Triumphant Colchester United FA Cup boss Phil Parkinson refused to talk about anything other than the U's tremendous achievement in reaching the fourth round for the first time in 15 years.

Parkinson said: "I don't want to talk about anything that did or didn't happen on the touchline.

"I'm only interested in my players' performance on the pitch and right now I'm thoroughly delighted to be in the fourth round of the cup.

"I dreamt about this moment last summer and about our fans queuing up outside the ground in their hundreds for cup tickets.

"Our fans deserve it and my players deserved to win this match.

"The boys were great, especially in the first half as they kept their composure while all around them was going haywire on the touchline.

"At no time was I worried that we would lose the match and Joe Keith was magnificent. He stepped back into the side and scored two great goals for us."

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Published Wednesday January 14, 2004

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