Gary Neville
Salford City co-owner

Salford co-managers Anthony Johnson and Bernard Morley tell Trevor Sinclair that they won't be calming down their aggressive approach on the touchline.

Unsurprisingly, the players are 'absolutely buzzing.'

Ian Wright
Football Analyst, two-time FA Cup winner

"I played in the FA Cup for my Saturday team. I'm buzzing for the guys here because this is such an unbelievable occasion. This is what it's all about - it's so exciting. These guys might never get to this level again."

Gary Neville
Salford City co-owner

Salford's five co-owners have 16 (SIXTEEN) FA Cup winners' medals between them. What a haul.

Tonight may be the starting point for the lights, the cameras and the Football League action, but for many the FA Cup is almost 100 days old...

Here we go then - LIVE on BBC Two and at the top of the page. Hit it.

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Hemmings: Buy @SalisburyFC, external 1- Build a youth academy 2- Not sign any 25yr old + players 3- Free tickets for under 18s

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A huge derby in the Championship too tonight, Cloughie himself would be proud.

Forest v Derby - follow that one over here.

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Salford is the second most populous city after Wakefield without a league club. 

Salford is immortalised in L S Lowry’s paintings and the song ‘Dirty Old Town’ – written in 1949 by Salford-born Ewan MacColl (father of Kirsty) and most notably popularised by The Dubliners, Rod Stewart and latterly The Pogues – with its lines about factories, smoky wind and old canal.

An absolute tune. 'I met my looovvveee...'

Salford City's tea lady Babs has been making burgers, brews and pies at the club for 26 years. She may need a hand tonight in a sell-out crowd...

Moor Lane has never known anything like it.

Most weeks students from the University of Salford film matches and produce highlights for the club's website.

Tonight, the Match of the Day cameras are in town to broadcast live coverage of the first match in this season's FA Cup proper . 

Dan Walker is joined by Salford co-owners Gary Neville and Paul Scholes, plus Ian Wright and Trevor Sinclair. You can watch the programme on BBC Two (not in Wales) and at the top of this page from 19:30 GMT.

 You can also listen to full commentary on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra. That is also available at the top of the page.    

Andy's media suite is ready...

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Matt Scratchley, Exeter fan: 1. Purchase stadia and training site/land 2. Invest in youth to secure long term stability 3. Expand real ale bar

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Tremendous priorities Matt.

BBC Radio 5 Live

Salford City striker and star of the documentary Gareth Seddon on BBC Radio 5 live: “It’s amazing for the lads and the club. I just hope that one of the lads can be a hero tonight. It does bring added pressure when some of the greatest players Manchester United have ever had are in the stands every week.

“I was watching the documentary from behind the settee for most of it! I did miss a game to go modelling but sometimes you have to put your family first. I’ve got a mortgage and a little girl to feed.

“I’ll be at the game tonight. It will be a brilliant occasion, I can tell how excited everyone involved is. If we perform on the night I think we’ve got a brilliant chance."

Some of the best - if not publishable before the watershed - moments from last night's TV documentary came from joint managers Anthony 'Jonno' Johnson and Bernard Morley. Self-employed wagon driver and plasterer by day, non-league managers and extremely scary managers by night.

The uncompromising double act were headhunted in the New Year from Salford’s local rivals Ramsbottom United, where they had worked for six years. They had enjoyed two promotions in three years (2012 and 2014) to lead the Rams to the highest position in their history.

They joined after the Class of 92 concluded that the management team they had inherited, Phil Power and assistant Dave Chadwick, were no longer getting the best out of the players.

The decision paid off handsomely as Salford won 16 of their remaining 18 games (starting when Paul Scholes and Phil Neville took temporary charge for the 2-1 victory over Kendal Town on 3 January) to win the Evo-Stik North title, setting a club record by winning all of their last nine.

Johnson admits he was starstruck when he first met his new bosses: “It is like watching the telly but it is happening to me. I wake up in the morning to an email from Gary Neville. I come down to the ground and Phil Neville is shaking my hand. It is complete madness. But they are just ordinary lads like us, even with everything they have achieved.”

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Notts County forward Jon Stead scored in the first five rounds of the FA Cup while on loan at Bradford from Huddersfield last season, including v Chelsea & Sunderland.

The Charlatans' Salford-born lead singer is in the mood...

Didcot Town, the Barry Hayles derby, a few cup winners - there are loads of good tales to be found in the FA Cup first round this weekend.

Here's the best. Have a read.

I saw Bolton play last weekend Fanks. I think even Big Sam may struggle at the moment #hitsholaoverthetop 

We want to know the three things you would do straight away if you could buy a club...

Fanks for 550: 1. Buy Bolton. 2.Sack Lennon 3.Buy out Big Sam's contract at Sunderland and bring him back

Richard Andrzejak: Make sure my club's new ground name stays as White Hart Lane, give Harry Kane whatever he wants, buy Ronaldo.

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