NANTWICH Town boss Phil Parkinson heaped praise on his players after their 3-0 win at Ashton United secured their place in the FA Cup Second Qualifying Round.

Andy White, Osebi Abadaki and Josh Gordon gave the Dabbers a comfortable win at Hurst Cross to book a home tie with Marine in the next round.

After the game, Parkinson hailed his side’s “grit and determination” in getting the job done and dispelling their recent run of form.

“To come to Ashton and win 3-0 in the FA Cup is a fantastic achievement. It’s a huge credit to everyone involved at Nantwich Town,” he said.

“I thought it was an excellent performance by all the players. I thought we looked rock solid defensively.

“We’ve had a little bit of bad luck with people missing, but we’re not far off full strength in terms of defensive people back in the team and you could tell, it gave us a bit more strength in depth.

“When you play football the way we do, people are always going to doubt your defensive side. My players have got a lot of grit and determination.

“They go to the bitter end and they are excellent traits for them as players.”

Parkinson gave a debut to new signing Ryan Brooke and the manager said he has given the team the lift they needed.

“Even though Ryan hasn’t got on the scoresheet, I just think he gave us a little bit more threat and gave them something to think about,” he said.

“You can see he’s not quite 100 percent fit but he’s getting in the right places.

“In the first minute, he’s almost scored by getting across his man. He’s nearly picked the pocket of the centre half a couple of times.

“He’s been a real positive since he’s come in. He’s given everyone around the place a big lift.”

The Dabbers return to league action on Saturday with a trip to Grantham Town, kick off 3pm.