Beye stays positive for do-or-die derby

HABIB BEYE has urged his Newcastle team-mates to adopt Alan Shearer’s winning mentality to hand the manager a first victory just when he needs it most.

The Magpies face derby rivals Middlesbrough at St James’ Park tonight knowing a first three-point haul since February 7 would lift them above Hull on goal difference and out of the Premier League relegation zone with just two games to play.

They are equally well aware that the alternative is simply not an option, and Beye knows the time has come to deliver a maiden victory in six attempts for Shearer in what the manager last week described as the biggest game of his career.