Bangor's Irish Cup hopes may have come to an end at the hands of Crusaders on Friday night, but there's a bigger dream for the Seasiders this season.
Ben Arthurs' goal with just over 20 minutes to go at Clandeboye Park may have given the Premiership side a bit of a sweat, but Lee Feeney's men fell short at the end.
The Bangor boss was quick to remind his players though that these are the sort of games they want to be playing on a regular basis and not just one-off cup ties.
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"We said to the players before the game that these are the sort of games we want to be playing in regularly," said Feeney.
"The club and this area needs this. Personally I feel the club is on the right step to develop and move up the leagues, but as a team we have to do it on the pitch."
Bangor's focus is now on hauling in Ballymacash Rangers at the top of the Premier Intermediate League.
Feeney's men lie five points adrift of the league leaders, but have three games in hand.
With promotion the key objective this season Feeney knows that they have to keep on winning starting with their next league game at Holm Park this Saturday.
"Our focus is on Armagh and trying to get promotion into the Championship," he said.
"I feel we deserve it, but if we win the league we will definitely deserve it.
"Credit to Ballymacash for what they are doing and there are other teams creeping in there too.
"We're only halfway through it and I do believe other teams will find their feet as well.
"We just have to worry about ourselves, I know it's a cliche but that's all we can do."
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