LONDON, Jan. 8 -- They linger fourth from bottom in the lowest league in English Football.
Yet in a dream draw Monday night, Yeovil Town Football Club will take on mighty Manchester United in the fourth round of the FA Cup, the world's oldest football tournament.
Rather than being scared of hosting one of the biggest clubs in the world to their modest ground in the cider-apple growing county of Somerset, Yeovil manager Darren Way couldn't be more excited.
"I don't think I could pick anyone better to go up against in the world we live in at the moment. It was an extraordinary achievement to get to the fourth round and to get Manchester United is a special moment for the club," Way said.
"I want everyone to enjoy it and embrace the fantastic challenge. The players and supporters deserve it. It's going to be a magical day. I'll be making sure the players remain focused before then as it's only in their best interests," he added.
The dream draw came after Yeovil knocked out League One side Bradford City 2-0 last weekend to earn their place in the next round. They are the lowest-ranked team in the contest.
Known as the Glovers, a name given as Yeovil was once a famous glove-making town, the club's modest Huish Park is a million kilometers from the scale and luxury of Manchester United's Old Trafford Stadium, with its seating capacity of almost 76,000.
Just a few months ago, Yeovil FC was moaning that one of its league two games attracted less than 2,500 fans to their 5,000 seater stadium with room for another 5,000 standing.
Founded in 1895, it would be 108 years before Yeovil Town finally entered the football league.
Cup glory is nothing new to the small team in southern England. In 1949, they beat Sunderland 2-1 in a fourth round FA cup clash, heading to Manchester City in the next round for an 8-0 thrashing.
Yeovil Town will host Jose Mourinho's Premier League side in the fourth round during the weekend commencing January 26th.
Almost 350 kilometers from Yeovil, Manchester United posted a message on its social media site saying they are "happy with that FA Cup draw."
非常实用的GMAT数学解题技巧推荐
GMAT数学精华题型解析(7)
GMAT数学备考技巧小结
GMAT数学常用词汇及概念汇总(八)
GMAT数学备考指导:整数及余数相关概念
GMAT数学精华题型解析(4)
GMAT数学备考指导:五大数学思想的应用
GMAT数学备考经验总结(II)
GMAT数学备考指导:常用理论小结
名师推荐:GMAT数学必备词汇大全(坐标)
GMAT数学精华题型解析(2)
GMAT数学常用概念总结
GMAT考试突破之旅:GMAT数学
名师推荐:GMAT数学必备词汇大全(基本运算)
GMAT数学词汇:分数、小数
GMAT数学备考指导:数学基础
GMAT考试备考综合经验分享:数学
名师推荐:GMAT数学必备词汇大全(单位类)
GMAT数学常用词汇及概念汇总(七)
写作技巧分享:Writing Tips from Oakley Hall
GMAT数学考试中问题求解题型的解题思路
GMAT数学备考经验总结(I)
名师推荐:GMAT数学必备词汇大全(其它平面图形、立体图形)
GMAT数学精华题型解析(9)
GMAT考试突破策略指南:数学&作文
GMAT数学考试晋级技巧之:几何问题
GMAT考试备考综合经验分享:数学和作文
GMAT数学精华题型解析(11)
GMAT数学常用术语大盘点(二)
GMAT数学备考指导:概率问题
| 不限 |
| 英语教案 |
| 英语课件 |
| 英语试题 |
| 不限 |
| 不限 |
| 上册 |
| 下册 |
| 不限 |