The dust has settled, and it's 'as you were' for the teams in the relegation race. None of them were good enough to even mount a decent attempt at staying and, in the end, all four sides in the mix lost their final games of the season.

'Shear drop', 'Sob on the Tyne', 'Sheer agony', 'Tears on the Tyne' - take your pick of the headlines in today's papers, all very sad indeed that Newcastle have dropped out of the Premier League.

Quotes from Alan Shearer have blamed everyone. Mike Ashley, himself, the players, the tea ladies and even the bloke who puts the shirts out in the dressing room (he failed to hide Michael Owen's). Indeed, the Sun carries the news that the Messiah says they have ''huge problems'' to fix if they're going to get back up.

The Daily Express have a look at Middlesbrough and don't like what they see. Tuncay Sanli, Afonso Alves, Stewart Downing and David Wheater are just a few of the big-name players that look set to leave the Riverside as they really don't fancy playing in the Championship.

Boro fans have yet to turn on Gareth Southgate completely and even though he has got the club relegated, the Times have the news that he has vowed to stay at the club and try to mastermind their ascent back into the top flight.

West Brom make up the final name on the relegation teamsheet, but everyone seems to have forgotton about them as they were doomed a good week ago. Trust the Daily Mail to really stick the knife in though, as they have a story that says the Baggies' best player this season, Chris Brunt, will go to Fulham for a cool £4.5m.

And so, to those lucky enough to stay up. The Daily Mirror claim that Sunderland will go big for their next boss, no not Big Sam, but one of Frank Rijkaard, Martin Jol or Slaven Bilic. Can't fault them for trying, eh?

The paper reckons they may have a better chance of luring Celtic manager Gordon Strachan a few miles south, and of course have the carrot of Premier League football to offer him.

Hull are up too, but only because of the Toon's ineptitude. The Daily Telegraph rub it in slightly with a 'United Shadow XI too strong for Hull' headline, but they won't care.

Portsmouth's out of contract defender Sol Campbell is considering a three-year deal to finish his career in Switzerland with Basle. Finally, he can get his wish to travel abroad says the Daily Mail, so expect him to appear again in Plymouth.

Promotion is a wonderful thing and the two clubs already assured of Premier League football next season, Birmingham and Wolves are looking to strengthen. While they'll be going at it hammer and tongs next season in a bid to stay up, both clubs look set to start things off early with a bidding war for Man City keeper Joe Hart. The Daily Mail says the 22-year-old wants first team games.

And finally, with all the relegation news out of the way, we have some time for transfer gossip. Didier Drogba is apparently keen to sign another deal with Chelsea, say the Daily Mirror. The Ivorian will have to convince whoever it is that comes in the summer and the £24m striker has only one year left on his current deal.

Lyon's Juninho could be on his way to Man City, while Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp could start splashing his cash on the likes of Michel Bastos, Celtic midfielder Scott Brown and Sunderland striker Kenwyne Jones, say the Guardian.