FORGET Accrington Stanley in the next round - Rossendale United manager Mark Molyneaux already has his sights set on an FA Cup semi-final showdown with Jose Mourinho's Premiership giants Chelsea!

The comment may have been in a tongue in cheek manner, but it reveals a sense of the ambition the Stags boss has as he prepares his side for their third qualifying round clash with UniBond Premier League high flyers Blyth Spartans - the furthest round they have reached for four years.

Dale have become the draw specialists of the UniBond First Division and have yet to win at home this season.

And Molyneaux knows there wouldn't be a better way to break that duck than progressing to the FA Cup fourth qualifying round tomorrow, setting up a potential showdown with a Nationwide Conference side.

"We could get Accrington Stanley, but our target is Chelsea in the semis," Molyneaux quipped.

"To be honest, I would rather have a million league points on the board but, financially, the FA Cup is great for the club.

"I'm disappointed we'll clash with the England game, especially after trying to move it to Friday or Sunday or have an earlier kick-off. But Blyth said no, so that will no doubt have an affect on our gate.

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Molyneaux, who is hoping to have striker Danny Queeley and Dean Butterworth available, added: "We won't be treating the game any differently to any other.

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And Dale chairman Declan Callan has urged the people of the Valley to roar his side to FA Cup glory.

The Stags are anticipating 150 travelling supporters from the north east and Callan wants to at least match the visiting contingent in number as Dale seek a lucrative reward for progress.

"We've had a good run up to now and banked about £7,000 from the FA Cup already.

"We're playing for £5,000 tomorrow and a win in the next round would be worth £10,000. It's a lot of money to club's like Rossendale. It's massive for us.

"But, as well as that, there is the exposure the club gets from doing well in the FA Cup."

Meanwhile, Callan has given his full backing to manager Molyneaux.

The Dale boss said he would review his future with the club if results and performances didn't improve in the forthcoming games.

But Callan has encouraged the former Chorley chief to stay on.

"Mark is a very proud manager and he said he felt he was letting me down and the small band of people that help at the club, but that just isn't the case," he said.