Scott Parker is eager to see his team rise to the challenge as they face Premier League opposition in Southampton in the FA Cup on Saturday.
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00:00The plan is that, like I said, the plan is to be competitive in this competition.
00:05You know, we've got a big fixture away from home against a very good side.
00:10I'd like us to take this competition and stay in it as long as we can, really.
00:15I think for everyone, for us as a group, for fan base and us as a football club,
00:20there's nothing better than going on a really good cup run.
00:24And our ambition is to try and do that.
00:26It gives us an opportunity, like I said, to freshen things up,
00:30give other boys an opportunity as well in this competition.
00:32So hopefully we can do that, Scott.
00:35A big test for us, of course, a team that obviously came out of our division last year,
00:41added in the quality, what that brings.
00:43So there'll be another step up for us and a good marker for us.
00:46And I don't probably look at it too much like that as a test for us,
00:50what we're going to have against a very good side.
00:52And we're looking forward to that.
00:54That gives us an opportunity as well, to maybe give other players an opportunity.
01:00But of course, there's a marker there, or certainly there's a tough test ahead of us.
01:06I think it gives you an opportunity maybe to switch off from the league,
01:09but it's a competitive game of football.
01:11And it's a competition that holds a lot of value to me as a coach,
01:16and one that we want to do very well in.
01:18We're on a current run of 19-18 unbeaten in all competitions.
01:23And we're going into this game wanting to be ultra competitive,
01:26while also gives us an opportunity to maybe freshen things up.
01:30And like I said, to use squad a bit as well,
01:32and maybe Southampton see it the same way.
01:34I'm not sure, I can't speak for them.
01:37But fundamentally, this is a competitive game.
01:39We want to go there and give the best version of ourselves.