Taylor hails 'exciting times' for Toon

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The 22-year-old signed a three-year contract on Friday to finally end more than a year of speculation over his future, and immediately set his sights on building upon the platform established by manager Kevin Keegan last season.

"The club is moving forward - it shows in the form guide at the end of last season," Taylor said: "At the end of the season, we were performing fantastically. The competition for places is second to none now. Everyone is fighting for that shirt for the new season and these are exciting times."

He added: "Kevin has made a massive impact here. When he first took over, we had a few hard games and we couldn't get a result.

"But we knew once we got one result, we could go on a nice run, which we did.

"Once we got the first win under Kevin against Fulham, we were playing with confidence."

Taylor played a key role as Newcastle embarked on a seven-game unbeaten run which preserved their Barclays Premier League status, missing only one game through illness, the 3-0 victory over Reading on April 5.