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Alan Smith

Striker vows to battle on through lean spell

ALAN Smith is determined to prove his worth to Newcastle United in their battle to avoid the drop as the striker struggles to justify his place in the side because of a lack of goals this season. Read

Strikers firing far too many blanks

NEWCASTLE United and Sunderland are fighting with each other in a bid to avoid relegation and it will be the form of their strikers which will go a long way to determining their success. Luke Edwards reports. Read

Striker vows to battle on through lean spell

ALAN Smith is determined to prove his worth to Newcastle United in their battle to avoid the drop as the striker struggles to justify his place in the side because of a lack of goals this season. Read

Kevin Keegan

Keegan will get the time he needs

KEVIN Keegan has again been promised the time he needs to carry out his part in overhauling Newcastle United after chairman Chris Mort witnessed an encouraging performance but another St James’s Park defeat. Read

My fault we lost, says skipper Owen

MICHAEL Owen shouldered the blame after seeing Newcastle United move three points closer to the relegation zone, but claimed he was more optimistic about his club’s chances of avoiding relegation after Saturday’s 1-0 defeat to Blackburn Rovers. Read

Kevin Keegan

United ‘fitter now than under Sam’

ONE has a reputation for being at the forefront of footballing science, the other as an old school manager. But, according to Damien Duff, Kevin Keegan has improved the fitness of Newcastle United’s squad since Sam Allardyce’s departure. Read

Stage one is the tough part for ‘Messiah’

What’s the difference between a Messiah and a questionable managerial appointment? Nothing, says Kevin Keegan. Stuart Rayner reports Read

We aren’t ‘too good’ – Duff

THE phrase “too good to go down” was once a popular one when discussing the future prospects of various relegation-threatened teams. But so many have disproved it in recent years it has become obsolete. Read

Chris Hughton

Hughton move ‘Keegan’s idea’

KEVIN Keegan was the driving force behind the appointment of Chris Hughton as Newcastle United’s assistant manager this week, despite rumours he had nothing to do with his arrival. Read

Star fights for future in Italy

DAVID Rozehnal has expressed a desire to stay at Lazio beyond the end of this season, but the on-loan Newcastle United defender admits there is “a lot at stake” for him in the remaining months of the Serie A campaign. Read

Gary Madine

Youngster ‘will not move to Magpies’

GARY Madine will not be the next young talent to join Newcastle United, according to the teenager’s current club, Carlisle United. Read

Shay Given

Keeper waits on surgery verdict

NEWCASTLE United are still hopeful Shay Given will not need an operation on his troublesome groin despite the Irishman’s latest injury setback. Read

Shay Given

Given's injury woe all my fault, says Keegan

KEVIN Keegan has absolved Shay Given of any blame after he admitted the goalkeeper had been rushed back too quickly from a groin injury. Read

Keegan’s hindered by lack of options

Kevin Keegan will have to freshen things up in time for the visit of Blackburn Rovers on Saturday, but what alternatives are available to Newcastle United’s manager? Read

Magpies will survive, insists Shearer

ALAN Shearer has admitted Newcastle United should not be in relegation trouble, but he is confident Kevin Keegan will ensure they do not get dragged into the bottom three. Read

Repeating the same mistakes

Paul Dixon has been following Newcastle United for more than 35 years, 16 of which have been as a season ticket holder in the Gallowgate End at St James’s Park. Each week in his column, he takes a wry look at all things football – from a black-and-white viewpoint. Read

Steve Harper

Excuses won’t halt slide, warns Steve

STEVE Harper has argued Newcastle United can no longer look for excuses and what ifs as their slide towards the relegation zone continued following the 5-1 home defeat by Manchester United. Read

Keegan bemoans the lack of self-belief

KEVIN Keegan believes the confidence of some of his players has become so low they are almost scared to try anything imaginative on the pitch. Read

Kevin Keegan

‘Why I’d love to beat pal Sir Alex’

KEVIN Keegan has laughed off rumours he does not get on with Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson following their intense rivalry during the 1990s – he just enjoys beating him. Read

United stand by their troubled legend

Paul Gascoigne may have been supremely talented on the football pitch but he has always looked fragile off it. Chief Sports Writer Luke Edwards talked to Kevin Keegan and Roy Keane about his troubles. Read

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