wanted it to, but the fella sitting a few rows in front of me who shouted that he was rubbish should rein it in a bit and give the kid a chance.

All in all, a bad day for Hereford and a confidence booster for Yeovil who were probably in need of it just a little bit more.

My clipping from this morning's paper