Athlone man Alan Sheehan has spoken of the thrill of seeing his Bradford team knock Chelsea out of the FA Cup, and is now hoping for a date with Manchester United or Liverpool.
The League One side caused one of the biggest shocks in FA Cup history when coming from 2-0 down to defeat Jose Mourinho’s men 4-2 at Stamford Bridge.
And Belvedere FC old boy Sheehan told RTÉ Sport: “It’s a massive result you know, the whole club was buzzing.
“There was a kind of relaxed feeling about it – a relaxed feeling about going down there.
“You’re playing against the league leaders, one of the best teams in Europe and you’re thinking ‘we’ll go down there and try to make a good account of ourselves,’ and you’re 2-0 down just before half-time, and then you’re just thinking ‘hopefully we won’t get battered here.’”
That, of course, didn’t happen, something the former Republic of Ireland Under-21 international could hardly believe, adding: “You’re 4-2 up against one of the best teams in England and you’re thinking ‘is this really happening?’”
It did of course, and puts Bradford in tonight's draw for the fifth round, and the former Leeds and Leicester defender is dreaming of a date with either Manchester United or Liverpool.
The left back said: “I’m a Man United fan so I’d love United away.
"But when I was at Notts County we got drawn against Liverpool away and I got injured a week before that, so, probably Man United or Liverpool would be nice. But I don’t really mind!”
