GRIMSBY Town may have won while Scunthorpe lost – but according to Paul Hurst it won't make much difference tomorrow night.
The Mariners head into their FA Cup First Round replay against the local rivals in high spirits after Saturday's fine 2-0 Conference victory at Tamworth.
The Iron, on the other hand, crashed to an embarrassing home defeat to Accrington Stanley, by the same scoreline in League Two.
Could those contrasting results give Town the edge ahead of derby showdown number two at Glanford Park? Hurst doesn't think so.
"I'm glad we're going into that on the back of a victory, but if we'd have lost on Saturday I don't think it would have made much difference," said the Mariners boss.
"The players will be right up for the game regardless, as Scunthorpe will be. Does their defeat on Saturday put any more pressure on Scunthorpe and the home fans? Maybe a bit.
"One or two may still be unhappy from the first game as well, when some of their fans were moaning about their performance – which was a bit harsh.
"And on Saturday they played a team from lower down the league who have come into some form.
"If there is anything that we can capitalise on then we'll try to do so.
"Both teams know it's a local derby and what that means now – they've tasted the first game, the atmosphere, the commitment – and it will be no different tomorrow night.
"Glanford Park is a much tighter pitch. Everything is right on top of you there and there will be even less space.
"It would be great to get a result and I can promise the fans that we will be giving everything we can to do that."
Over 500 Town supporters roared their side to victory on Saturday – thanks to goals from Craig Disley and Alex Rodman.
With four times as many Mariners heading west tomorrow, Hurst is anticipating a special occasion.
"It was a decent atmosphere on Saturday, even though it wasn't the biggest crowd," he added.
"The Tamworth fans were quite vocal, particularly behind the bench, and we had a good following who got behind our team again, so we were pleased to send them home happy."
