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John Carver has applied for the Newcastle United head coach role.

The caretaker manager has gone public on his wish to take on the job despite losing 1-0 to Leicester City.

Carver was without injured senior players like Fabricio Coloccini, Moussa Sissoko and Jack Colback in the third round tie but despite the disappointment he said after the game: “I would be a fool if I didn’t want the job. Deep down I was always thinking that.

“Results dictate what happens but I don’t feel any different. I still want to be head coach.

“I have put my hat in the ring. I have told the players that.

“I didn’t make it public, I told the players that on the first morning because I didn’t want them to think anything else. Now I am making it public.”

Alan Pardew’s exit at St James’ Park means that his replacement will not be classed as manager but Carver has held the role of head coach for the last 18 months anyway.

He said: “The position is now not for a manager - it’s a head coach job. So head coach is to get the team up and ready for the next game. That’s all I have been thinking about.”

It means that Carver would not be involved in transfers or recruitment but it’s a position he is confident of carrying out.

He said: “There’s no need for me to be in touch with the owner. None whatsoever, because that’s the line the club are going to go down.

“When I was in Toronto I was head coach. I had a director of football.

“I never got involved in any transfer dealings or players in or out. My job was to look after the team and get prepared.

“I have not spoken to Mike. My only communication has been with Lee Charnley.

“We spoke on Monday night. We had a short conversation on Friday about the game.”

Newcastle were poor against the Foxes in the FA Cup yet they were denied a perfectly good goal from Remy Cabella.

Carver said: “I’ve got to say, when you have to make so many changes and have so little preparation time and no continuity (it’s hard).

“The only thing I said was get it down and pass it and when we kept getting into the final third we kept giving it to them. It has been difficult.

“You have players who haven’t played regular football. They are rusty.

“Right at the death we stuck Williamson up there but couldn’t get the ball up to him.”

Carver feels that whoever is in charge will be judged on Premier League results.

He said: “I think as a football club yes. But it hurts me because I grew up watching the FA Cup.

“Losing a final hurt so losing here is not a great feeling.”