C'mon you Whites

An excellent win for Salisbury last night in the Cup replay at Grimsby Town will see them travel to face Sheffield United in the 3rd round.

I covered the first game against the Mariners and was really impressed with their work rate and application - it was also a very hospitable club - and so I'm glad to see they have secured this plum tie.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not getting carried away and haven't been down to William Hill to put a bet on them lifting the Cup next May, but for a club of this size, a trip to Bramall Lane is like a cup final in itself.

Setting aside the financial benefits which will undoubtedly allow Salisbury to develop, on a personal level there are lads down there who are now 'living the dream' a little. And how many fans (and backroom staff) of the team ever thought they'd live to see the day when their boys took on one of football's big clubs?

Make no mistake, the Blades are, historically, one of British football's bigger names. Sure, they may not be playing top flight football at the moment, but they still play in the oldest major stadium in the world still hosting football matches.

They have also played in six FA Cup finals (winning four), although admittedly their are no surviving players from their last trip to Wembley in 1936!

If it's football pedigree you're after, Sheffield United have it. No doubt. And boy should that make for a great day out for fans of the Whites.

On a normal weekend, only those in the Hillsborough area of the Steel City would be hoping for a United defeat. I suspect that in early January Salisbury will have the rest of the country on their side. Not nice for United, but isn't that what the Cup is all about?