Toon supporters might think of the Londonderry native as something of a club veteran at this stage, having been with the club since the forays into the Championship five years ago. It was at Stamford Bridge in September 2010 when Shane Ferguson really showed his employers what he could do when his electrifying pace exploited Paolo Ferreira on the right-wing, as Newcastle ran out 4-3 winners in a thrilling Carling Cup tie. However, despite showing early promise in his career, amassing a princely 23 league games for the club, Ferguson has taken a couple of backwards steps, struggling for game time in a poor Birmingham City side. Having been taken under his wing by former Toon legend Lee Clark, Ferguson struggled for any semblance of consistency and rhythm to his game, as the Blues scrapped for their Championship status. ''Overall, in terms of consistency, we could not get him to that level. We worked him extremely hard in training but we just found it difficult. Sometimes when things do not go well, it can still work out for you, you learn more in adversity sometimes. As a player you will not have a brilliant season every season in your career.'' - Lee Clark. With an embarrassment of riches available at left-back, and the likes of Cabella adding competition to Gouffran and Ben Arfa for the left wing slot, it looks like the Northern Ireland mans days at the club are numbered, and that's not unjustified.
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Have made a significantly insignificant playing career out of receiving several slaps around the head for not passing the ball.
