Newcastle United boss Steve Bruce says receiving the board backing has helped the team climb away from the dropzone.
Within hours of the Magpies' defeat at Brighton, the hierarchy made it clear that Bruce was going nowhere.
Players and staff have since rallied together and, to Bruce's credit, Newcastle have claimed eight points from a possible 12 on offer against Spurs, Burnley, West Ham and Liverpool to pull clear of danger.
"Well, it's always important because it gives you the ability to roll up your sleeves and get stuck into it," he said ahead of Sunday's clash with Arsenal.
"It was arguably the low point of the season. I know we've maybe had two or three low points and the one thing we needed to do was respond.
"You lean on the experiences you've had to get you out of the problem and you need your staff, who are vitally important, but the big thing you need is a response from the players themselves and they have done.
"They have found a resilience again. We've only lost once in eight, which was the Brighton game. Just at the right time, we've found a real bit of resilience and it's coincided with our big players getting fit.
"I've said all along, quietly, confidently, when our big players are fit and available then we will be OK. Without them, it's a bit of a struggle but I could say that for others, particularly if you're in the bottom half of the division.
"If you look at even Crystal Palace without a [Wilfried] Zaha, a Wolves without [Raul] Jimenez....even the top teams without their top players, it becomes a bit of a struggle and it has been."
