Newcastle: Cup Success Could Help Beat Relegation Fears
Sunderland fan Steve Howey says Magpies should learn from the Black Cats
Apparently the club have said the cups are not really one of their main concerns, but last year Sunderland were more or less dead and buried before they went on their cup run. Their run to the final helped to get them out of it, so it is important."Looking back on last season it is true that Sunderland received an almighty confidence boost from their two cup runs. They had looked to be tumbling out of the league without a whimper until the injection of those victories and the emergence of Connor Wickham (a saviour who wouldn't have got a sniff if not for the cup). So while there are lessons from the relegated teams, there are also some to be had in Sunderland's unexpected resurgence last year. And frankly, the positive lessons are far more irresistible for us dreamers.