Football: Cup Still has a Kind of Magic ; Third Round Day in the Football Calendar Holds a Special Place in Hearts of Many - Especially When It Leads to Bigger Stages Three Managers Talk to Chief Sports Writer Hyder Jawad About Their Experiences

Birmingham Post › January 06, 2007

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Tony Mowbray is one of the diminishing group of people who still refers to the FA Cup as the "English Cup". His excuse is valid. The West Bromwich Albion manager spent eight years of his career in Scotland, where they have their own version of the FA Cup.

Martin O'Neill could be forgiven for making the same mistake, for his first taste of success in football was reaching the final of the Irish FA Cup in 1971, and, of course, he has won the Scottish FA Cup as the manager of Celtic.

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Football: Cup Still has a Kind of Magic ; Third Round Day in the Football Calendar Holds a Special Place in Hearts of Many - Especially When It Leads to Bigger Stages Three Managers Talk to Chief Sports Writer Hyder Jawad About Their Experiences

But O'Neill, first as a midfield player with Nottingham Forest, now as the manager of Aston Villa, never lost sight of the tradition that gives the FA Cup - English version - its own aura.

For Steve Bruce, the Birmingham City manager, the FA Cup marks the most wonderful experience in his professional life. On a wet day in May 1994, he was part of the Manchester United team...

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