Robbie Blake: “We’re confident of beating anyone, especially at home.
“We’ve got to keep the momentum going and the confidence high.
“Newcastle have done fantastically well, as well as Blackpool, but then they’re backed by 50,000 mad Geordies that give you the extra incentive and the extra man.
“It’s going to be a tight season. We’ve been on this great run and only been beaten twice but there’s still only six points between ourselves and the bottom three.
“I’m desperate to be involved against Newcastle.
“We’re absolutely flying at the moment, so it’s harder to get in there.
“But you only have to look at what Matt Taylor has done when he got his opportunity – he’s grabbed it with both hands. Anyone who’s watched him in the last couple of weeks will see how hard he worked to get in the side.
“I’ve played under the gaffer before and I know that no matter what names are out of the team, if you’re in there and doing well, he’s going to keep you in there.”