FA Cup still has the magic for Newcastle boss Eddie Howe

'The FA Cup for me as a kid when I was in the garden imagining my career play-acting, the game you were in was always the final. That's never gone away from me."

FA CUP MAGIC: Newcastle boss Eddie Howe has admitted the FA Cup still gives him the same thrill it did when he was a child.

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe has admitted the FA Cup still gives him the same thrill it did when he was a child.

The 47-year-old will head into Sunday's fifth round clash against Brighton eagerly anticipating what may lie ahead after imagining himself playing in the final as a youngster.