Maidstone United forward Sol Wanjau-Smith on drawing Stevenage or Port Vale in the FA Cup third round and his part in Bivesh Gurung’s winner against Barrow

Two of Maidstone’s FA Cup stars were back at the Gallagher Stadium on Sunday to watch the third-round draw.

Sol Wanjau-Smith and Sam Bone joined fans in the Spitfire Lounge to see who United would land after beating League 2 Barrow.

One by one the big Premier League names disappeared, with United drawn at home to League 1 opposition in the form of Stevenage or Port Vale, who meet again next week after a 1-1 draw on Saturday.

Maidstone beat Boro in a first-round replay nine years ago while Stones keeper Lucas Covolan was released by the Valiants last summer, so there are links with both clubs.

The tie will be played over the weekend of January 6-7 and carries prize money of £105,000.

“Everyone dreams of a fairytale Premier League club but a home draw is not too bad,” said Wanjau-Smith, who’s among several Stones players living in the county town.

“Hopefully we’ll pack it out here and it’s another chance to give a good account of ourselves.

“Who knows what will happen, with the magic of the FA Cup?

“Either team is going to be really tough but hopefully we can come out on top.

“For me personally it’s the furthest I’ve ever been.

“I’ve played in every round from the extra preliminary round over the years so I was absolutely buzzing to get to the first round proper and now we’re in the third round proper. It’s a dream come true.

“I’d have loved Arsenal or Bristol City (he supports Arsenal and is from Bristol) but I’m just happy to be at this stage.

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“I was very nervous watching the draw. It hasn’t sunk in yet that we’re actually through but watching the draw was so exciting.

“It’s mental to think we’ve beaten a League 2 club at home and one who are absolutely