MANSFIELD Town winger Lindon Meikle says his own FA Cup giant-killing experience means there is no way he will take Workington lightly tomorrow.
And he has warned his Stags team-mates that their fourth qualifying round tie at Borough Park will be as tough a game as they will face all season.
Mansfield make the 400-mile, eight-hour round trip to Cumbria to take on their Blue Square Bet North opponents, who are a league below them.
But Meikle knows exactly what to expect, having played there a number of times during his Eastwood Town days.
It was while with the Badgers that he enjoyed success in the FA Cup, reaching the third round in 2009 after scoring in the previous round to knock out Wycombe.
That is why he knows tomorrow's game is going to be really tough if they are to reach the first round proper.
He said: "I remember playing against teams in the league above and you were super fired up.
"So I have told the lads they can't go into it thinking it will be easy because it won't be a breeze.
"I have told them it will be harder than some of the games in our own league and the pitch won't help at all as it will be boggy. So they'd better be ready."
Mansfield go into the game on the back of a good 1-0 win against high-flying Forest Green Rovers.
And Meikle said that should get the stuttering Stags going again.
"I don't see why people are shocked about us beating them. They seem to be underestimating us," he said.
"We should be the team that is feared and we need to get that back into our game so wherever we go, people expect to win."
More from Meikle: Page 44
