Easington manager Wilf Constantine yesterday warned Conference high fliers Chester City: "Underestimate us at your peril."

Constantine sends his team out against the former Football League side for the biggest FA Cup tie the club has had since it took on Tranmere Rovers in the 1955 first round.

With Easington's biggest crowd since that day squeezed into their tiny ground and the media also out in force, Constantine believes the stage is set for the biggest upset so far in the competition.

And if Easington win, they will go even further into dreamland when they enter tonight's draw with the Second and Third Division clubs from the Football League.

"We're not just turning up to enjoy the day," said Constantine.

"We're turningup with every intention of winning. We are in very good form at the moment. Out of our last 11 matches in league and cup, we've only drawn one and lost one, and won the rest.

"That's good form in anybody's book, no matter which league you play in.

"These lads will battle all the way, just as they have done in recent weeks. They are working hard for each other, both on and off the ball.

"The attitude and the spirit is fantastic, and that's always a big help in games like this."

Easington have never been out of the spotlight since the draw was made, and they got a taste of the big time three days ago when the FA Cup came to the village on a promotional visit.

"The attention from the media has been unbelievable," said Constantine. "As soon as the draw was made, Sky were on the phone wanting to come up and film us.We've done several interviews, and there's enquiries coming from a lot ofplaces.

"At training the other night, 20 spectators came and watched - we've never had that before.

"As far as I'm concerned, it's the best day that I've ever had in football, and it's the best day the club's had in 45 years. Hopefully, there might be an even better day to come.

"It's been very difficult to put the game into the back of our minds since the draw was made.

"We played at Ramsbottom last week in the FA Vase, a competition which we've got a more realistic chance of progressing in.

"But on the way there, and on the way back, all the talk was about Chester and the FA Cup. Fortunately, we won the game to keep going in the Vase."

But Constantine, who has been in charge for just over a year, is down to earth about his side's chances.

"We're in a no-lose situation. If we win, then we'll be heroes and we'llcertainly enjoy the moment for a few days. If we lose the game, people will point to the fact that Chester are much higher than us in the pyramid, and that we are expected to lose anyway.

"We still have to pinch ourselves that we're playing today. Nobody gave us a chance of getting this far, right from the first qualifying round. We've been underdogs in the last two rounds.

"They will never play a team from such a senior level again, no matter how long they play.

"Hopefully, it will be a day to be proud of, and I've got the same positive feeling that I had before the Whitby game.

"Which is why they should make the most of it today, and not allow the day to pass them by.

"There's going to be a big crowd, but I don't think the players will freeze.They know what sort of day it is, and how to respond.

"Their attitude is that we'll show them. When we played Whitby in the last round, Whitby were easily the better side for the first ten or 15 minutes, but we slowly got the better of them.

"If I have to be worried, it is over the first five or ten minutes. If we can survive that, then we've got every chance."

Conditions will play a part today, and Constantine believes the more wind and rain, the better Easington's chances.

"Our pitch is only 800 yards away from the sea. You can feel the cold wind blowing in off the North Sea, and if it rains, then it's not going to be very pleasant. The pitch will be heavy, but not unplayable. One thing's for certain,it's not going to be like a snooker table, which I'm told their pitch is like.