Phil Parkinson Quotations

Doncaster played very well. They started like a team who knew they had to win. We warned the players about the tempo Doncaster play at, but they still caught us cold. I thought they played the conditions better than us in the first half.

We've overachieved simply by staying in this division. We budget to go out in the first round and now we're in the fifth round.

We have been pretty lucky with the injuries. Apart from Marino Keith and Stephen Hunt, who have been out long-term, we've done okay so far.

We wouldn't have enjoyed it if we hadn't given a good account of ourselves and we did that. If we'd pulled it off, it would have been the all-time up upset.

We've been waiting three years to pull out a good draw and Everton or Chelsea will be fantastic. Off the pitch it means about a million pounds for us. On the pitch it's a great opportunity for my young players to test themselves against Premiership opposition.

If we had pulled it off it would have been the all-time Cup upset. The last thing I said to them before the game was to ruffle a few feathers and let Chelsea know they have been in a game. I think it was their intentions to keep those lads rested for Wednesday. The fact that they brought them on indicated how well we had done.