Sunderland and Boro have both been relegated when reaching a cup final.
Edit. I think I'm wrong about Boro, it was Wigan.
Boro made 2 finals in a season and went down
Like I said above he had around 4 serious injuries; the more I think of this element the more he amazes me; he even changed his style of play from around 2000 (Sir Bobby factor)
I know I'm biased but he is no:1 for me of you factor everything