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Evans ready for some "Bullfighting"
Boston United boss Steve Evans is steeling his troops for some 'bullfighting' as he makes final preparations for Saturday's FA Cup second round tie at Hereford reports This is Lincolnshire.
Evans was at Edgar Street on Tuesday to watch the Conference side knock holders Blackpool out of the LDV Vans Trophy.
And following the Bulls' 2-1 win over the League One outfit, the Scot believes his players will have to show more resilience in the cup than they did in their 2-0 League Two defeat at Rochdale last weekend.
"Hereford are a full-time outfit who have some very capable players in their line-up," said Evans.
"We go there after a bad result against Rochdale and we will have to battle, there is no two ways about it.
"It will be a blood and thunder cup-tie and they will fancy their chances of causing an upset.
"I have told my players to expect it to be physical and demanding and they cannot afford to fall short as they did against Rochdale.
"With possibly two exceptions, the players were not up to standard.
"That's not good enough. But they are aware of it, and with the quality we have in the squad we should be able to negotiate a third round tie."
Hereford have a reputation as FA Cup giantkillers, having famously knocked First Division Newcastle out of the 1972 competition when they were still non-league minnows.
Ronnie Radford's 25-yard strike helped seal a famous 2-1 third round replay triumph against the Magpies following a 2-2 draw at St James' Park.
The Bulls also scalped West Ham two years later, and five years ago Graham Turner's side took top flight Leicester to a replay.
"Hereford love the cup, and in each round of the competition there will be shocks," said Evans.
"But we can't afford to become another statistic."
