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Reuben Reid says Exeter City cannot focus on any potential plum FA Cup third round draw before playing Forest Green Rovers.

The Grecians travel to the New Lawn for the second time this season to face Mark Cooper's side in the second round of the cup after running out 3-1 winners in League Two in September.

Reid scored a brace in that fixture but is expecting a different game this time around and says that the prospect of Premier League opposition in the next round is not something that the Grecians can think about pre-match.

"I don't think you can look beyond the game," he said. "You can't look to a potential fixture that you haven't got yet.

"I think they've had an upturn in performances and results, although I don't look too deeply at the table at the moment and what other teams are doing.

"I more concentrate on what we're doing but I think they'll probably be in a better position mentally and whatnot than the last time we played them.

"We know it's going to be a test and, in the FA Cup games, with that crazy ball that we use that goes anywhere, it's always an even fixture.

"I wouldn't take anything from the last result, we know it's a different game on a nice pitch, and they looked to play last time.

"We're a different team from what we were last time, so who knows what will happen on the day.

"The priority is being in the hat the next day, it will be nice to be in the draw."

Reid revealed he is not a fan of the Nike balls used in the competition, arguing that they are lighter than the balls that the Grecians use in other competitions.

He said: "I think those balls should be banned. A lot of the guys say that's the ball they use in the Premier League but I'm not convinced as it's not a good ball at all.

"I hate using it and I hate the FA Cup games because of the football, the way it feels on your foot, the way it moves.

"It's really hard to get a hold of and trap and shoot.

"Although Kevin De Bruyne seems to be able to kick it quite well, so maybe it's just me - I'm not a fan of it at all.

"For me, it makes for a different game, as something as trivial as that."

City do have a supply of FA Cup balls to use in training, though, and Reid said these are used to try and get used to the differences in them.

He said: "When they go cold, they hurt your feet as well, it's like a ball that you get on Weymouth beach, it moves all around and I don't think the keepers like it that much either, but we train with them the day before to try and get used to them as much as we can."