Having impressively secured their way back to the Premiership at the first attempt, Chris Hughton is preparing to wrap up the season as Champions, something which will be guaranteed if the Toon Army win at Plymouth on Monday. To be fair to Newcastle they have gained promotion with relative ease having brushed past the majority of the Championship sides this season without having to leave third gear, as shown by recent wins against Sheffield United and Reading

The Newcastle United fans, often called delusional and over expectant, have certainly been brought down to Earth after their season in the lower leagues, but having smashed the Championship record attendance, previously held by North-East neighbours Sunderland, they look set for a sell out when former Black Cats boss Roy Keane brings his resurgent Ipswich side to St James' Park, which simply exemplifies the fact that the Newcastle United supporters are up there with the best set of supporters in the Country.

And the Magpies will be forgiven for eagerly anticipating their return to the Barclays Premier League but question marks still remain. Will rookie manager Chris Hughton be able to keep them in the league? Will the reported £15 million that Mike Ashley has provided be enough to bring in players of sufficient quality? After all, a large proportion of the side were in the squad that travelled to Villa Park on May 24th 2009 when they were sent down. Players like Fabricio Collocini, and Jonas Gutierrez will have points to prove having failed to make the grade last time round whilst Kevin Nolan and Danny Guthrie have spent most of their careers in England's top league and should be able to make the step up. Andy Caroll, who is making a lot of noise with his performances in the Championship resulting in him being earmarked for a remarkable England call up,will be hoping he too will make the step up after a string of impressive games in the Magpies dreaded relegation season. An added bonus for the Tyneside club will be if they manage to keep a hold of Spanish left back Jose Enriqué who has arguably been the best player outside the Premier League this season.

Regardless of what happens next season, the Premiership is undoubtedly a better place when the passionate noisy Northerners are part of it.