Maidstone United manager George Elokobi has had no problem separating Torquay double-header as sides prepare to meet in FA Cup

George Elokobi says Maidstone’s league win at Torquay will have no bearing on their FA Cup clash.

The sides meet for a place in the First Round Proper at Plainmoor this Saturday (3pm) - a week on from the Stones’ 1-0 victory in National South.

But Maidstone’s success means nothing as the clubs prepare to do battle again.

“When the FA Cup draw came out we knew we were playing Torquay again but we’ve kept that aside and prepared right for the league game,” said Stones boss Elokobi.

“You can only play one game at a time and the first game was the league game and we treated it with the utmost respect.

“You enjoy the win and then you look forward to next week. Our players need to recover because they’ve put in a shift-and-a-half.

“We’ve always said as a management team we don’t run ahead of ourselves.

“Obviously we have to look at personnel, look at the boys who were cramping up, and make sure we prepare right.

“We also have to make sure we look at the chances Torquay created because they did create some chances and we need to stop them creating that many.

“We have to look again closely under the microscope and see where we could have been better because I think at times we could have been, especially when we had possession.

“At times, we gave it away a little bit cheaply and we’ll keep working on that.”

The win at Torquay was Maidstone’s fifth in a row in all competitions.

They’ve climbed to fourth in National South and are on the verge of reaching the FA Cup First Round for the first time in four years when, ironically, they beat Torquay.

“Encouraging is the right word,” said Elokobi.

“We’re not getting carried away. It’s a long old season.

“It’s good to see the work we are doing as a management team, the tactical points we