Per reports by the Press Association Sport, Newcastle United manager Joe Kinnear is
set to undergo heart by-pass surgery. The sixty-two year old manager suffered a heart attack whilst coaching Wimbledon in 1999 and had recently been admitted to hospital suffering chest pass. After undergoing an angiogram, cardiologists revealed the condition and made plans for the surgery.
Assistant coaches Chris Hughton and Colin Calderwood will now take charge of the Magpies battle against relegation.
While some suggested he could return to his duties within two months, given the stresses and strains of the coaching world he would be better served convalescing till the summer if not consider retirement. I say this will complete sincerity and respect for Mr. Kinnear, as he must put his health as a priority.
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Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Joe Kinnear looks to be back on Sunday
Anxious to get back to work, Joe Kinnear is hopeful to be at St. James' Park for the Magpies clash against Everton on Sunday, saying:
"I feel a-OK and hopefully I will be back at work soon.
"I'm fighting fit and, with a bit of a break before the next game, I hope to be back for the Everton match for normal service."
Of the West Brom victory he added:
"The lads were terrific and it was a great result for us.
"A lot of people say West Brom defended badly, but that's sour grapes from my point of view.
"We put in a great performance and showed we can attack teams with some of the players we have here.
"I've watched through the highlights a few times now and I'm proud of the lads.
"We scored three goals and I was pleased with Kevin Nolan and Ryan Taylor, not to mention Peter Løvenkrands.
"Taylor and Steven Taylor combined well for the corner, while Løvenkrands scored and Nolan was the driving force in midfield.
"I was also delighted to see such camaraderie in the team and pleased to see that the whole squad showed their appreciation to the fans at the end."
"I feel a-OK and hopefully I will be back at work soon.
"I'm fighting fit and, with a bit of a break before the next game, I hope to be back for the Everton match for normal service."
Of the West Brom victory he added:
"The lads were terrific and it was a great result for us.
"A lot of people say West Brom defended badly, but that's sour grapes from my point of view.
"We put in a great performance and showed we can attack teams with some of the players we have here.
"I've watched through the highlights a few times now and I'm proud of the lads.
"We scored three goals and I was pleased with Kevin Nolan and Ryan Taylor, not to mention Peter Løvenkrands.
"Taylor and Steven Taylor combined well for the corner, while Løvenkrands scored and Nolan was the driving force in midfield.
"I was also delighted to see such camaraderie in the team and pleased to see that the whole squad showed their appreciation to the fans at the end."
Monday, January 19, 2009
Is the pressure getting to Joe Kinnear?
Following Saturday’s painful 3-0 destruction at the hands of Sam Allardyce led Blackburn, Newcastle manager Joe Kinnear dropped his guard and lashed out at previous administrations:
“Our biggest problem is a lack of strength in depth. Why wasn’t it addressed by the previous two managers? I am carrying the can for it.”
With respects to new additions and the problems he is facing attracting fresh blood to Newcastle he noted:
“I want to be judged on what I bring in. The depth of the first-team squad is not right at the moment.
“We must look to stay up this season and have a big clear-out in the summer and address everything completely differently.”
Of the thought of relegation he added:
“I lie in bed and worry and dread this situation. I’m a proud fella and I don’t want to be relegated.”
Whether is it feeling the heat or just got caught in saying something he would have preferred to keep out of the press is one matter but it does little to blame other administrations. Newcastle is in the fight of its Premier League life to stay above the drop zone and must stay focused on the future. This is highly problematic as it relates to the transfer season as they do not need to be looking at long-term talent but veterans who can assist for a tough stretch drive. Its a difficult road to travel but one that you must do when in a relegation fight. However looming ahead are challenges related to loses during the transfer season. Newcastle is close to being picked clean of ‘keepers Shay Given and Steve Harper, along with Charles N’Zogbia desperately looking to leave and absolutely no interest from other clubs in their older talent. Simply stated, its January and Toon Army, the pressure has just started.
“Our biggest problem is a lack of strength in depth. Why wasn’t it addressed by the previous two managers? I am carrying the can for it.”
With respects to new additions and the problems he is facing attracting fresh blood to Newcastle he noted:
“I want to be judged on what I bring in. The depth of the first-team squad is not right at the moment.
“We must look to stay up this season and have a big clear-out in the summer and address everything completely differently.”
