HAMWORTHY United are refusing to get ahead of themselves in terms of Wembley dreaming, with manager Tim Sills urging his charges to treat the FA Vase quarter-final with Southall as “just another game".

Hammers take on Combined Counties Premier League outfit Southall at the Sunseeker International County Ground on Saturday (3pm), with both sides fighting for a spot in the final four of the competition.

Unlike their hosts, Southall have reached the final of the competition before – losing 3-0 at Wembley to Halesowen Town in 1986.

With the Hammers now just two wins away from the final, it seems only natural that players would think of walking out on the hallowed turf beneath the arch at Wembley.

For boss Sills, it’s a dream he achieved three times as a player – but the former Torquay and Stevenage man revealed he did not spend much time thinking about Wembley during the earlier rounds.

When asked by the Daily Echo if Wembley talk was frequent in the dressing room, Sills replied: "It’s been mentioned in the last two rounds, almost a bit earlier.

“Like I said before, when I was a player and I managed to get to the later stages of the FA Trophy, including two Wembley appearances in the FA Trophy final, I never really thought about it too much.

“You do kind of more so in the semi-final, if you're lucky enough to get that far, because obviously there's so much at stake in a semi-final and with a prize like that.

“But I don't really remember too much about it before.

“There’s a carrot there and it's always in the background, and I think we know we are good enough to get there as long as we maintain our standards.

“But ultimately you can't focus on that - if that's what you're focusing on come Saturday at three o’clock, I think you're going to fall short.”

Sills and Hamworthy have managed to maintain their title charge in combination with their Vase exploits, with the Hammers six points clear at the top of the Wessex Premier.

Now six games deep into their run, Sills believes his side have settled into a rhythm when it comes to Vase matches.

“I think in many ways it's probably tougher in terms of the opposition that you face, and what’s at stake gets a little bit closer,” added Sills.

“But then on the other side of it, we're used to how we prepare for these games now, in terms of preparation about the other side and just keeping it normal, as normal as possible for the players.

“When we played Glebe a couple of rounds ago, I think we probably put too much emphasis on that as a game, and it's the case that it's just another game.

“And like I said before, if you lose, then unfortunately, no-one remembers a quarter-finalist.

“So we just have to take the pressure off ourselves and treat it as another game that we go out and play as well as we can, then we believe we can win.”