TWO Iron players who are bitterly disappointed at losing out on the big game are central defender Dean Wells and right-back Ryan Peters.
Wells, still out with a dislocated shoulder and who has been outstanding for Braintree this season, said: "I'm gutted because like any player at our level you want to have the chance to play against a Football League club in the cup. I'm recovering but it's too early to make a comeback although I really want to play and I'm really upset at missing out."
Peters, likely to be out for another two weeks, has sampled the glory of an FA Cup when he was a youngster at Brentford and was in their team that reached the fifth round a few years ago.
"It was fantastic and my best moments in football and I'm bitterly disappointed to be missing out again at this club," he said. "Hopefully we can get through this round and I can then be fit enough to play in the next round.
"I know all the lads will be out to do their best and who knows what might happen because we have nothing to lose.
"We have the advantage of playing at home and they won't like coming down here on a Sunday and taking on a little non-league club like us."