Of the thought of relegation he added:
“I lie in bed and worry and dread this situation. I’m a proud fella and I don’t want to be relegated.”
Whether is it feeling the heat or just got caught in saying something he would have preferred to keep out of the press is one matter but it does little to blame other administrations. Newcastle is in the fight of its Premier League life to stay above the drop zone and must stay focused on the future. This is highly problematic as it relates to the transfer season as they do not need to be looking at long-term talent but veterans who can assist for a tough stretch drive. Its a difficult road to travel but one that you must do when in a relegation fight. However looming ahead are challenges related to loses during the transfer season. Newcastle is close to being picked clean of ‘keepers Shay Given and Steve Harper, along with Charles N’Zogbia desperately looking to leave and absolutely no interest from other clubs in their older talent. Simply stated, its January and Toon Army, the pressure has just started.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Charles N’Zogbia should not wear the Newcastle crest
The honour of wearing the crest is a underlying focal point throughout all of Football. When a young man does not recognize that and conduct himself accordingly he should never be allowed to wear the crest again, regardless of playing ability.
From his commentary Charles N’Zogbia apparently does not respect the honour of being a part of Newcastle and need not be given the chance to do again.
Speaking to Aujourd’hui Sport he said:
“I am tuned in to it all but, having heard several rumours, I would like to receive something concrete.
“It is up to them to approach Newcastle and me. I am waiting for them. Lyon, make a move!
“Ligue 1 for me is an unknown. Therefore, in some respects, it is attractive.”
“The club want to sell some players, so why not me?
We will see if I get the green light. We have tried to get information to find out my price but Newcastle have said nothing.”
This follows up his previous day comments:
“Every season is getting worse and worse despite the lofty goals of the club. I therefore decided to leave, to try to find better exposure.”
Assuming these comments are factual and cannot be explained by N’Zogbia, he cannot be a part of the club. This type of behaviour causes the inner working of the club tremendous problems and he should no longer have the right to wear the Newcastle crest. As a professional he should know better but sadly this is not the case. Find the highest bidder and dispatch the cancer as fast as you can.
From his commentary Charles N’Zogbia apparently does not respect the honour of being a part of Newcastle and need not be given the chance to do again.
Speaking to Aujourd’hui Sport he said:
“I am tuned in to it all but, having heard several rumours, I would like to receive something concrete.
“It is up to them to approach Newcastle and me. I am waiting for them. Lyon, make a move!
“Ligue 1 for me is an unknown. Therefore, in some respects, it is attractive.”
“The club want to sell some players, so why not me?
We will see if I get the green light. We have tried to get information to find out my price but Newcastle have said nothing.”
This follows up his previous day comments:
“Every season is getting worse and worse despite the lofty goals of the club. I therefore decided to leave, to try to find better exposure.”
Assuming these comments are factual and cannot be explained by N’Zogbia, he cannot be a part of the club. This type of behaviour causes the inner working of the club tremendous problems and he should no longer have the right to wear the Newcastle crest. As a professional he should know better but sadly this is not the case. Find the highest bidder and dispatch the cancer as fast as you can.
Monday, January 12, 2009
Peter Løvenkrands joins Magpies on trial
Following his release from Schalke 04, Peter Løvenkrands was immediately moved to the top of Joe Kinnear’s list. After much speculation, Newcastle confirmed that the versatile Danish international, ex-Rangers man has joined the club on a one-week trial.
“I met Peter over lunch yesterday and he started with us on a week-long trial today.
“He’ll be with us all week and then we can make a decision.
“But he’s a player we are pleased to have with us and one with a vast amount of experience to offer us.
“He is still a player who has so much to offer us.
“Pace wise he has bags of it and I think that he is the sort of player who will get fans off their seats.
“He’s keen to join us and still has the hunger to play well at the top level.”
While Joe Kinnear noted he needs a week to review, I would be shocked not to see the veteran stick with the club. Besides being a very talented player, he comes in at no cost and could potentially allow Newcastle to bring in cash by the sale of another player.
“I met Peter over lunch yesterday and he started with us on a week-long trial today.
“He’ll be with us all week and then we can make a decision.
“But he’s a player we are pleased to have with us and one with a vast amount of experience to offer us.
“He is still a player who has so much to offer us.
“Pace wise he has bags of it and I think that he is the sort of player who will get fans off their seats.
