Thompson and teammate Jason Hoffman will leave Newcastle to join start-up side Melbourne Heart next season, making tonight's round 27 clash against Adelaide United their final one in Jets colours at EnergyAustralia Stadium.

"I've been here for five years, this is a second home to me and I've enjoyed my time here," said Thompson. "I definitely want to go out a winner, it looks like this won't be my last game this year - but it looks like it might be my last one here.

"So it would be nice to go out with three points and obviously better our chances of pushing up the ladder, but as far as we're concerned we've got a few games ahead of us and I'm just looking forward to tomorrow night."

Friday's match will complete the full circle that Thompson has come since joining the Jets five years ago when Adelaide were Newcastle's first A-League opponent back on Friday, August 26, 2005.

During this time, Thompson has become one of the most popular figures at the club and today said he is keen to repay the support shown by the Novocastrian faithful.

"We want to go out there and show the fans that we mean business and we want to show them appreciation for the year," he said.

"It wasn't exactly a great year, there have been ups and downs definitely and we want to show our thanks for them coming out every game."

Meanwhile injury is likely to rule out Sean Rooney (calf), Nikolai Topor-Stanley (hip), Jobe Wheelhouse (groin) and Jin-Hyung Song (hamstring), whilst striker Labinot Haliti will sit out the match through suspension.

Coming into the squad to cover for these losses is likely to be Hoffman and two of the Jets' shining lights in the National Youth League this season; Mirjan Pavlovic and Scott Balderson.

Despite the injury toll, Thompson will once again lead the way for the Jets in what is sure to be a fitting home farewell for the in-form fan favourite.

He added: "I'm sure we'll find out what's going on (in terms of selection) but whatever team goes out there is going to want a win."