Shay's exit a Given as Harper pens three-year deal at Newcastle

New deal: Harper will finish his career at Newcastle   More... Man City v NEWCASTLE: Banned Butt missing for Magpies Ashley in desperate bid to keep wantaway Given at Newcastle NEWCASTLE UNITED FC NEWS FROM ACROSS THE WEB Should Harper remain until the end of his new deal, which runs until the summer of 2012, he will have been at his home-town club for 19 years. 'I'm a north-east lad and Newcastle United has always been a huge part of mylife and I'm delighted that will continue,' he told the club's official website. 'At the end of this contract I have been at Newcastle for 19 seasons which ismore than half my life so that shows how much this club has always meant to me. 'I'm delighted it's sorted and now I can concentrate on doing what I have always done which is working hard in training and push my claims for regular first-team football.'   More... Man City v NEWCASTLE: Banned Butt missing for Magpies Ashley in desperate bid to keep wantaway Given at Newcastle NEWCASTLE UNITED FC NEWS FROM ACROSS THE WEB  

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