WORCESTER City's FA Vase dream is gathering pace after their statement 5-1 win at local rivals Stourport Swifts in the round of 16 on Saturday.

In front of a record crowd of just under 2000 at Walshes Meadow - with at least 1500 of those being City supporters - Chris Cornes' men strutted their stuff, playing some brilliant football.

Questions had been asked of them in the build-up; is their league to easy? How will they handle the pressure? But they passed with flying colours and are now just three games from a Wembley final.

One of those players who thrived on the big occasion on Saturday was striker Jamie Insall, who scored for a fifth time in six appearances in all competitions for City.

"I think we really had a point to prove," he said at full-time on Saturday. "There was a lot of talk about the league we play in and listening to Quent (Quentin Townsend, Stourport manager) in the build up saying that their best would beat our best, the problem for them was that, they didn't play their best. But we turn up week in, week out and we put on a show and if I am being honest, it could have been double figures."

The priority for City has been and remains promotion from Step 5. They are top of the Hellenic League Premier with four games in hand on second-placed Corsham Town but the potential of playing at Wembley and creating memories for a lifetime is hard to ignore.

"We have to put the Vase to the back of our minds now," added Insall. "We have a league to win. I got brought here because Cornesy (manager Chris Cornes) wanted to win the league just like a lot of other players we have here.

"Priority is promotion but don't get me wrong, we would love to get to Wembley and see our fans in that stadium.

"We will watch the draw on Monday and have a chat about it but then it's all focus on Tuesday and the trip to Thornbury Town (league game)."

Insall's comments were echoed by captain Adam Mace who, like Insall, is one of the more experienced players in this squad and even he couldn't deny the pull of a trip to Wembley Way.

"Three rounds ago, we probably would rather have played a league game and the gaffer (Chris Cornes) will still say now he would rather play a league game but reality is, we are three games from Wembley and that can't be ignored," said Mace

"It's easy saying that in September but when you are in March and still in it, it is something we are thinking about.

"But we are also conscious we are losing league games in the pursuit of this trophy and there's one end goal and that's promotion. But it's difficult to not get carried away, we are close now (to Wembley) and we deserve to be and you start thinking about the draw."