Having two sides from the Essex Senior League in the final of the FA Vase will be huge for the county as a whole, never mind the league, says Romford boss Dan Spinks.

The Boro had booked their place at Wembley with a penalty shoot-out win at Lincoln United one week earlier but they were joined by Great Wakering Rovers who defeated Worcester City in the same manner.

The match-up will bring about its own unique characteristics but will help boost the excitement levels says Spinks, as well as possibly nudging the attendance up.

The Romford boss said: "Yeah, it’s absolutely massive. I mean I'm proud of my achievement and [Wakering] have got to be massively proud of their achievement as well. 

"I'll speak to Marcus Bowers, he’s a nice guy and we’ll get on well on the day and we’ll enjoy it as a county. 

"I think it'll bring a few more supporters, a few more neutrals might well come because both teams are from the same league. 

"Some people are calling it an Essex derby. I wouldn't say it's a derby as such but I do think it will be a very, very interesting day. 

"It's two teams from the same league we'll be playing in the final of a national competition where more than 600 started." 

While Wakering were booking their own place at the national stadium, Romford were back in league duty with two wins, 1-0 against Stanway Rovers Community and 3-0 over Little Oakley, securing their place in the end of season promotion play-offs.

Spinks was just glad his side hit the ground running after the jubilation of beating Lincoln.

He said: "The Thursday game [against Stanway Rovers Community] was the one I was worried about more because it was after the Vase and it was after the celebrations. 

"It could have been one of those games but we got through it and on Saturday [against Oakley], we were back to our best.

"It was a very good performance and could have been five or six in the end.  

"There are four tough league games left and we want to win every one of them. We want to finish second as a home tie would be ideal.

"But the play-offs are a reset, you can finish second and it means nothing once you get there. 

"The team that finishes fifth still want to beat you, we all start on a level playing field so we have to realise that we have to up our game again when they come around." 

That is after a tough run of fixtures, something Spinks is wary about.

He said: "We have got a big squad and we have been rotating a little bit. 

"I left a couple out at the weekend and when I looked round on my bench and said 'imagine starting the season with that lot on the bench’. 

"It was a proper bench and after going 2-0 up, we could make a lot of changes. 

"We’re going to have to try and do that for the next four games, because it's tough playing Wednesday, Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, Saturday. 

"Then we go into the play-offs, then we go to Wembley so there's going to be a lot of football."