Terry Hawkridge: 'Anything can happen in the FA Cup'

Terry Hawkridge is optimistic about Notts County's chances of overcoming Bristol Rovers in the first round of the FA Cup tonight.

The 27-year-old was part of the Lincoln City team last season that went all the way to the quarter-finals of the competition, the first non-league team in 103 years to reach the last eight.

"Anything can happen in this competition - that's the magic of it," Hawkridge told the official Notts site.

"Playing against Arsenal was massive. For a non-league side to get to the quarter-finals was big, but the whole cup run was special.

"It was a big part of my career and I made a lot of happy memories, so I'm looking forward to making more here.

"We've got a good enough squad to go on a cup run but we have to take it one game at a time. We have to get past Bristol Rovers first and then see what happens.

"We played Scunthorpe earlier in the season and lost on penalties, which was unlucky. This will be another big test for us tonight but it's one I think we can get through."

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