A LITTLE bit of the mystery of the FA Cup will be missing for York City this weekend - and boss Terry Dolan hopes it will play into his hands.

The Minstermen travel to Bury's Gigg Lane to take on UniBond division one outfit Radcliffe Borough tomorrow and they will already be armed with the knowledge of who will await them in the second round should they progress.

With the draw being made tonight after the majority of the first round games have been played, City will have their path to the third round - where the Premiership big guns await - mapped out for them and Dolan feels that could provide the perfect spur for his side.

"At least ourselves and Radcliffe will have some kind of idea what we are playing for in terms of the second round and that could be a real spur to either side," said Dolan.

"It might just be that if we were drawn away to Bournemouth for example, that might not be a trip Radcliffe would fancy and effect them psychologically.

"However, if it was Oldham Athletic it might be a bit different," he added with a huge smile.

Dolan knows only too well the task that awaits his side having had his share of guiding League clubs against the minnows, but he is confident an embarrassment can be avoided.

"We have enough players in our side who have been in this position before," said Dolan.

"It should not be a big surprise for them, they know what to expect.

"But I always enjoy the FA Cup because it is a chance for some glory.

"Glory for Radcliffe would be knocking us out tomorrow, glory for us is to get through and then over the hurdle of the second round and maybe grab some glory for ourselves against a big club in the third round.

"But it is important to us to progress, not least for the simple factor that a good run can bring in extra revenue.

"But I'd like to think that a cup run could start a good run of form in general.

"We have not had a decent run this season but maybe if we can get a good result tomorrow to build on last week's win over Torquay then we can kick on through."

The only change to Dolan's squad is the return of Darren Edmondson to fitness after a calf injury forced him out of the 3-2 home win over Torquay and the 4-0 reversal at Cardiff City.

With plenty of options Dolan will wait until tomorrow to name his side and will also be looking closely at just which formation will offer the best option against the part-timers.

In fact, with a grin on his face as wide as the dimensions of the River Ouse last week, he even suggested four strikers could be employed, but on a more serious note the manager was just pleased to be able to put out a team that could adapt to circumstances.

"We have to face the fact that Gigg Lane will be wet and that Bury will have played on it 24 hours beforehand, so it might not be a surface suited to playing a footballing game," he said.

"That is often the case in the early rounds of the cup and adds that bit more spice to matches where League teams face the non-Leaguers.

"But we have got to have a side who are able to adapt to that and be able to change their approach as the contest goes on.

"Darren is back on the right and if we have Graham Potter on the left than we have more balance.

"It also means that we could go 4-4-2, or 3-5-2 or maybe 4-3-3, but the main thing is that I have 11 players out there who can adapt.

"We scored three goals last week without playing that well, and we created plenty of chances so we have to feel that we can go there and score goals."

On loan Stoke City striker Chris Iwelumo, who like City's other loanee Aston Villa's Neil Tarrant have been given the green light by their clubs to play in the Cup, will lead the York line but just who lines up along side him remains to be seen.

Alex Mathie came through a 30 minute run out in the reserve team's 2-1 win at Scunthorpe in midweek without problem and it means he is vying with leading scorer David McNiven, Tarrant and Alcide for a striking berth. But then as Dolan said he might just play with four up front!