HAMMERS boss Tim Sills is just happy to still be in the competition after his side were drawn away to Newport Pagnell in the FA Vase semi-finals.

Hamworthy’s Wembley dreams looked to have been dashed at the weekend when Southall took an 85th minute lead in the quarter-final tie at the Sunseeker International County Ground.

However, the Hammers showed a never-say-die attitude to bundle home a late equaliser courtesy of Max Wilcock, before goalkeeper Shane Murphy was the hero during penalties, saving the deciding spot-kick to win the shootout 7-6.

The Dorset club will now visit United Counties League Premier side Newport Pagnell on Saturday, April 2.

Despite Newport Pagnell currently listed as favourites to go all the way with the bookies, Sills says the Hammers are not fussed about whoever, or wherever they will play.

Sills told the Daily Echo: “With two minutes to go on Saturday, I'd have taken anyone, anywhere, when you’re 1-0 down and struggled a bit to really get yourself going for the whole game.

“So in the end, I don't mind, to be honest.

“You look at some of the scenes and the other clubs, and Littlehampton in a way was probably the one to avoid because of the scenes that I've seen for the last two games they’ve had at home where it's relatively intimidating.

“In terms of Newport Pagnell, I’m sure it's going to be a great atmosphere there as well, but happy with anyone in the draw at the moment.”

Whilst any side that reaches the final four of a national competition obviously has something about them, Sills revealed that whilst he was not 100 per cent clued up on the Buckinghamshire side, he had already started some preliminary research on Hammers’ next opponents.

“As soon as the draw happened, you do a bit of research where they are in the league and already starting to bring up a few videos and things that we can watch.

“But it doesn't really tell you a great deal at the moment. So, yes, we'll be doing as much preparation as we can.

“Obviously it's quite a bit of a quicker turnaround this time with it only being three weeks rather than the four that we had before.

“It's important that we're as prepared as we possibly can for what we're going to face.

“But again, we've just got to concentrate on ourselves and certainly over the next two weeks concentrate on the league again, which is always going to be difficult.

“But we're now in the business end of the season where we have to make sure that we're all the hard work we put in ends in as much success as possible.”