Walsall striker Alex Nicholls admits he has been looking forward to Saturday's FA Cup clash against his hometown club Stourbridge ever since the draw was made almost two weeks ago.
The Saddlers will make the 13-mile trip from the Banks's Stadium to the War Memorial Athletic Ground on Saturday morning determined not to end up on the wrong side of a cup giantkilling.
But for Nicholls' family, the trip will be a much shorter one to watch the eagerly-anticipated tie.
"I was actually at my mum and dad's house in Stourbridge when I found out the draw," the 21-year-old told Walsall's official website. "They said we'd drawn someone close to home and I guessed at a few teams but Stourbridge never came into my head.
"When they eventually told me I thought it was a joke, but my face soon lit up and I've been looking forward to the game ever since."
He continued: "We know it's going to be a scrappy, 100-mile-an-hour type of match. We are under no illusions about what to expect and realise that it will be a hard-fought battle. But we will go there with the right attitude, ready to do a job."
