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| Roeder set to meet with Shepherd | Roeder set to meet with Shepherd |
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| Under-fire Newcastle boss Glenn Roeder is set for a meeting with chairman Freddy Shepherd later this week. | |
| 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. | |
| The result sparked protests after the game with thousands of fans booing the team and chanting "sack the board". | The result sparked protests after the game with thousands of fans booing the team and chanting "sack the board". |
| "I'll be sitting down and talking to him. He'll be hurting as much as we are," said under-fire manager Roeder. | "I'll be sitting down and talking to him. He'll be hurting as much as we are," said under-fire manager Roeder. |
| Interview: Newcastle boss Glenn Roeder | 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. | "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. |
| "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." | "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." |
| It's time the players are reminded just who they are playing for Freddy Shepherd | It's time the players are reminded just who they are playing for Freddy Shepherd |
| 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
| "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." | "And I think it's time the players are reminded just who they are playing for." |
| The players must not stand behind me, I will not let them, they must stand alongside me and come out fighting Glenn Roeder | The players must not stand behind me, I will not let them, they must stand alongside me and come out fighting Glenn Roeder |
| 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. | 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. |
| And he confirmed that he heard Saturday's protests. | And he confirmed that he heard Saturday's protests. |
| "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. | "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. |
| "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, in capital letters, the responsibility for results is mine and nobody else's - and that is how it should always be with a manager. |
| "I don't feel under pressure. I've been around too long. I don't feel under pressure whatsoever. | "I don't feel under pressure. I've been around too long. I don't feel under pressure whatsoever. |
| "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." |
| Shepherd has been out of the country with his wife Lorelle, who was recently taken ill. | Shepherd has been out of the country with his wife Lorelle, who was recently taken ill. |
| 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. | 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. |
| "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. | "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. | "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." | "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. | Next up for Newcastle are Watford in the Carling Cup, before a weekend trip to Manchester City. |