If you bring some silverware to St James' Park then you will be worshipped forever. Whether it's the League Cup of the FA Cup, the Geordie faithful are desperate for a cup run and you simply must take the competitions seriously. Rest players if you dare, but try to recall John Carver's Newcastle side being beaten by Leicester City or Steve McClaren's recent defeat at home to Sheffield Wednesday and the uproar that followed. Quite simply, you don't need the stress. I managed to battle my way past Charlton Athletic, Derby County, Crystal Palace and Blackburn Rovers before crashing out in the semi-final to Arsenal at Wembley.