The Magpies slipped to a fifth successive Barclays Premier League defeat at Liverpool on Monday, a result that did little to ease fears they could yet be sucked into relegation trouble.
Newcastle remain in the relative safety of 13th place with 35 points but the sides below them have been eating into their cushion.
They are nine points above the relegation zone but with some awkward-looking games in their run-in, including this weekend's home clash with Tottenham and matches against fellow battlers Leicester, West Brom and QPR.
Carver ONCE AGAIN looks at "the pleasing thing about defeat" ... when there is nothing PLEASING at all!
Five on the trot, and everytime there is an excuse ... from the referee to the ball boys.
John Carver: "We have got six cup finals. We need points. We have got four home games, two away, and it is important when we play those home games our fans are right behind us.
"The pleasing thing from my point of view was our response. We have responded from that dreadful performance against Sunderland. Anything would have been better than what we saw against Sunderland.
"It is still not a win, but there are an awful lot of things that we can take into the final six games.
"I think Liverpool fans understand the game like Newcastle fans do and the reaction of them told me it was a penalty. Even Brendan (Rodgers) said straight away it was a penalty.
"These guys have to do a job - I am not going to be critical in general - I am just talking about one big decision. Contracts and jobs and livelihoods are decided on decisions like that.
"It is always the people on this side of the fence that get punished for that."