Buckle is eyeing up a place in the fourth round of the FA Cup

Torquay United boss Paul Buckle has said the prize money the Gulls will receive for beating Stockport in the FA Cup is just what the club needs.

Torquay won 4-0 against Stockport on Tuesday to set up a third round clash with Brighton & Hove Albion in January.

"It's massive," Buckle told BBC Radio Devon. "I think it's £27,000 that the club gets."

"It's been brilliant, our FA Cup pedigree has been wonderful and it's money that our club needs," he added.

By beating Stockport, Torquay secured a berth in the third round of the FA Cup for the fourth time in five years.

Last season the Gulls beat Blackpool 1-0 in round three, before eventually going out to Coventry in the fourth round.

"A cup run is massive for smaller clubs," said Buckle.

"It's not budgeted for at the start of the season, so if you ask any football club what the one thing they would love is, it's cup runs."

"The next round against Brighton is huge again. There is good money to be earned in the FA Cup, it's fantastic."

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