STANWAY ROVERS boss Angelo Harrop says he and his players mean business ahead of this weekend’s FA Vase trip to St Austell.

The sides are set to do battle in a last-16 showdown, at Poltair Park.

The squad have a 53-seater coach booked and are setting off at 1pm today, ahead of their 350-mile trip to Cornwall.

However, far from it being a weekend jolly, Harrop says his club are treating the occasion like professionals.

“I really want to prepare properly,” said former Colchester United youth-teamer Harrop.

“A lot of our players have never experienced anything like this and might never again, so it’s something to be enjoyed.

“We’ll have a very quiet night tonight.

“We’ve already got a meal booked at the hotel, maybe followed by a game of cards or watching some TV.

“Then we’ll have breakfast and a pre-match lunch together tomorrow.

“We’re trying to do everything as a professional club would and it all adds to the experience.

“As a club, we’re taking this match so seriously and it’s certainly not a weekend jolly down to Cornwall.”

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