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THE FINAL FAREWELL: Steve Harper waves to the St James' Park faithful on Sunday after his 20 years with the club came to an end STEVE HARPER wants to prove he can still be a steady pair of hands after bidding an emotional farewell to Newcastle United after 20 years service at St James' Park .

ALAN PARDEW wants Steve Harper's Newcastle United team-mates to use the supporters' fitting tribute to the departing goalkeeper yesterday as an incentive to make up for a depressing campaign when the action restarts in August.

Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew says he expects to be in charge of the club for the start of the new season, and he is still hoping to persuade captain Fabricio Coloccini to stay.

Injury to Tim Krul and Rob Elliot's suspension dictate that the 38-year-old Steve Harper makes a final, richly deserved appearance in goal for Newcastle United after 20 years at the club.

Newcastle United's manager, Alan Pardew, says his team should be praised for avoiding relegation after a season of extremely poor luck.

YOHAN Cabaye admits his Newcastle United team-mates have to learn some important lessons from this season's surprise relegation scrap, after conceding he found it difficult to come to terms with an increasingly desperate battle against the drop.

Newcastle United's Fabricio Coloccini, left, and Mike Williamson celebrate avoiding relegation after the 2-1 win at QPR.

Yoan Gouffran has joined the list of those adamant talk of a rift in the Newcastle squad is nothing more than French fancy Yoan Gouffran has joined the list of those adamant talk of a rift in the Newcastle squad is nothing more than French fancy.

Photograph: Ian Horrocks/Newcastle Utd via Getty Images Alan Pardew has acknowledged that his future at Newcastle United is not assured and expects an "uncomfortable" conversation with Mike Ashley at the end of the season when they will discuss what Pardew terms the club's "collective" underachievement.

We can finally publish an interview Courtney Ormston gave us in July - the day before she and Walker were charged over the death of baby Logan Alicia Keys is set to make her Toon debut on her Set The World on Fire tour.

Moussa Sissoko could be unavailable for Newcastle United 's last two games of the season with the knee injury that prevented him from playing against West Ham at the weekend likely to see him also miss the matches against QPR and Arsenal.

Notorious gangster Paul Ashton is back behind bars after agreeing to referee an underworld fight - despite being cleared of any wrongdoing Cum on Feel The Noize as Slade's Noddy Holder takes to the stage at the Gala Theatre in Durham this weekend.

Steven Taylor has called for a siege mentality within the Newcastle United camp going into the final two games of the season.

Warren Barton draws on 16 years of professional soccer experience as a studio analyst for FOX Soccer.

Amid reports of disharmony, strife and cliques, Newcastle United's players, management and supporters are all agreed on one thing: they must win at Queen's Park Rangers next Sunday to ease fears of relegation.

Premier League clockwatch: Gareth Bale and Paul Lambert are both facing former clubs, while Wigan and Newcastle have a battle on their hands.

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Of the five anxious Premier League clubs who remain realistic contenders for the final relegation place, Newcastle are the only one with 'United' in their name.

Newcastle United captain Fabricio Coloccini has recovered from injury and could be key to ensuring the club's Premier League survival, manager Alan Pardew said on Thursday as he also dismissed reports of disharmony among his players.

In the battle for survival the wounded Magpies need a rallying call, more than a few battle cries and unity and togetherness.