Toon Secret Service
Roeder: "Who I am looking at and where I am going to look at these players, that is not up for discussion, that has got to be kept as secret as possible.
"But I do not think you have to be that clever to realise Newcastle down the years have never really put a defence together that has allowed them to build from that area of the pitch and be strong enough to go and be successful.
"I am a pretty serious person, generally speaking, and this job at Newcastle United is one of the biggest jobs in football. We are in a big cycle of not being particularly successful, but nothing lasts forever.
"Things have to change and it is my wish and my desire and ambition to make changes here. You have to admit down the years, there have been one or two problems that have never really ever been addressed.
"I personally think it is now time to look at those recurring problems and set in motion us going forward in a manner that eventually leads us to being successful.
"Players he have eight games to prove to me and this football club that they should be here next year in what we expect to be a successful season. Contract or no contract, there are eight very important games for all the players."