Newcastle midfielder Jack Colback says that he is embarrassed by the club's current plight and hopes that he can help them to survive the drop this season.
Colback, 25, controversially moved from rivals Sunderland to join Newcastle in 2014, but it has not been a happy time at the club with fan protests currently ongoing after a blip in form.
The Magpies are on a poor run that has seen them lose their last six games in the Premier League -- including the Wear-Tyne derby against Sunderland -- and have slipped to 14th place, just seven points off the drop zone.
"Being from around here, having family and friends who support the club, it is difficult to talk to them about the team at times because they have followed the team for years and seen great success here," he told the Chronicle.
"To be in a position like this, I almost feel embarrassed sometimes to talk about the position we are in when the team is losing. For me personally I will be there every week, every game I play I will do everything I can to fight for this team.
"That will hopefully get us to the point where we are safe this season and hopefully we can kick on and compete next season for a place where we would like to think we can achieve."
Colback also echoed manager John Carver's belief that the team may have to try to play "ugly" to get themselves back on track.
"Sometimes it is a bit of luck," he added. "It's winning ugly and winning games when you know you have scrapped a result out when you have not played well. I think that is what we have to do.
"There's no point looking at how we perform now. It's about winning games. When you are on a run like this it can be difficult and everything seems to go against you. We got ourselves back in to it early on in the season when we were playing better, but it wasn't to be. It is difficult and you have to keep going."
Meanwhile, ex-Newcastle striker Michael Owen insists that the club are in a downward spiral and he can't see where they can get another point before the end of the season.
Owen, a £16.8 million club record signing by former chairman Freddy Shepherd in 2005, claims that Mike Ashley's side could be in serious danger of dropping into the Championship if it wasn't for the fact they only have five games left to play.
The BT Sport pundit said: "If there were another couple of games, if there was eight or 10 left to go, I would be thinking Newcastle could be going down here.
"I just cannot see how they are going to get a point at the moment. They are playing so bad, they have got such a little squad, so many injuries and there's such a bad feeling around the place with protests again."