Steve Harper: "You are not affected on the pitch. You go out there and it is still your job to catch the ball or score a goal or whatever.
"You can't affect it. You just go out there and do your job.
"It's not ideal but the situation is what it is and as a group of players, we can't affect that.
"We are professional footballers and we have just got to go out there and do our job and get a result.
"We have got two big games this week and we have spoken over the last couple of days about how important these two games are.
"To get a result would give everyone around the place, both on and off the pitch, a massive lift going into Saturday.
"We need to get a couple of results and it will make a massive difference if we do. What a difference getting through to the next round would make.
"We have been out there working on how we want to play. We have practised penalties in case of that scenario so we are fully prepared and ready for the game.
"People are talking about us but Tottenham are a massive club as well.
"People are talking about us but Tottenham are a massive club as well.
"They have had a high turnover of players, spent a lot of money and they need a result.
"It it is probably a welcome distraction from the league."