Gillingham striker Cody McDonald is determined to have a memorable run in the FA Cup.

McDonald has had few highlights in the competition so far, including first round exits with the Gills in the last three seasons.

The 30-year-old said: “It would be nice, before my time is up, to have a little run in the FA Cup. Hopefully, this will be it.

“I have not done that well in the FA Cup, either in non-league or at a league club.

“It is a competition that excites me, it is a competition that everyone looks forward to playing in and I am looking forward to playing in it on Saturday.

“Hopefully, we can do the business, get into the further rounds and get a big club, like we have done in the League Cup against Watford and Tottenham.”

The Gills face a Brackley side this weekend who knocked them out of the competition in 2013 after a replay.

McDonald started the first game and came off the bench in the second.

The striker said: “Brackley possibly surprised us last time we played them. Maybe we took them too lightly but they came here and played well. We scored a real late goal through Bradley Dack to get us a replay and they took us by surprise a bit.

“We can’t make that mistake again this time around. We know that they are going to come here with a lot of confidence off the back of that game, even if it’s not the same players.

“We won’t be taking it lightly, that’s for sure."

Read the full interview in Friday's Medway Messenger