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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 .

Now that the dust is beginning to settle after a season of under-achievement for Newcastle United, chief sports writer Lee Ryder examines where it all went wrong When Newcastle United kicked off the 2012/13 season in earnest the Toon Army's deepest fears by far outweighed the high hopes that Alan Pardew's second full season would end covered in ... (more)

Tim Krul is out with injury, while Rob Elliot is suspended so Newcastle will have to rely on their third-choice keeper Steve Harper.

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.

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.

ALAN Pardew has admitted the lingering effects of a hamstring injury mean Hatem Ben Arfa will not be in peak condition for the final two games of Newcastle United's season.

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Photograph: Matthew Childs/Action Images The likelihood is something will happen in the next 13 days to prevent Newcastle United from being relegated.

Andy Carroll once dreamed of playing for Newcastle United. Having achieved that dream, he now returns home to face them as they face relegation However, he will have the chance to show Toon owner Mike Ashley what he will be getting for his money should he decide to splash out this summer and bring the 6ft 6in striker back to St James' Park.

The two managers at the heart of the crisis which has befallen North East football talked at length about their predicament in their press conferences yesterday.

IN the six days since Newcastle United's chronic capitulation at the hands of Liverpool, a great deal of attention has been focused on Alan Pardew's future.

It is just over a year since Mike Ashley stood with friends in the VIP area of Tup Tup Palace, a nightclub in the heart of Newcastle's main drinking area, just off Mosley Street.

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

It's always silly season at Newcastle United and this time is no different. Too many French players not interested in our current predicament.

Avoiding relegation is tricky when you've got ailing centre-halves, dressing-room fissures and the FA Cup final to negotiate The Wigan manager Roberto MartA nez is likely to have suffered the odd nightmare revolving around the FA Cup final.

WHEN Alan Pardew thinks of last season, he will remember being awarded manager of the year by both the League Managers' Association and the Premier League's sponsor, Barclays.

Newcastle 0-6 Liverpool: Managerial stability looks a jollier proposition when your club is bobbing around in mid-table, with a sniff of Europe... So said Newcastle United MD Derek Llambias in October when, emboldened by a fifth place finish and desperate for a new era of "stability," Pardew was handed an eight-year contract.

Liverpool will travel to St James' Park on Saturday evening, hoping to move on from the Luis Suarez - Branislav Ivanovic incident.