"I thought it was a good point for us, one that we never looked like we were going to get in the first half," he said after the 1-1 draw at St. James's Park.
"The 90 minutes has pretty well represented our very inconsistent season. In the first half, we played as though we were very much letting things happen and in the second half, we played to make things happen.
"The inconsistency of our season has been a major disappointment. We've taken points off all of the six top teams now and we're in 13th position and have been looking over our shoulders.
"We were getting dragged into a relegation battle - it's crazy. It's been crazy because we shouldn't be down there.
"Twelve games ago, we won at Middlesbrough - which still remains our only league win away from home, so that tells you our problem."
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