I am under pressure - Allardyce
Sam Allardyce admits his position at Newcastle is becoming increasingly precarious after seeing the Magpies lose their third successive match.
Club chairman Chris Mort has publicly backed the 53-year-old manager.
But the former Bolton boss conceded: "The support is great, but at the end of the day, the pressure still mounts, it mounts despite that support.
"A team like us should not be losing at home. A team like us should not be losing three games on the trot."
Newcastle were beaten 2-0 by Manchester City at St James' Park on Wednesday.
The defeat followed a controversial 2-1 loss to Chelsea, a disappointing 1-0 reverse to Premier League strugglers Wigan and a 2-2 home draw with bottom club Derby.
The Magpies are nine points clear of the relegation zone, but fans are growing frustrated with Allardyce's reign.
"I am not daft enough not to know that I am in the results business and I need to win some football matches," he said.
"That's clear, but I will have to look at the encouraging performances today and at Chelsea and look to get the right decisions from the players at the right times.
"With that and a bit of luck, we can look to be a bit more ruthless in front of goal, but we are creating chances."
Allardyce was furious that what he felt were several key decisions went against his side against City.
He was particularly upset when Elano received just a yellow card for a challenge on Abdoulaye Faye which he believed should have been a red.
Newcastle have now won just one of the last six games at home, but Allardyce received the backing of City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson after the latest setback.
"He's a very, very good manager," said the former England coach.
"He has shown that in the past and he is, and will be, a very good manager for Newcastle. Just give him some time and he will sort it out, I'm sure."
A defeat to Stoke in the FA Cup this weekend will only heap more pressure on Allardyce, who expects the Championship side to pose a real threat at the Britannia Stadium.
"They will fancy it now won't they? They will think we are there for the taking," he said.
"We have got to stick together and believe that how we can play can get us out of trouble. That starts at Stoke."
But he added that a win on Sunday could spark Newcastle's season into life.
"The FA Cup relieves the pressure of the Premier League. It is not the same competition and it is a straight knockout," he said.
"You have got one chance and we have to make sure we take it and not miss the opportunity to get into the next round because that could be a confidence-booster and turn our Premier League performances, which are good, into results.
"But it is a tough month for us."
After Stoke, Newcastle have to face Manchester United and Arsenal away either side of Bolton's visit to Tyneside.
And Allardyce will have to do without Abdoulaye Faye, Habib Beye, Geremi and Obafemi Martins, who are on African Cup of Nations duty.
But Mort has indicated the Magpies boss will have some money to spend in the current transfer window.
"I would expect us to make a couple of further additions to the squad in January," said Mort.
"But like any other club, we would prefer to add players in the summer transfer window than in January so that players have a chance to settle into the team.
"And January is always a more difficult time to extract high-quality players from their current clubs.
"With the strength we have in the squad, I am hopeful that the team will soon settle into a winning run that will push us back up the table to where we should be."
Lähde: BBC.com
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