It's the Carabao Cup tonight and for the first time in a decade, it's not everybody's lowest priority.
Of course, a place in next season’s Champions League would be see Newcastle arrive at one of their destinations under the Saudi owners ahead of schedule, but for those there before the takeover, the significance of a cup triumph cannot be overstated. Nobody below retirement age has seen the Magpies win a major honour. And no Newcastle fan has visited the ‘new’ Wembley with their team since the old one was bulldozed.
In Newcastle’s way stand Southampton and their ambitions to end their own drought. Not since Bobby Stokes went under the linesman’s radar in the 1976 FA Cup final have they lifted silverware. Saints, perhaps, are the semi-final competitor most conflicted given their predicament at the foot of the Premier League. Which makes them most in need of a morale boost as we approach business time.
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