Newcastle United boss Alan Pardew says he has the support of the board.

Pardew is confident the encouragement he has from owner Mike Ashley and managing director Derek Llambias can help bring the winning feeling back to Tyneside.

He said: "The word from the boardroom is concern. We want to get going again and obviously to do well. They've given me massive support this week in trying to help me get the result I want, almost asking me what can they do for me?

"At the minute there's not much they can do for me if truth be known. Little things here and there we talked about could help but they've been very forthcoming in that."