Dartford not taking FA Cup tie against Harrow lightly

Dartford reached the FA Cup First Round in January 2011

Manager Tony Burman said Dartford must guard against complacency when they play Harrow Borough in the FA Cup.

Burman told BBC Radio Kent: "The beauty of the FA Cup is that it doesn't matter what position you are in the league or what league you're in.

"We'll be stressing to the players what they have to do, and we won't be taking Harrow Borough lightly one bit."

Dartford reached the first round last season, getting knocked out by Port Vale in a replay.

The Princes Park side are in superb form at the moment. Four wins on the bounce have bumped them up to second in the Blue Square South,

In contrast, Harrow Borough have been less fluent, languishing 17th in the Ryman Premier with just two wins all season.

The beauty of the FA Cup is that it doesn't matter what position you are in the league or what league you're in.

Tony Burman

But Burman insisted Dartford's preparations would not alter, despite the apparent gulf between the sides.

"There's no reason to change anything and we'll be giving Harrow Borough the utmost respect - as far as I'm concerned, we'll be playing a Conference South side," he said.

"We've got to be professional enough to get things right and have attitudes right. It's not something that I'm going to let slip. We intend to go into the game in the right frame of mind," he added.

"They've got some quick, pacy players, but on the day if we do the things we're good at, then we can hopefully go through to the next round."

Some sides in the Blue Square Bet South are concentrating on the league and potential promotion, but Burman said Dartford were intent on progressing.

He said: "I'm confident the players will work hard. If Harrow Borough can stay with us with the work rate that we're putting in, then good luck to them."