Andy Woodman admits that if he could replay his coaching career again, he would not leave Newcastle United like he did in 2015.

Not because the club would eventually get taken over or he was more than content with life in the city, walks in the country and the illustrious Northumberland coastline and the array of shops, restaurants and bars in the region. Quite simply, he missed working day to day with his son Freddie, who became a graduate at Newcastle and went on to make his Premier League debut.

If the timings were different and alternative decisions were made, Woodman, who served as keeper coach to Alan Pardew then John Carver, is convinced that the England Under-17 World Cup winning goalkeeper could easily have added to his nine appearances for the Magpies. Woodman starred alongside the likes of Liverpool's Joe Gomez, Southampton's Adam Armstrong and Tottenham Hotspur's Dominic Solanke to pick up a winners medal after beating Holland on penalties in the final showpiece.

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Woodman was almost handed his debut at 17 for Newcastle during a goalkeeping crisis that saw Tim Krul and Rob Elliot both injured in 2014. In the end, Newcastle opted for Jak Alnwick at that time and Woodman would have to wait another five years for his opportunity.

His time at Newcastle included loan spells at Hartlepool, Crawley, Kilmarnock, Aberdeen and Swansea but there were a couple of pre-season where good loan offers were on the table and he was not allowed to leave while Arsenal were also keen on signing him. Andy left in 2015 during the Steve McClaren era but as head of the goalkeeping coaching he no longer had a say on loans following a move to Crystal Palace.

Woodman senior told Chronicle Live: "The only part I am a little bit sad about really is that. If I was to have my time again, I probably would have stayed.

"Not because he's my boy. Because I think he had a tricky time when he should have gone out and played under Rafa Benitez.

"But Rafa had other plans for him and I respected those plans. I didn't think they were quite right because I think it held him back a couple of years.

"Then when he got in the team, they didn't get the results that the team wanted at the time, and I think Fred will probably say that he didn't quite perform like he was hoping to perform."

The Woodman family remain big fans of Newcastle with Freddie now plying his trade at Preston North End. Two clean sheets for the Lancashire club this season against Sunderland this term were more than pleasing for the lad who came through the ranks at the Toon Academy.

But Woodman has now clocked up 123 appearances for North End, and his professional career has read 263 games so far, at just 27. Andy said: "That's football. I do look back on that, but I know Freddie is extremely proud of being at Newcastle and playing for Newcastle. He has gone on, and he's having a good career, so that is football there in a nutshell."

With the pages of history now turned for Woodman senior, he is now focused on the what lies ahead and his next assignment at St James' Park. Bringing Bromley to Tyneside is huge for Woodman and his League Two minnows will be 20/1 to cause one of the biggest shocks in FA Cup history.

Woodman has given his side a tiny chance of a shock at St James' Park and from experience knows that upsets do happen. Woodman said: "I was on the books at Newcastle in 2011 and we got beat off Stevenage in the third round of the FA Cup. I know what can happen.

"I do understand that Newcastle's players who are selected for this game, as much as they will be up for it as a professional, it is tricky for them. It is a no win situation for them, if they win they are expected to win.

"If they don't play well and win, it is tricky. I just have to cling to all the 1% chances and hope it goes our way. We are certainly not coming for a day out. We are coming to give our best. I think we are bringing 5,000 fans and they will be making a weekend of it."