ADAM Bogdan won’t be complaining about an FA Cup replay against Macclesfield Town in the safe and familiar surroundings of the Reebok Stadium.

It was quite a week for the Hungary international, beaten by a 92-yard freak goal from fellow keeper Tim Howard at Everton before a thunderbolt from Arnaud Mendy that so nearly dumped Wanderers out of the competition at Moss Rose a few days later.

Bogdan admits it is getting so he cannot turn on the television without being reminded of the goals that have beaten him – so a nice 90 minutes on lush green home turf, without the torrential weather conditions that dogged Wednesday’s game at Goodison, would probably be just the job.

“Mendy’s goal will probably be goal of the week again and it’ll be shown on TV again and again,” he said. “That’s no problem; I know people are going to talk about goals like that because they don’t happen every day.

“I must still be a bit naïve because I thought I could save it and that’s why I dived. It was too far in the corner, though.”

Bogdan appreciated some words of comfort from Howard in midweek after the American international had become only the fourth goalkeeper to score a goal in Premier League history.

“It turned out that his mother is Hungarian so we have a connection,” he said.

“Obviously everybody could see that he wasn’t celebrating which was overwhelming.

“He said that he conceded a goal like that when he was playing for Man United’s reserves seven years ago, so he’s been in that position and knows how it feels. He was really good about it.”

Little did Bogdan know, but his torment wasn’t about to end on Merseyside, and the 24-year-old had much more work that he could possibly have expected when Wanderers travelled to League Two Macclesfield.

“The aim was to win the game and go through,” he said.

“It should have been the same thing as we did at Everton to win the game but it didn’t happen. But these are valuable experiences. It wasn’t a hostile atmosphere but there was great support for the home team and you see how close the fans are to the pitch. It was just a brilliant cup tie.

“We knew that they would come for us and have great belief because we played against them in the Carling Cup. They’re a really hard-working and enthusiastic team.

“Unfortunately, after scoring the first goal I don’t think we matched that enthusiasm and they created a number of chances.”

And while the conditions were not as wild as those he had endured at Everton in midweek, Bogdan admits home comforts were thin on the ground at Moss Rose.

“It wasn’t easy because the pitch was heavy, the lights are not the best and it’s a different kind of ball to the one we play with every week.

“The main thing is to be focused and do your job, and that keeps you out of trouble.

“Taking them back to the Reebok will be great.

“You’ve got a big stadium and all the facilities. But I enjoy playing in these stadiums and games as well. The surroundings make it a real cup tie like the ones we always heard about in Hungary.”