Toon Equal 56 Year Old Horror Record
Last updated : 06 May 2007 By Footy Mad - Editor
April 1951 United failed to score against Aston Villa (0-1); Spurs (0-1); Portsmouth (0-0); Bolton (0-1) and Man United (0-2) ... but it was all put right when they won the FA Cup in the same month, beating Blackpool 2-0 at Wembley.
But this time there is no celebrating. Far from it, as under-pressure Newcastle boss Glenn Roeder heard chants of "Taxi for Roeder", "Shepherd out" and "Sack the Board" after the Magpies lost again at home.
Roeder's players were initially roundly booed when they returned to the pitch to thank the fans for their support this season, and some remained to protest for more than an hour after the final whistle.
Roeder: "Chants like that happen in football stadiums around the world. I understand the fans' frustration.
"When I see my team create chances and miss them, I am as disappointed as any of the fans because I know the importance of winning games when you are a manager.
"But it has not made me lose any confidence in myself. I am very much the same person who was here last year who had a fantastic finish to the season.
"I have not changed as a person. Of course I understand, 100% understand, where the fans are coming from. They want a winning Newcastle team and I also want a winning Newcastle team. At the moment, we have not been winning and I understand their frustration.
"To win matches, you need to score goals and we have not done that for four, five, six weeks now, and that has cost us greatly. I do understand their feelings.
"My determination could not be increased anyway, it is always flat-out. I am always striving to do better, like I expect my players to."