“He’s keen to join us and still has the hunger to play well at the top level.”
While Joe Kinnear noted he needs a week to review, I would be shocked not to see the veteran stick with the club. Besides being a very talented player, he comes in at no cost and could potentially allow Newcastle to bring in cash by the sale of another player.
Thursday, January 1, 2009
bit of the beast back
Joe Kinnear is stirring up the warrior spirit for the last half of the campaign:
“I want us to get a bit of the beast back in our performances, certainly in defence.”
We’ve got to be strong again and show a bit of the courage and spirit that we did in the games before Christmas.”
The Magpies are licking their wounds after after falling to Wigan and then being run off the pitch by Liverpool. However this weekends FA Cup match against Hull City will be doubly challenging with the club ravaged by injuries.
Of the upcoming match he said:
“We know at Hull it’s going to be a battle again. I dearly want to stay in the Cup and all the players do too - it’s a real chance for us if we can get through January still in the competition and start getting some of these players back.
“In terms of injuries we have gone backwards since I arrived here. We didn’t have any full-backs to begin with, and now we are back to that, with Habib out for two months and Enrique struggling.
“I won’t know what my team is likely to be until Friday.
“It’s tough, but it’s my job to keep them all up for it. I won’t slate the players individually, but some of the decisions we made (against Liverpool) were poor decisions and we went through that after the game.
“Colly (Coloccini) wasn’t happy aerially, so I switched (Steven) Taylor there, but it was just a matter of having to put a whole new back four out there.
“We’ll be looking for an improvement, whichever team goes out against Hull.”
“I want us to get a bit of the beast back in our performances, certainly in defence.”
We’ve got to be strong again and show a bit of the courage and spirit that we did in the games before Christmas.”
The Magpies are licking their wounds after after falling to Wigan and then being run off the pitch by Liverpool. However this weekends FA Cup match against Hull City will be doubly challenging with the club ravaged by injuries.
Of the upcoming match he said:
“We know at Hull it’s going to be a battle again. I dearly want to stay in the Cup and all the players do too - it’s a real chance for us if we can get through January still in the competition and start getting some of these players back.
“In terms of injuries we have gone backwards since I arrived here. We didn’t have any full-backs to begin with, and now we are back to that, with Habib out for two months and Enrique struggling.
“I won’t know what my team is likely to be until Friday.
“It’s tough, but it’s my job to keep them all up for it. I won’t slate the players individually, but some of the decisions we made (against Liverpool) were poor decisions and we went through that after the game.
“Colly (Coloccini) wasn’t happy aerially, so I switched (Steven) Taylor there, but it was just a matter of having to put a whole new back four out there.
“We’ll be looking for an improvement, whichever team goes out against Hull.”
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
“He won’t be leaving”
While Magpie supporters nerves might be rattled with the thought of Shay Given moving on to another club, Joe Kinnear attempted to shut the down on this type of clatter. Speaking to The Journal, the Newcastle boss said:
“He won’t be leaving - he has no interest in that whatsoever. He loves the football club. He’s part of the city and that suits us because he’s a world-class goalkeeper. He’s very happy here, he’s very comfortable at Newcastle United.”
The Republic of Ireland ‘keeper has proven out to be the clubs most valuable player in the first half of the campaign and through the darkest moments provided a foundation to build up. Put succintly, Joe Kinnear said of him
“He’s the best goalkeeper in the Premier League by a mile.”
Now the key is retaining the “best ‘keeper” and with £8m being bantered around and the club in need of funds, at what price do they consider a deal reasonable? While Shay’s level of expertise is irrefutable with Steve Harper and Tim Krul waiting in the wings is the insistance that he is not moving part of a “bargaining chip” to raise the ante?
“He won’t be leaving - he has no interest in that whatsoever. He loves the football club. He’s part of the city and that suits us because he’s a world-class goalkeeper. He’s very happy here, he’s very comfortable at Newcastle United.”
The Republic of Ireland ‘keeper has proven out to be the clubs most valuable player in the first half of the campaign and through the darkest moments provided a foundation to build up. Put succintly, Joe Kinnear said of him
“He’s the best goalkeeper in the Premier League by a mile.”
Now the key is retaining the “best ‘keeper” and with £8m being bantered around and the club in need of funds, at what price do they consider a deal reasonable? While Shay’s level of expertise is irrefutable with Steve Harper and Tim Krul waiting in the wings is the insistance that he is not moving part of a “bargaining chip” to raise the ante?
