ONE name stands out for me in the crop of 64 non-league sides vying for a place in the FA Cup first round proper this weekend.

Chorley, managed by Bolton-born Gary Flitcroft, have a difficult tie at home to Conference high-flyers FC Halifax Town.

But victory would throw up the enticing prospect of a match against Bury, and the chance to see Gary go head-to-head with his brother David, who of course manages the Shakers.

A number of stars will have to align for that to happen, but this is the kind of romantic notion the FA Cup is supposed to throw up.

Surely someone upstairs will be kind to us and make it happen.

It would be manner from heaven for the BBC programmers.

The channel won the rights to broadcast the famous old competition again this season, along with BT Sport, and they are pulling out all of the stops to transform it back into prime-time viewing.

In a new innovation, the draw for the first round, and all subsequent rounds, will be televised on Monday night at 7pm on BBC2.

For me, the tension will be unbearable as I await my fate, praying for a home draw or at least a local trip for Bury, rather than an odyssey to Dover Athletic, Weymouth or Havant & Waterlooville.

Chorley would be the ideal scenario and a chance to be the first match of the cup run to be televised by the BBC or, failing that, BT Sport.

Geography being the deciding factor here, if the Shakers are to hit the road, my secondary choices would have to be Altrincham, Stockport County, Chester, Warrington Town or Southport, who are all one match away from the promised land.

Bury being Bury, they will probably not be that lucky and pull out a trip to one of League One’s top ranked sides.

But that is the beauty and the drama of the FA Cup draw – you just don’t know.

For the record though, I wish they wouldn’t try to jazz it up by giving the draw its own show.

When sports presenters, footballers and FA dignitaries veer into the world of entertainment the results are cringy enough to make your toes curl.

You only have to watch Question of Sport on a regular basis to understand the potential for car crash television.

For my money, the draw should be made immediately after the last televised game of each round.

As a viewer, you want that instant pay-off, especially if you have just seen your team win.

But I guess the fans of the non-league sides who make it through this weekend will not care when the draw is made, only that they are in it.