Terry McDermott is desperate to see Newcastle United beat the drop.
The former Toon star, and twice assistant to Kevin Keegan at St James', was shown the door just days after the Toon Messiah's acrimonious departure in September.
McDermott, now assisting another former Toon star, Lee Clark, at Huddersfield Town, told the People: "Newcastle is still my club and I would be devastated if they were to go down. The same applies to Lee Clark and Paul Stephenson at Huddersfield.
"All three of us are hoping against hope that they will get themselves together and stay in the Premier League."