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| Roeder sorry after abject display | Roeder sorry after abject display |
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| Newcastle boss Glenn Roeder admitted his side let their fans down in their humiliating 5-1 defeat by Championship side Birmingham in the FA Cup. | Newcastle boss Glenn Roeder admitted his side let their fans down in their humiliating 5-1 defeat by Championship side Birmingham in the FA Cup. |
| "I apologise to the fans," Roeder said. "I think apologies are due after such a lack of performance from everybody. | "I apologise to the fans," Roeder said. "I think apologies are due after such a lack of performance from everybody. |
| "I certainly had no indication there was going to be a performance like that - this was the same 11 players who beat Tottenham on Sunday. | "I certainly had no indication there was going to be a performance like that - this was the same 11 players who beat Tottenham on Sunday. |
| "We never got going all night and in the end we have been badly punished." | "We never got going all night and in the end we have been badly punished." |
| Interview: Birmingham manager Steve Bruce | |
| Newcastle fell behind to Gary McSheffrey's goal after just five minutes and Roeder felt they rarely looked like getting back into the game. | Newcastle fell behind to Gary McSheffrey's goal after just five minutes and Roeder felt they rarely looked like getting back into the game. |
| It was just a rank bad performance and a humiliating defeat at home Glenn Roeder | It was just a rank bad performance and a humiliating defeat at home Glenn Roeder |
| "We never recovered from going a goal down," he added. "I expected a much bigger response than there was - there was no response whatsoever. | "We never recovered from going a goal down," he added. "I expected a much bigger response than there was - there was no response whatsoever. |
| "You could argue that there was tiredness from Sunday's game but I am not here to make excuses. | "You could argue that there was tiredness from Sunday's game but I am not here to make excuses. |
| "It was just a rank bad performance and a humiliating defeat at home." | "It was just a rank bad performance and a humiliating defeat at home." |
| The Magpies' next test is a home game against West Ham and Roeder says he wants an instant response to this defeat. | The Magpies' next test is a home game against West Ham and Roeder says he wants an instant response to this defeat. |
| "Somehow we have to put it behind us, hopefully in the manner that Liverpool did after they were beaten 6-3 at home by Arsenal and came out the next game and beat Watford. | "Somehow we have to put it behind us, hopefully in the manner that Liverpool did after they were beaten 6-3 at home by Arsenal and came out the next game and beat Watford. |
| "So we have to pick ourselves up. We have to be men about it, not boys. | "So we have to pick ourselves up. We have to be men about it, not boys. |
| "We have to stand up to be counted not scurry away and hide and I am sure we will come out fighting and put on a performance on Saturday that our fans deserve." | "We have to stand up to be counted not scurry away and hide and I am sure we will come out fighting and put on a performance on Saturday that our fans deserve." |
| Birmingham manager Steve Bruce was jubilant after his side's thumping victory at St James' Park. | Birmingham manager Steve Bruce was jubilant after his side's thumping victory at St James' Park. |
| Bruce said: "I just detected the boys wanted to come on live TV and put on a show - and that is what they did. Â | Bruce said: "I just detected the boys wanted to come on live TV and put on a show - and that is what they did. Â |
| "We were outstanding and to come up here and win 5-1 is one heck of a result. They are crippled by injuries but we beat them comprehensively. Â | "We were outstanding and to come up here and win 5-1 is one heck of a result. They are crippled by injuries but we beat them comprehensively. Â |
| "They could not deal with the ball in behind them and our attacking players were lethal in the final third." | "They could not deal with the ball in behind them and our attacking players were lethal in the final third." |