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Post by arover on Sept 27, 2008 19:54:41 GMT
'Joe Kinnear? You're having a laugh.' In six gleefully delivered words sung during the first half Blackburn fans summed up the prevailing sentiment over Newcastle's temporary appointment of a man who last managed in 2004 when he left Nottingham Forest and has not operated in the Premier League for nine long years. And, it gets worse.
The derision felt at Kinnear's almost surreal comeback to the big time was further increased during a bizarre post-match press conference with the new boss. It emerged that contrary to the club's official line, that he would not take charge until tomorrow, he is in fact serving a two-match ban from that last unsuccessful stab at management.
'Yeah, it was around two years ago,' Kinnear said, somehow halving the amount of time he's spent away from the game.' I called the referee Coco the Clown - at Rotherham. I asked him what he did in his spare time.'
Jesus Christ that sad sad club.
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Post by Bismarck on Sept 28, 2008 1:17:37 GMT
It's hard to know what was more of a joke Allardyce's sacking after Chris Mort had insisted for weeks that his job was safe or Ashley's idea that Keegan and Wise could work together to "build a youth academy". Not even Nottingham Forest managed to become a yo-yo team in the late 90s before dropping two divisions in such farcical circumstances.
If Owen does go in January it could well be curtains for Newcastle by May as far as the Premier League is concerned, whoever is manager by then.
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Post by arover on Sept 30, 2008 10:56:56 GMT
Joe Kinnear though Jesus.
What's he gonna do get the players to set fire to each others suits in the dressing room to engender some team spirit?
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Post by andynufcfan on Oct 1, 2008 6:44:19 GMT
owens off and thats a shame as i do actually think he cared and if keegan stayed would have stayed himself.
as for the rest its just the soap opera that is newcastle united.
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Post by stealth1039 on Oct 1, 2008 8:50:41 GMT
Where did you see that Owen was off Andy?
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