MANSFIELD Town boss Paul Cox says his side must show a real mental toughness if they are to make progress in the FA Cup at unglamorous Workington.
The Stags head north on Saturday in the fourth round qualifying tie.
And the eight-hour, 400-mile round trip to the edge of Cumbria to take on a side in the Blue Square North is not one many will fancy.
The Stags have kept consecutive clean sheets in their last two league matches, both on home soil. But away, they have conceded 19 goals in just six games.
Cox warns: "We cannot look at Workington and go 'they are a league below, we will be fine'. This is Mansfield Town, not Manchester United.
"We have to earn the right, everywhere we go, to win a football match. I have been there before and it is a very difficult place to go, a long trip.
"But we want to do well in all competitions and although they will be right up for it, we have to show real character and mental strength."
A winding-up petition against Mansfield Town has been heard in the High Court and adjourned, as the Stags dispute the debt relating to a petition issued by Minotaur Assets Finance.
Mansfield confirmed the petition relates to ex-chairman Andy Perry trying to recover the £85,000 loan he made to the football club together with interest (around £92,000 in total).
