Banana skins, bin men and back garden tickets; it could only be the FA Cup - a podcast by BBC Radio 5 live

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Steve Crossman, Jermaine Beckford and the Telegraph’s Jim White look ahead to Sunday’s third round FA Cup ties as the Premier League teams enter the competition.

Jose Mourinho and Tottenham make the trip to a side 160 places below them in the football pyramid as they take on part-timers Marine. We hear from their chairman Paul Leary on what it means to the 6th placed side in the Northern Premier League Division One North West. Paul also tells us about the unique welcome the Spurs manager is in for when he arrives in Crosby.

League Two Newport County have developed a reputation for dumping out some of the Premier League’s big boys in the past. Their manager Michael Flynn reveals how he’s masterminded those upsets over top flight opposition and how he’s eyeing another scalp against Brighton.

Crawley’s John Yems has done most jobs in football, but Sunday sees him come up against the mercurial Marcelo Bielsa and Leeds United. He tells us all about his journey in management and discusses his team's hopes of springing a surprise against the 1972 winners of the competition.

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