Please Keegan, no Alan Smith or Damien Duff as the starter today at Goodison Park, make Andy Carroll and ‘N Zogbia instead of them. Make both Smith and Duff on the Magpie bench.

Without Mark Viduka (Achilles), Joey Barton (bail conditions), James Milner (foot) and Emre, we will have short options in midfield and one target man up front. I prefer we start with Carrol and Martins rather than let Smith making trouble from the start.

This last fixture of the season could be the last chance for N’Zogbia to proven he’s still worth to be include in Keegan next season rebuilding plans. If we want this such ‘talent’ to stay, I think we better let him start the game, so he can feel still needed by his gaffer and useful for the team.

For the home side, Mikael Arteta (stomach), Tim Cahill (foot) and James Vaughan (knee) are all still missing. But to be honest, they have wonderful home record against us in the last three seasons under the previous managers. We have losts there three times in 2004/05 lost 2-0, 2005/06 lost 1-0 and in 2006/07 lost 3-0.

Our last win there was back in 2001/02 season with goals from Bellamy, Solano and Clarence Acuna. Keegan’s record there while managing United were also not too impressive. Our first 2-0 win there in premierships years was in season 1993/94 thanks to goals from Andy Cole and Peter Beardsley.

Referee for this match is Peter Walton who also incharge in our two away defeats at Derby County and Liverpool, could this will be our third under his command? I hope not!

Below is our complete Premierships record at Goodison Park:
2006/07: 0-3
2005/06: 0-1
2004/05: 0-2
2003/04: 2-2 Shearer 2 (2 pens)
2002/03: 1-2 Robert
2001/02: 3-1 Bellamy, Solano, Acuna
2000/01: 1-1 Unsworth og
1999/00: 2-0 Hughes, Dyer
1998/99: 0-1
1997/98: 0-0
1997/98: 1-0 Rush (FA Cup)
1996/97: 0-2
1995/96: 3-1 Ferdinand, Lee, Kitson
1994/95: 0-1 (FA Cup)
1994/95: 0-2
1993/94: 2-0 Cole, Beardsley

The only thing that I want from the lads this morning when they wake up was nothing but a smell of victory against Birmingham City tonight. Today is the most biggest challenge for their Toon commitment, today is their future as well as the pride of Newcastle United.

I hope everyone will have the same high spirited passion as what Harper has said, “If anybody is under-estimating what relegation would do for this club, he shouldn’t be here. We know we are in a battle.”

To be honest, I also have a little bit of fear to see that most of our regular first team squad this year has the experience of relegation and it will have some bad effects to their mentality regarding to the situation we’re in these days.

Mark Viduka, Alan Smith and James Milner all have been went down once with Leeds, while Damien Duff was relegated with Blackburn. When being out for loan, Nicky Butt suffered the drop with Birmingham. Our new signing Habib Beye was also experienced the dropped with Strasbourg.

So now, they’re supposed to do all their best to avoid the same experience to happened with Newcastle United. Sad to admit that some of them were actually the weakness part of United squad through a season long.

“We have five tough away games, and this one is the biggest game in the club’s recent history,” Harper continued, “It’s the biggest game we’ve had for a long, long time. There’s always pressure at this place and everybody knows it’s a pressure cooker - more than at any other club. Every game is a big game at this club, but the Birmingham match is absolutely massive.”

Howay the Lads!!! Up the Toon!!!

It is all up to you now my dear Newcastle United squad, show us some respect for all the supports that we have given this year. Fulham is winning today if you guys are too busy to training and never look at the Premier League results and table, we’re in critical condition!

For God’s sake, we need something good at St. Andrews and we really mean it this time. No more sloppy defending, no more lazy midfield action and please do start to scoring EMO, or you have forgotten how to kick the ball into the net? Andy Carrol surely knows how to do it.

Without James Milner as he is still suffering the foot injury from the Anfield game, Shay Given still out too with his best friend names groin, Emre still dating with the calf and Stephen ‘When we see him leave?’ Carr keep playing with hamstring, the King must be having a very bad headache at the moment.

On the other side, Birmingham defender Martin Taylor will not be able to play as he will served the third of a three-match ban for his sending off against Arsenal, while their striker Cameron Jerome, may be able to play after swallowed some pain killer pills.

But, Lamine Diatta (if he actually played) must aware of Sebastian Larsson who has scores two goals in their last two matches.

TOON STATS at ST.ANDREW’S - PREMIERSHIP YEARS:
2006/07: 2-2 Taylor, Dyer (FA Cup)
2005/06: 0-0
2004/05: 2-2 Jenas, Butt
2003/04: 1-1 Speed
2002/03: 2-0 Solano, Ameobi
2000/01: 1-2 Dyer (League Cup)
1999/00: 0-2 (League Cup)