It just gets worse [ame="http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=577444&sec=england&cc=3436"]Kinnear on his own as players get day off - Barclays Premier League - ESPN Soccernet[/ame] The debacle at Newcastle United shows no sign of coming to an end as Joe Kinnear found an empty training ground on his first official day as interim manager. The former Wimbledon, Luton Town and Nottingham Forest boss was expected to begin work on reviving the team's fortunes after five consecutive defeats, but arrived on Monday to discover the squad had been given the day off. It is the latest in a catalogue of stunning developments on Tyneside as the club lurches from one disaster to another. Kinnear himself experienced it first hand the moment he arrived in Newcastle when no club official met him at the airport meaning he had to pay for a cab to take him to St James' Park. And then it transpired that the 61-year-old has a two-match touchline ban from his time at Forest four years ago for calling a referee 'Coco the Clown' which means he will not be able to take his place on the bench until October 20 - with his contract expiring on October 31.
Kinnear gave them the day off so he could meet with training and coaching staff etc. prior to the players coming in. http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/nufc...nds-giving-nufc-stars-day-off-72703-21929298/ Oh and notice the bit about Carr possibly coming back
Newcastle must have shit PR people as most of the world got the "Joe Kinnear got to work and there was no one there" version of events.
