Dan Burn admits he thought his chances of ever pulling on a black and white shirt for Newcastle United were long gone.
In the build-up to the Wembley showpiece, Burn has thanked former Darlington boss Craig Liddle who urged him to take a pro deal with the then League Two club when he pondered whether to take a scholarship in America. Liddle's words proved crucial and Burn has thanked the former Quakers star this week.
The defender was let go from the Newcastle Academy as a kid but has played his way back into stardom at St James' Park after a journeyman career at Darlington, Yeovil, Birmingham, Wigan and Brighton. But now after accepting his dream was over at one stage, he will be playing for Newcastle in their biggest game of the century.
