CUP fever returns to the city on Saturday as Salisbury bid to cause another upset when higher league Chippenham Town visit the Ray Mac.

The two rub shoulders in the first round qualifying of the Buildbase FA Trophy (3pm).

The Bluebirds arrive in a rich vein of form in the Southern Premier League.

They are currently third in the table and have won five of their last six games in the league, including a 2-0 midweek win over Basingstoke Town.

On target was top scorer Andy Sandell, who is a familiar face among the Whites’ supporters.

He initially joined the old club on a month’s loan from Bristol Rovers in August 2007, with the move eventually made permanent.

He made 49 appearances, scoring eight times before joining Aldershot Town in 2009.

JournalSport caught up with the frontman ahead of his return.

“I’m very excited to be back because I extremely enjoyed my time there,” Sandell, 33, said.

“The fans were brilliant and I always had time after a game to sit and have a drink with them.

“The fans deserve the club to be a lot higher and, fingers crossed, they will get back into the Conference soon.”

Whites who, despite their woeful away form, have been solid at the Mac.

They’ve won nine of 11 games on home soil in all competitions, the only team to beat them being National North Gloucester City in the FA Cup.

One of their most recent victories arrived in the previous round of the Trophy, pulling off a shock 4-3 win over Hereford.

On that day, top scorer Tommy Wright put Whites ahead before two quickfire goals from Mike Symons and John Mills gave Bulls an interval lead.

Whites levelled minutes after the restart through Eddie Perrett and then Justin Bennett completed the comeback.

Perrett then stretched Whites’ lead after finishing with aplomb before Mills converted a second penalty.

Callum Hart was unable to feature due to a long-term shoulder injury.

However, he played in the first leg of the FA Vase semi-final at Edgar Street and admits although it’s an early round, it’s a great competition to be involved in.

“It’s massive,” he said.

“Cup runs are very important for non-league clubs in general with the prize money etc. And not only that the more you progress the more buzz around the city it creates – you only have to look at the semi-final against Hereford last season and the feel about the place.”

The winner will reach the second qualifying round, which takes place on Saturday, November 12.