RADCLIFFE Borough boss Bill Prendergast already has his sights set on Wembley as his side prepare to entertain Farsley Celtic in the preliminary round of the FA Trophy on Saturday.

Farsley go into the game as favourites having lost just one of their opening eight league games to move into second place in Evo-Stik First Division North.

Boro, meanwhile, are making steady progress under Prendergast and picked up another point on Saturday in a breathless 1-1 draw at play-off chasers Clitheroe.

Eight points and 14 places separate Boro and Farsley in the league table, yet Prendergast sees no reason to dismiss dreams of appearing in a Wembley cup final.

"People talk about the romance of the FA Cup, but Boro are never going to win that, at some point they would have to come up against a Chelsea or an Arsenal," he said.

"But the FA Trophy is for the best non-league sides, so for me it is a winnable competition.

"Teams from our level have gone on to win the FA Trophy at Wembley, so why not Radcliffe Borough?

"The important thing for us is to make sure we compete, and I am looking forward to it."

Prendergast said he was disappointed not to leave Clitheroe with all three points on Saturday after the hosts had a man sent off with two minutes to play.

Abou Sonogo came off the bench to equalise from the spot with 20 minutes remaining and Raul Correia looked set to score the winner before being hauled down when clean through, leading to a red card for Graham Roberts.

But rather than ramming home their advantage, Boro's youthful side, which had an average age of 19, had to rely on a stoppage-time penalty save from Matty Johnson to secure the point.

"I was disappointed on Saturday because we set out to win every game," said Prendergast.

"We should have got the three points but did not score as many as we should have and made some mistakes at the back.

"That is something we have to accept because we have decided to go down the route of building a young side from scratch.

"We know what quality we have in the side, we have not been out-footballed by anyone and I don't expect us to be.

"What we do lack is the physicality and the experience, but that comes with playing games and working on the training field."

Prendergast's young guns might still be learning their trade, but the manager says their burgeoning skills have not gone unnoticed.

"A number of players have been approached by other teams promising higher wages," he said.

"It seems a week does not go by without one club or another putting in a seven-day approach.

"One lad had three different clubs approaching him, while Raul Correia was offered three times his current wages, but they have all opted to stay.

"That's because with the structure, policy and training facilities we have in place, they know they can improve here.

"The ultimate goal is to develop these lads into full-time footballers and if that opportunity arises they know we won't stand in their way."