POOLE Town's lingering wait to discover their next FA Cup opponent will be as torturous as any fixture for boss Tom Killick. 

And on the back of Saturday's 2-0 success at Hastings, which pouched £7,500 in prize money and a place in today's fourth and final qualifying round draw, the message is clear – he wants the most passable route possible.

With the club on the cusp of ending the club’s 32-year wait for a tie in the competition proper, Killick said: “I know it’s boring but I want the lowest-ranked team left on home soil. If we have to get a National South club, I want one from the lower reaches! 

“Some might like the look of a big club from the National League but the carrot of a Football League club is there. We have been so close to the dream so many times now, we just want to get over the line."

FA CUP REPORT: Hastings United 0 Poole Town 2

On the victory at Pilot Field, Killick added: “It was perhaps not one for the purist but I was pleased with how we defended. We could have been better with the ball but controlled the game reasonably well.”