JOHN Carver's wretched three month reign has reached new depths after Newcastle's interim head coach revealed the sickening personal abuse he was subjected to by angry fans.

Carver was left visibly shaken after being singled out for a sustained verbal attack by at least two disgruntled supporters during the 3-2 setback to Swansea City that saw his side set an unwanted club record of seven consecutive Premier League defeats.

The 50-year-old insisted that despite an exchange of words, he avoided an ugly confrontation with his tormentors, claiming he had learned his lesson after being forced to apologise for standing up to protesting Newcastle fans before the defeat at Southampton earlier this season.

He revealed: "That's the first time I've had to deal with something like that." After watching his side surrender a first-half lead provided by Ayoze Perez. He added: "I was just totally getting abused throughout the whole of the second-half, and I am not accepting that.

"It was personal stuff, and I don't think it's right. No one should have to put up with that. When I took the job, I knew this was the most pressurised situation outside the top six. I don't care what anyone says, it is.

"I was very confident we could take the situation on and get into the top 10, but obviously everything has gone against me. Let's put it this was it has not been easy."

Carver's predecessor Alan Pardew was forced to seek the shelter of the dugout towards the end of last season as supporters stepped up the unedifying process of hounding-out the

Carver has now experienced the same, the abuse coming 16 games into a turgid reign that has produced just two victories, and almost certainly ended his hopes of leading his hometown team on a permanent basis.

Newcastle are just five points above the relegation zone, and he added: "I am not going to stand out there and be abused during the game. The football club has got to do something about it.

"It was difficult to actually stand in that technical area and get abused the way I was abused today, without any protection from the sidelines."

Carver, to his credit, held out an olive branch to the two disaffected fans. He added: "I said to the two lads who were abusing me: 'come and see me afterwards and I will explain to you what I'm trying to do'.

"They expect me to put the ball in the net, stop the headers going in, stop the opposition from scoring. I can't effect that. I can't get on the end of the corner and head the ball clear which would have kept us one up at half time. I can't do that.

"I'd like to see those two guys again and explain to them why I have had to do what I have done. I think if they sat with me and understood where I was coming from they would understand the whole situation. But when they are blaring at you for 45 minutes it is very difficult."