IT WAS a sight Weymouth FC manager Garry Hill and his players must be dreaming about.

The FA Cup sitting proudly on a desk decked out in the Terras' claret and blue, in front of swarms of cheering fans.

Unfortunately for Hill the cup was at Holy Trinity Infant School in Weymouth yesterday.

It was brought to the school ahead of Weymouth's FA cup first round tie with Bury this Sunday.

Pupils - many wearing Weymouth kits and scarves - crammed into the assembly hall to catch a glimpse of the trophy.

The visit was made possible through the school's links with Weymouth's football in the community officer Tim Davis, who runs football sessions at Holy Trinity.

Mr Davis gave a talk on the history of the FA Cup, and Weymouth's past successes in the competition.

He said: "This school is special, the kids are well behaved and it's great to get them involved.

"The football club arranged to bring the trophy down and they wanted to take it to a local school, so Holy Trinity was the first we thought of.

"We brought Rachel Unitt, an England women's footballer, here recently and that went well, so we thought we'd involve them again.

"It's great for the town and the club's profile to have the cup here and be in the competition."

After Mr Davis's speech, Holy Trinity children posed for photographs and asked questions about the prestigious trophy.

Pupil Adam Parkes, six, from Portland, said: "I'm a big football fan and I won't forget this day for a while."

Weymouth footballer Jessica Stratton, seven, said: "I'll be telling everybody I saw the FA Cup."

Holy Trinity Infant School head teacher Lyn Darley said it was an honour to put the cup on show.