The son of Cork GAA legend Jimmy Barry-Murphy is relishing going to Wembley on February 28 with Rochdale following their dramatic FA Cup fifth round draw with Tottenham Hotspur yesterday.

Brian Barry-Murphy, who is Rochdale head coach, believes the League 1 strugglers were full value for their 2-2 draw with the Premier League outfit at Spotland which was secured courtesy of Steve Davies' injury-time equaliser.

"I think the result was vindication for the way our players and the manager approached the game," he told RTÉ.

"For a club like ourselves, we haven't had many days like yesterday. The ground was full, it was rocking and it looked fantastic.

"I think the players deserve that day out at Wembley for the way they played and obviously they were going crazy afterwards. The thought of playing at Wembley is a dream for players at our level.

"Some of our younger players may go on to play at venues like that, they're that good, but at the moment it's the pinnacle of their career so it'll be a huge day out for them."

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