The 2 v 2 draw at Woodside Park on January 12th means Halifax Town and Bishop's Stortford have to meet again for a place in the last 16 of this season's FA Trophy.This time it's The Shaymen who has home advantage and they will be hopeful the rain and storms stay away and the replay goes ahead at the third time attempt. Town have an excellent record on home soil and will be looking to build on Jon Shaw's 2 goals that set up Tuesday's replay.

The Hertfordshire side make their first ever visit to The Shay and they will be given all the respect they deserve.The first game proved ex Arsenal man Martin Hayes has a very talented side at his disposal but The Shaymen, with home advantage, will now be the favourites in many people's eyes to progress.

The replay gives Shay fans their first chance to see new recruits Thomas Harban, Tom Sharpe and Craig Nelthorpe in a blue shirt but Nathan Joynes will be suspended after his red card at Northwich Victoria sees him serve a 3 match ban.

Andy Campbell has made 5 substitute appearances since returning from injury and he may be the beneficiary of Joynes absence. Elsewhere Adam Quinn should return as another new signing Brian O'Callaghan is ineligible but Chris Wilder is unlikely to make more changes to a side that has shown promise of a change in fortunes over the last few weeks.

Bishop's Stortford have dangerous players of their own.Roy Essandoh who hit the FA Cup headlines a few years back when he scored Wycombe Wanderers goal that knocked then Premiership side Leicester City out of the competition leads their attack.Alongside him is Greg Pearson who has 27 goals to his name this season including 4 hat-tricks.

Everyone at Halifax Town will be keeping their fingers crossed that the winds, hail, rain, snow, thunder and lightening that arrived during the previous round against Leamington will have disappeared and that conditions at The Shay are fine for a performance that merits progression to the next round on February 2nd where a home game against Rushden and Diamonds awaits the winners.