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
"we're all in this together"
After being substituted in the Newcastle’s recent match against Middlesbrough, Obafemi Martins was visibly upset and proceeded directly down the tunnel as opposed to joining his teammates. There was some question on how Joe Kinnear would handle the situation but that was answered with an emphatic statement of support by the boss:
“I read over the weekend that we were ready to take disciplinary action against Oba, but this will definitely not be the case.
“I’d never fine a player who shows any disappointment at being called off, because I want every player to feel this way, and I can understand how Oba felt at being substituted.
“Oba’s a very talented player for us, and a very individual striker.
“He’s so focused on scoring goals that he sometimes misses the chance to set up a pass, but this is probably something all great strikers are guilty off.
“At the moment we have four top strikers in Oba, Michael Owen, Mark Viduka and Shola Ameobi, and when we start with two of them, this does not mean that we’ll not involve the other two at some time in the game, and this is what happened at Middlesbrough.
“They will share the workload, and all I want them to do is to score us goals.
“I don’t need to remind any of them that we’re all in this together.
“We’re all responsible for trying to get the best for Newcastle United, but having said this, I’ve never been afraid to make any difficult decisions if it’s for the good of the team.
“That’s what I did at Middlesbrough when I sent Mark Viduka on for Oba, and it nearly paid off.
“Viduka wasn’t too far away from grabbing the winner for us late on in the game.”
“I read over the weekend that we were ready to take disciplinary action against Oba, but this will definitely not be the case.
“I’d never fine a player who shows any disappointment at being called off, because I want every player to feel this way, and I can understand how Oba felt at being substituted.
“Oba’s a very talented player for us, and a very individual striker.
“He’s so focused on scoring goals that he sometimes misses the chance to set up a pass, but this is probably something all great strikers are guilty off.
“At the moment we have four top strikers in Oba, Michael Owen, Mark Viduka and Shola Ameobi, and when we start with two of them, this does not mean that we’ll not involve the other two at some time in the game, and this is what happened at Middlesbrough.
“They will share the workload, and all I want them to do is to score us goals.
“I don’t need to remind any of them that we’re all in this together.
“We’re all responsible for trying to get the best for Newcastle United, but having said this, I’ve never been afraid to make any difficult decisions if it’s for the good of the team.
“That’s what I did at Middlesbrough when I sent Mark Viduka on for Oba, and it nearly paid off.
“Viduka wasn’t too far away from grabbing the winner for us late on in the game.”
Friday, November 28, 2008
Joe Kinnear to lead
Official word out of St James’ Park is that Joe Kinnear has been handed the reigns for the season. Managing Director Derek Llambias said of the situation: “Joe has done an excellent job since coming to the Club and everyone is delighted that he has agreed to remain in charge for the rest of the season.”
In the official statement Joe Kinnear said:
“Ever since I came to Newcastle United I have thoroughly enjoyed the experience.
“The players have been great to work with and the fans have made me feel at home since day one.
“We have a big challenge ahead of us for the rest of the season but together I’m confident we will make good progress.
“We have some very good players already at this club and hopefully we can further strengthen the squad in January and I will be working very closely with the directors to try to achieve that.”
Naturally during this extremely difficult time we all want the very best for the Magpies and hopeful of his success with the clubs. Truth be told this was likely the only opportunity for the club as few managers would be interested in the position. That is a difficult pill to swallow and one I would prefer not to say but sadly it is the truth. The problems of managing go far beyond common tactics on the pitch but relate to the lack of control of player personnel and the enormous financial constrictions. With the later many are aware that the club needs to maintain a positive balance in the transfer market as their will be no additional internal funding but this is further weighted with the financial burden of added costs of borrowing. Professionally speaking from a coaching perspective, I am very aware that the club’s internal structure has constricted considerably and lacks many services that should be a part of a Premier League club. Yet with all this in-mind, it is painfully obvious as much as there might be managers you prefer to lead the charge, Joe Kinnear might be the best man in-fact as he not only understands the unique problems but is ready to tackle them head-on.
and now Steven Taylor?
