Newcastle head for Reading tonight knowing the best they can hope for from a another season of trials and tribulations is a 10th-place Barclays Premiership finish.
Even victories in their last three games – against the Royals, Blackburn and Watford, will leave them on 51 points, the total Steve Coppell’s promoted side has already gathered.
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