Nolan Never Believed Toon Were Safe!

23 March 2011 11:12
Toon skipper Kevin Nolan says he never once thought Newcastle were clear of relegation. Kevin Nolan: "Conceding those goals at the start of the second half was criminal and absolutely killed us. "People have already held their hands up to individual mistakes but it is a collective responsibility. This two-week break is the last thing we want. "We are certainly not happy about this. "We are in the relegation mess, but were never out of it. Simple as. "We were never getting carried away. Anyone can put together a two or three-game winning run. We have had an unfortunate run with a few bits and bobs. We were unlucky to be one down in the first half to just about their only chance. "We handled their strengths very well and I thought we controlled the first half. But when you come out as sloppy as that, and gift any Premier League team such sloppy goals, you are going to get punished. "There was never gong to be another Arsenal comeback. That only happens once every blue moon. You just have to keep sticking in and hope you can nick a goal. "It is a very disappointed dressing room. We are devastated for the fans. "I can only apologise and hope we can put it right against Wolves. "But there are a lot of hurt lads in the dressing room and rightly so, because we have not put a performance in and it comes down to basic errors. "We are all big enough and accountable. There is not one man who is going to take the blame on his own. We are in it together. We hope the fans stick with us. It is going to be tough. We have had a few scrapes and heavy defeats but the fans are going to be key to us staying up. "We were concerned before the game and we are concerned now. We were never out of the scrap, we knew that. If you do not win games, you are going to get sucked into it. "We never got carried away. We just have to make sure we keep a level head."  

Source: FOOTYMAD