Stockport captain Liam Hogan is adamant the Vanarama National League side will not be overawed when West Ham visit Edgeley Park in the FA Cup third round on Monday evening. The Hatters are into the third round of the competition for the first time in 14 years and have been paired against a Premier League side who they memorably defeated en route to the League Cup semi-finals in the 1996/97 season. County won promotion to the old First Division – now the Sky Bet Championship – in that campaign before sliding down the football pyramid, and they were in the sixth tier National League North as recently as two years ago. The levels between us (and West Ham) are big but we’re looking to go and show ourselves in the best way possible. Hogan, who joined the club from Salford in February last year, said: “The cup run has rejuvenated us.

Source: Express January 09, 2021 12:45 UTC