HARROGATE Railway player James Gore will be doubly excited and anxious this weekend.

His wife is expecting their first baby - just as his team play the most important match in its history.

Aside from the York player's personal dilemma over which big event should take precedence, this really is the sports story with everything.

In one of the most extraordinary second-round ties in FA Cup history, the lowly Harrogate team with the famously sloping ground are at home to Bristol City. With fingers crossed, for James and his club, here's hoping for Sunday.

Updated: 11:48 Friday, December 06, 2002