Peter Reid insists a good cup run would be great for Leeds and the fans, and asked if it would be good financially for the club, Reid said: "I think the manager wants a few quid as well! But money doesn't cover it. When I won the FA Cup in 1984 [with Everton], I think we picked up about three bob, so the incentive has always been to win cups and medals.
Speaking in today's Independent, Reid continued: "We all like money but when you are involved in professional sport you've pride and you want your team to win things. The rewards that come with it financially are great, but the most important thing is winning a pot or a medal - without a doubt.
"They don't pay the mortgages, but they're the things in football you treasure and I've still got fantastic memories of winning medals. It's also a competition that gets you into Europe, so the incentives for us as a football club are fantastic.
"We want a run at it and we want to try and win it, we've lost our last two games, so to get through to the next round would instil confidence, make the training ground a happier place and help us get into a winning habit. Except for the Leicester game, the players have done really well and if we keep playing as we have been, then I'm sure we will get the breaks our play deserves."
Reid is to due to give midfielder David Batty his first start since April 2002, while on-loan striker Cyril Chapuis is to be handed his debut in place of the rested Mark Viduka.
Another of Reid's loan signings, Jermaine Pennant, is unavailable as Arsenal do not want him cup-tied. This could mean Lamine Sakho switching to the right wing, with Jason Wilcox given his first run-out for a month on the left.