Ameobi to get another chance; BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE NEWCASTLE v MAN CITY 8pm.

FORGOTTEN man Shola Ameobi is desperate for a chance to prove he can be Newcastle's saviour.

The 27-year-old has enjoyed the one-to-one attentions of interim manager Joe Kinnear at times in the last week after he vowed to turn him into a modern-day John Fashanu.

That process cannot be completed quickly enough for the Magpies, who will be without pounds 17million skipper Michael Owen for tonight's Barclays Premier League clash with Manchester City as he recovers from a groin injury.

Ameobi is ready to remind people of the player he believes he can be.

He said: "Football is a funny game at times. A week is a long time in football and I just take every week as it comes.

"The game is about moving on and certainly, I thought that was the case for me, but it wasn't to be.

"I have just got to make the most of where I am, I have always said that, and hopefully I can help this team climb up that table.

"We have got a couple of important games coming up and I want to be as fit as possible to help us achieve maximum points in those two games."

With Australian Mark Viduka sidelined indefinitely, his physical prowess could be an asset, and that has been the focus for Kinnear.

Ameobi said: "It's playing my position, it's getting me into the old habits again, the old routines I used to have and playing as a centre-forward, which is obviously where I want to play."