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The perils of facing minnows in the cup: Sportsmail's experts recall their horror days in competitions which left them embarrassed including losing to rat catchers and managers being axed

The FA Cup third round is one of the most highly anticipated occasions on the English football calendar but for Premier League footballers it can also be one of the most daunting.

This weekend the likes of Tottenham Hotspur will be expected to breeze past eighth tier side Marine but they will have to be on guard for being on the end of what could be one of the biggest cup shocks of all time.

Sportsmail's team of experts have endured their share of slip ups against minnows as they recall their darkest days playing underdogs in cups.