Moors and Dons both lose 2-1 yesterday as the build up to the big match continues

Yesterday the two first round FA Cup protagonists, MK Dons and Spennymoor Town, were both in action as the build up to the big match next Saturday continued. Both lost. The Moors surprisingly lost to Matlock in the FA Trophy and The Dons went down fighting against an in form Sheffield United team.

The Moors long unbeaten run came to an end yesterday when they were beaten 2-1 at their Brewery Field ground in front of just under 400 fans. No one could see this result coming as the in-form Spennymoor team got caught by a sucker punch. Matlock opened the scoring in the first half and shortly after the interval Anderson equalised for the Moors with a well taken goal. The visitors from Derbyshire scored the winner 5 minutes from time and perhaps this will be a valuable learning experience for Moors keeper Lowson who allowed a harmless looking cross squirm between his legs and into the net.

Dan Lowson: So often the hero for the Moors - yesterday the villan

I would need to check this but I suspect that The Moors may be the only club who are still in the FA Cup but knocked out of the FA Trophy. There are some excellent match highlights of yesterday’s game available from the Spennymoor Town twitter feed (@SpennymoorTown), but I would not advise Daniel Lowson to watch them.

Scot watch: That Moors Man Jamie McChandler, the man with the affinity with East Lothian, was in midfield action for Spennymoor yesterday. I am not sure that there is any truth in the rumour that he had a plate of haggis at half time rather than the traditional organge.

The manager-less MK Dons travelled north to Sheffield yesterday to take on The Blades in a League One fixture at Brammall Lane. More than 20000 fans were in attendance and apparently The Dons played well. My fellow Road-to-Wembley pal John Tissington, a Sheffield United season ticket holder, was there. John noted that MK Dons are a decent side, play plenty of good football and he can’t understand why they are struggling in the league. Maybe the decision to relieve Karl Robinson of his duties was a bit hasty and maybe a few good results are just around the corner. The match finished 2-1 for the home side with Darren Potter on target for the Dons

 Scot watch: The opening goal of the game was scored by a Scot. Unfortunately for MK Dons it was the Sheffield United youngster Stefan Scougall, ex of Livingston, who was the man on target. The Dons did not include young Scot Connor Furlong in their matchday 18 but on-loan Scot Jack Hendry played the full 90 minutes for the Milton Keynes side. I am guessing that Jack was fully engaged with the action as he ended up getting booked. It seems very likely that Jack will keep his place in the team for the big match next week and who knows Connor Furlong might make the bench.

I was delighted to see that the controversial Scot Steve Evans has drifted in the betting to become the next manager of MK Dons. The overwhelming favourite is now ex Dons player Paul Mitchell, currently part of the backroom team at Spurs. As I reported in an earlier post, anyone but Evans is OK by me!

Will the Dons have a new manager in place before next Saturday? Will Moors Keeper Lowson learn his lesson? Will Scottish MK Dons youngsters Jack Hendry and Connor Furlong be picked to play in the big match next weekend? It is going to be a fascinating next stop on the Road to Wembley from Scotland. Keep visiting this blog as the build up continues. Keep reading.