In life those who shout the loudest are often the only ones who are heard and the FA Cup shows that. Top clubs will have you believe that it deserves less respect than it once did but try looking towards the grassroots.

The “little” non-League clubs’ opinions matter too, as they are what make the FA Cup so magic, they fight simply to reach the “proper” competition, they provide the great cup shocks and dramas and they give the competition the respect it warrants.

Today’s FA Cup First Round Proper gives non-League clubs publicity, transfer funds and a chance to continue pursuit of a third round glamour tie at a Premier League club. Football League clubs dread falling on the perennial “banana skin,” knowing that they will forever be reminded of it on TV, radio and history.

The FA Cup first round has produced plenty of shocks in recent years, such as when Staines defied a three division gap to beat Stockport County 4-3 on penalties in 2007. This came after the initial tie and the replay ended 1-1, with Shaun Allaway the hero by saving two penalties.

Histon had a remarkable run in 2008, beating Swindon 1-0 in round one thanks to a Danny Wright winner.

The Stutes then beat Leeds in the second round and nearly capped a remarkable rise from a village side to a Football League one, losing in the Conference play-offs.

A year on Northwich Victoria beat League One Charlton 1-0 thanks to substitute Wayne Riley, while in 2010 FC United claimed a shock 3-2 win over Rochdale. Having defeated a side four leagues above them the Evo-Stick Premier side only lost to Brighton and Hove Albion in a replay.

This time around Bradford City will travel to FC Halifax Town who are flying high in the Conference and have a formidable home record in recent seasons. This spicy Yorkshire derby has rightly been chosen for TV coverage tomorrow lunchtime.

They smashed Chorley 5-0 in their replay knowing this fixture awaited them, showing their determination to grasp an opportunity to show their team is the pride of Yorkshire.

The other two televised matches see non-League sides Warrington Town and Havant and Waterlooville host League opposition in Exeter City and Preston North End respectively.

The best upset opportunities tend to come when non-League sides have home advantage though and one such tie to look out for sees Conference South Weston Super Mare host Doncaster Rovers.

However the beauty of matches like this is that these clubs automatically have the psychological upper hand — they have no weight of pressure of expectation to perform, whereas League players know that only a comfortable win is acceptable.

This is the case for Stevenage, who host Maidstone United, a team who have reached this stage for the first time since their reformation in 1992.

There are multiple games involving League Two sides facing Conference sides, with the gap between the divisions so negligible that wins for the Non-League sides are hardly surprising to a credulous audience.

Conference leaders Barnet have home advantage over Wycombe, who themselves have had a remarkable renaissance after nearly being relegated last season. Grimsby have home advantage over Oxford, while Bristol are adjusting well to life in Non-League and travel to a struggling Tranmere side.

Morecambe must make a long trip to Dover, who are sure to provide intense scrutiny of their opponents’ professional status. Braintree Town host Chesterfield on a notoriously poor pitch on the Amlin Stadium, sure to help the home side, who are more accustomed to using it.

Non-League will certainly be well represented in round two as there are six all Non-League ties, leading to the possibility of these sides going one step further to join the Premier League sides in the third round.

If the prospect of Warrington Town travelling to Chelsea or Manchester City is not enough to excite you, then I pity you for the heart you have obviously misplaced.