Source: Eurosport
Nolan: Magpies are up for the fight
Kevin Nolan has ordered Newcastle to become more ruthless if they are to avoid an unthinkable relegation from the Premier League.The Magpies let Arsenal off the hook when they squandered a first-half penalty at St James' Park on Saturday, and ultimately paid the price when the Gunners ran out 3-1 winners to plunge their hosts deep into trouble.Defeat left the Tyneside club inside the Premier League drop zone and two points adrift of safety with just eight games remaining, and with title-chasing Chelsea their next opponents, their prospects look bleak.However, for an hour, they matched the Gunners before eventually succumbing after losing defenders Sebastien Bassong and Steven Taylor to injury.Midfielder Nolan, who joined the club from Bolton in January, saw enough in that opening 60 minutes to suggest salvation remains in their own hands, but only if they develop a killer instinct.He said: "It's down to us now to start being ruthless, ruthless with each other and against teams."But the lads are up for the fight and certainly, I believe we have got enough in the changing room and I don't believe we will go down."Even though we are in a sticky situation at the moment, I am 100 per cent positive that we will still be in the Premier League come the end of the season."[LNB]
