This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.

You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/6118136.stm

The article has changed 17 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.

Version 9 Version 10
Roeder set to meet with Shepherd Shepherd backs beleaguered Roeder
(about 2 hours later)
Under-fire Newcastle boss Glenn Roeder is set for crisis talks with chairman Freddy Shepherd later this week. Newcastle chairman Freddy Shepherd says he is "right behind" under-fire manager Glenn Roeder and is backing him to lead the club to Premiership safety.
The club have not won in seven league matches and slumped to second bottom of the Premiership following a home defeat by Sheffield United at the weekend. Shepherd met with Roeder and players on Monday to discuss the club's slump to second bottom of the Premiership.
The result sparked protests after the game with thousands of fans booing the team and chanting "sack the board". Shepherd told BBC Five Live: "I've got full confidence in the players and the manager. We'll get out of this blip.
"I'll be sitting down and talking to him. He'll be hurting as much as we are," Roeder said. "I'm no different from any other Newcastle supporter and it's also upset the players and the manager."
Interview: Newcastle chairman Freddy Shepherd Interview: Newcastle boss Glenn RoederInterview: Newcastle chairman Freddy Shepherd Interview: Newcastle boss Glenn Roeder
"We all know the horrible feeling when you're on a poor run and we also know, our experience tells us, it will change, it will turn. Newcastle have not won in seven league matches and were beaten at home by Sheffield United at the weekend.
"We do have enough quality, even if the squad is small, and hopefully we'll get some better luck with injuries and turn this season around quickly." The result sparked protests after the game with thousands of fans booing the team and chanting "sack the board".
It's time the players are reminded just who they are playing for Freddy Shepherd Glenn Roeder has stood up all his life and he will always stay standing up whatever happens to him Glenn Roeder
Newcastle are above bottom club Charlton on goal difference and have endured a miserable time in the Premiership, having taken only two points from their last seven matches.
They have not won a league match since the 2-0 triumph over Roeder's former club West Ham on 17 September.
Shepherd has missed the club's last four matches as he spent time out of the country for family reasons.Shepherd has missed the club's last four matches as he spent time out of the country for family reasons.
On his return he vowed to redouble his efforts to steer the club in the right direction despite mounting speculation the Jersey-based Belgravia Group are ready to launch a takeover bid. But he vowed to redouble his efforts to steer the club in the right direction, despite mounting speculation the Jersey-based Belgravia Group is ready to launch a takeover bid.
"Right now, it would seem I am the only one prepared to do this job and it's one I will continue to do to the very best of my ability and with the best interest of the club at heart," he said."Right now, it would seem I am the only one prepared to do this job and it's one I will continue to do to the very best of my ability and with the best interest of the club at heart," he said.
"And I think it's time the players are reminded just who they are playing for." "These things happen in football and the fans are entitled to do that.
The players must not stand behind me, I will not let them, they must stand alongside me and come out fighting Glenn Roeder "I'm one of them and I'll never criticise the Geordie supporters. I know they'll get behind us."
Roeder labelled the performance against Sheffield United as the poorest since he took charge of the team in February and said he understood why the fans were disappointed following the 1-0 defeat. Shepherd added that the club's injury situation was largely to blame for the poor start to the season.
And he confirmed that he heard Saturday's protests. He said: "We've had nine injuries, including Michael Owen, who was brought in to replace Shearer, and Kieron Dyer with long-term injuries. It's not an excuse, it's a fact.
"I would be a liar if I said I did not hear them. Of course I heard them - and the players heard them as well," he added. 606: DEBATE class="" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/A17095719">Roeder needs more time at Newcastle, injuries have blighted his time at the club edesco4 class="" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/606/default.stm">606: Have your say
"But, in capital letters, the responsibility for results is mine and nobody else's - and that is how it should always be with a manager. "But I'm not going to drop my head. I'm going to get in there and fight."
"I don't feel under pressure. I've been around too long. I don't feel under pressure whatsoever. Earlier, Roeder said that he had no intention of standing down, despite taking only two points from their last seven matches.
"We all know the horrible feeling when you're on a poor run and we also know, our experience tells us, it will change, it will turn," said Roeder, who replaced Graeme Souness in February.
"We do have enough quality, even if the squad is small, and hopefully we'll get some better luck with injuries and turn this season around quickly.
"Glenn Roeder has stood up all his life and he will always stay standing up whatever happens to him.""Glenn Roeder has stood up all his life and he will always stay standing up whatever happens to him."
606: DEBATE class="" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/A17095719">Roeder needs more time at Newcastle, injuries have blighted his time at the club edesco4 class="" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/606/default.stm">606: Have your say Shepherd has been out of the country with his wife Lorelle, who was recently taken ill. Newcastle have not won a league match since the 2-0 triumph over Roeder's former club West Ham on 17 September.
But Roeder, who has fought his way back to health after a brain tumour, said he would battle to improve the situation at St James Park. Next up are Watford in the Carling Cup, before a weekend trip to Manchester City.
"Three-and-a-half years ago, I was flat on my back. I am standing up now and it is great to get out of bed every day," he said.
"I am not happy - really unhappy - with this situation. It is not nice but it needs someone with broad shoulders; it needs players with broad shoulders.
"They must not stand behind me, I will not let them stand behind me, they have to stand alongside me and come out fighting."
Next up for Newcastle are Watford in the Carling Cup, before a weekend trip to Manchester City.