Gary Rowett “Their (Newcastle’s) movement and their running in the first half – at times was too much for us…”

Steve McClaren replaced after a bizarre second appointment that was bizarre even by Newcastle’s standards.

Gary Rowett “Make no bones about it, this is a Premier League team we were playing against.”

Gary Rowett: “You can’t go somewhere like Newcastle and defend for vast periods of the game and expect to come away with a result.”

Gary Rowett on the Birmingham fans at SJP: “Won’t quite get feeling of Fulham away, it will look like there is three people in the corner!”

Cancelled NUFC red cards reaction from Birmingham City: “I think Jonjo’s reputation has probably made the decision happen…”

Birmingham City boss Gary Rowett looks forward to Saturday: “You look at Newcastle – do the last three games define their season?”