It seems things are slowly falling in line for the Magpies as along with the return of Mark Viduka, Steven Taylor looks healthy and ready to go for this Saturdays match-up against Middlesbrough at Riverside. The U21 England captain has been out since injuring his groin in the Aston Villa match but may have a bit of a fight for his spot. Joe Kinnear talked of this back-line saying:
"We were up against some of the best players in Europe at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, yet we were well organised. In fact, it was the best I have seen Habib Beye perform since I came here. But really both he and Fabricio Coloccini have done well all season, and Sébastien Bassong showed what a good player he is when he is in his normal central defensive position. And I must say I thought José Enrique handled Joe Cole as well as I have seen anybody do."
"We were up against some of the best players in Europe at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, yet we were well organised. In fact, it was the best I have seen Habib Beye perform since I came here. But really both he and Fabricio Coloccini have done well all season, and Sébastien Bassong showed what a good player he is when he is in his normal central defensive position. And I must say I thought José Enrique handled Joe Cole as well as I have seen anybody do."
Thursday, November 27, 2008
yeah but Joe meant that in a good way
Following Joe Kinnear's comments that official Martin Atkinson call in the November 9th match Fulham was "Mickey Mouse", the FA has charged with improper conduct.
Returning to the match, Joe Kinnear believed that a defender Claudio Cacapa was fouled by Andrew Johnson and said after the match:
"Cacapa was on the ball and Johnson completely pushes him out the way, nicks the ball and gets the penalty.
"We have got the Mickey Mouse referee doing nothing. He's made an error that cost us."
Well now, I can imagine like myself your ears are burning with such scandalous words. Excuse my horrible volley at humour but while it is fine when coaches launch into four-letter tirades, or athletes conduct themselves without consideration of the youth who look up to them, commentary of officiating being "Mickey Mouse" is where the FA decides line needs to be drawn? While I warrant respecting officiating is extremely important the FA needs to consider actions before they make such rulings.
While it might be of some surprise to find me defending Joe Kinnear given my detest for his public outburst, this is a joke, albeit an expected one from the FA. Possibly the worst management Football association in the major nations and certainly one with most "interesting" hidden agenda's of its business partners, if it decides to actually police public behaviour it ought to at least start with material issues.
Returning to the match, Joe Kinnear believed that a defender Claudio Cacapa was fouled by Andrew Johnson and said after the match:
"Cacapa was on the ball and Johnson completely pushes him out the way, nicks the ball and gets the penalty.
"We have got the Mickey Mouse referee doing nothing. He's made an error that cost us."
Well now, I can imagine like myself your ears are burning with such scandalous words. Excuse my horrible volley at humour but while it is fine when coaches launch into four-letter tirades, or athletes conduct themselves without consideration of the youth who look up to them, commentary of officiating being "Mickey Mouse" is where the FA decides line needs to be drawn? While I warrant respecting officiating is extremely important the FA needs to consider actions before they make such rulings.
While it might be of some surprise to find me defending Joe Kinnear given my detest for his public outburst, this is a joke, albeit an expected one from the FA. Possibly the worst management Football association in the major nations and certainly one with most "interesting" hidden agenda's of its business partners, if it decides to actually police public behaviour it ought to at least start with material issues.
Monday, November 24, 2008
oh they really didn't say that
Quite honestly it was a headline that few copy-writers could resist and I honestly have to hand it to him for holding out. However per the Newcastle web-site it was pronounced that "It's a Given, Shay's Best in the League says Joe." How often a title is bigger than an article but for a Monday evening post it certainly is worthwhile. Yet the crux of the article is true because the Republic of Ireland 'keeper has saved the day for the Magpies on many occasions.
Newcastle manager Joe Kinnear gushed:
"He's the best goalkeeper in the league, no doubt. When you need great goalkeepers you need them to react to the unexpected and that first save from Frank Lampard was excellent. He's made another couple of good saves after that and if you're going to get a point at places like Stamford Bridge you need goalkeepers like Shay Given. But we defended fantastically well as a team and I couldn't fault anyone, I'm very proud."
Likewise as proud and yes it's a given.
Newcastle manager Joe Kinnear gushed:
"He's the best goalkeeper in the league, no doubt. When you need great goalkeepers you need them to react to the unexpected and that first save from Frank Lampard was excellent. He's made another couple of good saves after that and if you're going to get a point at places like Stamford Bridge you need goalkeepers like Shay Given. But we defended fantastically well as a team and I couldn't fault anyone, I'm very proud."
Likewise as proud and yes it's a given.
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