Magpies united to turn it around, insists Ameobi

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The Magpies slipped to a fifth successive Premier League defeat for the first time when they went down 2-1 to Swansea at St James’ Park on Saturday to heap further pressure on manager Alan Pardew and his players.

They have now lost 12 of the 17 league games they have played since St Stephen’s Day, when they were looking at an assault on the top six rather than scrapping to achieve their target of finishing in the upper half of the table, something which is now far from assured. However, while many fans are in open revolt, Ameobi is adamant unity remains intact inside the four walls of St James’.