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Alan Shearer column: A happy club again - but things about to get even better for Newcastle

A top-four Premier League finish is in sight, and I am feeling confident they will do it, and get across the line.

It's not done yet, but they are not far away from achieving something that I don't think anyone thought would happen before a ball was kicked at the start of this campaign, myself included.

Back then, I was hoping for an improvement on last season's 11th-place finish, but seventh, eighth, or ninth place was my target.

I thought the top six would be too much to ask and if you had told me the Toon would be third at the start of May, I honestly would have not believed you.