Alan Shearer has hit the nail on the head with his assessment of Newcastle United's impending return to Champions League football. The Magpies know six points from their final five games would all but secure a return to battling it out with Europe's elite.
Eddie Howe and his coaching staff have done an incredible job in transforming the Toon from relegation fodder into European contenders. Shearer says the black and white fanbase have been starved of success/
Shearer told the BBC: "The last time they were there, in 2002-03, I was a Newcastle player under Sir Bobby Robson and the whole city was buzzing, not just the club. The same thing is happening now, and it has been like this for the past few months.
