Bees ‘Buzzing’ Ahead Of Historic FA Cup Game
Written by HFM News on 30th November 2024
There is football fever as Harborough Town prepare to make history by playing in the second round of the FA Cup tomorrow.
The Bees are the joint-lowest ranked team left in the competition and will play away at League One side Reading.
Over 3,000 fans will be making the trip to Berkshire to cheer on the team.
Harborough’s Co-Chairman Peter Dougan told HFM the support is amazing:
L-R Chief Executive Laurence Jones, forward Luis Rose, Manager Mitch Austin, strike Ben Stephen and co-chairman Greg Tickner Pic: RB Media
Harborough are on the best FA Cup run they have ever been on and their opponents sit 104 places above them in the football pyramid.
Striker Ben Stephens scored twice in the Bees’ 4-1 win away at Tonbridge Angels in first round and told HFM how he is feeling about the ticket sales and ahead of the game:
Sandro at a training session this week. Pic: RB Media
The Bees grabbed national headlines earlier this month when former Tottenham and Brazilian international Sandro came out of retirement to sign for the club.
The midfielder could make his debut in tomorrow’s game.
Harborough Town Manager Mitch Austin told HFM he can’t wait for kick-off:
Mitch Austin Pic: RB Media
The game will be extra special for Harborough forward Luis Rose after he was forced to stop playing football for three years for health reasons.
He spoke to HFM:
A convoy of 13 supporter coaches will be taking Harborough fans to the game.
These fans spoke to HFM about what the game means to them:
You can hear live commentary of Sunday’s game on HFM thanks to BBC Leicester – coverage starts at 1.45pm
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