Newcastle 0-1 Cambridge: Eddie Howe 'devastated' for fans and reveals Callum Wilson is out for eight weeks
Eddie Howe says he is "crushed" for Newcastle allies following their shock 1-0 loss to League One side Cambridge in the FA Cup on Saturday.
Howe had further terrible news for Newcastle fans after the game when he uncovered top scorer Callum Wilson will be out for quite some time following a sweep on his calf injury.
The loss to Cambridge implies Howe has won only once since supplanting Steve Bruce as chief in November.
In excess of 50,000 allies were at St James' Park to observe Newcastle's loss, and when gotten some information about the help his group got, Howe said: "We're crushed for them.
"An extraordinary environment, staggering inclination as far as possible during the game, in any event, when we went behind, truly willing the group to track down an adjuster.
"It didn't thoroughly astound me - since I've been here, that is the thing that the allies have been similar to.
"Crushed for them, sympathize with their torment and it rouses me to attempt to reimburse their confidence and their backing by dominating matches very soon."
Cambridge's success has broadened Newcastle's terrible record in the FA Cup - they have arrived at the quarter-finals of the opposition only once starting around 2005, while this was the fifteenth time in 16 seasons that they have left in either the third or fourth round.
The event was intended to be celebratory, with Kieran Trippier making his introduction subsequent to singing from Atletico Madrid, however Joe Ironside's last part objective made it a hopeless evening for Newcastle allies.
The Magpies had 23 shots during the game yet couldn't track down a far beyond Cambridge's amazing goalkeeper Dimitar Mitov, with Howe conceding his side missed Wilson.
Newcastle should keep on managing without the striker until March because of his calf injury, with Howe saying: "He had a sweep yesterday, in light of the fact that there was a slight uncertainty over his underlying output and we expected to allow it to mend somewhat further.
"I believe he will be out for a considerable length of time."
Howe additionally uncovered Newcastle's proprietors went into the changing area to address the players following the game, adding the move was steady and valued by the group.
"Better believe it they did fly in to see the players," said Howe. "I for one wasn't in there for that - they saw me with my instructing group later.
"I accept they were exceptionally steady to the players, featuring the reality we're in this battle to remain in the association together and they're especially behind everyone.
"I can't express gratitude toward them enough for that help and I think it was truly useful so that the players could see that and feel that since this excursion that we're going on at present and this battle we're in to remain in the division is an assembled exertion from everyone.
"The allies are having their impact - they've been heavenly. The proprietors needed to show their backing for the players and it was truly welcome."
