The Cumbrian side, currently 19th in Conference North, beat Conference side Farsley Celtic in their Fourth Qualifying Round replay this evening, 2-1 at Holker Street.
Speaking in the Bournemouth Evening Echo about the long trip north, manager Kevin Bond is quoted as saying: "The bigger clubs don't come in until the third round so it would be a good idea to have the first and second rounds regionalised. You could still have the giant-killing scenarios with non-league clubs playing league clubs so it's got to be worth looking at. I think regionalisation would also create more interest because there would be a lot more local games and that would attract bigger crowds. With respect to Barrow and Farsley Celtic, I think Bournemouth playing the likes of Weymouth, Eastleigh or Salisbury would be more beneficial to all concerned".
Josh Gowling backs this up by saying: "These trips take their toll on players and fans alike and it would definitely be better if the first couple of rounds were regionalised", which they were until 9 years ago.
The FA are quoted as saying: "With transport links improving a great deal in recent decades, it was decided that the first and second rounds should be opened up on a national level rather than divided regionally".