MICKEY: WE CAN LORD IT OVER SPURS
MICKEY DEMETRIOU aims to complete a unique double by playing at Wembley in next week’s replay.
The Newport defender (holding off Heung-min Son, below) said: “I haven’t played at Wembley, the home of football before, but I have played at the home of cricket, Lord’s.
“So, if selected, it will be a tick off the sheet.
“When I was growing up, I played for my local team in Sussex, for Findon Cricket Club, and we got through to the final of the National Village Cup.
“The final is always at Lord’s, so that was a big experience for me as a 17-year-old.
“I don’t get to play cricket any more but, if I can make the odd game here or there, it’s great.
“Hopefully, this will be another great experience, if I can stay fit for these next two games and play at Wembley. The atmosphere at home was brilliant, just shy of 10,000 fans.
“It will be nice to get them and a few more at Wembley. They’ll have 50,000 there and it will be another great experience.”
Padraig Amond reckons Newport can go one better and stun Tottenham at Wembley.
“Of course we can beat Spurs,” said the striker (opening the scoring for County, top), after his team came just eight minutes away from causing a big cup upset. “We nearly beat them today so let’s see what happens.
“It is just disappointing to draw the game, and it is kind of scary saying that, because it is Tottenham. But it is true.
“People are saying it is greedy to be disappointed, but we were eight minutes away from one of the greatest shocks in the history of the FA Cup.”