Newcastle United will not scrape barrel again for Joe Kinnear
There seems to be some confusion over the identity of Newcastle Utd’s next manager. The Daily Mail claimed earlier that Joke Innear has been asked to return to his former job as the Toon’s gaffer. This story was picked up by other newspapers and a few blogs too.
But the Guardian claims that Kinnear has not been approached.
So which report is right? I don’t know the answer to that, but I do know that I would bet on the Guardian on this occasion. Surely even Newcastle -Â football’s undisputed circus clowns – wouldn’t make such a ridonkulous, risible decision? Let’s overlook the fact that Kinnear is not a good manager. How about his fragile health? No, this ranks as a Mail FAIL. Get Alan Shearer in now.
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Yes he has poor health but, to be fair to Joe, the only period Newcastle had any sort of positive form last season was when he was in charge. Best solution would be to get an established manager in, like Sam Allardyce! Oh Newcastle, you’ll always entertain, and isn’t that what football’s about anyway?
I would always listen the opposite reports to those that eminate from the Mail. Whilst I’m not just blasting the Mail at will, they tend to publish Newcastle stories with little reference or truth, such as the recent ‘player revolt’. Whilst I can accept people taking a good laugh at our club, the Daily Mail seem to be hooked on it.
They should really go for someone with a bit of talent, someone with flair, someone to be respected, someone like….. Phil Brown
You’re right. What a bad idea to use the one manager that gave the toon one of their few positive spells, such as it was, last season when they could hire an untried TV pundit who got them relegated but who at least has the right accent.
RobM – I’m not sure how you can put the blame for Newcastle’s relegation on Shearer. He did his best with a group of players who, on the whole, had neither the heart or the enthusiasm to keep the club up. And to attribute his appointment to simply his accent… Untried maybe, but try finding a potential candidate with more understanding, knowledge and passion for the club. Shearer, as a player, had incredible depth and knowledge of the game; he score free kicks, 30-yard volleys, headers, penalties, crossed as good as Beckham, tackled back, tackled and pressed in the opposition’s third, defended the near and far post… I could go on. You’ll struggle to find a current player who covers all these areas; and this is what Shearer will be taking into management.
“Yes he has poor health but, to be fair to Joe, the only period Newcastle had any sort of positive form last season was when he was in charge.”
Ahh yes, I remember it well. That must be the 4 wins out of 24 games you are on about. Heady stuff indeed.
david ,you just dont get it do you,shearer has done all the things you said ,but the thing he did not do was to keep you up.
Erm….may I inject some sense into this discussion? Joe Kinnear did not have a ‘positive’ spell at NUFC. He left us without a win in 8 games and only out of the relegation zone thanks to the shocking performances of the teams below us. Confidence was very low under Kinnear, and only sank further with Hughton & Calderwood in charge. By the time Shearer was brought in he inherited a demotivated, passionless squad with no heart for the fight and confidence at rock bottom. You only need look at the performance at Villa on the last day of the season (where a draw would have kept us up) to see that.
Shearer may be inexperienced but who else would want to come to the club right now anyway…
you deserve everything that happens to you, you bought it all on your selves, the way you the fans and the board have treated some of the management has been nothing short of a disgrace.very entertaining though