GUY Ipoua has every reason to be fond of Turf Moor.

And the Scunthorpe United striker is hoping to continue that love affair by helping the Iron to an FA Cup shock tomorrow.

The Cameroon-born striker made his Nationwide League bow at Burnley as a substitute for Bristol Rovers at the start of the 1998/99 season.

And then after switching his allegiance to Scunthorpe 18 months ago he scored twice to give Brian Laws' men a 2-1 League win over the Clarets in front of the Sky cameras two months into last season.

"I scored the two goals last season and it is a nice place to play. It's a nice pitch, a nice ground and there will be a good atmosphere on Saturday.

"The FA Cup is a special competition and we are all looking forward to going there and putting in a good performance. I'm really looking forward to the game," said Ipoua, who notched his 16th goal since United's relegation in May in a 2-2 home draw against Macclesfield Town on Monday.

Three of those goals swept Scunthorpe past Hartlepool in the first round of the cup and although Ipoua missed the next stage through suspension his team-mates were good enough too see off Brighton and set up the third-round date with Burnley.

However, since then the Humberside outfit has failed to win in the League and while a Third Division play-off place remains the priority Ipoua is looking for a bit of cup magic to give the club a lift.

And a repeat of his last outing at Turf Moor might be Scunthorpe's best chance of success.

"They are the goals that everyone remembers me for -- people are always talking to me about them," added the 34-year-old striker, whose previous clubs include Athletico Madrid.

"But they were a long time ago and I don't even think about them any more. That is in the past and I am just hoping to get two more on Saturday.

"We all know that our league form has not been the best so we really want to do something special in the FA Cup this year.

"Personally I am looking to score the goals. As a striker that is my job and it is what I have to do for the team.

"But at the end of the day the result is the most important thing. I am not happy if I score and the team still loses. That is no good for anyone.

"We want to do something special and we are putting pressure on ourselves to do so -- but it is the kind of pressure that we need."

Ipoua's goal against Macclesfield was his ninth in 10 games and after an injury-hit start to the season he has certainly made up for lost time and is already just two goals away from doubling last season's tally.

"I did not play the first eight or nine games of the season or any of the pre-season because of injury," he added.

"But as I was recovering I said to Nigel Adkins (the club physio) that once I got my foot right I was confident I could do a good job for the team.

"I would have taken 16 goals at this stage of the year and I am just hoping to carry on until the end of the season."

Ipoua and the well-travelled Steve Torpey form a potentially dangerous spearhead for the Iron who are eighth in Division Three.

And Laws is naturally pleased with their output as he looks to plot the downfall of his former club.

"They are a handful and Ipoua has been on fire. If you keep in mind the fact he missed the first 10 games of the season to have 16 goals now we are delighted with that return.

"Mind, to be honest, he could be on at least 20 with the chances he's had," said the United boss.

His strikers may be both thirty-somethings but Laws has also a clutch of young players like Nathan Stanton, Lee Hodges, Andrew Dawson, Paul Harsley and Mark Jackson who will be looking to shine.

He added: "I have got some young players coming through who will definitely go on. This stage is what they need to do well on and it's good for the club and for them.

"Every footballer likes to play against better players."