Joe Kinnear: "We were second from bottom when I came here and I said it was going to be tough then. I didn't realise we were going to have to cope with so many injuries and that has really hurt us, but we are in a better position than we were in September and I'm not a doom and gloom merchant.
"Other people can throw stones at us and criticise me, but it won't get me down. There is a lot of pressure in this part of the world, but we will get on with the job we have to do and that's keeping Newcastle United in the Premier League.
"We will work right until the final minute of the final day of the window to bring in the players we want. We are working around the clock to get the players we need but it's not an easy time of the year to do business and it's been hard work.
"We will work right until the final minute of the final day of the window to bring in the players we want. We are working around the clock to get the players we need but it's not an easy time of the year to do business and it's been hard work.