McKimm expecting tight FA Cup contest

Tonbridge

Manager Steve McKimm expects a cagey contest when in-form Kent teams Tonbridge and Folkestone meet in the FA Cup this weekend. McKimm’s Angels are second in the Ryman League, Premier Division and haven’t lost since the opening week of the season. Invicta, meanwhile, lead the way in Division 1 South and are still unbeaten having won seven of their eight league games and drawn the other. McKimm said: “Folkestone have always been a good side. Neil Cugley’s been there a long time and he gets them playing the right way. “They’ve always been up at the top and they narrowly missed out in the play- offs the last two years. “They’ve only dropped two points all season, so they’re a strong outfit with some good players. I’m expecting a tough game and anything can happen in the FA Cup. “We’ll have to be on our game. If two or three players are not, it could be a long afternoon for us.” Both sides claimed 1- 0 wins on Tuesday night, Tonbridge at Brentwood and Folkestone at home to title rivals Hastings. McKimm said: “They’ll come with no fear and treat it as any other game. One little mistake could cost us. “If we’re both at it and we do the right things, it’ll be an interesting game, a cagey game. I don’t think it’ll be endto-end. “Both teams will play to win, there won’t be any negativity, one team sitting back. We’ll got for it. That’s the way I play and that’s the way Neil plays, otherwise they wouldn’t have so many points.” Laurence Ball headed Tonbridge’s winner at Brentwood after Tommy Whitnell had fired them to another 1- 0 win at third-placed Wingate & Finchley on Saturday. McKimm said: “You’re always happy to win away from home and to keep two clean sheets is promising. “Wingate are a good side but we stuck to our game plan and had more clear-cut chances than they did. Our goalkeeper didn’t have a save to make. “Brentwood put us under extreme pressure but we already had our goal by then and the boys concentrated well. “We’re not making the silly mistakes we made in the first few weeks of the season.” Nathan Elder completes his threematch suspension tomorrow (Saturday) but McKimm otherwise has a full squad to pick from.