Ferdinand: "Whenever I talk to people about Newcastle, the conversation always starts the same way, and that is talking about Kevin Keegan's team of that era.
"But we have to put that to one side now and turn the page.
"The current players have to grasp this new opportunity to make heroes of themselves just like we did back then.
"It is in their hands now and they have to find the confidence to first get out of the dogfight they are in and then build for better days ahead."