CHRIS Brass has described City's trip to Carlisle United as the FA Cup fourth qualifying round's tie of the round.

The York City player-manager said: "We might have wanted an easier draw in order to progress but if we wanted a plum tie - this is the one. We were both relegated together and they have been getting big crowds.

"They average about 6,000 and had 9,000 on Saturday and I expect our fans will travel as well so it will feel like a real cup tie. Everybody likes a good cup run and we are looking forward to it.

"Even though Carlisle have started well the form book goes out of the window in the Cup. They lost their first game on Saturday but we will still have to make sure we are on top of our game."

Updated: 10:45 Tuesday, October 19, 2004