Mark Lawn is bristling with confidence for tomorrow – thanks to his “lucky” cup beard.

The joint-chairman has vowed not to shave until City are no longer in any knock-out competition.

And while Lawn will take the razor with him for the third-round trip to Championship side Watford, he has no intention of using it.

Lawn said: “Hopefully by the time we get to Wembley it will be down to my belly button!

“Phil (Parkinson) wants me to look like an idiot and I’m quite happy to do that if we keep getting through each round.”

Lawn’s hairy ride began two months ago when his son Brannan was growing a beard and moustache as part of the “Movember” charity in aid of prostate cancer.

He added: “I thought I’d help him by joining in and it just went on from there. We got through the first round and I said I’d keep it as a bit of a joke.

“Then we beat Wimbledon last month and now I’ve had to keep it all the way through. It was a bit itchy at first but now I don’t have a problem.

“It might be coming off tomorrow night and the razor is ready. But hopefully the longer the beard remains the better.”