SKIPPER Brian Howard gave his reaction to this afternoon's FA Cup draw which paired the Reds with Premier League giants Chelsea.

Brian told www.barnsleyfc.co.uk: "It is an unbelievable draw and one for the whole club to look forward to.

"I spent three or four weeks at Chelsea when I was a youngster at Southampton and almost signed for them but Roman Abramovich came in and brought in a lot of multi-million pound players. I would not have even got a game in the reserves there so it will be nice to line up against them and look to prove what I can do.

"Having the game here at Oakwell is a big thing for us because we feel that we can give anyone a game here. It is massive for the Club and I am sure the rush for tickets has already started.

"We have a fantastic home record this season - we have proven that we can give anyone a game and we want to do that against Chelsea. No one gave us a chance at Anfield and we proved everybody wrong. Hopefully we can do the same again".