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Press conference with head coach Dean Smith, ahead of the visit of Stoke City, is coming up at 9am.
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DS: "Sam McCallum will train after playing the full 90. Ben Gibson should train today, Sam Byram will train. We're nursing Sarge's calf so we'll see how he is as well. Kieran Dowell is fit and well now as well."

DS: "If you don't feel pressure as a manager, I don't think you're in the right job. Every time you lose a game you feel responsible."

DS: "I understand the frustrations. I'm frustrated. We want to be playing great football and creating 15/16 chances every game but the reality is we're not doing that at the moment."

DS: "We're all frustrated. We want to be creating chances and scoring goals. We have to stick together at times like this. There's misperceptions there about what we're trying to do."

DS: "The players are on board. We have to move forward as a football club, learning to win, learning to play the right way, and we certainly will."

DS: "I've improved every team I've been at, and I believe I'll improve this one."

DS: "People have said we've gone off track from Daniel (Farke). I think if you asked Daniel, he'd say Brentford and Aston villa were tough teams to play against. You don't get head hunted for playing boring football. I accept responsibility for results."

DS: "I want the fans behind us. I accept responsibility for the results and I accept criticism. I wouldn't be here in this job if I didn't. We will improve."

DS: "When things aren't going well, people are there to be shot at. Last season it unfairly was Stuart (Webber). This season it's me. I'll take it on my shoulders."

DS: "You lose confidence when you lose games. You can see that with Liverpool at the moment. I'm big enough and brave enough to take the burden and protect the players, because they deserve it. A lot of them should be held in very high esteem for what they've done for NCFC."

DS: "Every coach wants more leaders. That's what we're all craving for."

DS: "Stoke are a good team, they've got good players, a good manager. It's a game we're looking forward to."

DS on fans and atmosphere: "It's their choice. We're not going to take away that choice. But successful teams have a support that gets behind them. We're all frustrated. The players do need them."

DS: "I was very impressed with Sam McCallum's performance against Burnley. Jonathan Tomkinson came in and put in a really assured display in his first start. It just shows the football club's in a good place."

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That's all from Dean Smith this morning.

Posted By: DrDublin, Oct 28, 09:19:22