Eddie Howe made no apologies for setting his sights on the League Cup final next month - and admitted fans had waited far too long for success in the domestic competitions.
The Magpies clinched their place in the last four of the cup with a hard-fought win over Leicester City and must wait to see what tomorrow night's draw brings with some big guns still left in the competition. After goals from Dan Burn and Joelinton landed a two-legged semi-final, Howe said: "It's too long, too long a wait. "That's no criticism of anyone that's tried, but we're desperate to hurry up the processes and try to get the team successful as quickly as possible.
"That's easier said than done, and we now go to a semi-final. Getting to the semi-final is one thing, but you want to get into the final, you want to experience that."
