Steve Bruce: "There have been a few times recently when I have said the performance has not been good enough.
"But I could not ask any more from a young, makeshift side today.
"We have to try and take the positives out of today and if we play like that, we can still turn the season around and finish with a flourish.
"We are in it (a relegation battle), no question about it. There are 10 teams in it and we are one of them.
"The lads know we have not got enough points. We have one point from nine games and we've got to try and arrest that slump.
"We've now got back-to-back home games with Wigan and Fulham so it is an opportunity to put things right.
"Maybe 41 points will be enough to stay up. One win might do it. I think so."
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