The Walks will now host five consecutive games in November

King's Lynn boss Carl Heggs says he is eager for a good run in the FA Trophy after drawing Salford City at home in the third qualifying round.

Salford of Unibond Division One North visit The Walks on 21 November.

Lynn won 2-0 at Whitby on Saturday, and Heggs told BBC Radio Norfolk a run in the Trophy could make up for their early exit from the FA Cup.

"I still feel really disappointed that we lost in first round qualifying - it really gutted me," he said.

"A run in the FA Trophy makes me feel a bit easier about that defeat," he added.

We left Kwesi up front on his own and we was awesome. It was such a good display - I was so proud of them all Carl Heggs

Lynn striker Anthony Robinson was sent off in the first half against Whitby, but two goals from Kwesi Appiah handed victory to The Linnets.

Heggs said: "Going to Whitby was never going to be easy and after 20 minutes Robinson got sent off - and rightly so: he pushed somebody in the face, and you can't do that.

"We had to defend, and we left Kwesi up front on his own, and we was awesome. It was such a good display; I was so proud of them all."

Heggs said the timing of September's FA Cup defeat away to Bury Town was key, as he was still getting to grips with management at that time.

"I had to build a whole football club from scratch and it was evident in the first few games that some players weren't up to scratch," he said.

"I had to make some tough decisions and get rid of them - unfortunately during that period there was the qualifying game for the FA Cup.

"Since then we've lost three games in 17, it was just unfortunate that game came around a bit too quick," he added.

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