We have a shocking record in the League Cup, never having won it, and in recent seasons didn't even TRY to win it.
So news that we play Leicester City at home in the Second Round doesn't have supporters dancing in the streets of Tyneside.
At least it's a home tie for the reserves to strut their stuff.
Southern Section
Plymouth v Reading
Crawley v Norwich
Newport v West Ham
Oxford v Millwall
Watford v Coventry
Swansea v Cambridge
Cardiff v Luton
Bristol Rovers v Brighton
Crystal Palace v Colchester
Fulham v Southampton
Bournemouth v Forest Green
Southend v MK Dons
QPR v Portsmouth
Northern Section
Crewe v Aston Villa
Lincoln v Everton
Leeds v Stoke
Sheffield Utd v Blackburn
Rotherham v Sheffield Wednesday/Bury
Newcastle v Leicester
Burton v Morecambe
Burnley v Sunderland
Nottingham Forest v Derby
Grimsby v Macclesfield
Preston v Hull
Rochdale v Carlisle
Ties to be played week beginning August 26