NON-LEAGUE heroes Havant & Waterlooville have missed out on the £150,000 jackpot of live TV coverage of their FA Cup third qualifying round replay against Swansea City.
The Hawks switched the replay date to Wednesday, January 16, because the FA had suggested it would give them the best possible chance of being featured live on Sky.
But Sky have instead opted for the replay between Liverpool and Luton Town, the winners of which will host the Hawks in the fourth round on January 26 if Shaun Gale's side can pull off another giant-killing against Swansea.
Hawks secretary Trevor Brock said: "To play Liverpool away would be unbelievable - and it's tantalisingly close! Everybody who enters the FA Cup dreams of playing one of the big four.
"But it's disappointing that the Swansea game is not being televised. You'd have thought that being the last non-league club left in the competition, we'd have had a good chance.
Full details in today's Daily Echo
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