Planet Swans ArchivesNugent is No 2 at Leyton Orient having been in a similar position at Swansea City as well as playing for the club and a (very) short spell as caretaker manager before the appointment of Roberto Martinez.
And he believes that the O’s have a chance of upsetting the Swans in the same way that they upset our promotion rivals Norwich in Round Three.
Nugent told the Western Mail “We know we’re playing one of the best teams in the Championship on Saturday
“And it goes without saying that it’s a very tough game for us.
“But we had a tough game in the last round against Norwich – a similar side to Swansea in the way they play – and had a very difficult game, but we played very well and deserved to get the win.
“I’m sure there are Swansea supporters that fancy their chances of being in the fifth round come Sunday, just as I’d expect our supporters to think like that if we drew a team from the league below at home.
“But we’re looking for a result and we can take confidence from the last round we can do that.
“It’s a big ask for us but that’s what we’ll be looking to do,” said Nugent, who also spent time in South Wales in Cardiff City colours before his Swans stint.
“And I’m sure Brendan Rodgers will not be taking the game lightly; he will have watched us a few times already and got his preparation spot on because he will want to make sure Swansea are in the next round.
“But it’s 11 players against 11 and ours have seen that it can be possible to go and get a result against good sides now.
“Over a period of a season there’s a big difference between ourselves and Swansea City – but in a one-off game you can have that extra spring in your step.
“What Swansea have done is fantastic and great credit to everyone involved,” said the 41-year-old.
“I’ve got some great memories from my time there; I left Orient as a player when they signed me and the club were something like six points adrift when I joined.
“We had that brilliant day against Hull to stay up and things have just gone on and on from there.
“But it hasn’t surprised me – even just after we avoided going down you could see the club was looking to the future with the new stadium and the players like Alan Tate and Leon Britton that came in.
“They’ve gone about it the right way on and off-the-field, progressing gradually and the chairman has done a great job running the club.
“It’s a great example for others to follow and I’m sure there can be more success for the club to come.”
