The FA Vase (Sponsored by Buildbase ) returns to the Culverden this Saturday for the first time since The Wells were knocked out on penalties by eventual semi finalist Highworth Town in the 14/15 season.
The Wells will look to put the disappointment of last season behind them where they limped out of the competition at the first hurdle losing 3-0 away to Knaphill.
Steyning Town from the Southern Combination First division are the first test
for Jason Bourne's team.
They sit 8th in their league, winning 3 and losing twice in their opening 5 games of the season.
Their best performance in the Vase came 31 years ago when they reached the quarter finals back in the 1984/85 season.
Wells manager Jason Bourne spoke to www.tunbridgewellsfc.com about the upcoming game.
This weekend is the start of our Vase campaign, this for all the obvious reasons is something special for us all.
May 4th 2013 was one of the best days of my life and leading my team out at Wembley with my two children was something that worked me up before every game, by achieving that gives us all the knowledge that it is not a fairytale but very much achievable for the hungriest of teams amongst our level of non league football.
We were definitely not the best team out of the 600 + that entered it but by far the best organised and most motivated week after week and that's the mentality required for players and teams to achieve such great things that will define their footballing careers.
Last year I put too much emphasis on the lads about what the vase means to us, and this year we will go game by game and let momentum take us to wherever we can.
In comparison the start to this season has mirrored that year with a good pre season followed by a stuttering start that slowly built a side going 17 unbeaten taking us to win the Kent Senior trophy, vase final and just fall short in the title race.
I know what this group is capable of and I know good teams are not built over night. Everything I have just spoke about is now the past and no longer significant in what we want to achieve.
We move forward and create our own history as a group and if you want what you ve never had before you have to do what you ve never done before, that starts and finishes with hard work.
We ll all enjoy the game and, Let's see where this vase journey can take us....
We all know what is achievable together