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Tamworth fans celebrate FA Cup draw as manager gives priceless reaction

talksport.com, 2 December 2024, 22:48
Tamworth fans were unsurprisingly delighted when their club were drawn against Tottenham in the FA Cup.

The National League side, who are the lowest-ranked team left in the competition, will host the Premier League giants next month.

First and second round wins over Huddersfield Town and Burton Albion respectively have rewarded them with a standout tie.

Tamworth could generate a huge amount of income if the match at The Lamb Ground is selected for television broadcast.

As the club awaited a dream FA Cup draw, one that became a reality, they decided to set up a camera and film their fans' live reaction.

When their ball number 53 was read out by Mark Hughes there were huge cheers upon the realisation that Tamworth would be at home.

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The anticipation built as they awaited the name of their visitors, with Dion Dublin then revealing that it will be Spurs.

Tamworth fans' celebrations then turned up a notch once it was confirmed that they will in fact welcome Premier League opposition.

Supporters of all ages jumped, cheered and clapped before many started to chant: "Tottenham get battered, everywhere they go!"

Monday night's draw was conducted at Old Trafford, the home of the reigning FA Cup champions Manchester United.

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Tamworth boss Andy Peaks, who spoke to talkSPORT beforehand, was in attendance and offered a hilarious reaction once he saw who his side will come up against.

Peaks smirked when the Lambs were drawn first, although could only help but laugh and wince when Spurs were the next team to be read out.

After the draw, talkSPORT spoke to Tamworth assistant manager Neil Champelovier for his reaction to their monumental tie.

"Absolutely unbelievable," Champelovier, whose works as a PE teacher, told Kick Off.

"I was just literally on social media just before you gave us the call, and the scenes in the clubhouse, it's only small but the scenes in there were absolutely unbelievable.

"To get a home draw against one of the big six, we said we'd want one of the big six, whether it's an away day for the experience or to get them back to The Lamb for the fans and for the town itself.

"That's what we wanted and that's what we've been given, you couldn't have asked for much of a bigger game."

Champelovier was then asked what Spurs players, who are used to a state-of-the-art Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, can expect to see at Tamworth's home stadium The Lamb Ground.

"Well, firstly they can expected a portacabin for a changing room, with no heating in there either.

"Artificial pitch, a little bit of a slope, so the kind of things that we try to use to our advantage at times, especially in the league when we get the big teams coming to The Lamb.

"It's not particularly a nice place to come for away fans so yeah, it's not going to be a nice place."

Tamworth will play Spurs between January 9 and 13 and hope to pull off one of the biggest upsets in FA Cup history.

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