Barnsley manager Simon Davey knows that come Tuesday evening the euphoria of Saturday's FA Cup heroics could easily be forgotten.

Just 72 hours after stunning the football world, there is a real fear the triumphant Tykes could swiftly attain hero-to-zero status.

Yes, Barnsley are back on the map and in the headlines a decade on from living life in the fast lane as a one-season Premier League wonder.

But while the club's first FA Cup semi-final beckons for 96 years courtesy of Kayode Odejayi's 66th-minute winner at Oakwell, they find themselves anxiously looking over their shoulders in the league.

Prior to delivering another stunning Cup upset by knocking holders Chelsea out of the competition, a number of Coca-Cola Championship rivals scored notable results that have made life uncomfortable.

Another team in blue in Ipswich visit Oakwell on Tuesday to face a Barnsley side now just four points above the relegation zone.

If there are any fuzzy heads in training on Monday, they will need to swiftly be cleared as Davey's players cannot afford to let Cup glory stand in the way of league survival.

The gnawing fear of the drop is all too real for Davey who said: "I hope this is the start of something big.

"But then at Anfield three weeks ago after we had beaten Liverpool I said I hoped that result would be the catalyst for us to pick up better results in the league.

"But we then lost one and drew three in the league, which is not great form, and now we've an important game on Tuesday.

"I know I'll be back down to earth because while we're in the semi-final, which is going to be a fantastic day for all concerned, we need more league points.

"If these players can beat Liverpool away and Chelsea at home, why shouldn't we be further up the table?

"I'll say to the players that if they can beat Chelsea, then they can beat Ipswich, but as we've already seen, football has a habit of kicking you when you are at the top."

There can be no doubt Davey deserved his moment in the spotlight, joining Sir Alex Ferguson, Arsene Wenger and Juande Ramos as the only managers to beat a Chelsea team coached by Avram Grant this season.

No wonder Davey finds himself in a dream he does not want to end, adding: "I can't believe I'm going to Wembley.

"I've never been there as a player or as a supporter. I never went to the old Wembley, so it will be a day I'll enjoy, and I'm really looking forward to it.

"As a player, I only ever played in the old Third Division, which is League One, and now I'm already managing at a higher level, so every week is a new chapter in my career.

"To go to Liverpool was the best day I had enjoyed, but this most definitely eclipses that.

"As a manager, to lead Barnsley into a quarter-final with Chelsea at home and beat them is dream stuff.

"Hopefully I won't wake up and the dream can continue and I can take them all the way."

Given the unlikely semi-final line-up, there is no reason to feel Barnsley cannot win the trophy they last lifted back in 1912.

"It's going to be very difficult, but who knows?" assessed Davey.

"When some teams get to the final and win it, it's the luck of the draw, but we've faced Liverpool and Chelsea, so if we do do it now then we will have done it the hard way.

"There's certainly nobody to fear in the last four.In the dressing room we've always believed we can beat anyone on any given day.

"Maybe now, with Manchester United and Chelsea out of the Cup, our odds to win it will come down from 200-1."

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