Magpies boss backs misfiring Martins

NEWCASTLE boss Glenn Roeder has promised that £10million striker Obafemi Martins will rediscover his goal touch.

The 21-year-old Nigerian is still awaiting his first strike for the club after three games, and it was left to debutant Antoine Sibierski to claim victory over Levadia Tallinn in last night’s UEFA Cup clash.

Sibierski edged the Magpies towards the group stage of the competition with a 10th-minute header at the Le Coq Arena, but Martins, despite looking sharper, was left to rue a series of missed opportunities to open his account in the first-leg clash.