Newcastle were pushing hard for the try that would have won them the game at the death, and some of their players were incensed when referee John Paul Doyle blew for full-time with one minute and eight seconds still left on the scoreboard at Kingston Park.
Pompey administrator Andrew Andronikou told BBC Radio Nottingham on Tuesday that Cotterill is one of eight or nine managers being considered for the vacant position at Fratton Park following the resignation of Avram Grant last week.