'Leicester draw is game for the fans and for Dover'
BBCThe manager of non-league Dover Athletic says the club's FA Cup draw against former Premier League champions Leicester City is "a game for the fans and for the town".
Manager Jake Leberl described it as an "unbelievable draw".
"[I'm] so pleased for everyone - the chairman who's been here so many years pumping money in, the new investors, and the fans who've had it hard for quite a few years," he said.
Chairman of the sixth division side, Jim Parmenter, told BBC Radio Kent: "This is just one off in every 10 years."
Leberl said his first thought was: "I would love to get to the third round."
He said that would be "incredibly hard", adding: "But what a day and obviously financially brilliant for the club."
The second round match between Dover and the 2021 FA Cup champions will take place on the weekend starting 4 December.
The match against the League One side has drawn comparisons to Dover's 2015 FA Cup tie at home against Crystal Palace, who won 4-0.
Leberl, who was assistant manager at the time, said: "Football-wise [it is an] incredibly difficult game, but it's a game for the fans and for the town and we'll just embrace it and do the best we can."
Parmenter said it would be "a fantastic day" for all the supporters.
"But particularly [it is] a reward for all the volunteers, the hard working staff we've got here that have stuck with the club all through the tough times, the downs, the Covid situation, the points deductions, the fines, everything else," he added.
Getty ImagesIn the FA Cup, second round winners receive £79,500 in prize money, while £21,200 is given to the losing side.
The chairman said he hoped the money would act as a "platform for us to move the club forward".
"It's a cup game, it's 90 minutes of football, our squad's right on top of their game at the moment, we're scoring goals, we're defending well, so why shouldn't we have a go and try to win the tie?" he added.
'Everything is possible'
Fan Lynne Lister, who was at the club to watch the draw, agreed with the chairman.
"The atmosphere in here tonight tells you how pleased we are with our draw," she added.
"Everything is possible."
Fellow fan Jamie Skeggs said it was a "dream tie" for the club.
"The players have put in so much hard work and they deserve this, the fans deserve this after all the financial troubles we've had over the years," he added.
"They may be ex-Premier League champions but they're coming to Crabble on a non-league pitch, they're not going to like it, so we'll see what happens."