"I thought we were good value today. We created numerous chances in the first half and the only frustration at half-time was we were only one goal to the good," the Rovers boss said after the 2-0 win at St James' Park.
"We were a little bit frustrated that we had not converted more of the chances we created.
"You expect a response from Newcastle, they always try to put you under pressure.
"But we set our stall out and we were really strong today defensively. The two centre-halves and the full-backs coped with everything and in an attacking sense, we were excellent.
"We got the second goal and, from that point onwards, we were never in any danger of losing the game."