BOSS Graham Kemp is determined to see Christchurch quickly erase the memory of their FA Vase nightmare.

Despite reaching the fifth round last season, Priory crashed out in the second round following a miserable 5-2 midweek defeat by Almondsbury Town.

Kemp’s side will be looking to bounce back with victory at Wessex Premier rivals Totton & Eling tomorrow (3pm).

He said: “We were impeccably prepared for Almondsbury so it was disappointing our Vase run only lasted 10 minutes and not until the fifth round.

“You can’t give a team a three-goal lead and come out on top. It was nip and tuck for the other 80 minutes, but it was already game over by then.

“Psychologically, everyone was down, but there’s no point in mopping around.

“The Vase means a lot to me. It’s the trophy we all dream about winning. But we just have to pick ourselves up, dust ourselves down and get on with it.”

Kemp added: “We’re still in the Wessex League Cup and the Hampshire Senior Cup so the onus is on us to do as well as we can in those. My aim now is to finish in the top five and it’s achievable.

“We have to improve in certain areas, but it’s my job to make it happen. I’ve been with the lads for a long time and will provide them with every opportunity to go forward together. They have to have faith in me and I have faith in them as we look to respond positively to our early Vase exit as a unit.”

Christchurch: (from) Kearn, Costello, Taylor, Linpow, Lucas, Lawrence, Smith, Fairbrother, Osborne, Jeffes, Rideout, Keates, Manning, Dand, Hatch, Crutchley.