John Sheridan urges Notts County to treat Boreham Wood with respect

John Sheridan has stressed once again that Notts County must not think of the Boreham Wood FA Cup game as straightforward, because the opposition will be playing the game of their lives.

The Magpies travel to Hertfordshire on Sunday for the clash, which sees them face non-league opposition in the cup for the second consecutive season.

Few Notts fans will forget the humiliation suffered at the hands of Salford City last season, which was live on national television too.

Sheridan has publicly issued a few choice words for his boys ahead of the match.

"Just don't go into the game being lethargic and thinking it's going to be (easy) just because you're playing a team from a lower division," he told the Nottingham Post.

"Probably people expect us to win, but we don't go in like that.

"We've got to go into it like we're playing Portsmouth or Luton, in the two games we've just had, where we've played really well. We have to go into it with the same mindset.

"I've just got to make sure that we focus on ourselves more than anything else because I know if we do perform to what we are capable of we will get the result we're after.

"But Boreham Wood, it's a big game for them, and they'll be looking at it for the same reasons as us, wanting to get in the next round and the attraction of getting a big team and a good payday. That's what the lower teams do.

"I've made it clear to the players we've got to be focused on ourselves and just carry on playing the way we have in the last couple of games."

In addition to overcoming a potential banana skin, Sheridan also mentioned the financial rewards available should they progress in the competition.

"I think every team what's in the first round and second round are all looking at the same thing," he continued.

"Obviously you want to go as far as you can, but realistically you know you're not going to win it, but you go as far as you can.

"You've got to look at the money situation as well, making as much money as you can out of it and it's always good to possibly get a big team.

"It's good for the players if they haven't played in front of big crowds."

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