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Duff: I'm staying at Newcastle

Mon 25 May, 01:41 PM


Damien Duff has vowed to remain at Newcastle United after his own goal sealed the Magpies relegation from the Barclays Premier League.

And the winger wants Alan Shearer to become manager on a full-time basis despite his failure to keep United in the top flight after an eight-game spell at the helm.

Duff inadvertently deflected a first-half shot from Aston Villa's stand-in skipper Gareth Barry past Newcastle goalkeeper Steve Harper to doom his side to a 1-0 reverse at Villa Park on Sunday.

It meant Newcastle finished in the bottom three but Duff is keen to help the club regain their Premier League status at the first attempt.

Duff said: "I'm as loyal as they come and, whether the gaffer stays or goes, I'd love to try and get Newcastle back up into the Premier League. I don't know what words can describe the way I feel. I'm devastated. The lads haven't tasted relegation apart from me at Blackburn and Nicky Butt at Birmingham.

"When it happened at Blackburn, I wasn't planning on seeing it again in my career. It's not a nice feeling. No disrespect to the Championship, but Newcastle are too big a club to be down there. I plan on being straight back up (in the Premier League) after next season."

 

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  1. Ha, ha Patrick, you're loving this aren't­ you.
    I've just heard that we're in the draw for­ the First Round of the Carling Cup; ouch, reality­ kicking in!

    From cameron w, on Mon 25 May 5:46PM

  2. thanks damien duff,you have cheered me up no end with­ you wanting to stay at the toon..what next viduka to­ take a paycut and stop at the club,owen to donate a­ months wages to the slobs at boldon taxis,ameobi to­ sign a new 3 year contract..oh he has!! least we mite­ get rid of our boring fans by being relegated,lets hope­ its sheff wed first away match and the we will smash up­ a little chef on the way home!!

    From leetwangers, on Mon 25 May 5:33PM

  3. The bigger they come the harder they fall.How many of­ you Magpies took the Mick out of Sunderland 3 seasons­ ago??.No club is too big to go down if it plays­ badly.League tables dont lie.

    From Rick Moth, on Mon 25 May 4:21PM

  4. You go girl-alreet hinny?

    From leebann, on Mon 25 May 3:55PM

  5. ITS NOT MICHELLE AND I AINT BOTHERED ABOUT THE WAR AND­ FREEDOM OF SPEECH.EVERYONE INTITLED 2 AN OPINION BUT IF­ I THINK UR OPINION IS WRONG I WILL SAY SO.

    From michelleannewebster, on Mon 25 May 3:51PM

  6. IF IT WAS A ONE MAN GAME THEN FAIR ENOUGH BUT THERES A­ WHOLE TEAM WHO MADE MISTAKES.AND IF MARK VIDUKAS­ PERFECTLY GOOD GOAL AGAINST FULHAM WOULD HAVE COUNTED­ WE WOULD STILL BE IN THE PREM.JUST HOW IT GOES

    From michelleannewebster, on Mon 25 May 3:48PM

  7. michelleannewebster - we had a commie in the name of­ Gina G on a previous thread saying that the soviets won­ the war. Listen pet my grandad fought at normandy and­ holland so we could have the right to free speech and­ uncensorship.So I can look at any thread i want. Look­ at it as a bit of interactive bear baiting!!! Way aye­ man!!

    From leebann, on Mon 25 May 3:42PM

  8. If he tried this season that would have been­ champion(ship) would'nt it???

    From leebann, on Mon 25 May 3:36PM

  9. IF UR NOT A FAN DONT READ THE ARTICALS..TAKE A LOOK AT­ UR OWN TEAMS..NUFC FAN AND PROUD.DUFFS ONE OF THE­ HARDEST WORKERS IN THE TEAM.SCORING AN OWN GOAL CAN­ HAPPEN 2 ANYONE.LEAST HE'S GONNA TRY AND PUT IT­ RIGHT NXT SEASON.NUFC NUFC NUFC

    From michelleannewebster, on Mon 25 May 3:26PM

  10. cameron is­ upset,whoa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

    From farsical, on Mon 25 May 3:17PM

  11. hey up duff,
    your opinion is as good as your­ football,go find a pub side,if theres any left.
    the­ only reason you wanna stay­ is,££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££.more of the­ same eh,how many chances do you want,youve had all­ season.move on,get lost!!!!.

    From farsical, on Mon 25 May 3:13PM

  12. Duff - (Noun) to fluff, error, fu ckup,score own goal,­ relegate team, embarass himself by saying he will stay­ on.
    Bet Sunderland sign him!!

    From leebann, on Mon 25 May 3:02PM

  13. Sorry Nath how silly of me but like I said Quality­ utility player like Duff, they need the likes of him if­ they want to come up, fnar fnar.

    From leebann, on Mon 25 May 2:55PM

  14. "Newcastle are too big a club to be down­ there"?? Duff you're never too big to be­ relegated.

    From PATRICK, on Mon 25 May 2:36PM

  15. leeban read his comment, LEAVE (Duff) and take the­ following with you blah blah blah.

    Even I know­ that..

    From Nath, on Mon 25 May 2:18PM

  16. Nobody will want him, GOOD CHOICE

    From Nath, on Mon 25 May 2:14PM

  17. So you would keep Duff then Cameron W?

    From leebann, on Mon 25 May 1:58PM

  18. Oh no!
    Just go will you . . please, just go and take­ the following with you:
    owen,
    viduka,
    ameobi,
    barton,­
    smith,­
    collicinni,
    geremi,
    cacapa,
    xisco,
    gonzalez,
    butt,
    enr­ ique,
    hughton and the entire coaching staff.
    All of you­ . . . just go now, you turn my stomach!

    From cameron w, on Mon 25 May 1:51PM

  19. Bet u Newcastle fans are over the moon that Duff has­ decided to stay. Quality utility player like him in­ your side!!

    From leebann, on Mon 25 May 1:47PM
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